Jesus Christ, I've been researching these hinges fr days. All I wanted was a video that said "this is what the hinges are", and "this is how you fit them". This is the first video I've come across that actually explained it. Much appreciated!
Even in 2023, this is still useful information. This was my first time installing these on a custom cabinet I made from scratch. Worked great and the adjustability gave me a perfect gaps and lines.
hi Joey just wanted to say a big thanks this video has been a huge help as I am changing the doors in the kitchen in my new house and you have just saved me a fortune. big thanks Richard.
Hi Joey, wanted to thank you specifically for the tip on installing inset hinges, without the proper hinge, which is exactly what I needed on one of my projects. As always, great work. Take good care.
Just found this two years late. Great information. I've been building cabinets for 40 yrs, but always faceframe with conventional hinges. The high-end custom mnfcts (that I compete with...picking up the crumbs) are now using a very clever combination of frameless and framed components and every combo of concealed hinge you can imagine - it's been a steep learning curve. In my experience Blum does kill the competition - better built and more innovative- you can almost always find a hinge that will fit whatever you're trying to do. That said, I'm still learning and discovering new ways to do things.
Excellent video! Very comprehensive. I'm just fascinated by the incredible engineering that goes into these hinges. They really thought of everything and allowed a lot of tolerance.
Excellent video - completely cleared up all the gaps in my knowledge - even tells me that 18mm thick doors will work and also how I will have to modify my existing carcass to accomodate these hinges.
Thank you very much I have not had any experience with different type of hinges or types of screws either so really great help for us folks that are just beginning to want to learn the basics. You did a wonderful job explaining about this particular hinge. I had know idea there are adjustable hinges.
Awesome video brother, thank you. It helped me solve my uneven door issue. I was wondering what that 3rd screw was for. Didn't know it was that simple to raise the door 🫣
Thank you. The story stick will help me greatly. I'm mounting a very heavy mirror (30-40 lbs) & will use multiple hindges and was unsure how to get accuracy for the carcass portion for mounting.
It might not be a Sheraton chair, but that was extremely useful and informative. I had no idea of the basics, although I have put in dozens of conventional hinges. I had no idea there were so many types, much less that there were half-coverage and full coverage, and that these things can be adjusted. Thanks very much!
Great info, only video I have been able to find that explains more than just how to drill the 35mm hole...many others briefly discuss overlays but for the life of me I could not find any info on which plate I needed for full or half overlay...now I can order the hinges and plates online without being overcharged by a retail outlet...thx so much!
Hey Joey, Very informative, I've been playing these style hinges, but are about 20 yrs old. The ability to make the finer adjustments on the newer hinges is awesome. I think I'll lash out & buy the newer hinges next kitchen reno I do :) Thanks for the Vid. cheers Steve
When I was in cabinetmaking school I learned how to use those hinges, but I never liked them. My favourite cabinet hinges are Youngdale hinges. I dunno if they get much use outside of the US, but I love them because they're cheap and easy to use, you just cut a 7mm slot on the back of the door and then screw them in.
grateful sir.. i was hunting for vdo to fix my wardrobe hinge which had flipped open and could not be put back.. thx fr your super video unscrewed the separated part on other side first flipped it back in the other part and then screwed the other part flush on right position again
For euro hinges it is pretty simple. The hole in the door is 35mm in diameter, 12mm deep, and should be 5mm from the edge (or 22.5mm if measured from edge of the door wing to the center of the hole). The cabinet part is even simpler. Holes are 5mm diameter, 32mm apart and should be 37mm away from the edge of the cabinet side edge.
This is totally not always the case, there are so many different types of hinges and relevant drilling positions that this generic simplified information is not really helpful unless you specify which hinge and type you are talking about.
We have a 45° corner kitchen cabinet with these style hinges. The hinges are over 30 years old and have broken. Having a hard time determining what degree/° and style to replace the hinges with. What can you recommend? The cabinet is not a "lazy susan" style. It's just inset into the corner on a 45°with a normal cabinet door.
It depends a bit on how the carcass is made. It could be that the carcass box is on a 45deg with some voids to each side which you cant access. In this case a standard hinge like in this video would work , full or half cover or insert (depending on how the doors are set up) alternatively the carcass is made to fit the corner fully , in which case the carcass wall (where the hinges attach) are in line with the closed door. Again it depends how the cabinet is made here too most likely your after a 'cranked' hinge. Best thing is to take some pics and show your local hardware guys.
Thank you, thank you the half covering information was exactly what I was looking for. Can any full overlay hinge be adjusted to only cover half of the frameless frame?
