Small Box Hinge Fix

glenn bradley

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There was some discussion here about the occasional difficulty with really small hinges and the alignment of box lids. I, and others, offered up our methods and I learned a lot. Now being the "giver" that I am, I decided that I would mess up a hinge just so I could show how I fix them when that happens . . . riiiiight.

I use wooden q-tip sticks or their equivalent and a high solids, gap filling glue.

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Once dry, nip them off with side cutters and then thank myself, once again, for picking up that butt chisel at the last WWing show.

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I use the double sided tape trick again and this time when drilling the holes . . . pay attention, doh! The little yellow piece of cardboard is to hold the hinge leaf up so when I push the properly aligned top onto the tape, it sticks.

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You can see that the holes are now in a little different spot. I use a steel screw to pre-thread the holes for the brass screws (the one in the pic is brass plated steel; don't be fooled).

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There now, all better. BE maple and lacewood, sand and shellac:

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Thanks for that Glenn:thumb: I have redone hinges due to miss cues and have sone a bit differently, like sanding down larger dowell to make smaller dowell to fit:p Gee never thought of using a wooden q-tip :doh: I will for now on, that is only if I make a miss que:rolleyes::rofl::rofl::rofl: OH THAT is a nice box!!!
 
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