This was a great little project that I've been meaning to get to for a long time. I should've mentioned in the video that if you don't have access to a milling machine with a slitting saw I'd just manage with an angle grinder. I'd clamp a guide to keep the cut square. A diamond cut off wheel should be about 1.5mm and would be a good option. Have a great Christmas and I'll see you in the New Year. :)
You sure come up with some neat projects. I like this one especially. Easy to make with very minimal tools. I've got lots of scrap in the bin that would work for hinges next time I need them.
You can also do this with brass, but you'll need a taller driving wall and to use a very tight serrated pin (which remains in there for good) and of course, heat.
This bloke is a proper craftsman, with a well thought out video and anyone should be able to follow his clear and concise explanation. Compare and contrast to some of the "Look at me, I'm an expert" who often tell you to do things that really aren't wise and are often dangerous. TH-cam is a great resource but you can often have to go through 50 well meaning idiots to find one good channel like this.
Well you need a lot of experience and training to get to his level, along with time and money to acquire the equipment. Just getting out of college, the best I can do is a Dremel and drill press station with a $30 Chinese milling table attached to it. Have to unpack and assemble it everytime I want to use it and then put it away because I share a house with flatmates and can't just turn a whole area into my own machine shop.
I was going to write the same - glad someone else noticed - Schindlers jig worked much better - ' wonder if it was actually used in Schindlers factory or was it just picked for the movie ?
Over the years I've made a lot of hinges for scale models, usually from tinplate or brass. They are very small, and I've never thought to make a jig, but this project is so adaptable I think I'll take a day to make a very small jigs so that I can crank out whatever number of hinges I might need. I'll probably use a lot of hinges when I make 1/6 scale crates, suitcases, and presentation boxes. Have a safe and happy New Year.
You know, I never really thought about how hinges were made. Hard to believe it's that easy. Thanks! Anyway, again, Merry Christmas to you and your family. Lord bless you in the coming year.
@@chriscrandell4961 Did you watch the video? He made several sets of them that way. Perhaps not exactly the way they're made in a factory, but very similar. And probably closer to the way they used to be made before multi-ton presses and specialized bending machines were used. Reminds me of how a blacksmith makes a hinge -- without the forge, and less hammering.
@@matthewsmith8573 I did. I'm not saying it wasn't crafty or versitile. But for a bunch of people to say "Oh gee I never knew that's how they are made" and to not give a clear concise explanation that this is indeed not a hinge you've ever seen in your life, belittles the craftsmanship of die making. Maybe I shouldn't be such an ass but it really got my panties twisted when I saw him cutting D2 with a circular saw. But I would wager his press is atleast a 20 ton hydraulic press
That's also why we have standards today because one blacksmith would make a thread a certain way and the guy the next village over would do it in a different pitch, and nothing ever matched up from one piece to the next. Thus the need for skilled craftsmen.
You've no idea how valuable seeing this video is to me. While it is not exactly what I needed... it is absolutely the answer!!! I've seen all sorts of ideas but none like this. Man, you ROCK!!! I did "like" & I did "subscribe" THANKS SO MUCH!
Great presentation! What I liked about it was how you spent all your time teaching the technique without having to be "on camera". So many people just need to be on camera, talking about things rather than just teaching the "how to". Great tutorial. Thanks.
Amazing! How you show each and every step, starting from the basics (which requires a lot of work, but helps you understand), to the more complete (but simpler and more practical) solution, pointing out how to achieve similar results with more or less effort using different tools. Very artistic, and not so easy, but simple enough! Thanks!
This is a great project! You're constantly making things that I previously considered too hard to make in a home shop. It is really inspiring. To answer your question: yes, I'd love to see more scrap wood challenge videos. They're always some of my favorite videos you make!
Your ability to both concieve of and execute interesting and diverse problems never ceases to amaze me. Thank you for all the production effort you go to as well - marvellous stuff and very much appreciated. Regards from one of your Aussie subs - Dave
Great video, as always. If I might recommend, you can get very nice overlap and a full circle around the pin if you grind a short bevel on the leading edge that'll be going into the bend. This is pretty standard in all the blacksmithing books and videos out there. Not a big necessity on small hinges like that, but it's one of those little details that I think really sets even small hinges apart from the mass-produced stuff.
@@alans1816 As well as. The ground-in bevel helps the steel bend around the form like the bend does, but the real payoff is in the finished product when you see that ground taper blend almost seamlessly into the curve around the hinge pin. You end up with a complete circle (if you do it right) instead of that eye-like profile. On small hinges like these, it's completely unnecessary in terms of strength of function, obviously. And, really, nobody will notice it if you don't. In 100 years, some antiquarian will look at the piece and say they were made in a machine because that pin isn't fully encircled..... but that's about it. On larger hinges like might be used on a door, it makes things stronger because the pin is fully supported.