That was really helpful and easy to understand! Thank you. Still not exactly the right hinges for my project but still really helped. Anyone know what sort I need when although the door is full overlay.. hard to explain!.. there is a frame within the cupboard that is only 2 cm wide to attach the bit that would normally attach to the carcus?...
Is there any reason not to install the bore side of a hinge in the cabinet instead of the door for an inset door? It seems like then the bulky part of the hinge would be out of your way instead of inside the cabinet.
Yes, that is the way the hinge is supposed to be installed. The geometry of how the door opens will not be correct, also they will not adjust correctly.
You didn't show how the hinges snap together and release. Are the hinges German? One of my doors doesn't close fully, what's the remedy please and your video is very informative.
Good info. Did you ever come across such a hinge that opened at least 270° and would be under closing tension from at least 180°? I have a design that requires the mount to be on a partial blanking panel on the front of a cabinet.
Cheers. Thankfully I have plenty of time to work on the design for this, so I'll figure something out. Have to love these hinges for the adjustability and ease of installation though
Hi Joey.....I know of these hinges as Euro hinges here in Aus for frameless cabinets. I think in the US they tend to like using face frames for cabinets and so use more conventional hinges........you are right they are pricey at Bunnings/ mitre 10 but I tried buying from a kitchen supply place and as I wasn't in the trades weren't interested in selling to me.......go to Bunnings was their suggestion!!! Enjoy your tutorials....cheers
SimopsAus hi, yeah the Americans seem to like there face frames, seems like more hassle than framless. admittedly I will buy from bunnings when I need 1 or 2 things. anymore and I'll order it. if you have a big order (for you) and tell them your a furniture maker they'll most likely give you a cash account .
Trevor Roth hi, generally no wider than 600mm and anything of say 750mm tall will need 3 or more hinges. ie a pantry door will have 3 taller than that 4. this is assuming you have 20mm thick Doors. thicker than that you will probably want more hinges to accommodate the extra weight
Trevor Roth oh yeah. so I like to use full overlay when possible. if it was a single door on a cabinet I'd make the door 2mm smaller on each side top and bottom depend a bit on application but that's easy enough to work out. if there are 2 or more Doors I take 2mm off the hinge side and 1 off the open side. so a 600mm cabinet would have 2 Doors 297mm wide. depends a bit on how much adjustment you have in the hinge. if you make them tight you can always shave them a little.
Thanks Joey, that was useful clarification. Do you have a recommendation for which order to do the adjustments to the hinges once the door (or indeed pair of doors) is mounted?
Good info, thanks. Were the cabinet carcasses solid timber? (Maybe pine or macrocarpa?) The door frames looked like Macrocarpa though and they looked sweet!
DRMNZ hi, yes all solid Macrocarper with Rimu door panels. I'll be showing another Kitchen similar to this one in an up coming series. as the solid Timber has thrown up some issues with modern hardware, so It might be useful to viewers.
can you change an old hinge with a new-age hinges? we need to order for a double-door of a side kitchen cabinet. can you please tell us how to choose them (to join the 2 parts, not join the cabinet itself)?
Great video and perfectly explained, just what I wanted. I'm from across the Tasman and not a tradesman but a keen hobbyist and don't have access to trade prices. Any suggestions as to where to buy these including the template. Thanks again for a great demonstration
May I ask what those plastic "anchors" are called. It seems after a while my screws end up loosening and nobody here checks on them and they/the door end up getting leaned on and the threading from the wood side gets damaged and the screws fall out and get lost. I was thinking of just filling the holes with the missing screws with epoxy and replacing the screws.
+Fishing Buddy hi ya, my best advice is to contact the maker of the hinges you have available they will have jigs for sale. My Blum jig is about $35 NZ. Once you find a hinge you like I recommend only using them in the future that way you will get real good with them pretty quick.
Jesus Christ, I've been researching these hinges fr days. All I wanted was a video that said "this is what the hinges are", and "this is how you fit them". This is the first video I've come across that actually explained it. Much appreciated!
Even in 2023, this is still useful information. This was my first time installing these on a custom cabinet I made from scratch. Worked great and the adjustability gave me a perfect gaps and lines.
I’m tasked with realigning almost all of my kitchen cabinets now. They were installed 18 years ago. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
hi Joey just wanted to say a big thanks this video has been a huge help as I am changing the doors in the kitchen in my new house and you have just saved me a fortune. big thanks Richard.
Hi Joey, wanted to thank you specifically for the tip on installing inset hinges, without the proper hinge, which is exactly what I needed on one of my projects. As always, great work. Take good care.
