We have a rare thing in our family - a stereo system in a wooden case with a glass facade. Unfortunately, during transportation, the top cover was broken from the canopies. I decided to restore it, at the same time making a small instruction, because the technology I used is suitable for repairing other loops of a similar design.
Necessary tools and materials
From the tools you will need:
- Two clamps or other spacers.
- Square or square.
- Insulation tape.
- Chisel and hammer.
- Circular Saw.
- Rasp and sandpaper.
- Electric drill.
Materials required for repair:
- Wooden block, preferably hardwood.
- Joiner glue or PVA.
- 4 wooden studs.
DIY torn hinge repair
Training. Using a square and a pen, I outlined the area around the damage to the cover, which would then need to be selected. For clarity, pasted over the drawn lines with a blue ribbon.
Then he cut the grooves with a circular saw (not to the entire depth of the lid), and gently hollowed out the wood with a chisel. I had to tinker with the corners of the recess, since in these places it was not possible to cut through with a disk. Then the selected grooves were trimmed with a rasp and sanded with sandpaper. It turned out smoothly and accurately.
Preparation and installation of a mortgage. The next step is to prepare a wooden mortgage (preferably from larch, as it is harder) for a sawn place. The bar should be carefully sized and fit tight enough. He coated everything with glue and pressed it down with clamps so that it would stick together under pressure.
Then, at the ends of the mortgages, I drilled through holes, also drilled a lid 5 cm to use additional fixation with wooden studs.
They were also coated with glue and hammered into the prepared holes. Press left for the night to get well taped.
Completion and assembly. The next day I removed the clamps and clamps with which I additionally fixed the mortgages, cut the wooden studs and polished the end face. Then he covered the fresh tree with two layers of stain under the mahogany. It turned out almost in the color of the original coating.
The final stage is screwing the hinge to the lid and adjusting it with screws so that the lid easily walks and fits snugly into place when closed.
That's all, I hope this repair method will be useful to someone in a similar situation.
