How to easily make Hinges - including the Jig - using Basic Tools
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.
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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 kzhead.info/sun/i8OQdMONhKdraKM/bejne.html Maybe you can check it out
Happy Holidays sir!!🎄🎁🎉🙏🏻❤️
Happy Christmas!
Definitely more scrap wood challenges. It's how I found you on KZhead and ever since can't wait for your next video!
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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
Schlinder's List Movie showed a fellow making hinges. Now I understand what he was doing. Thank you.
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!
That's so cool! Never thought of making my own hinges...
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
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! :)
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. 😊
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. KZhead 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’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.
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!
I like the fact that you talk while doing the job. It covers all those little details. Thanks
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
I remember my dad making hinges when I was a kid, thanks for those long lost memories… and YES for more ScrapWood Challenge videos!!! 🎄 Happy Christmas to you and your whole family
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.
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!
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
Merry Christmas to you and your family, Neil! You never cease to be an inspiration - these hinges are amazing!
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 ☺️
Of all your projects, I have to say this is my favourite. It’s a work of art. Simply amazing. Thanks for posting such a wonderful video.
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.
Yes please, more scrapwood challenges. Love the idea of having hinges when ever you need them without a trip to the hardware store.
ive never actually thought about doing a project like this, most of my builds generally use salvage as the main material, and there are always some salvaged hinges laying around.
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.
Outstanding work, sir! Very well done! Thank you for showing your work. I never thought making hinges could be so relatively easy. It seems the hard part is making the jig.
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.
Neil, you always come up with something amazing, inspiring and well worth watching! Please keep the Scrapwood Challenge alive, it's the series that got me acquainted to your channel and by far the most creative woodworking series I've found on the Internet! I'd love to see you come up with some ingenious games or even furniture for children ages ~4 and up. This is what I'd like to focus on for a while (regarding the hobby, so that's besides my day job, wife and ~3 and up kids) and all I have so far is a pretty sturdy chair that I've built and would like to refine and produce in series more easily, all the tools I need, and a few ideas I picked up from left and right from your colleagues on youtube, but I'm sure you could come up with something quite unique that might inspire a lot of us young hobby woodworkers looking to make something for their kids. Thanks for your invaluable contribution to the pool of knowledge that the Internet is, and I wish you and everyone that is watching a happy new year, plentiful of inspiration, creativity and energy for work!
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
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!
I love this one Neil. Merry Christmas!
Yes please more scrapwood challenges !
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!
Brilliant idea. I couldn’t find brass hinges of the right size and so had to use steel ones for my project. I’ll have a go at making brass ones myself using this tool. Thanks for sharing
Your scrap wood challenges are always amazing yes keep that going.
thanks for sharing Neil. A brilliant and easy method for creating tailor made hinges. Merry Christmas to you and your whole family!
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.
Nice work. It always amazes me how people who are determined can make anything like you did.
I most definitely would like more scrap wood challenges!!!! PLEASE. Honestly it's some of my favorite things you do although I dig everything you work on. Happy New year see ya then
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.
That’s a really neat design, this would have been really useful last week when a coworker wanted to make some hinges to make a fold up camp stove.
You’re a real inspiration! Super simple way of talking and doing. Please continue!!
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.
Hi Neil, another great wee project. Thanks for keeping me entertained all year! For future Scrapheap Challenges: - You've made several planes. Could you do a plough plane/rebate plane? I plan on having a go at your router plane soon (Paul Seller's router plane looks great too) and a matching style plough plane would be amazing for box making etc. Might be a good mix of metal and wood work. - Don't think this would be super tricky but maybe a game like Connect 4? It being the season for board games (at least in the northern hemisphere)! Maybe something fun with the counters like raw and blackened metal inners with wood outsides? - This is maybe a bit simple, being some sort of box, but how about upcycling/creating a speaker? Maybe a bluetooth speaker as a base, taken out of its casing and put into something a lot cooler? Maybe with kumico? Whatever, you decide, sure it'll be great. Thanks for all your content!
Scrap wood challenges are the best! All of your projects are great, but the scrap challenges are what really drew me to your channel.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you ❤ Scrap wood makings are my favorites - and Neal's creativity continues to amaze me.
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.
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.
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.
