The 32mm holes for the European hinges are very close (3/32") to the edge of the cabinet door and 7/16" deep. When I machined a profiled edge to the test door the 32mm holes broke through. Looking at the photo on the 55360 bit set page it appears European hinges were used AND a profile similar to what I used the perimeter on those doors. Question is how'd they do that? What bit was used to machine the perimeter of those doors yet cleared the hinge mounting holes?
Decatur, Il
- Frederick
Our Expert
It sounds as though you have a European hinge that will not work for the type of door that you are constructing.
There are three basic types of cabinet doors: overlay, flush, and lipped. Each of the three types position the door differently in relation to the cabinet stile.
As the name implies, overlay doors fit over the cabinet door opening and consequently so not really need to fit the opening. This makes it easy to hang the door; the door does not really fit the opening, instead, it simply covers the opening. Of course the door sits completely proud of the cabinet face and to some it may appear unrefined.
Flush fitting doors fit inside the cabinet between the stiles and rails.This style of cabinet door has made a strong comeback recently because it has a traditional, refined appearance. Of course it requires lot of time, skill and effort to carefully fit each door to it's opening.
A lipped door appears refined because, unlike an overlay door, most of the door thickness is inside of the cabinet when the door is in the closed position. The edges of a lipped door are rabbetted and slightly overlap the cabinet stiles and rails. Unlike a flush fitting door, this method hides the seam at the door perimeter and the fitting process is not quite as time-consuming or tedious.
I suggest that you talk to a representative at the hinge dealer and explain what you need. He will be able to recommend the appropriate European hinge.
