Wooden Hinge Design

[RowingBoatmanSteve]

One of the appeals of the CLC Teardrop camper is the use of timber (plywood) throughout the design, including the galley hatch and door hinges.

In my build I took the opportunity to beef up the design of the hinges, to add some surface area to the gluing contacts, and to give them a more substantial visual aesthetic. I was inspired by the build of stretchMike on this forum. It’s one of the many ways to personalise your build…

…here is one of the galley hatch hinges pinned, before being shaped…

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… and after shaping…

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…  and the door hinges got the treatment also…

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… and the finished result on the camper.

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… the detail from another angle…

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… and the galley hatch hinges completed.

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To reduce wear within the hinges, I bonded a layer of graphite infused epoxy after removing a portion of ply on each leaf with a spade bit…

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… adding epoxy resin mixed with graphite powder, at a level just a little higher than the ply edge.

 

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… and the completed bonded inserts.

[fischautotechgarten]

That is an impressive modification. Thank you for sharing the idea.

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