Living Hinge Design
Living Hinge Design
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Has anyone ever had any experience designing a living hinge out of Delrin? I need a tough material that will be resistant to automotive fuels.
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RE: Living Hinge Design
RE: Living Hinge Design
RE: Living Hinge Design
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RE: Living Hinge Design
Nylon becomes much softer and with better elongation to beak only after some time exposed to humidity in the air. That means it's not a good idea to flex the hinge straight from the mold, better to wait. Also you can speed up the flexibilisation by dipping it in water for some time.
RE: Living Hinge Design
Have a look here - goes through design of hinges - worked example of hinge in acetal - non mouldable though!
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