Inset cabinet hinge question
ILoveRed
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Inset cabinet exposed hinges. Yes or no?
Comments (23)Nope. They're installed just above the top one, but thinking about it, I don't see why they couldn't just be installed above the hinge that would be least in the way. I did learn that your doors must be heavy enough to push against the soft closer. I have a bunch of evidently, really (crappy) lighter doors, because they're not heavy enough to push against the closer! So. I took some 2.5"w x 1/4" thick craft wood and cut pieces to fit against the back panel's top and bottom. Glued 'em in and painted them to match. Voila! Done....See MoreWhat size are your ball-tip cabinet hinges for inset cabs?
Comments (2)I can't find the specs on the hinges we used, but when I measure them they are a little bigger than 2.5'' tip-to-tip. I used 2 for each door on the glass-front uppers that we did with exposed hinges and 3 hinges on our larger breakfront doors. I think the scale looks good. Go for the sale! :)...See MoreInset cabinets with concealed hinges
Comments (2)Someday I'll have pics that aren't "move in" messy, but here are a few pics. We don't have exposed hinges because we have several earthquakes, and we live on pilings, so we see quite a bit of movement in the house. The only exposed hinges I have are in the black board cabinet because it was too skinny (it's half an inch deep) for the hidden hinges....See MoreAnybody seen these Eurobutt hinges? Faux butt hinge for inset cabinets
Comments (8)Hi All interested. I'd like to address a few comments. My name is Birdie Miller, I have an account here at Houzz. I design and build custom kitchens, cabinets, furniture and millwork, since 1972. I invented the EuroButt II faux butt hinge in 1990 and brought it to the market in 1996. Because the European concealed hinge is such a GREAT hinge, designers have had to 'do-away' with the functional design element of the traditional butt hinge, mostly because cabinet makers don't want to use the butt hinge, "It is a pain in the butt to use it". It isn't because they don't want to see it, they just don't want to use it. Before 1980 all doors were hinged with some sort of knuckle hinge, the 80's were the period that contemporary design in the USA took off, along with the construction technique of frameless cases and European hardware. After a decade of getting used the European hardware and case building techniques most cabinet makers didn't want to go back to butt hinges and face frame cabinets. I know there are plenty of sources for face frame cabinets and no mortise butt hinges (NOW). In the 1990s there weren't. After the 1988 stock market crash, our industry took a 'HIT'. When it came back in 1992, 95% of the architects and designers I worked with went back to traditional design... I have my theory why that happened! Back to the subject. Using the concealed hinge is a smart way to go, for the cabinetmaker and the customer, but you loose the design element of traditional design. I ran into the problem in 1990 when my designers were now calling for the butt hinge. With a little work, I said, ''why can't I just do this''.... Fake the butt hinge and let the concealed hinge do all the work!!! With that concept, I invented the EuroButt II faux butt hinge. You get the best of 2 worlds, The charm of traditional design and the advantages of the high tech concealed hinge. That is why you would use the EuroButt II faux but hinge... Self close, Soft close, Adjustments and Clip on and off. I took a lot of care to design a fake hinges that looked absolutely REAL. I show the EuroButt II at my Houzz listing, with a link to the EuroButt II website address. If you have any questions let me know. Take care and good luck with your projects....See MoreILoveRed
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