On 7/24/2015 7:52 PM, Electric Comet wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 09:57:32 -0500
Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:

Consider also, rare earth magnets... These things can solve a lot of
problems. 8 or so years ago I built a model car display cabinet for
my son. It hangs on the wall and has lots of glass. The stiles on
the cabinet are very thin as are those on the door. Read that as
troublesome adding hinges.

i think that is a novel and elegant solution


Instead the door simply sets on the bottom ledge of the cabinet and
is held in place with rare earth magnets. You simply slide the door
to the side to go beyond the range of the magnets and the door is
released.

well that is great
plus it adds a bit of mystery
what
no hinges
how does it open
no doubt the coolest model car cabinet on the block

Thank you. They do help when normal fasteners are too clunky.




Not suggesting their use for this particular purpose but maybe in
helping to stabilize the knives.

it might be an interesting design to base it on these magnets
neodymium??

A google search gave me this place. Just an example of the sizes and
shapes that the come in.

http://www.rare-earth-magnets.com/?g..._QMaAuOk8P8HAQ



Anyway, two of six magnets in the cabinet portion to hold the door in
place.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/

And with the door in place. I used short countersunk screws on the
back of the door as the target for the magnets. I screwed them in
and out to get just the right amount of attraction. Pulling the door
out in the usual fashion to open the cabinet is almost impossible but
sliding the door to one side or the other is smooth and uneventful
and then simply remove the door.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/

i like this for the door
some of the knives are too heavy for these magnets but it would be
interesting to have some of the magnets concealed in the cabinet back
for holding the knives

Exactly.. ;~) A little hidden magic!