Love this video, I've been meaning to make some hinges my self so this came out at the perfect time. I'd love for the scrap wood challenge to make a return, you do amazing work.
Thanks for showing how to do this without a press and a bandsaw or milling machine. Many of don't have those tools so demonstrating those options with hand tools is a great help
Did not think I would be that entertained by watching a video about making hinges. But here we are and I was entertained! Thanks for the great content!
The best videos are the ones you're interested in making but honestly I would love more scrapwood challenge. That would make an excellent start to 2022 for me ☺️
A really great little project this one and super handy as most of us would have a use for custom hinges, hardest part is finding the correct stock that doesn’t cost a arm and a leg to buy, hence why it’s easier to go to Bunnings and simply buy what’s needed for less than 5bucks than searching the county side for steel that costs a small fortune.
That was really interesting and it shows us how easy it can be to make something with simple tools yourself... It also shows us the process how they could have made it back in the days. Thanks for this fantastic video.
From memory The Stanley Works (Stanley Tools) first invented the cold-rolled steel butt hinge (hinges made from sheet/coil stock like this) back in about 1872 and it's been pretty well perfected over the years since. Prior to this hinges were typically forged or cast and machined, cost a lot more money and took a lot longer to make. The process has been largely automated since the mid-1860s. In a factory environment the 2 leaves are typically formed by a single stage stamping process which cuts the shape of the blank together with the holes and often the countersinking also. The bending is usually achieved in a 3-step process on a press against a series of dies. Lastly the pin is mechanically driven in to the barrel of the hinge. There are sometimes additional processes to smooth or deburr edges as well as surface finishing/plating etc too.
I'll never make my own hinges but it was very inspiring and entertaining to see it done, 'to see the amount of time spent laying out and fabricating. No one buying a hinge for a few dollars at the home improvement store thinks about it. I didn't Great work, well narrated - 'editing dept. gets an A+ Thumbs up and I subbed - thanks
I’ve never thought of making my own hinges! Now I can, if I choose. Yes on the scrap wood challenges. Whatever you make will be beautiful as usual. Thanks for the inspiration.
It has never crossed my mind to make my own hinges. I'm now looking for a couple of blocks of steel to my make a couple of different sized jigs. And "yes" to more scrap wood videos. I've lost count of how many times that I have gone back and re-watched some of those. Thank you very much for your efforts!
Great job! There are a lot of custom jobs that require special hinges. Not available from suppliers. Swing clear hinges, drop leaf, wide throw.... Materials are also an option, brass, copper, aluminum... Thank you for showing there is a solution. 😊
Furniture renovation comes to mind. My dad used to renovate mid-20th century designer furniture, and naturally the pieces had to look as close to original as possible. On some rarer pieces he often had to replicate missing knobs, hinges and other hardware by himself.
Cheers Neil, That was a great project to finish the year on. Thanks for helping make the pandemic a bit more bearable with all of your amazing content and a big yes please to more scrapwood challenges for 2022. How about some more kinetic art pieces like the cogs and propeller but with even more complexity. Have great Christmas and here's to a much better 2022 than the last 2 years we've all had.
Wow. I didn't even know this tool existed. Also, what do you think of using a slightly bigger nail for the forming? Then it wouldn't be necessary to use a drill, just use a smaller nail as the pin. That will save 31 whole seconds
That jig has given me an idea for another project I have in mind to save me some valuable time... cold rolling some shim material into a tube! Thanks very much for the idea!
On the last hinge concept use 3 straps. The pins could be held on the hinge by center punch upsetting dimples or just penning on end out of round to make a force fit on one end
Great video as usual. One small suggestion, only drill out the rolls on half the hinge. This will leave the other half tight and that should retain your pin.
I really love that you actually build stuff with your skills. Most woodworking channels focus on building jigs, tables and other gear for their shop. That's fine and dandy, but let's actually build stuff. My top woodworking channels are yours (Pask Makes), Woodworking for Mere Mortals, I Like To Make Stuff, 3 x 3 Custom (Tamar), DIY Creators, Paul Sellers, Izzyswan Woodworking and a few others that slipped my mind at this moment.
Hi Neil, My husband and I love watching you. We especially love your Scrap Wood Challenge!! Please do more of those. How you fast forward things and play your music is enjoyable. Your skills and ideas are the best.
Hey Neil, great video. Really nice hinge jig and the results are great. Your dialogue, camera work and editing are spot on and the result is both educational and entertaining. Thanks for all you show us and it would be great to see more scrapwood challenges in the new year. Meanwhile, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!
