Thread: Hinged Bumpers?
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Re: Hinged Bumpers?

We have designed our bumpers with door hinges at the inside corner, reversed from their normal position, allowing the plywood to reach each corner. We are using them so that we have a little flexibility to reach our C-shaped bumpers around the edge to fit for attachment. The hinges are quite rigid, much more so than screws, glue or most of the corner-building methods we've used or seen in the past. Once attached to their mounting points on the frame, the bumpers are extremely rigid.