I’ve tried using a couple of different living hinge inkscape extension but I’m either getting errors when I use them or they don’t generate the correct sized living hinge. Both extensions were found using this forum but the links are many years old. I was wondering if there was a newer extension that worked with the latest inkscape?
Also, what settings have people been using on their entensions with plywood. We have had one of the above working (although now it is bawked) but the hinges we’ve created have just broken. It may be the material we are using. Which is why my latest round of experiments with some different ply.
For what it’s worth, I am using a PC with version .92 of Inkscape
Don’t use a living hinge generator but have found this file to be helpful. Living-Hinge-Swatches.svg.zip (837.5 KB)
For best results use one of the medium Proofgrade plywoods and make sure the hinge is in the same plane as the grain.
I don’t use an extension, but another tip to prevent breakage is to dampen the cuts with alcohol. I dribble some on, rub it in with my fingertip to make sure it gets down into the cuts good, do the same from the other side, then start flexing, gradually pushing it farther and farther, until it’s curved the amount I need.