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  1. 26th February 2010, 11:43 PM #1
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    Default Brass rod hinge help

    I am currently in the middle of making a box and the lids will rotate open from the corners using a piece of brass rod as the hinge. The rod I have got it 6mm but if i drill with a 6mm bit the hole is way to tight and if I use a 6.5mm drill bit the hole is way to loose. How can I make it fit very well and run smoothly? I have thought about setting another piece of brass into the lid so that the brass rod runs on a brass plate instead of on the timber, but I cannot get hold of any brass plate. Does anyone have any other ideas how I can do it?

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  3. 26th February 2010, 11:54 PM #2
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    Brass is soft, just sand it until it fits perfectly.
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    Spin the brass rod in your drill while you hold the fine sandpaper against it and like Munruben says you will reduce it to the perfect fit.
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  6. 27th February 2010, 07:56 PM #5
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    I have done that now, thanks for the idea, got 3 out of 4 fitting so far. I also found, once it was almost fitting perfect, pushing the rod into the hole while it was spinning in the drill helped to give it a good fit.
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  7. 27th February 2010, 09:34 PM #6
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    buy a 1/4 inch drill it is approx 6.25mm in diamater
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    1/4 inch drill?
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    I'd run the rod in a brass tube sleeve. Try your local hobby shop for a size that fits the rod you have.
    If you run the brass rod in wood, it might be tight now, but it will eventually become loose.
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    I agree with Alex.....a brass sleeve is the way to go. Most good hobby shops have a selection of brass rods and brass tubes that will make ideal hinges .
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    i have use 5mm rod, i think that i bought it as braising rod. from the same shop they sold drill bits in 0.1 mm increments (??spelling) 5.1 mm works a treat!!! personally i avoid metalwork stuff but there shop can be good places for wood workers to visit!
    its only short one end!!
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    Hey There,

    I am having a problem getting what you are trying to do, any chance of a few pics??

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    Like this. There are sleeves in the lid & the end of the box, and the brass rod fits inside them.
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    How did you get the staves to fit together so neatly? Did you use some calculation like number of staves equals an angle in degrees. (not sure if I explained it right but I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.) I want my next curved box staves to fit as nice as yours. Looking forward to more photos of this box.
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    The attached spreadsheet helps you calculate the angles & dimensions of the staves.
    There's an article about them in the latest AWR.
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    Many thanks Alex, just what I was looking for.
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