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wbassett:

Very very nice blind_dado!

You got my gears in motion, but for a reason I haven't seen anyone mention yet...  I love how you can unclip the cp from the hinges.  This opens up the door to some fast change swappable cps!  With something like a db25 connector setup, or if each cp has its own encoder or something like a Dual Strike hack then it looks as simple as unclipping one cp, putting the new one on, and just plug in to a USB hub and you have a totally new cp installed!

I know that's not why you used these, but they look perfect for something like that.  Thanks for sharing this with us!  :)

Triangel7D:

This is exactly what I've been looking for! The only thing is, my panel design is more shallow than most (the front panel underneath the CP has only 1 5/8" vertical clearance inside. This part may be too big.

Is this part basically the same thing, but smaller?

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=5265&filter=clip%20top%20hinges


dirkomatic:

These aren't quite the same, but these are inset clip-on euro hinges and are a lot cheaper than the Blum from Rockler.

http://www.myhomehardware.com/servlet/the-153/Cabinet-Hardware-Hinges-Euro/Detail

With my swappable CP plan, the Blums could be too costly.

Triangel7D:

dirkomatic -- have you tried them yet? Are they detachable like the Blums? Great price! I almost rushed to buy them because of "sale," then saw that you save $.06.

Also, do you need the Forstner bit with these? That would be another advantage besides price.

dirkomatic:

@Triangel7D -- I haven't received them yet, but they say "clip on" and look like the kind that depress and slip on rather than the method that the Blums use.  I'm banking on them being clip on in some fashion, otherwise they'll be useless to me.  I'll take pictures and post when I get them.  They shipped today, so I imagine I'll get them Wednesday or Thursday.

It's funny, yesterday (6/21) they were "on sale" too, and the sale ended 6/21.  Today it says that the sale ends 6/22.

All of these euro hinges require the Forstner bit.  You can get one for about $9 from MLCS...  http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/forsbit.htm

edit: Shipping is free from MLCS...



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