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Beautiful and ecological, cardboard laptop case

Step 4Make hinge

make hinge
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At 1/3 of total distance I put 1 hinge. For that I cut a piece of 3mm plywood (in images I use 3mm acrilic), I drill 3 holes with 4mm (2 holes are united).
Then put hinge over 1 cardboard piece, draw contour with pencil, and cut with a good cutter.
Put this cardboard piece and hinge near last glued piece and mark sign for hole. Drill a hole in 5-7 cardboard pieces and mount hinge and screw without cap.
After this glue separately 5-7 pieces and drill a hole before glue over hinge.

ATTENTION: put big hole (excentric) in same part (bottom or cover).

Finish bottom part with 2 full pieces , without cut.

RO version:

Realizarea balamalelor:
La 1/3 de capat se monteaza prima balama. Pentru aceasta se taie o bucata (70x12mm) din placajul de 3mm (in imagine am folosit o bucata de plexiglass - graba e de vina), si se fac 3 gauri cu diametrul de 4mm (2 mai apropiate si care se for uni cu un cutter).
Apoi se pune balamaua centrata pe una din piesele de carton, se deseneaza conturul cu un creion care se va taia apoi cu un cutter foarte ascutit.
aceasta piesa se va pune, impreuna cu balamaua, langa celelalte lipite, si se va face marcarea gaurii. Se dau la o parte si se gaureste cu burghiul de 3,5mm (este mai mic decat diametrul surubului, pentru ca acesta sa intre fortat) prin 5-7 piese de carton, in functie de lungimea surubului. Se lipeste piesa in care am decupat forma balamalei, si se monteaza balamaua cu surubul caruia i s-a taiat capatul cu un patent/dalta/bomfaier/fai. In loc de surub se pot folosi bare filetate de 4x1000mm, din care se vor taia bucati.
Lipiti separat 5-7 bucati de carton, pe care le apropiati+presati de balama pentru a ramane semnul de la surub, in care se va da inca o gaura. Acestea se lipesc apoi de celelate care au si balamaua.
Atentie: Partea balamalei care are gaura dubla/mare se pune in aeiasi parte a gentii (jos sau la capac), la ambele balamale, pentru a usura culisarea acesteia la deschidere.

Terminati partea de jos (dupa ce ati pus si cealalta balama) cu alte 2 piese nedecupate, ca la inceput.
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