Anyone who attempts a restoration knows how hard it is to come by "proper" hardware. I'm attempting to make a pair of hinges for an Ingrahm mantle clock.

Any ideas on how to bend the metel for the hinge part?

Answering my own question...I know...but, here is what I came up with. I took an old pair of pliers/ cut one end off/ hollowed out the other side/ turned and "silver soldered" a piece of steel to the cut off end.

Only problem is that the silver solder is having trouble "holding" the steel to the pliers...Any suggestions?

example of my first hinge:

Hi Greg,
Go to this site and scrool down to Tip #4.

Joe

http://www.floridaame.org/HowTo2.htm

Thanks, will give it a try.