Just found this two years late. Great information. I've been building cabinets for 40 yrs, but always faceframe with conventional hinges. The high-end custom mnfcts (that I compete with...picking up the crumbs) are now using a very clever combination of frameless and framed components and every combo of concealed hinge you can imagine - it's been a steep learning curve. In my experience Blum does kill the competition - better built and more innovative- you can almost always find a hinge that will fit whatever you're trying to do. That said, I'm still learning and discovering new ways to do things.
Just watched your video to fix a hinge that was preventing the cabinet from opening all the way. Thanks so much. Saved me a fortune.
I'm ready to install my first set of hinges. This video is very informative. Thanks for the tutorial.!
nice instructional video and.... nice T-shirt ! May the kitchen hinges be with you !
I'm not feeling the kitchen hinges line, should have 'used the Forks' charlie, Use the Forks.........( mine is worse than yours, best wishes)
Excellent video! Very comprehensive. I'm just fascinated by the incredible engineering that goes into these hinges. They really thought of everything and allowed a lot of tolerance.
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learned more in 5 minutes watching video than trial & error in past30 years. Thankyou!
Made a makeup table for the wife, needed some help with the hinges for the doors. This video was superb help! Thanks!
I've used the hinges for years but never thought about the story stick. Thanks Joey
Excellent video - completely cleared up all the gaps in my knowledge - even tells me that 18mm thick doors will work and also how I will have to modify my existing carcass to accomodate these hinges.
Thank you very much I have not had any experience with different type of hinges or types of screws either so really great help for us folks that are just beginning to want to learn the basics. You did a wonderful job explaining about this particular hinge. I had know idea there are adjustable hinges.
cheers
This is the best instructional video on using these hinges I've watched. Thank you.
Just came across this video. Took a lot of confusion out of the placement of these hinges. Thanks again!
This is the best explanation for 0 degrees and 8 degree concealed hinges.
Thank you.
I couldn't get my medicine chest door off of my new one, this allowed me to take it off and install a new cabinet! Thank you so very much!
Thanks bro, I'm to install these hinges and your tips helped a lot.
I love those hinges- easily adjustable and with the clip-on attachment you can even make them soft close.
Awesome video brother, thank you. It helped me solve my uneven door issue. I was wondering what that 3rd screw was for. Didn't know it was that simple to raise the door 🫣
Thank you.
The story stick will help me greatly.
I'm mounting a very heavy mirror (30-40 lbs) & will use multiple hindges and was unsure how to get accuracy for the carcass portion for mounting.
Joey this is the best and easiest to understand videos on these hinges that I've seen! Thanks a mil for making it so simple to understand!!
Wow thank you sooooo much! The instruction that I had were less than useless. You just saved me so much time
Thank you very much, with your help we were able to fix a broken cabinet door.
It might not be a Sheraton chair, but that was extremely useful and informative. I had no idea of the basics, although I have put in dozens of conventional hinges. I had no idea there were so many types, much less that there were half-coverage and full coverage, and that these things can be adjusted. Thanks very much!
cheers
Great info, only video I have been able to find that explains more than just how to drill the 35mm hole...many others briefly discuss overlays but for the life of me I could not find any info on which plate I needed for full or half overlay...now I can order the hinges and plates online without being overcharged by a retail outlet...thx so much!
Brilliant, straightforward information, thank you from Suz in Australia ⭐️👌⭐️
Love your Videos, Joey!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.
Great video description! well done and very thorough. Thanks for posting
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I'm about to build my first kitchen from Scratch your vid is great and has really help me decide on how I want to fix my hinges, thank you :)
Thank you - super helpful. Now I’m off to the garage to attempt hanging my first doors.....cross your fingers.
Wow i needed you last year when i had a broken hinge........bloody M10......thanks for posting
Amazing! most simple and precious explanation, Thanks for your efforts
Thanks for the easy explanations - makes sense of it all now.
Excellent content! Thank you very much for the hard work to produce it.
Hey Joey,
Very informative, I've been playing these style hinges, but are about 20 yrs old. The ability to make the finer adjustments on the newer hinges is awesome. I think I'll lash out & buy the newer hinges next kitchen reno I do :)
Thanks for the Vid.
cheers
Steve
cool , glad to help
Great explanation and demonstration! You just answered a lot of my hardware questions. Thank you so much!
So we're not gonna talk about his awesome T-shirt?! :) I came for the hinge talk; I liked for the fashion.
Great video again. same story about the price in the US. hope your planning on putting out a video on the cabinets they look nice.
no vid for this kitchen, but ill be showing one coming up very soon. cheers
Brilliant explanation.. many thanks for posting
Good information mate. Could you also cover those blind corner hinges I can never understand them. For corner cabinets
hmm probably wont do a vid just on them , there are a few options for corner units most however work the same way with full and half cover though.