I love your "whatever gets the job done" focus. As a musical instrument maker who has been forced to make many of his own tools, you are a man after my own heart. Lunch is on me if you're ever in town. Cheers from cool Vienna, Scott
The reason why your metal cutting saw blade failed is because you was trying to cut D2 tool steel at too high of an rpm. I likes to work harden if you input too much heat. I seen a guy, that I worked with at a machine shop, turn some A2 tool steel purple on a manual mill. He was taking high rpm cuts with a facemill. He didn't know any better at the time. When it came time for the next operation, the next operation wasn't possible. It was work hardened. Solid carbide endmills kept breaking.😂
Wow!. Neil, I am a fulltime blacksmith. I am not the biggest fan of woodworking, but I keep your channel in my thread because I have always appreciated your expertise in woodworking. I am astonished at how foolish I have been in the past with making hinges. Like I have a decent engineering and machining background, a background of art, considered myself an all around genius of most anything from physics, chemistry; math and sciences of all avenues... And you have proven a lifelong fuckerdom of my brain that simplicity eludes me lol. I blame it on autism. I digress - - I laughed at your inexperience with D2, but i applaud the outcome and you just made my life easier. Thanks Neil. You da man
The Idea was very good, Tha same idea I used to make production of hinges in engineering industry at the time of year 1993. I remembered that work I was done so many years back. Thanks.
Dude, today I'm discovering something that I never would have imagined: how the hinges are made. And your circular saw for iron makes me dream, I will try to find it but is it possible to cut stainless steel with it? Thanks for sharing and merry Christmas
It’s just a cut off saw or chop saw. They are actually pretty cheap. Not as accurate as miter saws but for rough chopping they will cut anything. Also these days a nice metal cutting blade for your wood miter saw will cut a lot. The grinding style saw blades will cut really thick stock.
They cut stainless, but you have to watch the thickness since stainless is just a lot tougher on blades of all kinds. The saws made for cutting metal are specially designed for the task from the ground up, including the right RPM's and all that. You can buy a metal-cutting blade for your woodworking saws, but I don't really trust them since those saws are made for working wood and all the internals are built around that idea.
Glad you found it interesting. The saw will cut stainless as long as it’s not too thick, I ruined my last blade trying to cut through 10mm thick stainless but the blade was pretty old. :)
Loved this video! Not that I have either of the tools (band saw, press) really necessary, it was just so clear and easy. I can see how someone could get really creative with the design once they've got that form made. Thanks!!
you also can make a hinge die set with pins, anvil/plate mandrel, and hammer. Look it up in metal working-hand forming or blacksmithing. Making hinges like you did is easier in 2 steps, prebend, then complete radius.
Scrap wood challenges. Maybe some small, easy win, projects. Stuff like kitchen or desk organizers. Simple cup holders, or maybe a fun napkin holder. Small boxes. Keepsake boxes, or something with your own flare. Loved the hinges. Limitless possibilities to add designs like leaf patterns or claws on the plate parts like some classic wrought iron designs. Liked your taper/trapezoid style.
When Freud (the red circular saw blades) came out in the early 2000 the medal cutting circular saw blade, I was very impressed. It cut 1" steel cubing and 1" steel round tubing like butter.
on the simple hinge, you can afix the pin to the upper part and allow the pin to slip in and out of the lower section, makes door removal easy as open and lift off the hinge
When you hammer over the leading edge of the barrel portion maybe try file it off a bit too. When I was in Highschool I worked in a automotive/truck spring shop and we tapered the ends of the spring steel for the main spring leaves so when we heated and wrapped the spring eyes they closed up tighter and looked neater in the end.
Happy new year! We would definitely like more scrap wood challenges. My wife and I watched a couple of them every weekend together until we ran out. I miss hearing her sing the little intro song at the beginning.
really loved the video, really enjoyed the whole process, and the simplicity of the thing, and how you showed 3 different ways, which was remarkable. ty.
Now that I'm a bit older (mid early 30s) and I own my own home, I love watching stuff like this. Anything I can do myself to save money and make my house a home.
Great & Brilliant! Quite Simple and the video is good quality and most importantly the audio is loud and clear for anyone to follow. Keep up the good work! You bring floods of memory of my father who was a carpenter, a plumber, a bit of metal worker a all rounder in building things. Thank you again & I may drop a line for the T shirts.
This looks great. That last one you made is similar to some of the electrical cabinets. If you tack weld the pin to the bottom hinge then you have an easily removable door.
Great work, there are people who actually need no market for stuffs. We can create things from the scratch where the elderly used to do it, but nowadays we are accustomed to ready made things.
SWC Idea... Maybe a small tabletop hat stand? or depending on how much Camphour Laurel you have, a small entertainment helper, like somewhere for snacks, a cup holder and phone holder too? anyways whatever you make it will be epic, stylish and inspirational. I wish you and yours the very best into the new year!
Cool thing,.We learned that in the former GDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) in polytechnic lessons. The subject was called production. It was an economy of scarcity in which one could help oneself like that. Greetings from Germany
There are so many people who don't understand why you would make something that you can just buy in a store. I understand why and think this is brilliant. Great job!
