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Old 10-11-2018, 10:06 PM
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Back in the shop we needed to finalize our console lid design as some parts are getting ready to go for upholstery. Our piano hinge showed to have clearance issues when using it in "hidden" mode..



....as shown here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puZl_3KBzMg

We could notch the rear of the console and lid and move the hinge flush with the rear, but that would leave the hinge visible when closed, and now require and lanyard to keep it from flopping all the way over..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2AKHWuSlyY

We started looking at hidden hinges at one of our local cabinet maker. Although this one looks plenty stout, it was far to wide for our present design, and would require quite a bit of rework..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBqo7m20H34

With the new options, we narrowed our search to a cabinet hinge that was narrow enough to fit within our side confines, and found this one online..




Source:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/POJJO-1-...0100/203262152

Test fit, a straightedge is clamped to the hinge, aligned with the rear edge to see what interference this may have. Looks like this is the one..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV4lPQKqBC8


with the new hinges we got for the console lid being such an afterthought, the room provided in our void openings was going to drag the sides of the angle bracket once upholstery was wrapped inside the slot.



Better to make changes (and weld) before the upholstery goes on. So we made some new rear corners that bump us out slightly more than a 16th and use a slightly larger inside radius for a bit extra strength.









This is much better clearance than we had before, one more corner to go and we can fit up the lid.

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