I am making plans to build an ornamental box that will actually be 2 boxes with
one stacked on top of the other. The lower box will be hinged to the upper box.
which acts as a cover for the lower box. The cover of the upper box will have a
glass window in the top and will contain a book of poems. The insides of both
boxes will be felt lined. My question is this. How do I gain access to the
book of poems in the top box without hinging a lid on the top box. I could make
it accessible from underneath but that sounds sort of jerry-rigged. Any
suggestions.
Bill
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Bill Orr asks:
>The lower box will be hinged to the upper box.
>which acts as a cover for the lower box. The cover of the upper box will
>have a
>glass window in the top and will contain a book of poems. The insides of
>both
>boxes will be felt lined. My question is this. How do I gain access to the
>book of poems in the top box without hinging a lid on the top box. I could
>make
>it accessible from underneath but that sounds sort of jerry-rigged. Any
>suggestions.
Jury-rigged. Jerry-built.
Have you thought of a sliding bottom, or top, for the top box? If I did a
sliding bottom, I'd use a fixed end on the bottom (slides with the bottom) to
allow me to arrange things properly.
Charlie Self
"Health food makes me sick." Calvin Trillin
http://hometown.aol.com/charliediy/myhomepage/business.html
Trap door in the bottom of the hinged to lid.
Dave
"Bill Orr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am making plans to build an ornamental box that will actually be 2 boxes
with
> one stacked on top of the other. The lower box will be hinged to the
upper box.
> which acts as a cover for the lower box. The cover of the upper box will
have a
> glass window in the top and will contain a book of poems. The insides of
both
> boxes will be felt lined. My question is this. How do I gain access to
the
> book of poems in the top box without hinging a lid on the top box. I
could make
> it accessible from underneath but that sounds sort of jerry-rigged. Any
> suggestions.
>
> Bill
>
> --
> http://home.earthlink.net/~billbernice1/
>
>
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(Bill=A0Orr) <snip> My question is this. How do I gain access to the
book of poems in the top box without hinging a lid on the top box.
<snip>
You really sure you couldn't have sat down for 5 minutes and thought
of some way to do it?
Options:
1. It's a book of poems, so who cares.
2. Make a lift off top.
3. Make a drawer.
4. Make one side so it slides, lifts, or hinges, open, or is held in
place with magnets.
5. Take it out from the bottom.
6. Hinge the top.
7. Don't use glass, then no one can tell.
8. Hang a small hammer on one side.
JOAT
Georges Clemenceau supposedly said, "War is too important a matter to be
left to the military". If this is so, it is then obvious that peace is
too precious to be left to politicians.
Life just ain't life without good music. - JOAT
Web Page Update 19 Feb 2004.
Some tunes I like.
http://community-2.webtv.net/Jakofalltrades/SOMETUNESILIKEVOCALS/
"Bill Orr" writes:
> I could always hinge the glass by epoxying hinges to the glass.
> That may not work though.
You're right, it won't work.
Epoxy won't bond to glass, even if you etch it with HF acid beforehand.
HTH
--
Lew
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"Bill Orr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "Bill Orr" writes:
> >
> > > I could always hinge the glass by epoxying hinges to the
glass.
> > > That may not work though.
> >
> > You're right, it won't work.
> >
> > Epoxy won't bond to glass, even if you etch it with HF acid
beforehand.
> >
> > HTH
>
>
> Thanks, HTH, I thought epoxi was what is used to glue rear view
mirrows on
> windshields. I'll have to find out
> what kind of adhesive that is.
>
> Regards
> Bill
>
You are correct, epoxy is used to bond glass - e.g. Dymax and 3M
epoxies
http://www.dymax.com/products/epoxy/epoxy.asp
http://tinyurl.com/2v3g8
If you hinged both top and bottom on the side, you'd have a box, holding a
book. that opened like a book. You could use a nice brass clasp to hold the
top closed.
Ed
"Bill Orr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am making plans to build an ornamental box that will actually be 2 boxes
with
> one stacked on top of the other. The lower box will be hinged to the
upper box.
> which acts as a cover for the lower box. The cover of the upper box will
have a
> glass window in the top and will contain a book of poems. The insides of
both
> boxes will be felt lined. My question is this. How do I gain access to
the
> book of poems in the top box without hinging a lid on the top box. I
could make
> it accessible from underneath but that sounds sort of jerry-rigged. Any
> suggestions.
