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Old 03-14-2007, 08:54 AM   #1
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Where to buy stainless steel hinges


I need some good hinges for my tank build, and I'm weary of buying brass. I need regular door hinges (that open 180 degrees or so) and some piano hinges for the canopy, and I was thinking of getting stainless steel, but I'm open to other ideas if people have had success.

Does anyone have suggestions on what material they should be made from? Stainless, nickel, chrome, powder coated?

Can anyone point me to some good websites for buying this kind of hardware? I dont really know where to begin. Thanks!

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Old 03-14-2007, 10:50 AM   #2
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I use regular old cheep brass plated hinges,.. they look nice when they go on and they are cheap at any local HD. They do corrode, and rust once the salt makes it through the brass plating,.. but IME it takes allot of salt creep and a while for that to start hapening. The only tank I have ATM that they are rusting is my 50,.. And I think that's mainly due to a couple of return pump issues that soaked everything over the years.

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Old 03-14-2007, 02:40 PM   #3
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I may stop by there to check some stuff out... but I hesitate using something that will almost assuredly yield problems down the road. Too much time and effort is being invested in this stupid stand to chince out on a few pieces of hardware. Anyone have other ideas?
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