If the self-closing door to your garage isn’t closing hard enough to latch properly or the door slams shut, you can adjust the spring hinge tension with a hex wrench and pliers. Start by removing the ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics. Engineers working on everything from laptops to cosmetic cases to glove boxes commonly use coiled spring-pin hinges because they can ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Removing a door from its hinges is about as simple a DIY job as comes along. Yet more ...

Hinges are ubiquitous mechanical components and, typically, engineers are most familiar with those with a solid pin. Many may not know, however, that a leading use of coiled-spring pins is in hinges ...