The geared hinge from E. Soderberg was a perfect starting point for making hinges that would be compatible with a RatRig VCore-4 enclosure. The specific model I have is the 500mm IDEX, but it should work for any of the different sizes as they all seem to use the same-sized magnet holders.

This model re-uses the mounting holes and mounting hardware on the front panel of the enclosure, simply replace the magnet holders and remove their mates from the extrusion.

The leaf attached to the side of the enclosure uses the same M6x12mm socket head screw and T-nuts as the rest of the printer. I had lots of extras, so didn't need to buy anything. I found that if I mounted the hinges to the front of the enclosure, the remaining magnets would hold the front on the printer, and I could simply use the hinges themselves as guides for drilling new holes in the side of the enclosure.

I then removed the hinges from the front panel before loosing the side panel enough (2 rows of bolts was all it took) to get the hinges installed into the side panel with T-nuts into the extrusion. Finally, I had a friend help hold the front panel while re-attaching it to the hinges.

Since I now had two extra magnetic closure available, I decided to add them to the middle of the top and bottom edge of the front panel. Drilling new holes in the front panel of the enclosure and using a dremel to cutout a hole in the metal baseplate in order to fit a T-nut into the extrusion to hold the mating part. This helped give the door a better seal when closed.

TODO:

In the future I may make another “tall” version to replace the handle on the same edge. But for now, just the two shorter ones seem strong enough to do the trick.