Installing Concealed Hinges On Cabinet Doors

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Installing concealed hinges on cabinet doors.

To find the hinge that will work with your door type consult the hinge company s online brochures and customer service line. If you re installing the hinges on the back of the door have the 2 sides of the hinges laying on top of each other instead. Insert included screws through the holes in the frame side of the hinge and install with a phillips head screwdriver. The concealed hinge jig allows you to drill cup holes for concealed cabinet door hinges sometimes called euro hinges using just a drill.

Hold the frame side of the hinge up to the center point with the door side of the hinge open and extending straight out beyond the frame. Then with the right hinges in hand follow the steps below to install them. Concealed cabinet hinges in 9 steps 1. Replace your old cabinet hinges with concealed soft close blum overlay hinges and stop cabinet door slamming while hiding your hinges.

The jig positions an included carbide tipped bit exactly at the proper position and offset and drills to the perfect depth every time thanks to adept stop collar. The hinges should sit flush against the outside and inside of the cabinet. A device called a hinge mark template will help you mark the hole locations accurately for every door. So basically for example if your door is overlay screw it onto the cabinet as close as possible to the door being above and below the inside of the face frame.

Drill these just 1 2 inch deep into the door. The hinges i m using are for frameless cabinets with inset doors. For each door drill 3 holes for each concealed door hinge a large 35 mm hole with 2 offset holes above and below it on the left side 8 mm in diameter for the dowels and screw fasteners. You then hold the door in place mark the locations of the screw holes drill pilot holes for the screw with a.

Start by placing the hinges on the cabinet where you plan to install them wrapped around the outer edge of the cabinet wall in the open position. As with concealed hinges it s usually best to install these on the doors first.