Wow! so many things we take for granted Niel, ....this is a very typical video from you that makes one go ...sssssssooooooooo....that's how its (hinges in this case) made.....thank you, another thing learnt
Brilliant!!! TH-cam put this in the list of vids I might like. Sometimes it chooses some greats! I have a bunch of projects which can make use of this, so that I can build the hinges into sheet metal projects, rather than screw, bolt, braze or weld on the hinges or hinge parts. First will probably be parts for a set of lowerable castors for my workbench. One comment / suggestion. In some cases, it would probably be useful to clamp the metal which must be kept flat between 2 chunky pieces of flat steel when forcing the sheet through the tool. E.g. my second project would be a 100 x 100mm plate with a hinge on one edge, for a cover for the pellet feed for a fire tube. The 100 x 100mm would be likely to warp under compression. Similarly, thinking about making the long part of T hinges (I've modified a lot of off the shelf hinges to make them more ornate), I'm thinking that some customised vice jaws might be the way to go. E.g. the roll tool side would be bolted in place of one vice jaw and a clamp to clamp the long part of the T would be bolted in place of the other vice jaw. That way, almost any length piece of metal could have a hinge roll added to the edge of it.
i love the scrap wood challenges! Perhaps some things for the kitchen? Drawer organizers, silverware sorter, knife blocks, paper towel holder or a napkin holder?
Neal, A very merry Christmas to you and you r family and I also want to wish you a better 2022 filled with health happiness and lots of views. Re the scrap wood challenge, I think its the best series on youtube and you should definitely bring it back any of the projects that you make are very interesting
I'm new here, but I'm glad that I took interest in your video 📹 ☺️ thank you for sharing your knowledge with everyone 🙏 😊. Greetings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷.
Just to let you know and to thank you. The steel cutting blade for circular saw that I saw you use, when you purchased it, was eye opening and I had to try one for myself. They are certainly a time saver and make cutting large sheets of steel much easier and much less work with the cutting wheel. I look forward to trying this out also. Thank you for sharing!
Most of my hinges were hand made but this definitely gives me ideas on how to make them look a little more professional and improve my efficiency on making them. Thanks much!
Funny how a thing that small requires a lot of work with even more bigger tools. Sorry mate this is not easy for me, but it does clarifies my doubts on how they are made, thank you for sharing!
This was a great little project that I've been meaning to get to for a long time. I should've mentioned in the video that if you don't have access to a milling machine with a slitting saw I'd just manage with an angle grinder. I'd clamp a guide to keep the cut square. A diamond cut off wheel should be about 1.5mm and would be a good option.
Have a great Christmas and I'll see you in the New Year. :)
Hpapy holidays Neil😁
Happy birthdays, do you tell me about the name of the application in your phone
Hey i have made some hinges also but by hand :P th-cam.com/video/X_WD_UMu55k/w-d-xo.html Maybe you can check it out
Happy Holidays sir!!🎄🎁🎉🙏🏻❤️
Happy Christmas!
You sure come up with some neat projects. I like this one especially. Easy to make with very minimal tools. I've got lots of scrap in the bin that would work for hinges next time I need them.
You can also do this with brass, but you'll need a taller driving wall and to use a very tight serrated pin (which remains in there for good) and of course, heat.
Scrap METAL challenge :)
Hah - you were the last video I watched.... Very nice sparklers....
Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it! :)
he didnt came up with this its old trick
This bloke is a proper craftsman, with a well thought out video and anyone should be able to follow his clear and concise explanation.
Compare and contrast to some of the "Look at me, I'm an expert" who often tell you to do things that really aren't wise and are often dangerous.
TH-cam is a great resource but you can often have to go through 50 well meaning idiots to find one good channel like this.
Well you need a lot of experience and training to get to his level, along with time and money to acquire the equipment. Just getting out of college, the best I can do is a Dremel and drill press station with a $30 Chinese milling table attached to it. Have to unpack and assemble it everytime I want to use it and then put it away because I share a house with flatmates and can't just turn a whole area into my own machine shop.
Definitely more scrap wood challenges. It's how I found you on TH-cam and ever since can't wait for your next video!
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Schlinder's List Movie showed a fellow making hinges. Now I understand what he was doing. Thank you.
I was going to write the same - glad someone else noticed - Schindlers jig worked much better - ' wonder if it was actually used in Schindlers factory or was it just picked for the movie ?
That's so cool! Never thought of making my own hinges...
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Over the years I've made a lot of hinges for scale models, usually from tinplate or brass. They are very small, and I've never thought to make a jig, but this project is so adaptable I think I'll take a day to make a very small jigs so that I can crank out whatever number of hinges I might need. I'll probably use a lot of hinges when I make 1/6 scale crates, suitcases, and presentation boxes. Have a safe and happy New Year.
That’s material worthy of making a video of man!
I loved the scrap wood challenges, can’t wait to see what you have in mind
They are my favorite!
I need to get my thinking cap on! :)
I like the fact that you talk while doing the job. It covers all those little details. Thanks
You know, I never really thought about how hinges were made. Hard to believe it's that easy. Thanks!
