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09-05-2006, 10:36 PM
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Name: Jeremy City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 30 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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How do you install hinges for a cabinet perfectly every time without going through a huge process of setup? There must be some tricks!
I have tried several times now to install doors on a cabinet, but every time the doors don't line up perfectly. The doors are alway slightly crooked and one is high, while the other low ... and it's an obvious mistake. I've tried both piano hinges and regular hinges (like the one in the image below) ... I failed at both! 
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09-05-2006, 10:47 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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For cabinets, I gave up with butt hinges and highly recommend http://www.rockler.com/CategoryView....5&cookietest=1
The adjustability of the Euro hinges can fix almost any alignment problem.
I have actually  had very good luck with those found at Lowe's 
I only use butt hinges and other types for small boxes, and I would make a sailor blush while I'm installing them...if only there were 35mmm cup hinges for small boxes  
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
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09-06-2006, 01:57 AM
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Name: Peter Davio City: Hope Mills State: NC County: Cumberland Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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jigs, jigs, jigs.
IIRC, Rockler has a jig for every type of hinge they sell.
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09-06-2006, 03:58 AM
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Name: Tom Hintz City: Concord State: NC County: Cabarrus Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 59 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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For me, installing hinges so they lined up was part learning to make layout lines accurately on both pieces and then sticking to them. Just as important was figuring out how to mortise them consistently. See the link below for how I mortise hinges. http://www.newwoodworker.com/hingmortising.html | |
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09-06-2006, 09:39 AM
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Name: Joe City: Holly Springs State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 65 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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gotojeremy, making one of these may help. If you get the mortises right, the hinge will sort of fall in place.  | |
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09-06-2006, 09:49 AM
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Name: Dolan Brown City: Wallace State: NC County: Duplin Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 60 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Joe, Is that a RotoZip with a pleziglass base so you can use it as a small router in the photo? Is the base homemade or did you buy it? How did you attach it? I have a DeWalt cutout tool I am thinking about mounting a pleziglass base to so I can use 1/4" small router bits in it.
Sorry for the hijack.
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09-06-2006, 12:24 PM
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Name: Joe City: Holly Springs State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 65 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Splinter  Joe, Is that a RotoZip with a pleziglass base so you can use it as a small router in the photo? Is the base homemade or did you buy it? How did you attach it? I have a DeWalt cutout tool I am thinking about mounting a pleziglass base to so I can use 1/4" small router bits in it.
Sorry for the hijack. I bought an extra base from RotoZip and glued a 4" square of plexiglass centered on it. Hinge size range is 3/4" - 3 1/2". I have a store bought unit for 4" hinges. I have used it to mortise piano hinges by slipping the jig along. It works for rails and doors too.
The jig was made from a mag (see the photo details in my album for more info). I like this one because it mounts to the outside of completed boxes. | |
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