Installing Non Mortise Hinge
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Step-by-step instructions on installing surface-mounted hinges. Complete installation: A no-mortise hinge is a fast and efficient way to hang inset cabinet doors,.
Installing the hinges to mount a door to a project is a task I used to approach with apprehension. The fi nal installation can make or break the look of a project. For me, locating and cutting the mortises for the hinges perfectly can be a tedious process with no room for error. To solve this problem, I often turn to no-mortise hinges. Sure, you won’t have to cut any mortises, but there are still a few tricks to getting the installation to look just right. The process that follows for installing a no-mortise hinge covers typical installation where the door is inset in a basic cabinet.
But you can use a no-mortise hinge for other types of installations. Since there aren’t any mortises to help align the door and case with each other, you’ll need another method. And that’s where the hinge comes into the installation process. The first step is to locate the hinge on the side of the cabinet.
To do this, butt the barrel of the hinge tightly against the edge. There’s no specific rule as to where to mount the hinge on either the door or the cabinet. I make a layout mark based on the size of the hinge and the overall look. Once you’ve located the hinge, drill the holes for the mounting screws in the outer leaf and install the screws. The next step is to locate the screw holes for the hinge in the door. To do this, remove the door and take the hinge off of the cabinet. You can then use it as a template for locating and drilling the screw holes through the back side of the leaf (Figure 3).
The trick here is to fip the hinge and use the barrel as a guide to locate the hinge perfectly, just like you did on the case. With the hinge flipped this way and aligned on the marks you transferred earlier, drill pilot holes for the screws. Now all you need to do is turn the hinge over and attach it to the door in the correct orientation. Once you have both hinges installed on the door, you can mount the door in the cabinet.
Cutting a door hinge mortise with a chisel. A hinge mortise is the shallow cut made in the edge of a door and the door jamb that mirrors the size and thickness of the door hinge. The hinge mortise allows the hinge to be mounted flush with the jamb and door so the door will close properly. Download sonic adventure 2.
Hinge mortises on a door are often cut by machine with a router and straight bit, but you can cut mortises by hand using a hammer and chisel as well. To do a good job cutting mortises, the chisel needs to be razor sharp. To cut hinge mortises on a door: • Screw the hinge to the door or jamb. • Screw the hinge to the door and jamb, so the top of the hinge is flush with the door edge and door jamb. Watch this video to find out more. Further Information • (video) • (video) • (video) • (video) Danny Lipford: Now, installing a door at your house is fairly easy, but to recess hinges like this is a little more of a challenge.
Joe Truini: That’s right, Danny. Most mortises are routed out, but here’s an alternative method.
Screw the hinge directly to the edge of the door, and then mark its outline with a utility knife. Remove the hinge and use a chisel to chop out around the outline. Just remember to keep the bevel end of the chisel facing toward the waste area, so you wind up with a nice, crisp line. And then hold the chisel perfectly vertical, and make a series of cuts about an eighth-inch apart all the way across the waste area. Then turn the chisel.. Hold the chisel flat, with the bevel facing up, and scrape out all the waste wood.
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To finish up, hold the chisel bevel down and smooth out the bottom of the mortise. Danny Lipford: Now, this is an exterior door, so we’ll be using three hinges on this installation.
But if you have an interior door you’re installing, two hinges is usually sufficient. Works great depending on the wood type and grain. I recently made a new shed door from treated deck boards and the chisel did not help. I scored the hinge area with a razor knife, scored cuts an eighth inch apart then of went the other way(crossed cuts like a tic tack toe grid). Used a regular pocket knife to “pop” out the little squares.
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