Anyway, again, Merry Christmas to you and your family. Lord bless you in the coming year.
LOOKS that easy.
They aren't made that way
@@chriscrandell4961 Did you watch the video? He made several sets of them that way. Perhaps not exactly the way they're made in a factory, but very similar. And probably closer to the way they used to be made before multi-ton presses and specialized bending machines were used. Reminds me of how a blacksmith makes a hinge -- without the forge, and less hammering.
@@matthewsmith8573 I did. I'm not saying it wasn't crafty or versitile. But for a bunch of people to say "Oh gee I never knew that's how they are made" and to not give a clear concise explanation that this is indeed not a hinge you've ever seen in your life, belittles the craftsmanship of die making. Maybe I shouldn't be such an ass but it really got my panties twisted when I saw him cutting D2 with a circular saw. But I would wager his press is atleast a 20 ton hydraulic press
That's also why we have standards today because one blacksmith would make a thread a certain way and the guy the next village over would do it in a different pitch, and nothing ever matched up from one piece to the next. Thus the need for skilled craftsmen.
20 years ago I tried making hinges using a much more complicated system which was a failure. Thanks for showing this easy method.
Merry Christmas to you and your family, Neil! You never cease to be an inspiration - these hinges are amazing!
You've no idea how valuable seeing this video is to me. While it is not exactly what I needed... it is absolutely the answer!!! I've seen all sorts of ideas but none like this. Man, you ROCK!!!
I did "like" & I did "subscribe"
THANKS SO MUCH!
Great presentation! What I liked about it was how you spent all your time teaching the technique without having to be "on camera". So many people just need to be on camera, talking about things rather than just teaching the "how to". Great tutorial. Thanks.
Amazing! How you show each and every step, starting from the basics (which requires a lot of work, but helps you understand), to the more complete (but simpler and more practical) solution, pointing out how to achieve similar results with more or less effort using different tools.
Very artistic, and not so easy, but simple enough!
Thanks!
This is a great project! You're constantly making things that I previously considered too hard to make in a home shop. It is really inspiring.
To answer your question: yes, I'd love to see more scrap wood challenge videos. They're always some of my favorite videos you make!
Your ability to both concieve of and execute interesting and diverse problems never ceases to amaze me. Thank you for all the production effort you go to as well - marvellous stuff and very much appreciated. Regards from one of your Aussie subs - Dave
Great video, as always. If I might recommend, you can get very nice overlap and a full circle around the pin if you grind a short bevel on the leading edge that'll be going into the bend. This is pretty standard in all the blacksmithing books and videos out there. Not a big necessity on small hinges like that, but it's one of those little details that I think really sets even small hinges apart from the mass-produced stuff.
Would this be as well as, or in place of the slight bend he put at the start?
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As well as.
Thanks for that, I’ll definitely try it out! :)
@@alans1816 As well as. The ground-in bevel helps the steel bend around the form like the bend does, but the real payoff is in the finished product when you see that ground taper blend almost seamlessly into the curve around the hinge pin. You end up with a complete circle (if you do it right) instead of that eye-like profile.
On small hinges like these, it's completely unnecessary in terms of strength of function, obviously. And, really, nobody will notice it if you don't. In 100 years, some antiquarian will look at the piece and say they were made in a machine because that pin isn't fully encircled..... but that's about it. On larger hinges like might be used on a door, it makes things stronger because the pin is fully supported.
@@threeriversforge1997 antiquarians will all know of pask makes in 100 years!
Nice work you just saved $4.50 minus the cost of materials...great project, you're a great instructor.👍
Love this video, I've been meaning to make some hinges my self so this came out at the perfect time. I'd love for the scrap wood challenge to make a return, you do amazing work.
Thanks for showing how to do this without a press and a bandsaw or milling machine. Many of don't have those tools so demonstrating those options with hand tools is a great help
It hadn't even occurred to me that I could make my own hinges! And yes, please, more scrapwood challenges. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Anything that's made in a factory can be made by hand.
Did not think I would be that entertained by watching a video about making hinges. But here we are and I was entertained! Thanks for the great content!
The best videos are the ones you're interested in making but honestly I would love more scrapwood challenge. That would make an excellent start to 2022 for me ☺️
A really great little project this one and super handy as most of us would have a use for custom hinges, hardest part is finding the correct stock that doesn’t cost a arm and a leg to buy, hence why it’s easier to go to Bunnings and simply buy what’s needed for less than 5bucks than searching the county side for steel that costs a small fortune.
That was really interesting and it shows us how easy it can be to make something with simple tools yourself... It also shows us the process how they could have made it back in the days.
Thanks for this fantastic video.
