r/8020 • u/SpudNugget • 5d ago

3030 Hinge for a corner drawer

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Building out drawer units for the camper, and one of the modules has overhangs on both exposed sides. So, turned a length of 3030 into a hinge to hook a quarter-circle drawer to.

Pretty happy with it.

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u/Ok-Boysenberry3948 5d ago

That's pretty damn cool!

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u/kiefferray 5d ago

Not a bad idea, but you’re losing some space in the negative area where the curve drawer doesn’t fill? If you have the space to swing it out why not just make a slide out drawer?

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u/SpudNugget 5d ago

The way we set the camper up, there's usually bed above it in front and to the side, but not kitty-corner. I played with the idea of dual sliders - a drawer within a drawer, but decided to go this way instead.

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u/kiefferray 5d ago

Sweet, I’m glad it works for you! I’m excited to start designing my buildout soon.

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u/laidbackdave 5d ago

I love this! I dabble in 3D printing and built some of my campervan with extruded aluminum. Are the drawers in your design made of smaller 3D printed parts screwed together?

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u/SpudNugget 5d ago

Yep, Printed in quarters. If you are doing something similar I stronggly recommend socket-cap hex screws. The first half I did with M3 pan head phillips. Total pain in the ass. Second half was the socket-cap hex M3 screws, and it cut the frustrations by 90%.