Brusso hinge substitute?
#11
I made a box and cut mortises for these Brusso box hinges.

Item D here

The box was reassigned from desk to garage duty. I don't want to waste Brussos on it. Is there a less expensive drop-in replacement? I can live without stops if I have to.

Thanks.
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#12
How about these? web page Both Rockler and Woodcraft carry an economy line of hinges that are not to bad. They are not solid brass and will be a lot thinner than the hinge you will be replacing but you should be able to find something close as far as overall size. I have a bunch of them that I use for various things around the shop.
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#13
Dave Diaman said:


How about these? web page Both Rockler and Woodcraft carry an economy line of hinges that are not to bad. They are not solid brass and will be a lot thinner than the hinge you will be replacing but you should be able to find something close as far as overall size. I have a bunch of them that I use for various things around the shop.




Thanks, Dave. I guess thinner is ok -- I can always shim underneath. Probably the right way to go. Appreciate it.
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#14
The Brusso hinges are really thick. I think you will be hard pressed to find another hinge that thick in an economy hinge. Here is the one I usually buy web page
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#15
Cool, thank you again.
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Aram, always learning

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#16
Horton Brasses has some good hinges at half the price of Brusso:
http://www.horton-brasses.com/clockboxhinges.asp
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#17
Johneone said:


Horton Brasses has some good hinges at half the price of Brusso:
http://www.horton-brasses.com/clockboxhinges.asp




Thanks!
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Aram, always learning

"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery


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#18
Johneone said:


Horton Brasses has some good hinges at half the price of Brusso:
http://www.horton-brasses.com/clockboxhinges.asp




I was going too suggest these as well . Horton is great to deal with and they make nice hardware .
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JerrySats said:


[blockquote]Johneone said:


Horton Brasses has some good hinges at half the price of Brusso:
http://www.horton-brasses.com/clockboxhinges.asp




I was going too suggest these as well . Horton is great to deal with and they make nice hardware .


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+1 Hope to order some stuff soon...Tom
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#20
I forgot about the Horton hinges. They are really nice hinges. If you have a business and set up a trade account you will get a substantial discount. It is close to %50. I think my cost on those is about $6.
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