From memory The Stanley Works (Stanley Tools) first invented the cold-rolled steel butt hinge (hinges made from sheet/coil stock like this) back in about 1872 and it's been pretty well perfected over the years since. Prior to this hinges were typically forged or cast and machined, cost a lot more money and took a lot longer to make. The process has been largely automated since the mid-1860s. In a factory environment the 2 leaves are typically formed by a single stage stamping process which cuts the shape of the blank together with the holes and often the countersinking also. The bending is usually achieved in a 3-step process on a press against a series of dies. Lastly the pin is mechanically driven in to the barrel of the hinge. There are sometimes additional processes to smooth or deburr edges as well as surface finishing/plating etc too.
I'll never make my own hinges but it was very inspiring and entertaining
to see it done, 'to see the amount of time spent laying out and fabricating.
No one buying a hinge for a few dollars at the home improvement store thinks about it.
I didn't
Great work, well narrated - 'editing dept. gets an A+
Thumbs up and I subbed - thanks
I’ve never thought of making my own hinges! Now I can, if I choose. Yes on the scrap wood challenges. Whatever you make will be beautiful as usual. Thanks for the inspiration.
It has never crossed my mind to make my own hinges. I'm now looking for a couple of blocks of steel to my make a couple of different sized jigs. And "yes" to more scrap wood videos. I've lost count of how many times that I have gone back and re-watched some of those. Thank you very much for your efforts!
Yes please, more scrapwood challenges. Love the idea of having hinges when ever you need them without a trip to the hardware store.
Great job! There are a lot of custom jobs that require special hinges. Not available from suppliers. Swing clear hinges, drop leaf, wide throw.... Materials are also an option, brass, copper, aluminum...
Thank you for showing there is a solution. 😊
Furniture renovation comes to mind. My dad used to renovate mid-20th century designer furniture, and naturally the pieces had to look as close to original as possible. On some rarer pieces he often had to replicate missing knobs, hinges and other hardware by himself.
Cheers Neil, That was a great project to finish the year on. Thanks for helping make the pandemic a bit more bearable with all of your amazing content and a big yes please to more scrapwood challenges for 2022. How about some more kinetic art pieces like the cogs and propeller but with even more complexity. Have great Christmas and here's to a much better 2022 than the last 2 years we've all had.
Great...good instructions,clear, no messing around, useful running commentary....learn much from your additional comments. Thanks.
Just subscribed!
Wow. I didn't even know this tool existed. Also, what do you think of using a slightly bigger nail for the forming? Then it wouldn't be necessary to use a drill, just use a smaller nail as the pin. That will save 31 whole seconds
Glad you found it interesting - running the drill through literally takes about 2 seconds but that could work. :)
That jig has given me an idea for another project I have in mind to save me some valuable time... cold rolling some shim material into a tube!
Thanks very much for the idea!
Yes please more scrapwood challenges !
On the last hinge concept use 3 straps. The pins could be held on the hinge by center punch upsetting dimples or just penning on end out of round to make a force fit on one end
Great video as usual. One small suggestion, only drill out the rolls on half the hinge. This will leave the other half tight and that should retain your pin.
My suggestion was to leave the head on the nail.
I really love that you actually build stuff with your skills. Most woodworking channels focus on building jigs, tables and other gear for their shop. That's fine and dandy, but let's actually build stuff. My top woodworking channels are yours (Pask Makes), Woodworking for Mere Mortals, I Like To Make Stuff, 3 x 3 Custom (Tamar), DIY Creators, Paul Sellers, Izzyswan Woodworking and a few others that slipped my mind at this moment.
thanks for sharing Neil. A brilliant and easy method for creating tailor made hinges.
Merry Christmas to you and your whole family!
Hi Neil, My husband and I love watching you. We especially love your Scrap Wood Challenge!! Please do more of those. How you fast forward things and play your music is enjoyable. Your skills and ideas are the best.
Hey Neil, great video. Really nice hinge jig and the results are great. Your dialogue, camera work and editing are spot on and the result is both educational and entertaining. Thanks for all you show us and it would be great to see more scrapwood challenges in the new year. Meanwhile, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!
Thanks very much John - glad you enjoyed it and Merry Christmas to you too! :)
I love your "whatever gets the job done" focus. As a musical instrument maker who has been forced to make many of his own tools, you are a man after my own heart.
Lunch is on me if you're ever in town. Cheers from cool Vienna, Scott
The reason why your metal cutting saw blade failed is because you was trying to cut D2 tool steel at too high of an rpm. I likes to work harden if you input too much heat. I seen a guy, that I worked with at a machine shop, turn some A2 tool steel purple on a manual mill. He was taking high rpm cuts with a facemill. He didn't know any better at the time. When it came time for the next operation, the next operation wasn't possible. It was work hardened. Solid carbide endmills kept breaking.😂
Wow!. Neil, I am a fulltime blacksmith. I am not the biggest fan of woodworking, but I keep your channel in my thread because I have always appreciated your expertise in woodworking.