>
> Bill
>
> --
> http://home.earthlink.net/~billbernice1/
>
>
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 00:58:06 GMT, "Bill Orr"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>"Len" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> >I am making plans to build an ornamental box that will actually be 2 boxes
>with
>> >one stacked on top of the other. The lower box will be hinged to the upper
>box.
>> >which acts as a cover for the lower box. The cover of the upper box will
>have a
>> >glass window in the top and will contain a book of poems. The insides of
>both
>> >boxes will be felt lined. My question is this. How do I gain access to the
>> >book of poems in the top box without hinging a lid on the top box. I could
>make
>> >it accessible from underneath but that sounds sort of jerry-rigged. Any
>> >suggestions.
big snip
What is going in the bottom box? Could you possibly hinge the side of
both top and bottom box?
Nick
"J T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Thu, Feb 19, 2004, 10:16pm (EST+5) [email protected]
(Bill Orr) <snip> My question is this. How do I gain access to the
book of poems in the top box without hinging a lid on the top box.
<snip>
You really sure you couldn't have sat down for 5 minutes and thought
of some way to do it?
Options:
1. It's a book of poems, so who cares.
2. Make a lift off top.
3. Make a drawer.
4. Make one side so it slides, lifts, or hinges, open, or is held in
place with magnets.
5. Take it out from the bottom.
6. Hinge the top.
7. Don't use glass, then no one can tell.
8. Hang a small hammer on one side.
JOAT
Georges Clemenceau supposedly said, "War is too important a matter to be
left to the military". If this is so, it is then obvious that peace is
too precious to be left to politicians.
Life just ain't life without good music. - JOAT
Web Page Update 19 Feb 2004.
Some tunes I like.
http://community-2.webtv.net/Jakofalltrades/SOMETUNESILIKEVOCALS/
You left out two option, J.T.
1. Go buy a box
2. Don't ask anyone named JT for any suggestions (o:
3. I considered all your options, SA. I thought someone here may have some
better ideas.
Cheers,
Bill
>I am making plans to build an ornamental box that will actually be 2 boxes with
>one stacked on top of the other. The lower box will be hinged to the upper box.
>which acts as a cover for the lower box. The cover of the upper box will have a
>glass window in the top and will contain a book of poems. The insides of both
>boxes will be felt lined. My question is this. How do I gain access to the
>book of poems in the top box without hinging a lid on the top box. I could make
>it accessible from underneath but that sounds sort of jerry-rigged. Any
>suggestions.
Top Box, blind rout out for glass on three sides. Insert glass. Now
you have a NEW problem: how to finish fourth side so glass doesn't
slide out if the box were ever tipped the other way.
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Bill Orr" writes:
>
> > I could always hinge the glass by epoxying hinges to the glass.
> > That may not work though.
>
> You're right, it won't work.
>
> Epoxy won't bond to glass, even if you etch it with HF acid beforehand.
>
> HTH
Thanks, HTH, I thought epoxi was what is used to glue rear view mirrows on
windshields. I'll have to find out
what kind of adhesive that is.
Regards
Bill
"Len" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> >I am making plans to build an ornamental box that will actually be 2 boxes
with
> >one stacked on top of the other. The lower box will be hinged to the upper
box.
> >which acts as a cover for the lower box. The cover of the upper box will
have a
> >glass window in the top and will contain a book of poems. The insides of
both
> >boxes will be felt lined. My question is this. How do I gain access to the
> >book of poems in the top box without hinging a lid on the top box. I could
make
> >it accessible from underneath but that sounds sort of jerry-rigged. Any
> >suggestions.
>
> Top Box, blind rout out for glass on three sides. Insert glass. Now
> you have a NEW problem: how to finish fourth side so glass doesn't
> slide out if the box were ever tipped the other way.
Now there is a novel idea. I could put some kind of rotating metal or plastic
tab on the open side to hold the glass in. I f I do it that way, maybe I won't
have to hinge the top box to the bottom box. The box would just have a thick
hollow lid .I could always hinge the glass by epoxying hinges to the glass.
That may not work though.
Thanks for responding
Bill