I am designing a box, and trying to make it "makeable"
it will be a "smart box" in stained and waxed pine, made of 18mm thick panels. the box is 600mmx 360mm x 150mm tall.
the plan is to make the box, and use a saw to cut it open and form the box itself and the lid.
so far, so good.
now for the hinges...it's a smartish box, not a rough chest, so the hinges cant be screwed on the rear face, with screw heads showing.
the hinges have to be placed between the lid and box edges, at the back, in the usual fashion. This is how i'd do it:
with the box open, screw one half of the hinge to the box edge, then to the lid, and with some luck, the lid with close.
problem is, last time i tried this type of setup, i just couldnt make it work.
a small placement error on the hinge means the lid is out of line at the front of the box. especially with largish boxes.
is there some trick other than trial and error to screw the hinges in ? (trial and error usually doesnt work when pine and screws are involved)
it will be a "smart box" in stained and waxed pine, made of 18mm thick panels. the box is 600mmx 360mm x 150mm tall.
the plan is to make the box, and use a saw to cut it open and form the box itself and the lid.
so far, so good.
now for the hinges...it's a smartish box, not a rough chest, so the hinges cant be screwed on the rear face, with screw heads showing.
the hinges have to be placed between the lid and box edges, at the back, in the usual fashion. This is how i'd do it:
with the box open, screw one half of the hinge to the box edge, then to the lid, and with some luck, the lid with close.
problem is, last time i tried this type of setup, i just couldnt make it work.
a small placement error on the hinge means the lid is out of line at the front of the box. especially with largish boxes.
is there some trick other than trial and error to screw the hinges in ? (trial and error usually doesnt work when pine and screws are involved)