How to make hinges?

[WonderWoman]

I need to somehow make a hing which is about 8mm wide at most.
I was thinking of getting some metal tubing and solder 2 bits to one side and one bit to the other with a wire going through them all(do you get what I mean?)

Any suggestions?

Mod Edit, Moved from Completed Projects to Off-Topic. Adam

 

[Bean]

Hello Wonder
Hinges are usually made from drawn brass or from folded steel. Whilst you need a very large press to draw brass, you can fold steel in a vice and make hinges for yourself. You need to pieces of flat steel plate about 1mm thick. Cut a profile on one side like a box or finger joint, you will need 3 fingers on one plate and two on the other plate, when put together the fingesrs should be a close fit into each other.
A piece of round steel or brass bar is then needed to bend the steel plate with 3 fingers. the part of the plate that need bending is the fingers. Form a tight fold around the bar for all of the fingers.
Then insert the plate with 2 fingers through the holes that are left. The form these in the same way as the 3 fingers.
Touch them up with a file.

Hope that makes sense its easier than it sounds and described.

Bean

 

[WonderWoman]

Thanks for the info.
Sadly im more of an inside of a loo roll and sticky back plastic kinda girl plus I dont think id have the tools/knowhow/strength to do what you have suggested.
Thanks anyhoo.

 

[tim]

I was thinking of getting some metal tubing and solder 2 bits to one side and one bit to the other with a wire going through them all(do you get what I mean?)

Thats exactly how jewellery hinges are made - so that is probably the best way.

Cheers

Tim

 

[WonderWoman]

Cool, thanks, Il practice with loo rolls and pipe cleaners.

 

[martyn2]

how much wight dose it need to hold maybe model air plaine hinges would do like these

if you think they might PM me i may still have some

martyn

 

[WonderWoman]

Thanks but they look too big.

 

[WonderWoman]

To give you an idea, Ive been googling and the most appropriate thing looks like piano hinges but only 8mm wide.

 

[orangetlh]

hi wonderwoman, do you mean 8mm in total or just one leaf of the hinge? I will get looking at the catalogues now!

 

[Hitch]

I know just the ones for you Wonder Woman...

8.5mm long overall....
http://www.hobby.uk.com/cgi-bin/hobbys-cgi/ProdSel.pl

 

[gwaithcoed]

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Hi wonderwoman, I have about half a dozen of these if they are of any use to you. 14mil by 10 mil.

If you want them PM me and I'll drop them in the post.

Alan.

 

[WonderWoman]

Sorry Hitch I cant open the link.

gwaithcoed-Looks like they may be the ones.Certainly the right size.
Just to be extra picky, I was after them in aluminium colour.
Can you remember where you got them from?

 

[gwaithcoed]

Hi WonderWoman,

I bought them at least 10years ago from the hobby's catalouge when I was making dolls houses. They're still yours FOC if you want them.

Alan

 

[gwaithcoed]

Hi WonderWoman,

There in the Post.

Cheers Alan.

 

[WonderWoman]

How sweet are people on this site!!!

Thanks!!

 

[WonderWoman]

Ive attempted my version of a hinge, using tubes and rods, it looks horrid, due to my soldering plus when I open it the foil tape comes off the perspex which isnt ideal.
The hinges need to be wider so the 2 peices of the book type thing im making has more room to manover in.