dirtmidget33 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Does anyone have a good method for pinning Greenleaf plywood doors. I want to use pins on house do to kids using it. Doll house hinges while for most part are scale don't hold up to being played with and over time any flexible hinge will wear out. Debating if I want to try come up with good way to pin the plywood or make new doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Tyvek is a good material since it never stretches. I buy doors from Hobby Lobby. You could also make a frame and pin the GL door to it. But the opening would have to be made larger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I sandwiched ribbon or doubled up painted tape, painted to blend in. Other folks here have used other materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Wally, when I hinge Greenleaf doors I use strips of chamois or twill tape sandwiched between the two pieces.. Tyvek is probably more durable for children. When I built the Washington I made all new doors and windows and pin-hinged them this way: First I traced the door opening onto sheet of 1/4" graph paper and used 1/4" stripwood to build a box to fit it precisely. I set that within the tracing and traced the inside and used that tracing to make my basic door, which I proceeded to trim out: I sanded the hinge edge of the door and then set it into the box and clamped it vertically into the bench vise and drilled a small starter hole and gently hammered a steel dressmaker's pin into one end of the door. Then I rotated the door 180 degrees and replaced it in the vise, marking which side I needed the second pin to go, and repeated the process. I clipped the excess pins close to the outside of the box, gently tapped the cut ends flush with the hammer and carefully painted the assembly, added the doorknobs and glued the box into the opening. Then I fit, cut, assembled and painted my framing pieces and glued them into place. I made a window in the front door: I made a Dutch door for the kitchen using craft sticks and drilled corresponding holes in the top of the bottom part and the bottom of the top part for the pin I used there: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Gina's blog will help you a bunch. Middle of page http://moreminis.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-to-hinge-dollhouse-doors.html#.WIA9wrYrK34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmidget33 Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Thanks everyone for the advice. Still haven't decide on exact method I will use yet but I might have a new way to pin Greenleaf doors. Currently mocking it up if it works ok will do it to house and post tutorial on how to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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