DCT Concealed Cabinet Door Hinge 35mm Template Jig Kit – European Hidden Hinge Boring Hole Cutter & Bit for Installation

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It also includes the necessary Forstner drill bit, though not the 1/16-inch bit for hinge retaining screws. If you are using clip-on hinges, gently wiggle the hinges down on to teh mounting plate until they clip in place. To test that your mark is accurate and in the correct place position the hinge so that the edge of the mounting plate is flush with line drawn in the above step.

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Others use locating pins that are positioned to match the door thickness, and are then screwed or pinned in place. Since depth and placement are critical there is one alternative to a cabinet hinge jig: a drill press with proper setup and an edge guide. Certainly I can mock it up without but I thought that printing out a quick template would make quicker work of it.It can be used with doors from 1⅜ to 2½ inches thick, and with hinge sizes from 2½ to 6 inches, in ½-inch increments.

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While biscuit joiners have been around for decades it is only recently that the Festool DOMINO has become “the” tool to own for loose tenon joinery. As mentioned there are a few other sizes of concealed hinge including 40mm, but these tend to be for more heavy weight specialist applications. Insert the 35mm forstner bit into your drill and then position the point of the guide directly onto the point that the two lines cross.This type of door hinge jig creates a round-cornered cutaway in the door edge, and suitable round-cornered hinges are widely available. For future reference you should remember that (as Eric pointed out) the spacings are variable within a given range, and are a complex function of the hinge type, the base plate, the thickness of the door, and the gap you wish to leave. its easy for the bit to drift off as well and then your cussing because you tried to take a short cut. If your using a hand held drill then I'd make a jig, drill a hole in a scrap of MDF and put a stop on it so that you can just hold the jig to the door and drill through the existing hole.