Ok, made router cabinet, predrilled hinge holes prior to assembly,
everything lines up, yada, yada, yada.
Issue is I have one set of hinges which I *forgot* to predrill, and now
there is literally no room to get a drill inside the opening. Will hot glue
hold the hinge sifficiently? Door is 6" x 8" x 3/4" MDF, so not much weight.
Thanks gang...
Chris, I'm sure folks will come up with things like using a pin vise to hold
the drill bit, using a tap handle to hold a drill bit or various other
creative solutions. Someone will suggest a solution to your problem that
will work for you.
What bothers me is "predrilling." Nobody drills holes anymore!! Everyone
wants to predrill. The woodworking shows on TV want to predrill. The
woodworking magazines want to predrill.
I know how to drill a hole. A clearance hole. A tap hole. A starter hole.
A counterbored hole.
I know how to drill a hole. I don't know how to pre a hole.
You'll have to preexcuse me now; I have to preeat, so I can go pregas my
truck, so I can prepare for Hurricane Jeanne.
Jack
"Chris Carruth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ok, made router cabinet, predrilled hinge holes prior to assembly,
> everything lines up, yada, yada, yada.
>
> Issue is I have one set of hinges which I *forgot* to predrill, and now
> there is literally no room to get a drill inside the opening. Will hot
glue
> hold the hinge sifficiently? Door is 6" x 8" x 3/4" MDF, so not much
weight.
> Thanks gang...
>
>
> What bothers me is "predrilling." Nobody drills holes anymore!! Everyone
> wants to predrill. The woodworking shows on TV want to predrill. The
> woodworking magazines want to predrill.
>
Hi Jack,
Well damn! All these years I've been pre-drilling when I
should have been actually...well...drilling!
I guess my pre-cutting, pre-routing, pre-sanding,
pre-staining and pre-finishing. were all a waste
of time too!
:-)
Lou
> > Ok, made router cabinet, predrilled hinge holes prior to assembly,
> > everything lines up, yada, yada, yada.
> >
> > Issue is I have one set of hinges which I *forgot* to predrill, and now
> > there is literally no room to get a drill inside the opening. Will hot
> glue
> > hold the hinge sifficiently? Door is 6" x 8" x 3/4" MDF, so not much
> weight.
> > Thanks gang...
> >
Oh, yes - forget the hot glue - it'll never hold.
I have used epoxy when I had to repair some
old PB doors where the hinges tore out. Held
up pretty well.
Lou
On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 20:58:44 GMT, "Chris Carruth"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Ok, made router cabinet, predrilled hinge holes prior to assembly,
>everything lines up, yada, yada, yada.
>
>Issue is I have one set of hinges which I *forgot* to predrill, and now
>there is literally no room to get a drill inside the opening. Will hot glue
>hold the hinge sifficiently? Door is 6" x 8" x 3/4" MDF, so not much weight.
>Thanks gang...
>
I doubt it very much- it's been my experience that hot glue won't hold
a darn thing, especially metal. Your best bet would probably get
yourself a stubby screw driver and put in the screws the hard way- you
can get them started by tapping a finishing nail in a little ways, and
then pulling it out. Coat the screw threads in soap, and that'd make
it a little easier as well. Barring that, you might try some epoxy or
construction adhesive, but I wouldn't count on that either.
Many suggest wax instead of soap as it attracts moisture then rusts.
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 23:17:37 -0500, Prometheus
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Coat the screw threads in soap, and that'd make
>it a little easier as well.
Good Groaner. JG
Robert Bonomi wrote:
> In article <1095371791.6YV3qpKOT/FBy0Rw6iwjTw@teranews>,
> John Flatley <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Chris, I'm sure folks will come up with things like using a pin vise to hold
> >the drill bit, using a tap handle to hold a drill bit or various other
> >creative solutions. Someone will suggest a solution to your problem that
> >will work for you.
