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    Greg McKenzie 1
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      I am getting on with Ulises and have the wheelhouse almost complete, but there is one aspect that I would ask the experts. How do you make or buy very small hinges for the wheelhouse door?

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      Greg McKenzie 1
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        #37948
        Paul T
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          Greg

          What size are the hinges and when fitted are they visible?

          Paul

          #37960
          neil hp
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            @neilhp

            dolls house craft shops……look on my album 3 model lifeboats..just put a picture on there of the largest size I have seen…….there are smaller ones including "T" bar hinges.

            #37962
            Greg McKenzie 1
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              The door is 60mm by 20mm and the hinges will not be visable but it has a window at the top and the frame is only 5mm so the flat of the hinge only needs to be around 3mm if a hinge is too be placed there.

              #37965
              Paul T
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                @pault84577

                Greg

                Given your description of the door I would use strips of flexible clear acetate encapsulated within the door construction as hinges.

                If the doors are already made glue the acetate strips onto the door / frame and cover the acetate with brass coloured foil, both the acetate and brass foil are easy to cut into a hinge shape and the acetate is strong enough to perform as a hinge.

                Paul

                #37983
                Bob Abell 2
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                  @bobabell2

                  Just a suggestion…

                  Superglue a length of brass tube to the door edge and use a length of wire for the pivot

                  Bob

                  #37995
                  mike farrell
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                    May I suggest using model aircraft aeleron hinges .At about 1 mil thick and about 5mil deep and 10 mil long could fit .When useing these hinges I set up my dremel router up and useing a 1 mil diamond cutter slide door onto the blade and bingo a slot to slide the hinge into .this will allow you to completely hide the hinge (will only be used in an insitue door.Hope it mifgt help Michaelwink

                    #38056
                    Greg McKenzie 1
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                      @gregmckenzie1

                      Found some dolls house hinges that would fit, so have just droped the supplier an email to see if there is an Australian agent as he has an American one.

                      #38206
                      Greg McKenzie 1
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                        @gregmckenzie1

                        I got my hinges today from Jacksons Minitures Ltd. These are 3/16 x 3/16 and if those are too small for you they have a large range, so well worth a visit.

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