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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KingofThings, post: 102941, member: 468&quot;]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Make sure the leaves are each at least 1&quot; wide and not laterally flexible.</p><p>If they are they will not lay flat especially when the load is on them, more so if soft brass.</p><p>You can cut them to length with a hacksaw, the continuous pin will be the hardest to cut for it wants to roll and the material is made harder for this.</p><p>To stop this, and to keep it from walking out of one end or the other, do this&gt;&gt;&gt; Before cutting lay it out flat. Mark it to length and figure the following info out before cutting.</p><p>Don&#039;t leave a little wimpy piece on an end. Plan to either cut it off equal at each end, say half of a hinge roll, or just leave it short on the item a bit. It probably doesn&#039;t have to go full length and show at the end of the furniture.</p><p>Mark the center of the first hinge roll within the length you will use.</p><p>Use a sharp punch to pinch the pin into the hinge. You can do this at each end but <i>be sure</i> they are in the same half of the hinge or it will bind. DO NOT distort the hinge roll.</p><p>Cut the hinge and file it smooth. You could also radius the corners to make it look more finished.</p><p>After you&#039;ve cut it, and before attachment, be sure the pin isn&#039;t rolling in the half you pinched it to. If it does, punch it again and you could do this in more places as well.</p><p>Have fun! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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