Wooden Hinges - Porter-Cable 4210 Instruction Manual

WOODEN HINGES

A wooden hinge can be used to make hinged table leafs or hinged legs for a collapsible table. The hinge pins are
normally are made of stainless steel, but you can use other materials, including wood for that purpose.
180° HINGES WITH A DRILLED HOLE
The workpiece for this simple hinge must be narrow enough to make the hole for the hinge pin with a drill bit.
This hinge has at least a range of motion of 180
Step 1 -
Round over the ends of the two workpieces (Fig. 45C).
Step 2 -
Use a drill press to drill a hole in the center of each board for the hinge pin (Fig. 45D).
Step 3 -
Make an end-to-end box cut. (Make the depth-of-cut slightly deeper than the thickness of the boards
(Fig. 45E).
Step 4 -
Make the length of the hinge pin narrower than the width of the boards
Step 5 - Hold the boards together, align the holes, and insert the pin (Fig. 45F).
Glue wooden plugs in the workpiece to hold the pins in place.(Fig. 45G).
Step 6 -
Cut off the protruding part of the plugs and sand (Fig. 45H).
Step 7-
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Fig. 45A
Fig. 45C
Fig. 45F
(Figs. 45A and 45B).
Fig. 45D
Fig. 45G
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Fig. 45B
Fig. 45E
Fig. 45H