Round Hinged Box

[Tom Giacomo]

I turned a round box and wish to hinge the round lid, what is the best way to mount a hinge for this box ?

[Dale Gillaspy]

A round hinge? I think you are going to wind up with some physics problems. Can you post pics?

[John Keeton]

Without a pic of your project and size, it is difficult to say, but this (http://www.woodcraft.com/product/2003267/783/miniature-barrel-hinge.aspx) might work -

http://www.woodcraft.com/Images/products/400/06R91.jpg

[Dick Mahany]

Take at look at this thread http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?176335-Saltbox for some ideas. I've seen a few of these and they work great. There are also a couple of other threads here that I can't find at the moment on how to do this. This aproach does require some mass at the bottom of the round box in to prevent tipping when fully opened.

[David C. Roseman]

+1 for Dale's point. If the lid has a snug mortised fit, clearance is the problem. Perhaps a strong chamfer on the side opposite a hinge of the sort John shows would overcome this, but I doubt it, and then the aesthetics would be compromised. If the lid is a flush fit, rather than mortised, a simple blind pivot pin would be pretty neat.

David

[Grant Wilkinson]

How big is the box? If one roto hinge will do it, these work well

http://www.leevalley.com/en/Hardware/page.aspx?p=40237&cat=3,41241,41265

The lid will pivot on the hinge, not lift, so the lid needs to be overlay.

[Eric Holmquist]

I was assuming that he was asking about the kind of hinge that is two loops with a strait hinge on the back. This makes for a box that opens like a clam.

[Tom Giacomo]

Thanks guys for the replies, I think I am going to try Grant's roto hinge and see what happens. I never thought of hinging it that way.