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Rockler's Guide to Choosing a Concealed Hinge
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Design Options: It's a question of degrees.
120°
series hinges
The #1 choice for most applications.
Rockler offers a variety of frameless hinges for many applications. The
hinge that you choose depends on your application requirements and
preferences; including the degree of opening and overlay. Additional
benefits to Blum hinges include 3-way adjustability and a choice between
self-close or free-swing action.
For easy
and accurate installation, click here. |
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Three-way
independent adjustment means uniform cabinetry!
Blum
"European-style" hinges are adjustable in three ways to let you
align your cabinet doors for a consistent look, even where minor cabinet
irregularities exist.
 Side
adjustment ... regulates the gaps between doors, cabinets and
walls for perfect parallel alignment.
 Height
adjustment ... lets you align door levels across a row of doors so
they match precisely at top and bottom.
 Depth
adjustment ... lets you bring any style of door into line with the
vertical surface of the cabinet.
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Self-Closing
versus Free Swing Hinges
Self-closing hinges are an ideal for cabinets. The
built-in spring pulls the door closed and holds it in a closed position,
eliminating the need for catches.
Free-swing hinges are most often used in furniture
applications, rather than cabinet applications.
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Overlay
or Inset — what's the difference?
Here's
something to consider when selecting hinges
Look at your cabinet design before selecting hinges. On Eurostyle
cabinets, hinges are attached directly to the cabinet side. This gives
you the option of fully overlaying, half overlaying or insetting the
door within the opening, as shown below.
Overlay
applications
If you decide to use an overlay cabinet design, select full overlay
hinges for the ends and half overlay hinges in the middle of a row of
cabinets.
Inset applications
Inset doors are recessed into the cabinet carcass to create a completely
flush, clean-lined look.
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Clip-On
 Blum's
Clip-On feature allows you to install and remove the door without
removing the hardware.
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How
many hinges and how much adjustability?
 Use
the chart to determine how many hinges you'll need for the height and
weight of your door.
A door
that is 43'' high and weighs 14 lbs. requires three hinges. If your door
is only 24'' high but weighs 14 lbs., go with three hinges for maximum
support and stability.
Use
on 5/8'' - 3/4'' doors unless otherwise noted.
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JIG
IT for Concealed Hinges
 Two
ways to drill concealed hinges! For easy and accurate Hinge
installation, check out our Rockler exclusive Hinge JIG IT systems.
Choose from either the Single
JIG IT system, ideal for smaller jobs and drills perfect cup holes
one at a time. Or, choose our Multi-Tool
Rail JIG IT system, which allows drilling all the hinge cups on one
door together with a single setup. Hinge
cup drilling jigs
- Here's an accurate and inexpensive way to set up your drill press for
making holes for cup hinges.
 Also
see our Self-Centering
Bits, perfect for hinge cup mounting.
The Self-Centering Bit ensures accurate hinge and hardware installations
every time! The bit provides perfectly centered and straight pilot
holes, so that even an amateur can install shift-free hardware that
lasts.
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