> >
> >What bothers me is "predrilling." Nobody drills holes anymore!! Everyone
> >wants to predrill. The woodworking shows on TV want to predrill. The
> >woodworking magazines want to predrill.
> >
> >I know how to drill a hole. A clearance hole. A tap hole. A starter hole.
> >A counterbored hole.
> >
> >I know how to drill a hole. I don't know how to pre a hole.
> >
> >You'll have to preexcuse me now; I have to preeat, so I can go pregas my
> >truck, so I can prepare for Hurricane Jeanne.
>
> Writing about such things, before sending the article to the news-server,
> Well, there's only one way to describe such activities......
>
> pre-post-erous.
>
> <groan>
No.
"Chris Carruth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ok, made router cabinet, predrilled hinge holes prior to assembly,
> everything lines up, yada, yada, yada.
>
> Issue is I have one set of hinges which I *forgot* to predrill, and now
> there is literally no room to get a drill inside the opening. Will hot
glue
> hold the hinge sifficiently? Door is 6" x 8" x 3/4" MDF, so not much
weight.
> Thanks gang...
>
>
In article <1095371791.6YV3qpKOT/FBy0Rw6iwjTw@teranews>,
John Flatley <[email protected]> wrote:
>Chris, I'm sure folks will come up with things like using a pin vise to hold
>the drill bit, using a tap handle to hold a drill bit or various other
>creative solutions. Someone will suggest a solution to your problem that
>will work for you.
>
>What bothers me is "predrilling." Nobody drills holes anymore!! Everyone
>wants to predrill. The woodworking shows on TV want to predrill. The
>woodworking magazines want to predrill.
>
>I know how to drill a hole. A clearance hole. A tap hole. A starter hole.
>A counterbored hole.
>
>I know how to drill a hole. I don't know how to pre a hole.
>
>You'll have to preexcuse me now; I have to preeat, so I can go pregas my
>truck, so I can prepare for Hurricane Jeanne.
Writing about such things, before sending the article to the news-server,
Well, there's only one way to describe such activities......
pre-post-erous.
<groan>
"Chris Carruth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ok, made router cabinet, predrilled hinge holes prior to assembly,
> everything lines up, yada, yada, yada.
>
> Issue is I have one set of hinges which I *forgot* to predrill, and now
> there is literally no room to get a drill inside the opening. Will hot
glue
> hold the hinge sifficiently? Door is 6" x 8" x 3/4" MDF, so not much
weight.
> Thanks gang...
>
>
You might have room to make it with a gimlet. (SP) an old hand tool used to
make screw starter holes.
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"Chris Carruth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ok, made router cabinet, predrilled hinge holes prior to assembly,
> everything lines up, yada, yada, yada.
>
> Issue is I have one set of hinges which I *forgot* to predrill, and now
> there is literally no room to get a drill inside the opening. Will hot
glue
> hold the hinge sifficiently? Door is 6" x 8" x 3/4" MDF, so not much
weight.
> Thanks gang...
>
no. try a right angle attachment for your drill.
Could you mount the hinges to a small filler
piece, then glue that in place?
Chris Carruth wrote:
> Ok, made router cabinet, predrilled hinge holes prior to assembly,
> everything lines up, yada, yada, yada.
>
> Issue is I have one set of hinges which I *forgot* to predrill, and now
> there is literally no room to get a drill inside the opening. Will hot glue
> hold the hinge sifficiently? Door is 6" x 8" x 3/4" MDF, so not much weight.
> Thanks gang...
>
>
On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 20:58:44 GMT, "Chris Carruth"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Ok, made router cabinet, predrilled hinge holes prior to assembly,
>everything lines up, yada, yada, yada.
>
>Issue is I have one set of hinges which I *forgot* to predrill, and now
>there is literally no room to get a drill inside the opening. Will hot glue
>hold the hinge sifficiently? Door is 6" x 8" x 3/4" MDF, so not much weight.
>Thanks gang...
>
probably way too tackey for this group, but is there room to use a
punch for you holes and pop rivet it?
Mac