Ok … trying to see if I can help a customer out of their hard fought for poor design.
In a kitchen … they fought for and got … cab’s too tight to the fancy wood hood.
so … when the “inside” doors of each upper on each side of the hood are opened … they touch the outside corner of the trim on that fancy hood.
the problem with the lowers right next to the bumbed out oven with fancy side pilasters is taken care of with some simple clear stick on bumpers …
But … that’d look even worse on the corner of the hood.
So … my question … does anyone make an 85 deg opening hinge?
There are 3 hinges per opening … european style … so popping in a new middle hinge would be ideal … one that’d not let the cab doors open the whole way. Even a strick 90 “might” do the trick.
I have a “bag’ O hinges somewhere in the van … gonna pull one out and see if I can bend something inside … or jamb something in there … that’s keep it from opening a full 90 each time.
tempted to tell the guy a short length of chain and 2 screws will solve the problem!
I hear they were told the doors would bump … guess they never “saw” the problem till they actually saw it.
Maybe even a dab of silicon will be the last resort?
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
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Try putting the bumper on the inside of the hinge at the point where the metal hits the side of the cup. That ought to limit the opening of the door since the hinge will be unable to fully extend. Play with the thickness of the bumper until you get it where you want it.
Then there's always the sawzall to get that pesky hood out of the way of those doors.
maybe just a couple of those little metal angle-braces?View Image
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http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=1&p=41909&cat=3,41427
Dinosaur
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If they are Blum, or you could change it to Blum 075 series. This should do it.
http://wwhardware.com/catalog.cfm/ProductID/B074%2E1103
http://wwhardware.com/catalog.cfm/ProductID/B075T1550
PJ
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I believe they are Blum ... or at least a blum will pop in.
Cool ... I was excited about the first coupla choices to try ... expecially the "two angles" deal ...
this one will thrill the customers and make me actually look smart!
Thanks to all.
Jeff Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
Two piffin screws and a length of dental floss would do it too.
thats so ghetto!
Depends on the job...but will work..LOL
Oh, I didnt say I wouldnt do it!
(vbg)..here I thought I was the only one witha diamond hone , a steel card scraper, a wad of floss, and needles for stitches in my wallet..plus 20 asst bandaids.
diamond hone , a steel card scraper, a wad of floss, and needles for stitches in my wallet..plus 20 asst bandaids.
I carry all that stuff execpt the needle! I have duct tape or CA glue for the big cuts, I'm to squirmish to sew myself up. :)
Doug
LOL..Upolstry (sp) neerdles at that..I gots the bigguns on board..lemme tell ya how it faired when I got nabbed and went to the hoose -gow in Macon Co. NC. Someday.
Now there is a story..
I just use a piece of chrome looking chain. I should take a picture of it, but it has real small links, almost like a fancy dog collar. Two chrome screws through a link on each end, and that's it. Same theory as the dental floss, but a little less ghetto.
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There are many companies out there that use the 35mm hinge bore for them and they are usually bored at around 23 1/2mm from the edge leaving about 6mm of distance before the cup bore. Now if these hinges are bored with three holes(1-35mm, 2-8mm holes) then you should try to find the same manufacturer because the location of the two 8mm holes vary from brand to brand. You can also fill all the holes with Bondo and start over(been there, done that).
As for the doors hitting the hood, try finding a "thick door" hinge(as in Blum). The thick door hinge opens to around 95 degrees These should work, along with some of the 135 degree hinges on the market. Most "standard" hinges are 110 degree and I always use 125 degree"plus" hinges(125+degree) from blum
Another way is to bore the door a little farther in from the edge and use a thicker mounting plate.
Salice, Fererrie, and Blum use the same 3 hole pattern, so they are interchangeable. Grass, Mepla, and Hettich all have different boring patterns.