KingPost TimberWorks ok mate. Il be watching your uploads anyway. Your awesome. Keep on skating
Thanks mate. Good info. Cheers from Timaru!
Thanks for the great introduction to kitchen hinges, and just at the right time for my project.
12:59 to ffwd to adjusting hinge
Yes, please get to the point
When I was in cabinetmaking school I learned how to use those hinges, but I never liked them. My favourite cabinet hinges are Youngdale hinges. I dunno if they get much use outside of the US, but I love them because they're cheap and easy to use, you just cut a 7mm slot on the back of the door and then screw them in.
Cadwaladr haven't heard of those , I don't think there in NZ but I'll check them out Cheers
www.youngdale.com/Hinges.html
really useful video, i've used the 'easy hinge' type kitchen hinges before but knowing how to use would be handy as they're much more versatile
I've been using these hinges for a while now love them. Took a few tries to adjust them but once you get the feel for them they are great.
THANK YOU, Joey!!! This was incredibly helpful...:-)
grateful sir.. i was hunting for vdo to fix my wardrobe hinge which had flipped open and could not be put back.. thx fr your super video unscrewed the separated part on other side first flipped it back in the other part and then screwed the other part flush on right position again
Great video! Big like! 👍👍👍
Crystal clear just what I needed - look forward to some other vids - Thanks BigTime
Great video, just what I was looking for. Great information and explanation.
+Mark G glad to help
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Nice&god job
I will trying
Thank you very much Joey, very useful for beginner like me
For euro hinges it is pretty simple. The hole in the door is 35mm in diameter, 12mm deep, and should be 5mm from the edge (or 22.5mm if measured from edge of the door wing to the center of the hole). The cabinet part is even simpler. Holes are 5mm diameter, 32mm apart and should be 37mm away from the edge of the cabinet side edge.
This is totally not always the case, there are so many different types of hinges and relevant drilling positions that this generic simplified information is not really helpful unless you specify which hinge and type you are talking about.
Great work my Kiwi friend from the UK.....
Cheers. Well paced with great descriptions.
Thanks, Joey!
Just had to remind myself what's what with these from Queenstown NZ .
We have a 45° corner kitchen cabinet with these style hinges. The hinges are over 30 years old and have broken. Having a hard time determining what degree/° and style to replace the hinges with. What can you recommend? The cabinet is not a "lazy susan" style. It's just inset into the corner on a 45°with a normal cabinet door.
It depends a bit on how the carcass is made. It could be that the carcass box is on a 45deg with some voids to each side which you cant access. In this case a standard hinge like in this video would work , full or half cover or insert (depending on how the doors are set up) alternatively the carcass is made to fit the corner fully , in which case the carcass wall (where the hinges attach) are in line with the closed door. Again it depends how the cabinet is made here too most likely your after a 'cranked' hinge. Best thing is to take some pics and show your local hardware guys.
Thank you, thank you the half covering information was exactly what I was looking for. Can any full overlay hinge be adjusted to only cover half of the frameless frame?
Thanks for sparing us the musical introduction
My door fell of the mounts and I cannot get it back on.....
looks like you build kitchen cabinets as well,
had no idea shaker style was so wide spread, which do you enjoy more, furniture or cabinets ?
furniture is way more fun, kitchens are easy enough and it pays the bills.
Great vieo and very detailed
Thanks Joey, good overview and some helpful advise.
Nice job mate, thanks.
That was really helpful and easy to understand! Thank you. Still not exactly the right hinges for my project but still really helped. Anyone know what sort I need when although the door is full overlay.. hard to explain!.. there is a frame within the cupboard that is only 2 cm wide to attach the bit that would normally attach to the carcus?...
Is there any reason not to install the bore side of a hinge in the cabinet instead of the door for an inset door? It seems like then the bulky part of the hinge would be out of your way instead of inside the cabinet.
Yes, that is the way the hinge is supposed to be installed. The geometry of how the door opens will not be correct, also they will not adjust correctly.
Exceptional content very informative....
You didn't show how the hinges snap together and release. Are the hinges German? One of my doors doesn't close fully, what's the remedy please
and your video is very informative.
Nice t shirt sir. .. thanks for the info.
Good info. Did you ever come across such a hinge that opened at least 270° and would be under closing tension from at least 180°? I have a design that requires the mount to be on a partial blanking panel on the front of a cabinet.
Hi mitch, the best i know of is 170 deg. i think you might have to make pivot type hinge for that?
