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Hinge Mounting Tips and Tricks
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If you don't have access to a Blum machine for door boring, you might want to consider using a screw-on hinge rather than the Inserta, which requires a dead-on relationship between the main hole and the 8mm dowel holes. With the screw-on, drill the main (35 mm) hole, square up the hinge, and then bore pilot holes.
From contributor I: There are companies that make installation jigs that put the plates in the correct position and then you just have to drill the doors accordingly. If I were you at this point, I would take a 4 inch strip of scrap wood and cut it to the height of the door. Then drill for the hinges, install them on the piece along with the plates and then hold it to the cabinet to whatever reveal you are looking for on the top and bottom and then screw the plates to the sides. Now you can detach the hinges from the plates, put the hinges on the real doors, and snap them on in about 2 seconds. If you haven't worked out the door sizing for certain you can start with a few scrap pieces of plywood cut to the door size and make sure the reveals and gaps all work before you drill the doors for hinges just in case you need to change the boring location to get the right reveal. You can also use different plates to get the same effect. If your reveals are really tight i would buy the Inserta thick door hinges. They have a different pivot point and allow 3/4 inch thick doors to open with very close tolerances.
From the original questioner: I did purchase an aftermarket fixture to bore the 35mm holes for the hinge cups. I also bought the Blum jig that orients itself in the bored hole to drill the two 8mm dowel holes and both work great. Here's the question: how do you mark/position the hinge plates to the cabinet so that they match the hinge mechanism to the door? From contributor P: Match the centerline of the plate with the centerline of the hinge.
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