Just use a nail

Interesting layers and patterns. The nail adds pathos. A birds eye view of six heads sat round the ailing nail? Narrative!

Some drops of oil would help too :)

Might need a lot of WD40 to free up the hinge! I like the colour of the rust.

Good old WD40! Thank you, Andy.

interesting capture Diane,eddie,xx

Thanks so much, Eddie!

Amazing details.

Greetings and thanks, Jaap!

...what else? But poor workmanship! and not compliant to the safety regulations I guess ;-)

I'm not sure there are regulations for hinges that you dig up from your junk in the garage! I think it's funny that this guy has lost 3 bolts, so he uses screws on the bottom. ;-)

He did it well: The bolts for the metal above, the screws fixed in dowels for concrete and the nail for a cheap sparepart for the hinge. No long and expensive driving to the home depots needed. And in case of loosing the keys.... just pull out the nail :))

Necessity is the mother of invention. ;-)

What is wrong with a nail it works :-))
Well seen and captured.

That was my thought...why not? Lol! Thank you, Roger.

Quite dangerous for little fingers !

Yes, if little fingers can reach that high. ;-)

Ha, ha...........this is just the sort of thing I would do.

So would I, and I wouldn't worry about safety, regulations, or anything else. I once fixed an old shed door hinge like that. Doh!

That's what you call make do & mend !!!!

Yes, and I happen to be an expert at that, though this isn't my work. ;-b
Thank you, Marj!

With what is at hand, well seen !

Exactly! Same method used by our grandfathers!

It works !

Yep, like a charm!

Whatever works. :-)