[modeleng] Re: Smokebox Door Hinges (again?)

Hello Harry,

I have done this job more than once and I don't envy you. I've never managed 
to find any clever tricks and have simply annealed the straps and formed 
them by bending over whatever comes to hand until they are a reasonable fit 
on the door. Presumably you are going to paint the door in which case a few 
marks wont be too much of a problem. I've usually riveted the straps onto 
the door - just like the real thing.
Oh, and don't forget that smokebox door hinge pins were simply dropped in 
from above, they didn't have a great big ugly nut on their bottom end to 
assist gravity and friction in preventing the pin from coming out!

Good Luck!

Barrie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Wade" <hww@xxxxxxxx>
To: "ME List" <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 4:54 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Smokebox Door Hinges (again?)


> OK gentlemen is time to get serious and I have facing me soon (within 
> days) the task of making, forming, and applying the smokebox door strap 
> hinges to my 2X Tich.  This will be a first for me.  The hinge knuckles 
> don't bother me, the problem will be forming the straps to go over a 
> curved door, not just curved but domed door!  I plan to make the hinges of 
> SS and they may end up being left bright, I don't yet know, but in any 
> case I want to finish them as if they were going to be left bright.  This 
> means nice straight sides and crisp edges, you know, good workmanship, 
> which means that I will not want to buggar up my nicely turned door using 
> it as a form for beating the hinges to fit.  I would appreciate any 
> experiences or tips anyone who had done this job might have to help me 
> along.  I will probably bolt the straps on from the inside using unslotted 
> flat head screws filed flush.
> Regards,
> Harry
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