That came out 100 times better then I expected! Didn't realize this was achievable with some basic tools.
Never really thought about making hinges but that is so cool how you made the jig to do it yourself. Merry Christmas Neil!
Good idea! It sure beats modifying standard hinges to adapt to a non-standard format in an existing cabinet. Wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Yes, more scrap wood projects would be great! And more metal projects, and more cogs, and more propellers! Seriously, thanks for the great content. Enjoy your holidays!
A simple topic but yet a great and valuable video covering it, such basic knowledge shared to the artisans community worths a lot.
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. :)
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.
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! :)
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.
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?
@@alans1816 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!
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! :)
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!
Great...good instructions,clear, no messing around, useful running commentary....learn much from your additional comments. Thanks. Just subscribed!
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. :)
Ah yes, I remember this from the acclaimed movie, Schindler's List
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.
Very cool! Something I never thought to go ahead and make rather than buy. Adds value to the project!
Meanwhile the wife still has no cabinet doors...
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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.
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!
By far one of the best, small part jigs I've seen made this year! Thanks! Merry Christmas!
scrapwood intarsia would be awesome!!
Thanks Sean - that would make a fun project! :)
Now that was a neat little project for making hinges. Simple yet effective. Well done sir!
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
wonderful work Pask. Great narrative as well. This is going to save me a bundle on the cabinet projects I have coming down. Thanks
20 years ago I tried making hinges using a much more complicated system which was a failure. Thanks for showing this easy method.
First time on your channel, thanks for making something 'on my level'.. I'm looking forward to seeing you old vids, as well as your next ones and making some hinges myself!
Excellent video! It isn't always what you make as much as the process that can be used to make something else, thanks for posting this video!
You never fail to fascinate and impress even a simple jig project turns into something to admire with your dedication patience and great workmanship. Merry Christmas and happy new year
Something I've been curious to make for quite some time. This is often the most expensive part of my box building materials list, so your video is very helpful and appreciated. I'd be definitely interested in scrap wood videos also. Merry Christmas. Thanks for your video.
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!!
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!
Love your work. I wish I had a fly-press they are great machines. Finding one I can afford, well that's another matter. 55 years ago I used one often as a sheet metal worker. So as a sheety from years ago. You did fine. Well done.
Yes to more scrapwood challenge vids! I’d love to see you make a basin, maybe a whole vanity - combine the scrapwood challenge with scrapmetal challenge
Great project. So informative as to what is possible if you set your mind to it. I am employed as a modelmaker/prototyper so all the little tricks and techniques from the forgotten past help in finding a way to get it done. Thanks for sharing.
100% yes to more scrapwood projects please!
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.
I am definitely going to make one of these candles are so bloody expensive and for the little projects that I need tiny hinges for this is absolutely perfect. This popped up in my feed and you definitely earned my subscription.
This was recommended to me by KZhead and it was a good recommendation! I loved to see how these hinges are made!
I can make anything in my shop! Except hinges! Until I found this video! Great video. Always looking for new info.
I truly appreciate and enjoy ALL of your videos Brother
Thank you for you video. It really helped me through a repair job that will bring me more business.
YES! Please do some more scrap wood challenges. I love to watch those.
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.
Nice! I had no clue how hinges of this size could be made. Now I do. Thanks.
Always love your scrap wood videos and all the rest of your projects. Keep up the good work and God bless 🙏
I had no idea you could make your own hinges at home! Of course,I have no metalworking skills,but your work is exemplary! Well done!
One of the most awesome parts is where you started with a saw, then realized angle grinder would be better. I'm semi skilled but not professional. The ability to make changes on the fly are invaluable to me. It's like strictly following a recipe. Sometimes that doesn't work. :-)
I wasn't looking to make any hingers at this time in my life but this was a fascinating and really well done tutorial... maybe I will make a hinge someday
that last double hinge was wild... great video
I love your scrapwood challenges and can't wait to see more! Maybe you could even do scrap metal challenges? Thanks for making such great content and happy new year!
I love the scrapwood challenge!! It would be cool to see you make a jewelry box because it can be made in so many different ways. Especially if you make it specifically for someone’s jewelry collection. (i.e. if they have lots of earnings and not many rings make more space for earnings and less for rings) also that would make a great gift!