Stott
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| posted on 6/10/12 at 07:43 PM |
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Hinges - Mental Block Help Needed!!!
Hi all, I've got a dashboard made from 2mm Ali with a glovebox. I want the glovebox lid to lie flush with the dash (obviously) and have no
visible fixings.
I've got a catch for the top but I can't think what to do for the hinges, they need to be hidden behind the panel and allow it to pivot
out so it'll open roughly 90 deg.
The hinges ideallly will affix to the lower inside edge of the dash.
Any suggestions?
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austin man
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| posted on 6/10/12 at 07:49 PM |
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Piano hinges
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Stott
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| posted on 6/10/12 at 08:16 PM |
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Yeah I've got 2 sorts but they won't work in this application as the hinge is internal so the door jams as it opens outwards
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austin man
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| posted on 6/10/12 at 08:28 PM |
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the old fashioned way is to roll the edge of the alluminium on the door and the appeture it sits in and trap a pin (welding rod etc in the roll ie
creating your own hinge hope that makes sense
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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owelly
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| posted on 6/10/12 at 10:00 PM |
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Like this?
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/hinges/4475026/
[Edited on 6/10/12 by owelly]
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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907
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| posted on 7/10/12 at 06:17 AM |
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You need horizontal pins on each side that are up a little and in a little from the bottom front edge.
Just as the top swings out and down the the bottom will swing in and up, but to a much lesser degree.
I'm sitting here looking at the paper out door on the front of my Canon printer at the moment
and this works in this way.
HTH
Paul G
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Stott
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| posted on 7/10/12 at 08:50 AM |
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I think you're right, amazingly my drunken brother said the same last night after 2 mins of looking at it!
Cheers
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 7/10/12 at 08:07 PM |
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ZP steel concealed hinge,90deg free | eBay are a bit cheaper than RS and the postage with RS is a bit steep too.
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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Stott
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| posted on 7/10/12 at 10:17 PM |
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That's a good find at that price but I think I'll go with RS No 340-2409 and use Paul/my bros suggestion. I live by an RS branch and have
an Acc in work anyways.
Cheers
Stott
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 8/10/12 at 10:16 AM |
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If the bottom edge of the aperture is straight, then you could simply bond a length of right angle alloy along the inside edge of the dash, and then
use conventional hinges.
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