Repair of torn hinges

Repair of torn hinges

We have a rare thing in our family - a stereo system in a wooden case with a glass facade. Unfortunately, during transportation the top cover was broken off the awnings. I decided to restore it, at the same time making a small instruction, because the technology I used is suitable for repairing other hinges of a similar design.
Repair of torn hinges

Required tools and materials


Tools you will need:
  • Two clamps or other devices for spacers.
  • Square or square.
  • Insulating tape.
  • Chisel and hammer.
  • Circular Saw.
  • Rasp and sandpaper.
  • Electric drill.

Materials required for repair:
  • A wooden block, preferably hardwood.
  • Wood glue or PVA.
  • 4 wooden pins.

Do-it-yourself repair of torn hinges


Repair of torn hinges

Preparation. Using a square and a pen, I outlined the area around the damage to the lid that would then need to be selected. For greater clarity, I covered the drawn lines with blue tape.
Repair of torn hinges

Repair of torn hinges

Then I cut grooves with a circular saw (not to the full depth of the lid), and carefully hollowed out the wood with a chisel. I had to tinker with the corners of the recess, since it was not possible to cut through these places with a disk.Then I trimmed the selected grooves with a rasp and sanded them with sandpaper. It turned out smooth and neat.
Repair of torn hinges

Repair of torn hinges

Preparation and installation of the mortgage. The next step is to prepare a wooden embed (preferably made of larch, as it is harder) for the cut area. The block must be carefully adjusted in size and fit tightly enough. I coated everything with glue and pressed it down with clamps so that it would stick together under pressure.
Repair of torn hinges

Repair of torn hinges

Then I drilled through holes at the ends of the mortgages, and also drilled the cover 5 cm in order to use additional fixation using wooden pins.
Repair of torn hinges

Repair of torn hinges

They were also coated with glue and hammered into the prepared holes. Leave the press overnight to ensure it seals well.
Repair of torn hinges

Completion of work and assembly. The next day, I removed the clamps and clamps that were used to additionally secure the mortgages, cut the wooden pins and sanded the end. Then I coated the fresh wood with two coats of mahogany stain. It turned out almost the same color as the original coating.
Repair of torn hinges

Repair of torn hinges

The final stage is screwing the hinge to the lid and adjusting it with screws so that the lid moves easily and fits tightly into place when closed.
Repair of torn hinges

Repair of torn hinges

Repair of torn hinges

That's all, I hope this repair method will be useful to someone in a similar situation.
Repair of torn hinges

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Comments (9)
  1. andmich
    #1 andmich Guests October 6, 2018 11:32
    4
    great article! This problem is also relevant for me at the moment. only for the cabinet door, the hinges were also torn out - I’m thinking about how to restore it. I will take this description as a basis.
  2. Yuliy Ivanovich
    #2 Yuliy Ivanovich Guests 6 October 2018 15:00
    4
    I would like to see a video of how angles are selected using a CIRCULAR SAW. For this you need a manual router. Which is what they did in the 4th photo. The rest, in principle, I agree.
    1. Guest Sergey
      #3 Guest Sergey Guests 18 October 2018 14:12
      0
      It is not necessary to select the corners at all; it is enough to round the corners on the insert with the same radius as the cutter.
  3. Alexander Gorshkov
    #4 Alexander Gorshkov Guests 6 October 2018 22:49
    5
    It seems that the groove was chosen by a router and not by hand
  4. Guest Vladimir
    #5 Guest Vladimir Guests October 7, 2018 01:41
    7
    And the grooves were selected using a router. Why give deliberately false information?
  5. yitsukeng
    #6 yitsukeng Guests 7 October 2018 14:52
    3
    and the wood had to be laid along the grain, not across it, so that it wouldn’t stand out at all. and it would be much easier to insert wooden pins into the fastening points and fill the entire cavity with epoxy. with wood dust.
  6. Guest Alexey
    #7 Guest Alexey Guests 7 October 2018 18:22
    5
    Perversion. You clean off the debris, tighten a couple of small screws (for reinforcement), carefully cover everything with cold welding, let it dry, drill holes and at least screw on the anchor chain.
  7. Guest Sergey
    #8 Guest Sergey Guests 9 October 2018 19:40
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    But moving it to another place, filling it up and painting it over - wouldn’t it be easier? Not everyone has a router. Although there is no word about him in the article.
  8. Kostya
    #9 Kostya Guests 10 October 2018 13:42
    2
    It's crazy! Damn, what kind of habit is this for organizing production? Can't you think of a simpler way... For example, I dug out the dust inside so that the broken parts would come together and glue it. And then he again screwed the screws into the holes with glue, placing the caps.