Deft Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I need a new front door, and if I am paying a million pounds for an artisan woodworker to make one - I might as well get a big fuck off letterplate put on so the dream of someone posting 12" records through could become a reality (though I'm thinking a metre drop to the floor isn't that much fun for a record).Obviously a record is about 12", but once you have a few in a normal mailer - what's the proper width in mm? I don't seem to have any packaged records here to check. I've seen some letterplates with a 320mm aperture, but I'm thinking it might be a bit tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeClockwork Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I would have thought 320mm is more than enough even for the ones that hold several records. I've got a few different sizes at home so I'll have a gander and let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Well it seems most 12" mailers are actually 340 mm x 340 mm. So I must now find a letterbox with at least a 350 mm opening I reckon. Once I get this amazing door / letterbox combo I will update this thread with pics, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeClockwork Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Sorry man, I said I was going to measure a mailer for you but I forgot. I've let you down. That's going to be one fucking big letterbox. Sounds cool though. Plus if you leave the house and forget your door keys, you should be able to reach into your letterbox and open the door from the inside. Bonus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Well, you may be extremely interested to know that most letter plate apertures are about 260 mm so I'm thinking 4 cm extra on each side isn't going to look too mental.I'm getting my house wired up like fort knox soon to protect my ltd edition turntables, so I'm not worried about gorilla armed burglars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I reckon you should just get one of these installed on your front lawn Deft... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Burglar Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Get a doorman you plebeian! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Get a doorman you plebeian!I'm sure Deft already has a remote controlled, limited edition, gold plated electronic manservant that he keeps in his loft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 This door business ain't no joke. I managed to get a decent size letter plate, but frankly it looks a bit shit in terms of aesthetics. I'm gonna have to get a blacksmith or something to forge me one from elvish gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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