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#709256 - 03/15/12 05:20 AM Re: metal vs plastic hinge [Re: yardmaster]
JasonB ` Sharp Shooter` Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/27/04 Posts: 12927 Loc: Cape Spencer, New Brunswick, C...	Pot metal broke thru. Both the hinges you showed used the metal for that portion. Assuming both are of similar quality, they would have a similar life expectancy in that application. J _________________________ er, somethin'....
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#709263 - 03/15/12 06:13 AM Re: metal vs plastic hinge [Re: yardmaster]
CabinConnection Bigfoot Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/20/04 Posts: 34366 Loc: The Indianhead's Left Nostril....	If it were me... I'd buy THREE replacements now. Install two, and put the third somewhere safe for the next time it broke. Then sometime in the future, when that right side breaks again, I'd repeat this whole process 'cuz I didn't remember that I'd bought a spare. (I'd figure THAT out when I went to put the second extra hinge away in a safe place, one that I wouldn't forget about...)
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#709271 - 03/15/12 08:07 AM Re: metal vs plastic hinge [Re: CabinConnection]
yardmaster Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/05/02 Posts: 17374 Loc: http://tinyurl.com/PAOpenCarry	Originally Posted By: JasonB Pot metal broke thru. Both the hinges you showed used the metal for that portion. Assuming both are of similar quality, they would have a similar life expectancy in that application. J So then just go with the plastic one since it is cheaper in cost. Originally Posted By: CabinConnection If it were me... I'd buy THREE replacements now. Install two, and put the third somewhere safe for the next time it broke. Then sometime in the future, when that right side breaks again, I'd repeat this whole process 'cuz I didn't remember that I'd bought a spare. (I'd figure THAT out when I went to put the second extra hinge away in a safe place, one that I wouldn't forget about...) That was actually the plan before I realized it was the good one that was lost...to buy 2, 1 as a spare. I too would lose the spare...as evidenced in this thread already. _________________________ If you were a dinosaur, the only thing you would do is suffer from reptile dysfunction.
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#709272 - 03/15/12 09:36 AM Re: metal vs plastic hinge [Re: yardmaster]
JasonB ` Sharp Shooter` Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/27/04 Posts: 12927 Loc: Cape Spencer, New Brunswick, C...	Tape the spare beneath the desk. J _________________________ er, somethin'....
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#709275 - 03/15/12 11:10 AM Re: metal vs plastic hinge [Re: JasonB]
Able_Dog Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/07/03 Posts: 26687 Loc: N Georgia	Originally Posted By: JasonB Tape the spare beneath the desk. J Then if he's like me, a year from now he can turn the house upside down looking for that damn hinge, LOL
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#709286 - 03/15/12 12:23 PM Re: metal vs plastic hinge [Re: Able_Dog]
CabinConnection Bigfoot Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/20/04 Posts: 34366 Loc: The Indianhead's Left Nostril....	Originally Posted By: Able_Dog Then if he's like me, a year from now he can turn the house upside down looking for that damn hinge, LOL Yep - like I said above... He won't know where he put it 'till he's putting away the NEXT extra one and someone says, "Hey, tape it under the drawer!"
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#709306 - 03/15/12 03:07 PM Re: metal vs plastic hinge [Re: CabinConnection]
Clint_Robbins Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/19/01 Posts: 10014 Loc: Akron, OH	Stick a note next to a hinge saying where you stored an extra.
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