Lift Off Hinge
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Published on March 19, 2012
Description
A hinge that comes apart easily by lifting up.
After browsing Thingiverse for quite a while to find a hinge that would easily detach from my bot and not finding anything I created a couple.
I just added a few pics of the hinge in action! Pay no attention to the crack in the plexiglass...
It works! Now I just need to find or design a latch to keep it closed.
Hinge2.stl seems better suited if your acrylic is on top of the wood rather than flush with it.
Just designed and printed a knob/latch for the doors:
thingiverse.com/thing:19695
After browsing Thingiverse for quite a while to find a hinge that would easily detach from my bot and not finding anything I created a couple.
I just added a few pics of the hinge in action! Pay no attention to the crack in the plexiglass...
It works! Now I just need to find or design a latch to keep it closed.
Hinge2.stl seems better suited if your acrylic is on top of the wood rather than flush with it.
Just designed and printed a knob/latch for the doors:
thingiverse.com/thing:19695
Instructions
I was looking for a printable hinge to possibly attach acrylic panels that I could open on the sides and back of my makerbot.
Print and if necessary smooth the peg and install.
If your surface is flush the hinge can be converted for flush mount or non-flush by rotating the one half.
If you want to install it on the other side of your bot you'll probably have to mirror the print in ReplicatorG so the pin is up.
Print and if necessary smooth the peg and install.
If your surface is flush the hinge can be converted for flush mount or non-flush by rotating the one half.
If you want to install it on the other side of your bot you'll probably have to mirror the print in ReplicatorG so the pin is up.
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License
Lift Off Hinge by MacGyver is licensed under the Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons license.
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Very nice.... Great idea. I put clear Acrylic panels on my Replicator but fastened them with magnets.... i have been trying to figure out a good way to hinge them and this is perfect..... Great JOB! This is what Thingiverse is all about!
I've been using these hinges for about a year now and they still work great. I they work for you too if you decide to use them.