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| Box with 5mm Pivot Pin |
This round wood box is about finding a way to make a good pivoting lid. Reliable, obvious and easy action is the goal. Some strategy yet to be figured out to register the lid when it is fully covering the box.
Initial idea is a simple short dowel sticking down from the lid. It bumps against one wall when closed, and bumps against the opposite wall when fully open. The disadvantage of this idea is that the pin imposes into the box volume.
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| Lid Fully Closed |
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| Rotates to Open |
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| Lid Fully Open |
The action is smooth as the lid rotates around the pin. Stopping when closed works, but could be a better sensation. A snap or click or any affirmation of closure would "feel" nicer. The lid could also be aesthetically more interesting. This is prototype one. I will consider such improvements when I make the next one.
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