An interesting tool chest hinge mechanism

[ZipSnipe]

Nice job letting slam shut the first time ya went to close it....:-)

[chopperboi89]

Not that big of a deal... Pretty basic mechanics...

[Bisbonian]

Matthias, I would have to say that I have learned more woodworking tricks, and seen more neat woodworking things on your website and your videos, than on any other source. Love your dad's work, as well, especially those wooden hinges. A big Thank You.

[jazzmanzoot]

This would make a great Artists, carry-all, come Easel. I want one !

[10OZDuster]

I like your demonstrations for mere mortals like me !

[Tomsouthrock]

DID YOU MAKE THIS ,VERY NICE

[platinumplusenter]

Very cool how you made a working model of how he "hinge" works so we could see it. Thanks

[johannas58]

Die Deutsche sind klug!

[Bear5177]

That's impressive.

[LarryDouglasProDev]

Nice mechanical design. Especially keeping the pivots out of the same plane. Nice Job!

[Axbent]

Fascinating mechanism! I fave this, gonna use this for a project!

[LKDesign]

German quality product. :D We had those chests aswell back then in apprenticeship.

[slinky211]

y cup holder in my 03 camry is like that

[bartos321]

Just for some extra info i found who makes this chest its a german company called ece.

ecemmerich-com/images/ece_kata­log_07_english.pdf padge 22

ecemmerich-com

replace the lines - with a dot .

[brickman409]

kinda reminds me of a Norwegian billfold

[koop39]

I WANT ONE

[JoshMadMagicMan]

What is this type of hinge called

[3nasacova]

@JoshMadMagicMan Its called the "some genius thought of it but it doesn't have a name yet" hinge.

[kikine05]

Man you really make me love woodworking :)

[slinky211]

thats like the cup holder in the middle of my dads 2004 camry

[futuredirectorwanna]

you should build one!!!!

[bearhedded]

Beautiful!

I was tinkering around using pantographs in an automaton, years ago, and crossed 2 of the bars for the fun of it, and came up with something similar. 

Instead of the hand just moving outward, now it sweeps back, as it extends.

[TheDivineCellphone]

i need to make this in Lego !

[deezynar]

Thanks for posting this. I agree w/ you, that is a very ingenious solution to a challenging problem.

I have designed and built linkage systems before & they are pretty tough to get just right.

[MrTocsik]

I'd like to see more about this chest. All the little compartments look pretty cool and a video or pictures about storage would be great. Thanks.

[amylNRG]

Any idea what locus of the moving points is?

[Matthiaswandel]

Could you clarify your question?

[amylNRG]

@Matthiaswandel

In other words, what I'm wondering is what shape an arbitrarily chosen point on the lid traces out in space as the chest is opened and closed. Clearly, the connection points trace out circles, but it's less clear what curves the other points on the lid describe in space. It's more a mathematical question than a wood-working one, though.

[Matthiaswandel]

Well, it's a four bar linkage. The points are defined by the motion of the four bar linkage. That's the simplest explanation. You could write a big equation, but describing it as a four bar linkage is the most straightforward.

[amylNRG]

@Matthiaswandel

I'd already worked that out, but "four-bar linkage" is just a description, not an answer. In fact, for any point on the lid, movement is described as the locus of points shared by two two-bar linkages. My immediate thought was that the locus must be a hypotrochoid, but then I realised that the angular rotation of the generating circle probably isn't constant. I was just wondering if anyone knew what the locus is, but, as you said, I'll have to work out the equation myself!

[wildwill1970]

Very cool indeed!

[gonepishing]

This would've been a great project for my design class last year.

ah well, the harmonograph table was a pretty fun alternative even if it's less practical ;)

[gabineteroserrano]

Nice, a other A+

[kode1303]

Another new great feature we can all use. Thanks!

[sooth15]

Cool~

[timlandscheidt]

Is the tool chest self-built or was it supplied by Würth?

[Matthiaswandel]

The chest is not homemade.



[wilhelmtell87]

Can I buy products Würth Canada?

because I know only in Germany

[Azndragon732]

clever and ingenius

[bauisakim]

That is cool.

[Robotron9000]

Love your vids!! keep them coming

[javasmash]

Very informative and learning! Thanks for sharing!

[Tripp393]

kickass!

[spikespegel87]

awesome!!!!!!!!!

[bultasa0011]

Genius :D