How To Cut Hinge Holes In Kitchen Doors

I ll be sharing my experience on these very soon but haven t bought one of these yet.

How to cut hinge holes in kitchen doors.

For example if the uppermost hinge on the frame sits 10 inches from the. Working out the top hinge hole locations from a carcass. It s best to use a 4 foot level hold it under the door and let the door rest on it while you mark the hinge holes. Glue small wooden shims on top of the mortise if it is too deep.

This is what you need to do the job. Once cut we made sure that they fit. Doors are usually shorter than the carcass by 2 5 mm at the top and another 2 5 mm at the bottom. Door hinge holes locations from a carcass.

He used the hinge as a template for depth and then traced across the 2 4. So after measuring the hinge and playing around with scrap wood for the sizing luke realized that the hole was almost exactly the same size as the end of a 2 4. We drill the holes a standard 5mm in from the side of the door so you don t need to measure this. Note i don t like to use an electric.

Align the point on your centre mark and start the drill slowly pushing firmly down. This space is for clearance of worktops etc. If you don t have pre cut holes or you are making your own kitchen doors you can buy a hinge cutter like these. You need to know the thickness of the carcass these are mostly 18 mm thick or 15 mm thick.

When you see it start to cut the 35mm hole and it s gone in a couple of mm go to quite a high speed keeping firm downward pressure and keep the drill straight without leaning one way or another. If the side of the door where the hinges are located is on your right this is a right hand hinged door. Then using the screws that come with it i hand screwed the hinge to the door. Using the miter saw he made the cut on the line.

Repeat the cutting process if the mortise isn t deep enough. Where you need the holes.