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Old 09-16-2017, 09:22 PM   #1
Curtb1971
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Re: Bed board hinges like this?

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Originally Posted by DPowell View Post
The machined aluminum bed wood hinge kits are nice but maybe a little too "billety" for a lot of truck guys.
Laser cut steel parts could be produced for a fraction of the cost of machined aluminum. The attached pdf drawing shows the concept. There would still be a few details to work out but it should be doable.

Doug
Looks like we have some figuring to do if you're interested when I get a little further along. The kit for sale is motorized, but it would be cheaper to maybe do a spring in the hinge and maybe a magnetic latch. Hmmm
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