This video demonstrates 3 different techniques the woodworker or gunsmith can use to produce special hinges for projects where no commercial hinge is available.
Paul, glad to see you willing to share your knowledge as I have always been the same. In regards to the third method: the tab curl inside radius must be kept to a minimum of two times the material thickness, a lager radius is preferable. This in turn sets the minimum pin diameter. The diameter of the hole in the die block to make the curl of the tab is calculated from the pin diameter plus 2 to 2 1/2 times the material thickness. The tab length is calculated for 26 gauge or less material thickness at 2 1/2 times the diameter of the pin. For 24 gauge or more in thickness is calculated at 2 1/2 times the pin diameter plus 2 to 2 1/2 times the thickness of the material. The height of the slot in the die for the leaf part of the hinge must be the width of the leaf less the length of the tab plus 25% to 50% of the tab length to prevent buckling. However, the part about where you learned this method from is not as I recall. To jog your memory. The part about a blacksmith is correct, as I am a blacksmith. The part about Schindler’s List is not! I recall being in your “A” frame shop when you were struggling with making the hinges for the folding plane. When I told you about this method. To which you were grateful at the time, as it solved your problem. I do not claim to have been the inventor of this method as it is an old tool and die method used for many years before I was born. No offense intended!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge that is, in my opinion, becoming less and less common in today's times. I really enjoy and appreciate the work you do. You are a true craftsman that very few people in the entire world have the expertise to pull off.
Thank you! I'm making small sculptures, and I've been searching for a better solder & soldering technique. This is exactly what I needed to know. I really appreciate you taking the time to share your expertise.
Pure gold. I use another method for hinges. Two tight 90’s folded backwards. Learned this many years ago when I first started rebuilding aircraft control surfaces. Best regards.
Greg,I took a look at your favorite videos and we share about 95 % similar interest .I am constantly telling people the what a vast resource RUclips is for the curious mind, I have started a channel in an effort to share and pay back what others have shared with me over the years
And I thank you and all the others for sharing your knowledge and experience. I have to say that I am very jealous of young people today. They have an unbelievably enormous wealth of knowledge and opportunities to learn at their finger tips. Wish It had been available to me when I was much younger. Yes there were and are books, but it is much different when you can actually see someone doing it and admire the end result.
Amazing tips Paul. I make 1/12th miniatures and its impossible to buy the hardware, especially when you have a complex secret drawer mechanism to make. That tig unit is going straight to the top of my shopping list... You explain it so well..
Loved the video. Hope to see many more. Would love to see a video on your Scraper plane insert, when you were making them ,that's when I first heard of your name and all the things that you build. Thanks again for that you do.
Thank you so very much for another fantastic video, what your sharing with us is invaluable, as time goes on I believe you will have thousands subscribers. Keep up the great video work
I love learning about this stuff. You do a great job of explaining the details. I subscribed after I saw you on Keith Rucker's channel and will keep watching 'em if you make 'em. Thanks for doing it. I told all my friends too.
One more point on method three: the tab length governs the degree of articulation of the hinge. The tab length can be from 2 1/2 to 3 times the pin diameter. Stay safe old friend in these trying times! Share the knowledge!
Paul, you showed how to re-harden the brass by working/hammering it but what about the round hinge itself its still fairly soft or does the rounding action put the hardness back into the brass?
There's an L in soLder bro. And in no word in the English language is there such a thing as a 'silent-L' that I can think of. Idk why some Americans mispronounce simple words but it sounds so ignorant.
Salmon, colonel, psalm, half, calf, chalk, yolk, would, could, should, calm...There are plenty, especially if you consider local accents. Just because it sounds different from the way you may say it doesn't mean someone is ignorant.
I remember that scene in Schindlers list, the Jewish guy wasn't making hinges fast enough so they dragged him out back to shoot him but the Luger jammed. The gun grabbers in America today want only the police and military to have guns, that movie should prove to them that concept never ends well for the civilians.
Paul; Thank you, a very well done instructional video. I enjoyed your tutorial very much - ever think of posting your videos in the tutorial section on ALR? Signed: PPatch
Paul, glad to see you willing to share your knowledge as I have always been the same. In regards to the third method: the tab curl inside radius must be kept to a minimum of two times the material thickness, a lager radius is preferable. This in turn sets the minimum pin diameter. The diameter of the hole in the die block to make the curl of the tab is calculated from the pin diameter plus 2 to 2 1/2 times the material thickness. The tab length is calculated for 26 gauge or less material thickness at 2 1/2 times the diameter of the pin. For 24 gauge or more in thickness is calculated at 2 1/2 times the pin diameter plus 2 to 2 1/2 times the thickness of the material. The height of the slot in the die for the leaf part of the hinge must be the width of the leaf less the length of the tab plus 25% to 50% of the tab length to prevent buckling. However, the part about where you learned this method from is not as I recall. To jog your memory. The part about a blacksmith is correct, as I am a blacksmith. The part about Schindler’s List is not! I recall being in your “A” frame shop when you were struggling with making the hinges for the folding plane. When I told you about this method. To which you were grateful at the time, as it solved your problem. I do not claim to have been the inventor of this method as it is an old tool and die method used for many years before I was born. No offense intended!
