The project is an Entertainment Center. The doors will be mounted
using European hinges and pocket slides. That part is taken care of.
My dilema is the doors are so wide that in order to get them to
completely retract into the cabinet I had to make the doors in 2 parts
with 1 part (1/3 the width of 1 door)l folding back against the other
half. So, what hinges to use? They'll be visible whenever the doors
are open and I want door sections to fold back against each other as
flat as possible. The doors are 3/4 inch thick and I'd like the hinge
invisible when the doors are closed. Am I making this too hard and any
ole' brass hinge will work? Should I just call Lee Valley and have
them tell me what I need? (I know that works but they're closed now so
I thought I'd try here first).
Any help would be appreciated.
Bryan
The SOSS hinges look great. I think that's exactly what I'm looking
for. Thanks for the replies. After talking to a company that sells
them but didn't know much about them, I understand that I have to use
the "barrel" hinges for the 180 degree opening I require. Does this
sound right to you guys? If that's the case, I'm thinking a doweling
jig would be a good choice for drilling the holes and getting them
lined up correctly. Any thoughts on that?
Leon, I thought about a piano hinge but didn't want to see that much
of a hinge.
Bryan
DamnYankee wrote:
> The project is an Entertainment Center. The doors will be mounted
> using European hinges and pocket slides. That part is taken care of.
> My dilema is the doors are so wide that in order to get them to
> completely retract into the cabinet I had to make the doors in 2 parts
> with 1 part (1/3 the width of 1 door)l folding back against the other
> half. So, what hinges to use? They'll be visible whenever the doors
> are open and I want door sections to fold back against each other as
> flat as possible. The doors are 3/4 inch thick and I'd like the hinge
> invisible when the doors are closed. >
> Any help would be appreciated.
Soss hinge. Or barrel.
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"DamnYankee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The project is an Entertainment Center. The doors will be mounted
> using European hinges and pocket slides. That part is taken care of.
> My dilema is the doors are so wide that in order to get them to
> completely retract into the cabinet I had to make the doors in 2 parts
> with 1 part (1/3 the width of 1 door)l folding back against the other
> half. So, what hinges to use?
The open and close like a bi-fold door? I think I would use a Piano hinge
only attached on the back side of the doors and in a color that would not
contrast too much. You could ever paint it accordingly.
"dadiOH" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> DamnYankee wrote:
>> The project is an Entertainment Center. The doors will be mounted
>> using European hinges and pocket slides. That part is taken care of.
>> My dilema is the doors are so wide that in order to get them to
>> completely retract into the cabinet I had to make the doors in 2 parts
>> with 1 part (1/3 the width of 1 door)l folding back against the other
>> half. So, what hinges to use? They'll be visible whenever the doors
>> are open and I want door sections to fold back against each other as
>> flat as possible. The doors are 3/4 inch thick and I'd like the hinge
>> invisible when the doors are closed. >
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Soss hinge. Or barrel.
>
>
I agree with the above and use Soss whenever possible. I love the quality,
durability, and aesthetics of the Soss products.