Installing Non Mortise Hinge

Tips & Tricks for Installing Hinges No-mortise hinges make installing hinges easier. But there are still some tricks to getting the installation just right. To locate the hinges on the sides of the cabinet, I placed a piece of double-sided tape on each hinge (Figure 1). Then I pressed the door against the side of the cabinet, using an 1⁄8″-thick shim to provide clearance, as shown in Figure 2. With the hinges taped in place, I carefully opened the door and used the hinge as a template to drill the screw holes (Figure 3). Then it’s just a matter of removing the tape and screwing the hinges to the sides of cabinet.

It is easy to install this invisible non-mortise barrel hinge used for wood panels 3/4' thick. Just drill the proper size hole and tap the hinge in flush. Secure mounting in the wood door or panel is assured by tightening the tensioning screw to expand the body of the hinge tightly in the hole. List a4 v kletku s ramkoj.