I am astonished at how foolish I have been in the past with making hinges. Like I have a decent engineering and machining background, a background of art, considered myself an all around genius of most anything from physics, chemistry; math and sciences of all avenues... And you have proven a lifelong fuckerdom of my brain that simplicity eludes me lol. I blame it on autism. I digress - -
I laughed at your inexperience with D2, but i applaud the outcome and you just made my life easier. Thanks Neil. You da man
I love this one Neil. Merry Christmas!
I miss the scrap wood projects! So glad you're bringing them back! Your daily projects last Christmastime are what got me hooked on this channel.
That was fascinating! I had no idea how hinges were made.
For a scrapwood challenge, how about a wooden kaleidoscope?
Glad you enjoyed it Andi! And thanks for the idea. :)
The Idea was very good, Tha same idea I used to make production of hinges in engineering industry at the time of year 1993. I remembered that work I was done so many years back. Thanks.
Dude, today I'm discovering something that I never would have imagined: how the hinges are made. And your circular saw for iron makes me dream, I will try to find it but is it possible to cut stainless steel with it? Thanks for sharing and merry Christmas
It’s just a cut off saw or chop saw. They are actually pretty cheap. Not as accurate as miter saws but for rough chopping they will cut anything. Also these days a nice metal cutting blade for your wood miter saw will cut a lot. The grinding style saw blades will cut really thick stock.
They cut stainless, but you have to watch the thickness since stainless is just a lot tougher on blades of all kinds. The saws made for cutting metal are specially designed for the task from the ground up, including the right RPM's and all that. You can buy a metal-cutting blade for your woodworking saws, but I don't really trust them since those saws are made for working wood and all the internals are built around that idea.
Glad you found it interesting. The saw will cut stainless as long as it’s not too thick, I ruined my last blade trying to cut through 10mm thick stainless but the blade was pretty old. :)
Get the Diablo one, its cheaper and as good as the big name one.
Loved this video! Not that I have either of the tools (band saw, press) really necessary, it was just so clear and easy. I can see how someone could get really creative with the design once they've got that form made. Thanks!!
Ah yes, I remember this from the acclaimed movie, Schindler's List
That came out 100 times better then I expected! Didn't realize this was achievable with some basic tools.
scrapwood intarsia would be awesome!!
Thanks Sean - that would make a fun project! :)
I've been running from pillar to post to find 1", 1/2" & 1/4" hinges, this video is of great help to make jig to fulfill my requirement.
Meanwhile the wife still has no cabinet doors...
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You’re a real inspiration! Super simple way of talking and doing. Please continue!!
This was recommended to me by TH-cam and it was a good recommendation! I loved to see how these hinges are made!
Scrap wood challenges are the best! All of your projects are great, but the scrap challenges are what really drew me to your channel.
I'm a returning viewer Neil. Great little vid, money-saving technique, perfectly demonstrated, liked and subscribed. Glad to be back, thank you.
you also can make a hinge die set with pins, anvil/plate mandrel, and hammer.
Look it up in metal working-hand forming or blacksmithing.
Making hinges like you did is easier in 2 steps, prebend, then complete radius.
Scrap wood challenges. Maybe some small, easy win, projects. Stuff like kitchen or desk organizers. Simple cup holders, or maybe a fun napkin holder. Small boxes. Keepsake boxes, or something with your own flare. Loved the hinges. Limitless possibilities to add designs like leaf patterns or claws on the plate parts like some classic wrought iron designs. Liked your taper/trapezoid style.
When Freud (the red circular saw blades) came out in the early 2000 the medal cutting circular saw blade, I was very impressed. It cut 1" steel cubing and 1" steel round tubing like butter.
Fantastic. Thank you for sharing. I can't wait to try this. Never would have imagined one could make these easily. Thank you so much.
on the simple hinge, you can afix the pin to the upper part and allow the pin to slip in and out of the lower section, makes door removal easy as open and lift off the hinge
Excellent video. Explains in a very nice manner. No time waste. full of satisfaction. Please keep on.
Thank you for sharing on how a hinges were made. I always wanted to know how the hinges were being made.
Merry Christmas and Happy New year
When you hammer over the leading edge of the barrel portion maybe try file it off a bit too.
When I was in Highschool I worked in a automotive/truck spring shop and we tapered the ends of the spring steel for the main spring leaves so when we heated and wrapped the spring eyes they closed up tighter and looked neater in the end.
Happy new year! We would definitely like more scrap wood challenges. My wife and I watched a couple of them every weekend together until we ran out. I miss hearing her sing the little intro song at the beginning.
really loved the video, really enjoyed the whole process, and the simplicity of the thing, and how you showed 3 different ways, which was remarkable. ty.
OMG, you have just solved a huge modeling problem I've had for years!
Now that I'm a bit older (mid early 30s) and I own my own home, I love watching stuff like this. Anything I can do myself to save money and make my house a home.
