I’m putting a new back door on my ground floor apartment which swings out into my garden, I know there’s only so much I can do about security but putting the hinge pins outside seems to be asking for trouble. Besides Soss hinges, are there any types of hinges that are meant to be mounted outside that can’t be knocked apart like a standard hinge?
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Fixed pin hinge is the name
Template butt hinges are available in a "non-rising pin" variation where a waist is turned in the middle of the hinge pin to receive a setscrew threaded in the center knuckle. The setscrew is inaccessible when the hinge (and the door) is closed. Some hardware places can convert the hinges in-house for you on short notice.
Hanging a heavy door on fixed pin hinges is a royal PITA. The NRP lets you work normally, then lock the pin when you are done.
Bill
I've converted hinges to work like that. It's not too hard, just time consuming. What you have to do is drill and tap the hole in the center knuckle, then drop the pin in, mark thru the hole plus a witness mark for rotation, pull the pin and file a flat for the setscrew. Then as you tap the pin home, take care to line up the witness marks, and put in the setscrews. Tooling up to do it should cost maybe $10, no more than $15.
-- J.S.
A standar Hager hinge with an interlocking security stud is a good economical option. One side has a raised stud, the other a hole it locks into. Remove the pin in the closed position and it won't budge without a crowbar. They'll pry the lock side before they get the hinge apart.
http://www.hagerhinge.com/catalog/default.asp?c=152