That 1/3 scale Lancaster is the most beautiful object I've ever seen in my life. God I'm so glad you started making videos.
Thanks, Paul. Raising your algorithm. Really like your style.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge that is, in my opinion, becoming less and less common in today's times. I really enjoy and appreciate the work you do. You are a true craftsman that very few people in the entire world have the expertise to pull off.
That hinge block is a pretty cool trick, love learning tips and tricks, thanks for passing on your knowledge and wisdom
Thank you! I'm making small sculptures, and I've been searching for a better solder & soldering technique. This is exactly what I needed to know. I really appreciate you taking the time to share your expertise.
Pure gold. I use another method for hinges. Two tight 90’s folded backwards. Learned this many years ago when I first started rebuilding aircraft control surfaces. Best regards.
A good day for me is learning something new and valuable and I can count on that here at your channel. Thanks for your efforts Paul
Very nice. I think I have learned more about how to make things in the last five years watching youtube, than I did all the other 48 years of my life.
Greg,I took a look at your favorite videos and we share about 95 % similar interest .I am constantly telling people the what a vast resource RUclips is for the curious mind, I have started a channel in an effort to share and pay back what others have shared with me over the years
And I thank you and all the others for sharing your knowledge and experience. I have to say that I am very jealous of young people today. They have an unbelievably enormous wealth of knowledge and opportunities to learn at their finger tips. Wish It had been available to me when I was much younger. Yes there were and are books, but it is much different when you can actually see someone doing it and admire the end result.
Amazing tips Paul. I make 1/12th miniatures and its impossible to buy the hardware, especially when you have a complex secret drawer mechanism to make. That tig unit is going straight to the top of my shopping list... You explain it so well..
thanks
Thanks Paul!!! Great detail and excellent information!!
PaulThanks again for sharing your knowledge and skills. Really interesting. Look forward to each of your videos.
well nice job!! ive learnt a lot. thanks Paul.. oh and i saw a plane of yours last week at the miniature craftsmanship museum in CA. :)
Emmas Spareroom Machineshop seeing Paul's work in person is even more impressive, very talented
Another outstanding video Paul.
Loved the video. Hope to see many more. Would love to see a video on your Scraper plane insert, when you were making them ,that's when
I first heard of your name and all the things that you build. Thanks again for that you do.
Paul Keep them coming. Nice work
Thank you so very much for another fantastic video, what your sharing with us is invaluable, as time goes on I believe you will have thousands subscribers. Keep up the great video work
I love learning about this stuff. You do a great job of explaining the details.
I subscribed after I saw you on Keith Rucker's channel and will keep watching 'em if you make 'em. Thanks for doing it.
I told all my friends too.
One more point on method three: the tab length governs the degree of articulation of the hinge. The tab length can be from 2 1/2 to 3 times the pin diameter. Stay safe old friend in these trying times! Share the knowledge!
Thank you,thank-you, thank-you. Information superb.
Thank you for sharing, I’m going to try your second way to make a hinge in bigger stock...👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Well done, Sir!
very nice, great lesson, thanks
Excellent content!!
I'm going to ask Lyle Peterson AKA mrpete if he'll give your channel a shout out.
I want what the cameraman got!
very well done
thank you
Paul, you showed how to re-harden the brass by working/hammering it but what about the round hinge itself its still fairly soft or does the rounding action put the hardness back into the brass?
Yes,sometimes for the stubborn ones one may have to do a second selected annealing.
Thanks for sharing.
Hey Paul, would you ever consider posting a shop tour video?
go to keith ruckers vintage machinery you tube channel he did one that is 3 parts
Paul Hamler Awesome! Was already subscribed to Keith but only discovered your videos recently. Thanks Paul!
genial !!!!
Great video- I've been looking around for a resistive soldering unit and I can't find one- could you please tell me where you purchased yours?
I think I bought my at a flea market. Check Micro-Mark and eBay.
@@paulhamler8315 Thank You!
Why do some American's call soLder 'sodder'? Sodding and soddering have roots in buggery, solder however has roots in blacksmithing.
but good work and job , please abstract.
There's an L in soLder bro. And in no word in the English language is there such a thing as a 'silent-L' that I can think of. Idk why some Americans mispronounce simple words but it sounds so ignorant.
Salmon, colonel, psalm, half, calf, chalk, yolk, would, could, should, calm...There are plenty, especially if you consider local accents. Just because it sounds different from the way you may say it doesn't mean someone is ignorant.
I remember that scene in Schindlers list, the Jewish guy wasn't making hinges fast enough so they dragged him out back to shoot him but the Luger jammed. The gun grabbers in America today want only the police and military to have guns, that movie should prove to them that concept never ends well for the civilians.
Paul; Thank you, a very well done instructional video. I enjoyed your tutorial very much - ever think of posting your videos in the tutorial section on ALR? Signed: PPatch
There was a recent post in the gun builders section of the forum, it posted a hyper link to my youtube channel.
This is good and I'm sure the link will be worn out in no time. ;O)
very loose and hollow speech