Woodbutcher wrote:WWW.Socalteardrops.com hinge. IHas anyone used this hinge? Before I order my hinges I thought I'd at least ask.
I ordered a 12" section to have on hand while in my mockup phase. I am very happy with what I am holding in my hand, but limiting it to the galley hatch, or tounge box hinge, i.e., HORIZONTAL only.
The hinge is in three parts, very substantial, and requires 2 endcaps to keep all three part assembled. These endcaps are attached to the "cover" with two allen set screws. Because of the potential for the set screws to vibrate loose, then having the end cap fall out, along with the door, I myself am not going to use the SoCal hinge as my "vertical" door hinges, as much as I would like to.
And I noticed another reply to your query, and I tell you right now that IN MY OPINION that the the SoCal galley hinge is TOO heavy and TOO thick to break as mentioned... Any "hurricane" hinge will break WELL before the SoCal galley hinge, IN MY OPINION.
(Perhaps SoCal could also include a photo of the hinge to show the sturdiness of the hinge? The animation is nice, but a photo is better)
WHOO HOO, its back to the padded cell!!!