Friday, June 25, 2010

Hinge Brackets and Hinge Assemblies

I started by locating the hinge brackets and associated hinge parts and started removing the blue film off of all of the parts.

 
I prepped the parts for priming by polishing the edges with the Scotch Brite wheel and deburring the holes.  I then used a Scotch Brite pad to clean and prep all of the surfaces. I then pushed the priming station outside and primed the parts.
 After the parts were primed I used the 120o #30 counter sink to prep the hinge brackets for the required flat rivets.


Next I clecoed the hinge brackets together into the appropriate pairs.  I am ready to start setting the bearings and the rivets.
 The hinges and hinges brackets are now riveted and set aside until they are needed.