Pin Hinge for clock hood door, how to install???
geppetto425
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Does someone out there know the proper way to install these hinges? They are from Horton Brasses #HDH-2 I’ve tried in vain to find any instructions on the web. This is for a Shaker Tall clock hood door. THANKS IN ADVANCE!
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Gepetto,
The square end of the hinge is inlet flush, at the outside corner of the hood door, top and bottom. The curved end projects forward, and outward, and an escutcheon pin (brass, round-head nail) is driven thru the hole into the hood's top and bottom as a pivot. The projection allows the hood door to open forward to clear the hood's columns, if there are any. It may be helpful to put a small flat washer beneath the lower hinge's round end,( held in place by the escutcheon pin,) to slightly raise the door, so it won't drag as it is opened and closed.
If your clock has no columns beside the hood door, it may be as well to use a pair of small butt hinges instead of these.
Ray
Gepetto,
The square end of the hinge is inlet flush, at the outside corner of the hood door, top and bottom. The curved end projects forward, and outward, and an escutcheon pin (brass, round-head nail) is driven thru the hole into the hood's top and bottom as a pivot. The projection allows the hood door to open forward to clear the hood's columns, if there are any. It may be helpful to put a small flat washer beneath the lower hinge's round end,( held in place by the escutcheon pin,) to slightly raise the door, so it won't drag as it is opened and closed.
If your clock has no columns beside the hood door, it may be as well to use a pair of small butt hinges instead of these.
Ray
Thanks!
Thanks so much. I remember restoring a piece that had hinges similar to these. The tricky part is accurate placing of the holes in the hood for the pivots. Thanks again, I wouldn't have thought of the washer.
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