Cheers. Thankfully I have plenty of time to work on the design for this, so I'll figure something out. Have to love these hinges for the adjustability and ease of installation though
Hi Joey.....I know of these hinges as Euro hinges here in Aus for frameless cabinets. I think in the US they tend to like using face frames for cabinets and so use more conventional hinges........you are right they are pricey at Bunnings/ mitre 10 but I tried buying from a kitchen supply place and as I wasn't in the trades weren't interested in selling to me.......go to Bunnings was their suggestion!!!
Enjoy your tutorials....cheers
SimopsAus hi, yeah the Americans seem to like there face frames, seems like more hassle than framless. admittedly I will buy from bunnings when I need 1 or 2 things. anymore and I'll order it. if you have a big order (for you) and tell them your a furniture maker they'll most likely give you a cash account .
For the half overlay hinges, what is the minimum overlay they can be adjusted for?
I think in theory 6mm. But you can add a bigger hinge mount say 2mm instead of 0mm and get what ever you want.
Is it 37mm from the edge to screw holes ?
Your a great teacher
Where do you buy your blum hinges and runners in NZ?
From blum
Do you have any rule of thumb for measuring door sizes when using these style hinges?
Trevor Roth hi, generally no wider than 600mm and anything of say 750mm tall will need 3 or more hinges. ie a pantry door will have 3 taller than that 4. this is assuming you have 20mm thick Doors. thicker than that you will probably want more hinges to accommodate the extra weight
I mean do you make the doors smaller than the boxes with full overlay hinges.
Trevor Roth oh yeah. so I like to use full overlay when possible. if it was a single door on a cabinet I'd make the door 2mm smaller on each side top and bottom depend a bit on application but that's easy enough to work out. if there are 2 or more Doors I take 2mm off the hinge side and 1 off the open side.
so a 600mm cabinet would have 2 Doors 297mm wide. depends a bit on how much adjustment you have in the hinge. if you make them tight you can always shave them a little.
great analogy on how the big stores rip us all off i dont know how they get away with it.
Thanks Joey, that was useful clarification. Do you have a recommendation for which order to do the adjustments to the hinges once the door (or indeed pair of doors) is mounted?
its all about the gaps between doors, if that does not look good . it all looks bad. then you can fiddle with the other adjusments .
Thank you for sharing... all the best mate!
What degree overlay hinges would i need for a diagonal cupboard so that the doors open out enough?
Good info, thanks. Were the cabinet carcasses solid timber? (Maybe pine or macrocarpa?) The door frames looked like Macrocarpa though and they looked sweet!
DRMNZ hi, yes all solid Macrocarper with Rimu door panels. I'll be showing another Kitchen similar to this one in an up coming series. as the solid Timber has thrown up some issues with modern hardware, so It might be useful to viewers.
Could you show how to make the installation tool for the hinges?.
can you change an old hinge with a new-age hinges? we need to order for a double-door of a side kitchen cabinet. can you please tell us how to choose them (to join the 2 parts, not join the cabinet itself)?
What about how you repair them after they rip off? Such a pain.
I have these and the screws that hold the arm side keep backing out. What large size screws would you recommend to replace?
Probably need a 5mm euro screw
Hi from Tauranga. very useful video thanks
Great video and perfectly explained, just what I wanted. I'm from across the Tasman and not a tradesman but a keen hobbyist and don't have access to trade prices. Any suggestions as to where to buy these including the template.
Thanks again for a great demonstration
Bunnings will probably have what you need. Just a bit more exspensive
Great info. Keep up the great work!!
Great information. Thanks for posting this.
Awesome, I got what I came for inside the first minute!
May I ask what those plastic "anchors" are called. It seems after a while my screws end up loosening and nobody here checks on them and they/the door end up getting leaned on and the threading from the wood side gets damaged and the screws fall out and get lost. I was thinking of just filling the holes with the missing screws with epoxy and replacing the screws.
Please please can u show how to keep door in that ?
Perfect video !!
Very Good video. Great job, Thanks
+meechu633 cheers all good
Cheers bro o for awesome vid
Ok edit time just seen youve got a kitchen video too. Just gona check that out.
Can you recommend a good jig for US novices? Yours looked very efficient.
+Fishing Buddy hi ya, my best advice is to contact the maker of the hinges you have available they will have jigs for sale. My Blum jig is about $35 NZ. Once you find a hinge you like I recommend only using them in the future that way you will get real good with them pretty quick.
Thanks for the reply, and the video.
Kreg Concealed Hinge Jig
Thanks very helpful and easy to follow.