Learn pro tips for mounting hinges on projects such as box lids and small doors.
How to install surface mounted continuous hinges on double doors.
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Double action hinges can be installed with the tension up or down.
A quick and easy way to install a butt hinge with perfect alignment and gaps into a cabinet.
If installing a full or partial surface aluminum geared continuous hinge loosen the fasteners securing the cover s.
This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls.
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Using the thinner pressed hinges you probably aren t mortising the door any deeper.
Attaching the hinge to the frame.
With the hinge in the open position use a shim to position the top end of the hinge 1 8 below the header to allow for door clearance.
I also think the method where you only mortise the doors for the hinges and surface mount the hinges on the frame is under appreciated.
Yet it reduces the work by half improves alignment and allows you to inset doors from the plane of the face frame.
This refers to whether the adjustment point faces the ceiling or the floor.
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Line up the hinge with the door side edge of the frame or your alignment line being sure that no part of the base of the hinge protrudes beyond the frame.
If installing double doors with double action hinges fitting one door s hinges with tension up and the opposite door s hinges with tension down tends to help them function smoothly.
Do not completely remove these fasteners.
Sandor nagyszalanczy shows you how to install surface mount hinges how to lay out and cut the mortises for butt hinges how to install easy mortise hinges and how to use a rockler jigit template for cutting the complicated mortises for quadrant hinges.