Great & Brilliant! Quite Simple and the video is good quality and most importantly the audio is loud and clear for anyone to follow. Keep up the good work! You bring floods of memory of my father who was a carpenter, a plumber, a bit of metal worker a all rounder in building things. Thank you again & I may drop a line for the T shirts.
I wish I'd seen this a long time ago. I made some hinges completely by hand and it was a huge pain in the ass lol.
This looks great. That last one you made is similar to some of the electrical cabinets. If you tack weld the pin to the bottom hinge then you have an easily removable door.
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Great work, there are people who actually need no market for stuffs.
We can create things from the scratch where the elderly used to do it, but nowadays we are accustomed to ready made things.
SWC Idea... Maybe a small tabletop hat stand? or depending on how much Camphour Laurel you have, a small entertainment helper, like somewhere for snacks, a cup holder and phone holder too? anyways whatever you make it will be epic, stylish and inspirational. I wish you and yours the very best into the new year!
Cool thing,.We learned that in the former GDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) in polytechnic lessons. The subject was called production. It was an economy of scarcity in which one could help oneself like that. Greetings from Germany
Very clever!
With the insane cost of simple hardware, it's nice to see a way for someone to make their own custom hinges.
I love it!
Thanks! :)
A simple topic but yet a great and valuable video covering it, such basic knowledge shared to the artisans community worths a lot.
There are so many people who don't understand why you would make something that you can just buy in a store. I understand why and think this is brilliant. Great job!
Aside from the satisfaction of making something, the exact size, shape and style one needs / wants is not always commercially available.
You can also weld the pin ends, the pin won't drop out and that works well as a security feature if the hinge is on an out door location.
Wow! so many things we take for granted Niel, ....this is a very typical video from you that makes one go ...sssssssooooooooo....that's how its (hinges in this case) made.....thank you, another thing learnt
From this straight to how you made your shears. Loving this channel mate.
I can't tell you what to make, but I can say that the Scrap wood challenge is my favorite series from you. Always happy to see more.
Brilliant!!! TH-cam put this in the list of vids I might like. Sometimes it chooses some greats!
I have a bunch of projects which can make use of this, so that I can build the hinges into sheet metal projects, rather than screw, bolt, braze or weld on the hinges or hinge parts.
First will probably be parts for a set of lowerable castors for my workbench.
One comment / suggestion. In some cases, it would probably be useful to clamp the metal which must be kept flat between 2 chunky pieces of flat steel when forcing the sheet through the tool. E.g. my second project would be a 100 x 100mm plate with a hinge on one edge, for a cover for the pellet feed for a fire tube. The 100 x 100mm would be likely to warp under compression.
Similarly, thinking about making the long part of T hinges (I've modified a lot of off the shelf hinges to make them more ornate), I'm thinking that some customised vice jaws might be the way to go. E.g. the roll tool side would be bolted in place of one vice jaw and a clamp to clamp the long part of the T would be bolted in place of the other vice jaw. That way, almost any length piece of metal could have a hinge roll added to the edge of it.
Any Scrap wood Challenge is an entertaining watch, and I for one would welcome any video you decided to do!
i love the scrap wood challenges! Perhaps some things for the kitchen? Drawer organizers, silverware sorter, knife blocks, paper towel holder or a napkin holder?
Спасибо за проделанную работу ( по изготовлению петель ) для домашних нужд. Просто и понятно - желаю Вам удачи.
Neal, A very merry Christmas to you and you r family and I also want to wish you a better 2022 filled with health happiness and lots of views. Re the scrap wood challenge, I think its the best series on youtube and you should definitely bring it back any of the projects that you make are very interesting
I'm new here, but I'm glad that I took interest in your video 📹 ☺️ thank you for sharing your knowledge with everyone 🙏 😊.
Greetings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷.
Just to let you know and to thank you.
The steel cutting blade for circular saw that I saw you use, when you purchased it, was eye opening and I had to try one for myself. They are certainly a time saver and make cutting large sheets of steel much easier and much less work with the cutting wheel.
I look forward to trying this out also.
Thank you for sharing!
Most of my hinges were hand made but this definitely gives me ideas on how to make them look a little more professional and improve my efficiency on making them. Thanks much!
I can make anything in my shop! Except hinges! Until I found this video!
Great video. Always looking for new info.
Love the scrap wood challenge. You could do toys, tools and more. Even easy gifts. By the this video was cool. Make your hinges! Awesome!!
Funny how a thing that small requires a lot of work with even more bigger tools. Sorry mate this is not easy for me, but it does clarifies my doubts on how they are made, thank you for sharing!
Brilliant. Obviously easier to go and buy them, but I admire the simplicity and professional finish.
By far one of the best, small part jigs I've seen made this year! Thanks! Merry Christmas!
No idea why I landed here, probably will never use this myself, but this is a very good very comprehensive video, I love it
It's really cool to know how to do this. I had no idea it was even possible to make your own hinges without some kind of dedicated machine