 | I'm starting to make one of the arm doors. This shot shows a chord clamped on one end of the inner skin cutout.
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 | A chord clamped on both ends of the cutout.
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 | Here is the cutout with the chord glued on both ends. At this point, the chord doesn't really put much curvature onto the cutout.
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 | This is all the parts for the arm door: The outer skin cutout (top), the inner skin cutout with chords and center strip added (center), and the 3mm door back (bottom)
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 | The 3mm door back before chamfering. I added masking tape right up to the chamfer marks, to help me see when I've hit the mark.
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 | These door backs get chamfered 1/8" on both sides to make it easier for the door to open and close.
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 | The chamfered door back
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 | Here's the back and inner skin assembly clamped together. The entire door now has a nice curve over its whole length.
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 | I have taped the door in place to test fit.
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 | Here I'm beginning to make some 1/2mm shims to go under the hinge bearings. You need the inner race to sit on a shim so that the outer race does not contact the hinge mount. Without this shim, you'll just tighten the whole bearing (inner & outer races) against the hinge mount and it won't turn.
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 | I drilled the 1/8" hole in the shim, then cut it out (roughly circular) with scissors.
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 | I laid the shim onto the inner bearing race to make sure the size was good. I wanted it to be bigger than the inner race but smaller than the outer race.
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 | This is how the assembly will work. The screw will go thru the bearing, thru the shim and into the hinge mount.
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 | I glued the shim onto the hinge mount, making sure the holes were lined up.
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 | Here's one of the top hinges test fit against the door back.
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 | Two arm doors ready to attach
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 | The arm doors glued to the hinges, opening and closing smoothly.
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 | Moving on to the detail door. It's built the same way as the arm doors.
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 | Detail door
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 | The small "power door." This one is so small it doesn't need a center strip.
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 | Power door
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 | The detail door and power door have a back-detail piece made from 1mm. I drilled out the rounded inside corners on the drill press.
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 | The back-detail pieces with holes drilled
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 | This is the back-detail for the detail door with the cutouts removed. I still have to do some filing to clean up the corners.
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 | Back-detail attached to the detail door. They overhang the ends slightly so I'll have to file.
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 | The detail door taped in place
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 | The detail door hinge is now glued to the back of the door
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 | Detail door
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 | Detail door
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 | Power door
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 | Power door. For the power door and detail door hinges, I didn't use flange bearings like I did on the two tall doors. I just drilled 7/32" holes thru the hinge and thru the body ring, inserted a 4-40 screw, and put a nut on it. Works fine. I can always come back and enlarge these holes for flange bearings if I have problems with this setup.
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 | Adding the detail door frame. I taped it in position with a uniform gap all around, then glued it
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 | The frame glued in place
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