I kind of confuse- what kind of European hinges do I need to install with this wall/door construction - inset or partial overlay?
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I kind of confuse
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Have a look here. Look at the section on Inset Door hinges under no. 2.
Edited to add: Here's a hinge Rockler lists for your application. http://www.rockler.com/silentia-fram...d-inset-hinges
Last edited by Dave Richards; 03-02-2015 at 9:47 AM.
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The answer depends on dimensions, which you don't supply. However, eyeballing your diagram, I'm going to guess that your door is 3/4" thick, and the wall of your cabinet is an inch thick or so. The rabbet on the wall, I'm guessing, is 3/4" by 3/4". So what you have is a full overlay door, with a quarter-inch layer stuck on the outside face of the wall. Full-overlay means that the hinge is set up so that the door overlays the wall by 3/4".
However, if I'm guessing wrong about the dimensions of the rabbet, you may want a different hinge. Put dimensions on your drawing.
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Both thickness 3/4", sorry I just drawn picture without proportion. If I understand correctly - in this case I would need an partial overlay hinge?
Thank you.
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Yes, for that drawing, you want a partial overlay hinge. If buy from a full-stocking distributor, you can mix and match parts to get any amount of overlay you want. If you buy from a source like Rockler, the only choice you'll get is "half overlay". It is intended to give you a little less than 3/8" overlay -- that is, two half overlay doors back to back with a little clearance between them.
If you really want 1/2" overlay, go to http://www.wwhardware.com/blum-120-c...lum-120-hinges, and look at the second downloadable pdf. The important thing to understand is that each hinge on your cabinet really consists of a part that Blum calls the hinge, plus a part Blum calls the hinge mounting plate. Mounting plates come in a variety of thicknesses, and provide a variety of overlays.
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Jamie is right on here. I build cabinets every day. If you follow the link below and click on the second "download information" option, you will see a chart that shows the relationships between the various hinges, mounting plates , and "bore distance" (the distance from edge of door to edge of hinge-cup hole)
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It can be confusing at first. I think you want an overlay of a little less than 1/2"---about 12mm. So, on the chart you can find a couple ways to get there. For instance, a straight-arm hinge, a 3mm mounting plate height, and a 4mm boring distance.
If you buy a generic "half-overlay" hinge set-up, you will get about 5/16" overlay, with about 1/8" adjustment room. Might work, but might give you a bigger gap than you want.
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many thanks for the info.
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