How To Cut Hinge Holes In Kitchen Doors

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.

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. He used the hinge as a template for depth and then traced across the 2 4. If you don t have pre cut holes or you are making your own kitchen doors you can buy a hinge cutter like these. Then using the screws that come with it i hand screwed the hinge to the door.

The second mistake is to fail to leave a 1 8 inch to 1 4 inch gap between the doors. Subtract 1 8 inch from each measurement before making a mark on the door to indicate where the top of the hinge will lie. We drill the holes a standard 5mm in from the side of the door so you don t need to measure this. Where you need the holes.

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. Working out the top hinge hole locations from a carcass. Repeat the cutting process if the mortise isn t deep enough. Door hinge holes locations from a carcass.

This is what you need to do the job. 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. For example if the uppermost hinge on the frame sits 10 inches from the.

If the side of the door where the hinges are located is on your right this is a right hand hinged door. Almost all kitchens use a standard 35mm concealed hinge so we already know the size of hole to drill. This space is for clearance of worktops etc. Using the miter saw he made the cut on the line.

Align the point on your centre mark and start the drill slowly pushing firmly down. Once cut we made sure that they fit.