How to make a laptop hinge (screw?)

woox · Post by **woox** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:03 pm

Hi I am trying to figure out how Ben or what parts did ben use to make the latch for his 360 laptop:

I got the actual hinges stuff made, I am just trying to figure out the screws and washer he used so he made the laptop hinge actually turn without falling all the way back?

Also kinda what this guy did here:

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(part #'s of LOWES or HOMEDEPOT apperciated)

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:47 pm

If i remember its a locking washer. Looks like this http://westernhardware.thomasnet.com/Im ... washer.jpg

Its just sandwiched between the two parts of the hinge and tightened

mothatrucka · Post by **mothatrucka** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:56 pm

woox wrote: (part #'s of LOWES or HOMEDEPOT apperciated)

Good freaking luck on that. Do you know how many millions of screws there are? I'm not even sure if those stores use their own numbers for those or if they use the numbers of the manufacturers.

Just go to the freaking store and tell the guy you want a small screw with a nut and some washers. Rekarp says lock washers but if I was doing this I'd use flat so they don't chew up the plastic. Put the washers between the hinge parts. Put the screw through the hole and the nut on the end. Tighten it so it's loose enough to open and close but tight enough that the screw doesn't move.

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:58 pm

I would use atleast a locking nut. That waywhen you move the hinge it doesn't loosen the joint.

mothatrucka · Post by **mothatrucka** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:59 pm

Yeah. Good point. Or just a drop of glue on the threads of a regular nut. It still comes off with pliers.

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:01 pm

mothatrucka wrote:Yeah. Good point. Or just a drop of glue on the threads of a regular nut. It still comes off with pliers.

Good idea

WompaStompa11 · Post by **WompaStompa11** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:38 pm

I just used the size bolt ben used, a single nylon washer between the two hinge pieces, and a lock nut at the end. Then, like trucka said, I just tightened it until it had the amount of resistance that I wanted.

woox · Post by **woox** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:13 pm

I just came across ben wii laptop and saw this:

To I need that toothed lock washer? what does that do?

And basically I need to just do this right?

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HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:27 pm

Me, all I'm using is a cupboard hinge, and then using the built in stand that came with my monitor. Sure its bulky, but its easy.

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:15 am

The locking washer adds friction.

woox · Post by **woox** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:46 am

Wouldnt the locking washer eat the plastic?

And would this be the order if I use that:

NAIL > HINGE > TOOTHED WASHER (OR NORMAL WASHER) > HINGE > LOCKING NUT

Valium · Post by **Valium** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:09 am

Another washer before the locking nut, also, it's a screw, not a nail.

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:42 am

Thats the way Ben did it and I would do it the same way. It would eventually eat the plastic but not till a few years down the road. Then you would just tighten the nut and your set for 3-4 more years.

mothatrucka · Post by **mothatrucka** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:43 am

Wow. You seriously don't know the difference between a screw and a nail?

GonzoMPM-1 · Post by **GonzoMPM-1** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:34 pm

Best result would be to simply find a supply of surplus laptop hinges, which have a built in clutch in them. The clutch works by having a coiled square-wire spring wound around a pin that is slightly larger than the I.D. of the spring. Another design uses a tight friction fit of a polymer piece.

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