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Support Wheel

Support Wheel

This picture was taken from the back side of the fence during construction.

One end of the gate is supported by this 4" hard rubber wheel riding in a captive wooden track. The other end of the captive rail has a cutout in the plywood web that allows the wheel to be inserted into the rail. I have since replaced the rubber wheel shown here with one I machined out of UHMW polyethylene to reduce friction.

The placement of this rail is more evident in this construction photo from the front side of the fence.