Invisible Hinge For Ikea LACK Table 3D Printer Model

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Summary

Hide. Your. Hinge! — with the all-new heavy-duty InvisiHinge™ ;)

Seriously tho: I was trying to create a hinge for the Ikea LACK table that

  • was clean looking (integrated in the leg standoffs)
  • raised the height of the enclosure by at least 15 cm
  • could handle a full-width 1/8 inch (3.175 mm) Plexiglas door

After wasting way too much filament on different iterations I came up with this design.
Sorry about the scientific vs freedom unit mess - I am a German living in the US. :/

Specifications:

  • adds 8.15 cm to each leg (per hinge)
  • total inner enclosure height: 56.3 cm
  • maximum opening angle: 125°

Requires flat head wood screws (Torx > Phillips)

  • 8 X 1 1/2″ screws (that's something like M4 x 40mm for normal people)
  • 8 X 1″ screws (M4 x 25mm)
  • 8 X 3/4″ screws (M4 x 20mm)
  • 7 X 1/2″ screws (M4 x 12mm?)

and a long screw driver (> 10 cm, max 1 cm diameter).

Requires drill bits:

  • for pilot holes: 1/8″-ish (2-3 mm) diameter (pre-drill all wood screws!)
  • for Plexiglas: Size-R (8.6 mm diameter) - sorry, I had this lying around from 10 mm taps

Designed for 1/8 inch (3.175 mm) Plexiglas

Walls:

  • 17.5″ X 22″ (445 mm x 558 mm)

Doors (design should work with 3 or 4 legs, one or two doors per side):

  • 4-legged, half-width: 8.72" X 22" (220 mm x 558 mm)
  • 4-legged, full-width: 17.44" X 22" (443 mm x 558 mm)
  • 3-legged, full-width: 19.25" X 22" (489 mm x 558 mm)

Some links to accessories I used:

FINAL_-_hinge_-_bracket.ipt 241.0KB
FINAL_-_hinge_-_post_cable.ipt 444.0KB
FINAL_-_hinge_-_spacer.ipt 315.5KB
FINAL_-_hinge_static.ipt 555.5KB
InvisibleHinge.obj 1.4MB
InvisibleHinge_-_left.3mf 164.4KB
InvisibleHinge_-_left.stl 605.5KB
InvisibleHinge_-_right.3mf 166.0KB
InvisibleHinge_-_right.stl 605.5KB
InvisibleHinge_-_static_corner.3mf 91.2KB
InvisibleHinge_-_static_corner.obj 789.7KB
InvisibleHinge_-_static_corner.stl 343.1KB