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Thread: Hinges on thin walled boxes?
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25th May 2010, 10:51 AM #1
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Hinges on thin walled boxes?
Im finally getting into the wood again. The current project is a couple of boxes one with 6mm walls and the other about 8mm. I was going to set butt hinges on the insides of the boxes and remove timber where the roundy bit of the hinge is. Does anyone have other great ideas?
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25th May 2010, 05:10 PM #2
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Home made wooden hinges are pretty easy to make and you can just glue them onto the back and lid. You can route out a 1-2mm recess for the hinges to make it look better.
Beats trying to screw anything into such thin stock.
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Dan
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25th May 2010, 05:16 PM #3
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Maybe check the slot / Barb hinges.
Info in the Library under Box Bits.
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25th May 2010, 06:29 PM #4
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I used 6-8mm brass piano hinges from Mitre 10 or big B
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26th May 2010, 09:06 AM #5
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Thanks for the ideas guys. Is there a preferred supplier for the Slot/Barb hinges?
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26th May 2010, 10:34 AM #6
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26th May 2010, 12:18 PM #7
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Thc Watson,
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