On 21 Jan 2007 14:23:34 -0800, "shred00"
wrote:

Morris Dovey wrote:

What you're looking for sounds a lot like the slide/pivot lash-up used
on entertainment cabinets to hide/reveal the TV. You might look in
that direction...

Ahh. Yes, very close. I am glad my description led you there. It
means at least somebody understood my description. :-)

The problem with those entertainment unit type hinges is that they
typically mount on the sides of the cabinet such as:
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/pa...,43614&p=43625

I need them to mount on the top and bottom of the cabinet. I could
almost use drawer slides (the method of affixing them would at least be
right) except that I don't think they have any strength when used in
that configuration.

You could put a sliding dovetail in the top and bottom of the cabinet
that stops just short of the front edge. Then have a block with a
dovetail on one end and a dowel to act as a pivot on the other end.
It wouldn't be truly full extension, but if you cut off part of the
dovetail such that the pin is out further than the dovetail at least
you'll get the pivot out past the front of the cabinet. You'd have to
work out some kind of guide to keep it inline when retracted without
scuffing it up.


-Leuf