IKEA Lack Enclosure Offset Hinges (Easy remove door and refit)

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During my quest to build a Lack enclosure, I couldn't find any hinges that would allow a door of the enclosure to be opened fully past 90 degrees and allow easy removal and refitting if greater access required, and also not being face fitted to the outside face of the Lack, spoiling its lines. So I designed these offset hinges which allow 180 degree opening of door, together with a simple lift off and replace if the door needs to be removed for greater access. The hinges were designed to work with 4mm Acrylic sheet door. The door half of the hinge has two holes threaded M3 to a depth of 6mm. This allows an M3 x 10mm screw with a thin washer to be passed through the 4mm acetate sheet and tighten from the inside, making the fixings virtually invisible from the outside. The frame half is screwed into the leg of the Lack using 4mm countersunk woodscrews. I designed the hinges to be used with my Lack leg mountings, which are remixes from Thebeetleuk,: www.thingiverse.com/thing:2776584 so should work with either. Just ensure the hinge pin centre is sufficiently beyond the outer face of the leg, to allow the hinge to open flat against the outer face. Note. You will need to notch the door to allow the frame half of the hinges to pass through. Approx 20mm x 8mm. Cut accurately with junior hacksaw and file to finished dimension.(See drilling jig for marking out dimensions). Update. 15Jul18. I've added a drilling jig to the files section to help get the door drilled and cut accurately to enable a good fit. The jig should be placed against the hinge edge of the door at desired positions for the hinges. Fit the jig on the inside face of the sheet as the jig is orientation sensitive.. Keep the stepped edge against the edge of the sheet and drill through the jig using a 3mm drill. At the same time, scribe around the jig from the stepped profile onto the acrylic. Remove the jig and scribe a line to join the two inset scribes and you should have a marked area of approx 16mm x 20mm which should give an accurate marking to cut the clearance notches in the sheet. Beware that the jig is slightly asymmetric to give a little extra clearance to the lower portion of the hinge (frame element). Not really noticeable to the naked eye but the jig will give the correct profile to cut. Before fitting hinge to acrylic door, drill the acrylic sheet screw-holes out to 3.2mm to allow thread clearance. Update. 16 Jul 18. Added a Left handed set for those that prefer to hinge their door on the left. Any issues, please feel free to comment. Wouldn't mind a bit of feedback, positive or negative.