So having bought some 8mm concealed barrel hinges I made a small box to try them out on. After fitting them 3 times the score is hinges 3, me nil – although the last round was fairly even.
Never mind the poor joints, plugged areas and glue squeeze out in the photos, can anyone offer advice on the following please?
Problems:
1) Consistent location for all 4 holes is not happening. Have used a fence with stop blocks but still have trouble with holes not lining up so the lid is way out of whack once assembled. The final iteration (3rd) was within correctable range using a block plane and abrasives but it should be possible to have the top and sides line up without this. Can anyone offer some tips to help with making sure that things are right when using fences/stops or templates for this operation?
2) Depth control. The required drilling depth does not seem to equate to the measured length of the hinge barrel. Is there a trick to this? Is a flat ended drill (reamer) required? You can see in the photo how one end is driven below the surface level.
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Never mind the poor joints, plugged areas and glue squeeze out in the photos, can anyone offer advice on the following please?
Problems:
1) Consistent location for all 4 holes is not happening. Have used a fence with stop blocks but still have trouble with holes not lining up so the lid is way out of whack once assembled. The final iteration (3rd) was within correctable range using a block plane and abrasives but it should be possible to have the top and sides line up without this. Can anyone offer some tips to help with making sure that things are right when using fences/stops or templates for this operation?
2) Depth control. The required drilling depth does not seem to equate to the measured length of the hinge barrel. Is there a trick to this? Is a flat ended drill (reamer) required? You can see in the photo how one end is driven below the surface level.
P1030070 cropped.jpg
P1030064.jpg P1030066.jpg
Concealed barrel hinge wars
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