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We did use a lot of strapping tape and we knew that it was
going to be rough getting it all off. It was. But it was well worth having its strength
holding parts in place. Masking tape would not have not worked as well. A paper towel
soaked with mineral spirits was helpful in loosening the toughest of the strands.
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Beth now starts installing the 10mm barrel
hinges. She has placed a piece of masking tape even with the front of the chest. The door
is resting in place where it should be mounted. Since the door is variable in thickness,
Beth is careful to place the hinges where there will be enough thickness to accept the
hinges — about 1/2". She will mark places on the masking tape.
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She has cut two pieces of 1/2" MDF that are the same width as the chest.
She will use these pieces to practice drilling and installing the hinges. It is better to
learn on them. There will be no second chance with the actual case.
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This is the first part
of a jig in the making. "B" is a piece of 3/4" MDF that has been drilled at
the drill press with precise 10mm holes. "A" is one of the 1/2" MDF pieces
that is resting vertically on the 3/4" piece to serve as a spacer. Beth is spraying
the accelerator on the lower MDF.
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She has placed a ribbon of the CA glue on a strip of 3/4" plywood that will be added
to the 3/4" MDF as a clamping strip.
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She puts the 3/4" strip against the 1/2" piece and just presses it in position
for the count of 12 seconds.
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This is the jig turned over and clamped to the piece
of 1/2" MDF which Beth is practicing on. She carefully drills two holes. She has
placed a piece of masking tape on the drill to serve as a depth stop.
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This is
the scary part. Beth holds the jig against the chest side and drills the two 10mm holes
— very carefully.
Well, the drilling was planned correctly but in fact, it didn't work. The
holes were too far towards the outside and even broke through in one place — not a
happy incident. But it is nothing we can't fix, so we go forward.
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Rather
than to spend any more time "perfecting" the jig, I simply moved it down an inch
and fastened it temporarily to the case with a 1" brad — just enough to hold it
in place — and this time a skosh in from the outside edge.
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I have installed the barrel hinges in the new holes. You can see that I will have to plug
the two holes that we made before. In fact, the new holes are on the inside edge and a bit
through in some places. This time though, it was done purposely. We needed the door inset
as much as we could have it so that an edge of the case could show on the outside. There
are smaller barrel hinges available, but I don't think they would handle this size door.
This will work well.
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I am drilling the holes on the door. I have aligned the jig and have placed a couple of
brads to hold its position.
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This time the door fits and the hinges are in the correct position. Before I install them
all the way, I want to remove the door for finishing — and I have some touch up
repairs to do.
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