Exact placement of random "Butterfly" wedges easily.

[steve_g]

I’ll eventually get you an image and some drawings of how that was done… I’m laid up with a rotator cuff repair right now however. Might be a week or two.
SG

[steve_g]

As asked for… Here’s how I made the fold down countertop extension hardware.
These photos were taken in process and of course show the extension upside down.
The existing countertop overhung its base by 5”, my extension comes out from underneath the existing, so I had plenty of depth to work with. Rather than screw my hinges directly to my customers tiled wall, I made a wood base using half-lap joints where the vertical parts intersected with the horizontal one.
I’m comfortable welding… it’s how I worked my way through college. I buy the components to build brackets with from http://www.kingmetals.com/Home.aspx.
The hinges aren’t lightweight HD ones, but the type you’d buy at a “Metal Mart” type of supplier, they are welded to the brackets.
The back edge of the slab was ripped off enough to give clearance for the folded in brackets, and hinged back on with a heavy duty continuous hinge. Since the original countertop had 5” of overhang, the hinge is hidden from view and I didn’t need to deal with a gain. I mounted the hinge, barrel and all, flush to the slab, so that the hinged brackets wouldn’t catch on it.

Feel free to ask questions if I haven’t explained something!
SG

[scottp55]

Looks Good Steve!
Unfortunately you in Your hardware DON'T
Get better soon!
scott