Blum Hinge Template

The holding pins are replaceable, if they get bent or worn, trade them out. I use it in the shop and on site constantly. It did come in nice sheet metal box, all very organized with the router bits. Their drawing is correct but photo is wrong. Seth, glad you worked it out.

The machine was a gannomat red barron that the salice hinge supplier was offering at about $380 (carbide bits included). You need to drill the 35mm hole at a specific distance from the edge for a given amount of overlay. I am making a pair of nightstands with double doors that are inset. I use it in the shop and on site constantly.

The Photo Shows An Excerpt From The Catalog, Where It Explains How To Do This.

Seth, glad you worked it out. I have a somewhat unique blum hinge question i was hoping i could find the answer to (i have limited experience using euro hinges). In the blum catalog, the distance from the edge of the cup hole to the edge of the door is specified. It seemed of reasonable quality but i returned it since it required multiple operations to bore the pattern.

You Need To Drill The 35Mm Hole At A Specific Distance From The Edge For A Given Amount Of Overlay.

Read more… for even more information on installing a variety of hardware types—from hinges and pulls, to catches, and more—be sure to check out our entire lineup of hardware installation content. Then you carry the assembled template over to the jamb, and with the proper setback from the top route the hinge gains in the jamb. It has 4 individual hinge templates that can be connected together to route out the hinge gains on the door. Haven't used a drill press or hinge boring machine in years.

It's Jsut Surprising That Their Instruction Sheet Shows A Photo And Drawing That Don't Concur.

I found a deal on a new hinge boring machine from my local hinge supplier that was simply too good to pass up. I can't recall any problems other than hitting the template with the router bit, lol. Woodworkers hardware kindly provides application data for each hinge, take a look at the link here for the 170 degree cliptop: My customer wants european cabinet doors that are seperated by about 1/8.

Sometimes You Have To Match The Bit To The Radius On The Hinge.

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. It did come in nice sheet metal box, all very organized with the router bits. This new blum hinge can accomodate this look. All the blum hinge specs i have seen show overlay and inset applications.

I have a somewhat unique blum hinge question i was hoping i could find the answer to (i have limited experience using euro hinges). There are quite a few different hinge brands and they aren't all the same, particularly the ones with rounded corners. I use it in the shop and on site constantly. It has 4 individual hinge templates that can be connected together to route out the hinge gains on the door. It did come in nice sheet metal box, all very organized with the router bits.