YES. Thank you for this! Also, thanks for saying, “can be nerve wracking for some”. 😂 I felt less bad for not figuring this out myself LOL And, now I can finish a Christmas present! 🎁 Happy Holidays…
Buck, I have a heavy boat hatch that I had to remove to repair the fiberglass on it. The piano hinge rests in the deck. When installed, the hatch folds into the cut out of the deck. It seems like I’ve got to somehow suspend the hatch verticallyand work from under the deck to put about 20 screws into the hatch. Any ideas?
Yes have done that before (carpet wrapped wood and fiberglass). In both cases I mounted the hinge to the deck/boat first then used a blind hole finder to mark 3 holes on the inside of the hatch. Then tested spacing when shut once those three fasteners were installed. Then put in. I have not tried it personally, but thought double sided tape would work as well. Meaning install hinge on boat side, then shut hinge to closed position, then install double sided tape, then place hatch on top of tape. Then gently open and mark some test holes. Again haven’t tried the tape method myself (only hole finder method) but that was my backup plan if the hole finder didn’t work.
On some of the aviation ones I used to install they used to have special end caps that would hide it/prevent pin from backing out during flight. I haven’t seen them for woodworking projects, although they may exist.
YES. Thank you for this!
Also, thanks for saying, “can be nerve wracking for some”. 😂 I felt less bad for not figuring this out myself LOL
And, now I can finish a Christmas present! 🎁 Happy Holidays…
That is a simple but a genius plan. Thank you…😊
Technically you should route a mortise for the hinge so you don't get a gap at the back of the box
Sometimes I do. With the pads I was using on the front it sat perfectly level without any routing.
thank you,uncle buck for sharing your knowledge 👍😁.greetings from northern germany
Helpful tip
Thank you.
Very helpful!!
Why does my lid end up too far forward, equal to the width of the barrel? It seems like that needs to hang off the back...?
Buck,
I have a heavy boat hatch that I had to remove to repair the fiberglass on it.
The piano hinge rests in the deck.
When installed, the hatch folds into the cut out of the deck.
It seems like I’ve got to somehow suspend the hatch verticallyand work from under the deck to put about 20 screws into the hatch.
Any ideas?
Yes have done that before (carpet wrapped wood and fiberglass). In both cases I mounted the hinge to the deck/boat first then used a blind hole finder to mark 3 holes on the inside of the hatch. Then tested spacing when shut once those three fasteners were installed. Then put in. I have not tried it personally, but thought double sided tape would work as well. Meaning install hinge on boat side, then shut hinge to closed position, then install double sided tape, then place hatch on top of tape. Then gently open and mark some test holes. Again haven’t tried the tape method myself (only hole finder method) but that was my backup plan if the hole finder didn’t work.
@@unclebucksprojects1537 thanks, I’ll give it a try!!
Why does my lid end up too far forward, equal to the width of the barrel? It seems like that needs to hang off the back...?
Is there a video or tutorial of you making this box?
No. Unfortunately I was on a tight deadline for this one and didn’t do any recordings other than the lid.
Is there a way to hide the barrel of the hinge
On some of the aviation ones I used to install they used to have special end caps that would hide it/prevent pin from backing out during flight. I haven’t seen them for woodworking projects, although they may exist.