diff --git a/rack/sharedVariables.scad b/rack/sharedVariables.scad
index 9d16d6e..bae3d70 100644
--- a/rack/sharedVariables.scad
+++ b/rack/sharedVariables.scad
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 sideWallThickness = 2.5;
 
 sideWallSlotToOuterYEdge = 3;
+sideWallSlotToOuterXEdge = 3; // TODO rename to variables found in ybar;
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diff --git a/rack/sideWall.scad b/rack/sideWall.scad
index 8435684..e4d6746 100644
--- a/rack/sideWall.scad
+++ b/rack/sideWall.scad
@@ -11,9 +11,17 @@ sideWallZ = 110;
 sideWallY = 110;
 sideWallX = 12;
 
+sideWallZGapClearance = 0.2;
+
+
+// make these global
+hingePoleToInnerSideWallX = (hingePoleToConnectorOuterYZFace + sideWallSlotToOuterYEdge) - sideWallThickness;
+hingePoleToInnerSideWallY = (hingePoleToConnectorOuterXZFace + sideWallSlotToOuterXEdge) - sideWallThickness;
+
 
 module sideWall() {
 
+  applyHingeConnector()
   applyMagnetConnector()
   sideWallBase();
 
@@ -45,6 +53,34 @@ module sideWall() {
 
   module applyHingeConnector() {
 
+    hingeHolePositiveRad = hingeHoleR+1;
+
+    module hingeProjectConstructionPlane() {
+      translate(v=[sideWallX-(sideWallThickness+hingePoleToInnerSideWallX) - hingeHolePositiveRad,sideWallY,0])
+      cube(size=[2*hingeHolePositiveRad, eps, sideWallZ]);
+    }
+
+    apply_pn() {
+
+      hull() {
+        translate(v = [sideWallX-(sideWallThickness+hingePoleToInnerSideWallX), sideWallY-(sideWallThickness+
+          hingePoleToInnerSideWallY), 0])
+        cylinder(r = hingeHoleR+1, h = sideWallZ);
+
+        hingeProjectConstructionPlane();
+      }
+
+      union() {
+        translate(v = [sideWallX-(sideWallThickness+hingePoleToInnerSideWallX), sideWallY-(sideWallThickness+
+          hingePoleToInnerSideWallY), 0])
+        cylinder(r = hingeHoleR, h = sideWallZ);
+
+        // TODO annoying constant
+        halfspace(p=[sideWallX-3.3, sideWallY, 0], vpos=[1,1,0]);
+      }
+
+      children(0);
+    }
   }
 
   module applyMagnetConnector() {
@@ -63,4 +99,5 @@ module sideWall() {
   }
 }
 
-sideWall();
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+sideWall();
+
diff --git a/rack/sideWallConnector.scad b/rack/sideWallConnector.scad
index ff9376d..df3261b 100644
--- a/rack/sideWallConnector.scad
+++ b/rack/sideWallConnector.scad
@@ -19,11 +19,17 @@ magnetMountExtraRadius = magnetRSlacked + 1;
 
 innerSideWallToYBarMagnetConn = magnetFaceToSideWallConnOuterYEdge + sideWallSlotToOuterYEdge - sideWallThickness;
 
-hingePoleR = 2.5;
-hingePoleH = 3;
-hingeHoleR = hingePoleR + 0.5;
+hingePoleR = 2;
+hingePoleH = 5;
+hingeHoleR = hingePoleR + 0.2;
 
 hingePoleToConnectorOuterYZFace = hingePoleR/2;
+hingePoleToConnectorOuterXZFace = hingePoleR/2;
+
+*sideWallConnector_N();
+*sideWallConnectorMagnet();
+*sideWallConnectorMagnetSide();
+*sideWallConnectorHinge();
 
 module sideWallConnector_N() {
     translate(v = [0, 0, -sideWallConnLugDepression])
@@ -134,9 +140,3 @@ module sideWallConnectorMagnetSide() {
         cylinder(r = magnetRSlacked, h = magnetHSlacked);
     }
 }
-*sideWallConnector_N();
-*sideWallConnectorMagnet();
-*sideWallConnectorMagnetSide();
-sideWallConnectorHinge();
-
-//counterSunkHead_N(rackFrameScrewType,screwExtension=10);