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

Hello Harry,

I've just been soaking in the bath and I remembered how an old mate of mine 
did this job many years ago. His door hinge straps were 1/4" wide so he took 
a 1/4" end mill and milled two slots where the hinge straps were to go. He 
then fastened some 1/4" wide steel strip into the slots secured from the 
rear and thicker than the maximum depth of the slots. Finally he set the 
door back in the lathe and machined the straps to the profile of the door 
plus 1/16" using the same technique he had used for machining the door 
profile. The end result was very convincing but you need a door with a 
reasonable thickness of metal.

Regards,

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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