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    Re: What's up - plate hinge stiffening... —Christopher Snead
   (...) I've been working on a couple of things. Mostly, doing more R&D on joint systems. Here's a new (?) way to stiffen those 1x4 plate hinges: 1) Find yourself som wire. My guess is that it should be between 20 and 18 gauge wire. I don't know for (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
   
        Re: What's up - plate hinge stiffening... —Stuart Immonen
     (...) How do you measure that kind of thing, anyway? I mean, I believe you, I do.... But that is a sweet idea. I've found that those hinges are (perhaps like all things) more fragile in their manufacture now than they were, oh, fifteen years ago. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
   
        Re: What's up - plate hinge stiffening... —Travis Dickinson
     I've found that putting paper between the two pieces stiffens the joint nicely. However, I suspect your method allows for a greater weight load. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
   
        Re: What's up - plate hinge stiffening... —Eric Sophie
   Very clever Dr. Snead! That little slit just needs that wire huh...interesting! Another anadote (sp?) from the Dr.! So, you were able to get those poses using that technique, pretty neat. I always thought that your Mechs are so highly polished they (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
 

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