hinge overlay question

If it is a 1/2" or 1/4" overlay, the hinge side of the door overlaps the
cabinet side by 1/2" or 1/4". If it is a full overlay, the hinge side of
thedoor overlaps the entire width of the cabinet side. If it is a 1/2 (not
1/2 inch) overlay, the hinge side of the door overlaps 1/2 the thickness of
a cabinet partition. That way, you can hinge doors on both sides of the
partition. Of course the overlay allows for a minimum reveal between doors
or between doors and wall, so they don't contact each other.

Generally on a full overlay with a 3/4" (19mm) cabinet side, I generally
overlay 17mm to allow for a reveal. Of course, for a 5/8" cabinet side, the
overlay is less and may require a different hinge/mounting plate
combination. For a 1/2 overlay (3/4"/19mm cabinet side), I use an 8mm
overlay to allow for 3mm between doors.

Preston

"Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm building a cabinet (bookcase with doors) and will be using a
> frameless cabinet design. I would like to use a full overlay design,
> such that the door faces will cover (overlap entirely) the cabinet
> ends (such that from the front only the doors will be visible when
> closed, and not the cabinet ends).
>
> The Rockler site was helpful in showing what I want in terms of hinges
> -- I believe I've settled on the Unimat hinge (frameless overlay), but
> I am confused by the distinction between the "One-piece concealed
> hinge available for frameless cabinets with 1/2" overlay or 1/4"
> overlay."
>
> I'm not sure what the 1/2 or 1/4 overlay dimension refers to -- if
> it's a full overlay design, it should completely cover the cabinet
> edges, right?
>
> Can someone please clarify for me? Thank you!
>
> The site URLs are:
>
> general:
> http://www.rockler.com/articles/display_article.cfm?&story_id=27
>
> unimat:
> http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?&offerings_id=10872