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Hinge Talk 
 
• End Play    The amount of axial movement between the leaves.
     
• Gauge    The thickness of the metal.
     
• Hinge Length    The overall dimension of the leaves measured across the knuckle.
     
• Hinge Stake    A dimple put into the knuckle to retain the pin.
     
• Knuckle Size    The length of the knuckle.
     
• Leaf Width    The dimension from the center of the pin to the outer edge of the leaf.
     
• Open Width    The overall width of the hinge laying in the open flat position
     
• Paint Clearance      The minimum dimension between the outer face of the knuckle and the opposing edge of the leaf cut out over the entire rage of pivotal movement of the hinge.
     
 
 
Manufacturing Operations 
     
 
• Countersink or Coin   Counter sink is cutting and removing metal to a taper to accommodate flat head screws. Coin compresses metal to a taper to accommodate flat head screws. These process allow screws to sit flush with the surface of the material of the hinge.
     
• Holes, Rivets, Pems   Holes are a piercing of the material to the desired shape or size. A revisit is a pin placed into the hinge with formed ends. A Pem is hardware attached to the material that allows threaded studs or nuts to be attached to the hinge.
     
• Forming   The bending of the metal to a desired angle.
     
• Hinge Stake   A dimple put into the knuckle to retain the pin.
     
• Shear Form   A process where the metal is sheared and formed at the same time.
     
• Spun End   Altering of the ends of the pin to retain the pin in the hinge.
     
• Radius Chamfer Ends   A method used to break up the sharp corners of the hinge.
     
 
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     S&D Products, Inc.
         1390 Schiferl Road
         Bartlett, IL 60103
 
         Phone : 800.989.6365
         Fax : 630.766.1483
         Email : sales@SDproducts.com