On my back bench I am using flush inset doors. Each opening has two doors with no center stile. Questions are in bold throughout. Here is an older pic for reference:
I have some questions about the bottoms (shelf) for upper or lower cabinets and alignment of the accompanying faceframe rail when using flush inset doors. Does everyone align the top edge of the bottom rail with the top surface of the cabinet bottom?
Do you usually just glue and clamp the face frame, shoot a few brads, use biscuits, etc. (?) to maintain alignment?
I was thinking that there might be some benefit to putting a finished edge on the front of the ply bottom first and attaching the face frame so there would be a 1/4" or so reveal- the top surface of the bottom (shelf) would be above the top edge of the faceframe. Benefits- no need to worry about misalignment between the top surface of the bottom and the faceframe rail; it would give you a stop for flush inset doors.
What kind of stop do you use with flush inset doors?
I am struggling with how to add stops and catches to my doors. The installation of a stop and catch is a visual problem (to me). I just don't like things hanging down into the opening. Here is what I did on the lower cabinets. You don't see much of the catch when you are standing near the bench just when you are farther away, but I still don't like it.
These are non-adjustable magnets- I ordered the wrong ones- they have slotted heads and looked like they screw in and out to adjust, but they don't. Right now I'm using a small screw in the back of the door as an adjustable target, but I'm not happy with the holding power. I think I may replace the screw in the door with a small rare earth magnet which should have enough additional attraction that I can make it flush or even recess it in the back of the door.
On the upper cabinets I'm going to go ahead and try a small rare earth magnet in the top edge of the door and one opposite it in the bottom edge of the top rail. I will still need a stop; but that can be very low profile since I won't be mounting a catch in it.
Has anyone else tried rare earth magnets in the door and rail/stile edges?
Awhile back in a shop in Hendersonville I saw one cabinet where this was done, it was very unobtrusive and seemed to hold very well. I couldn't tell if the magnets were offset any (in/out) so once the door was closed the magnets would still apply a closing force to hold the door against some sort of stop. I also don't remember the stop detail.
Any ideas out there?
I have some questions about the bottoms (shelf) for upper or lower cabinets and alignment of the accompanying faceframe rail when using flush inset doors. Does everyone align the top edge of the bottom rail with the top surface of the cabinet bottom?
Do you usually just glue and clamp the face frame, shoot a few brads, use biscuits, etc. (?) to maintain alignment?
I was thinking that there might be some benefit to putting a finished edge on the front of the ply bottom first and attaching the face frame so there would be a 1/4" or so reveal- the top surface of the bottom (shelf) would be above the top edge of the faceframe. Benefits- no need to worry about misalignment between the top surface of the bottom and the faceframe rail; it would give you a stop for flush inset doors.
What kind of stop do you use with flush inset doors?
I am struggling with how to add stops and catches to my doors. The installation of a stop and catch is a visual problem (to me). I just don't like things hanging down into the opening. Here is what I did on the lower cabinets. You don't see much of the catch when you are standing near the bench just when you are farther away, but I still don't like it.
These are non-adjustable magnets- I ordered the wrong ones- they have slotted heads and looked like they screw in and out to adjust, but they don't. Right now I'm using a small screw in the back of the door as an adjustable target, but I'm not happy with the holding power. I think I may replace the screw in the door with a small rare earth magnet which should have enough additional attraction that I can make it flush or even recess it in the back of the door.
On the upper cabinets I'm going to go ahead and try a small rare earth magnet in the top edge of the door and one opposite it in the bottom edge of the top rail. I will still need a stop; but that can be very low profile since I won't be mounting a catch in it.
Has anyone else tried rare earth magnets in the door and rail/stile edges?
Awhile back in a shop in Hendersonville I saw one cabinet where this was done, it was very unobtrusive and seemed to hold very well. I couldn't tell if the magnets were offset any (in/out) so once the door was closed the magnets would still apply a closing force to hold the door against some sort of stop. I also don't remember the stop detail.
Any ideas out there?
