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Re: Interior Doors?
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 12 Jun 2001 21:50:55 GMT
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"Bram Lambrecht" <bram@cwru.edu> writes:
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> William R Ward <bill@wards.net> writes:
> > I'm tearing my hair out trying to add internal doors to my latest MOC.
> > I have built several staterooms/cabins, but have been unable to come
> > up with a decent door mechanism.
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> What about a hinged door made of plates? You can use a 1x2 plate with
> handle attached to 1x1 plates with vertical clips as a hinge, or you can use
> the 2/3 finger hinges. Remember that 5 plates is the same height as 2
> studs. Here are some applications of these techniques.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=26163
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=26076
> The second one takes advantage of the holes in the hinge studs to offset the
> hinge 1/2 of a stud on the door. The other end of the hinge is pressed into
> a technic beam.
The first technique looks somewhat flimsy unless it is done with a lot
of clips as you did in this example. The second is quite clever - I
hadn't noticed the 1/2 offset when I saw this model earlier. Very
cool!
For many years I thought I knew all there was to know about building
with Lego. Exposure to Lugnet and Brickshelf has been very humbling
;-) But I'm trying to catch up.
--Bill.
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William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/
(formerly known as hermit@bayview.com)
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| (...) What about a hinged door made of plates? You can use a 1x2 plate with handle attached to 1x1 plates with vertical clips as a hinge, or you can use the 2/3 finger hinges. Remember that 5 plates is the same height as 2 studs. Here are some (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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