Hello everyone,
we have a 220cm (87 inches) tall Metod cabinet.
At the top, there is a 60x80cm (24x31.5 inches) door with a 125-degree hinge. Then an open shelf, and below that a compartment with a 60x40cm (24x16 inches) folding door.
At the very bottom, I wanted to install a 60x80cm (24x31.5 inches) door with a 153-degree hinge, and behind that drawers.
The top door fits perfectly. The cabinet is standing straight as well.
For the bottom door, I had to place the hinge mounting holes a few millimeters lower because the folding hinge is 12mm (0.5 inches) thick; otherwise, they would have rubbed against each other.
I spent a long time adjusting the 153-degree hinge on the 60x80cm (24x31.5 inches) door (right-hand opening).
At first, the door had about a 5cm (2 inches) gap and wouldn’t close at all.
Now I managed to get it so the door at least rests against the cabinet frame at the top. However, I had to turn the lower hinge screws out quite a bit so the door would close somewhat, which caused the door to stand about 1cm (0.4 inches) away from the horizontal edge of the cabinet at the bottom.
So the door is slanting downward.
Of course, this looks quite bad.
How can I adjust it so the door with the 153-degree hinge closes completely and sits correctly both at the top and bottom?
What might I have done wrong?
Best regards,
buchi
we have a 220cm (87 inches) tall Metod cabinet.
At the top, there is a 60x80cm (24x31.5 inches) door with a 125-degree hinge. Then an open shelf, and below that a compartment with a 60x40cm (24x16 inches) folding door.
At the very bottom, I wanted to install a 60x80cm (24x31.5 inches) door with a 153-degree hinge, and behind that drawers.
The top door fits perfectly. The cabinet is standing straight as well.
For the bottom door, I had to place the hinge mounting holes a few millimeters lower because the folding hinge is 12mm (0.5 inches) thick; otherwise, they would have rubbed against each other.
I spent a long time adjusting the 153-degree hinge on the 60x80cm (24x31.5 inches) door (right-hand opening).
At first, the door had about a 5cm (2 inches) gap and wouldn’t close at all.
Now I managed to get it so the door at least rests against the cabinet frame at the top. However, I had to turn the lower hinge screws out quite a bit so the door would close somewhat, which caused the door to stand about 1cm (0.4 inches) away from the horizontal edge of the cabinet at the bottom.
So the door is slanting downward.
Of course, this looks quite bad.
How can I adjust it so the door with the 153-degree hinge closes completely and sits correctly both at the top and bottom?
What might I have done wrong?
Best regards,
buchi
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nachtvogel3 Oct 2016 06:43I can’t really understand this either.
We recently installed 125° and 153° hinges in our kitchen.
No new holes had to be drilled, and after a minor adjustment (no more than with the 125° hinges), everything fits perfectly and nothing remains open...
Are you sure the door isn’t hitting the drawers?
We recently installed 125° and 153° hinges in our kitchen.
No new holes had to be drilled, and after a minor adjustment (no more than with the 125° hinges), everything fits perfectly and nothing remains open...
Are you sure the door isn’t hitting the drawers?
Hello everyone,
Thanks for your information.
The fitting for the 125mm (5 inches) and 153mm (6 inches) should actually be identical.
I was able to identify the cause now.
Can’t believe I didn’t notice it earlier...
At first, I drilled the holes 8mm (0.3 inches) deeper, then 4mm (0.15 inches), then 6mm (0.24 inches) to avoid ending up exactly on the same wooden dowel.
Initially, I thought it was due to the precision of my drilling template, even though it was made to a tenth of a millimeter, which should have been accurate enough, I thought.
When I was trying to close the 60cm x 80cm (24 inches x 31.5 inches) door, I was always in front of the cabinet, not inside it, so I didn’t realize the problem.
Also, I don’t assemble such a cabinet every week.
Then I hung a 40cm x 80cm (16 inches x 31.5 inches) door, and I immediately saw where the issue was:
The "clip cover" (I’m not sure what the correct term is?),
when I clamp the hinge into the cup hole in the door, I then close this clip cover, which touches the horizontal edge of the carcass at the bottom...
(This is because I hung the whole thing a few millimeters lower than intended.)
Now I have to figure out how to fix this.
I will try to saw off the lower part where the pin is not yet inserted.
Best regards,
buchi
Thanks for your information.
The fitting for the 125mm (5 inches) and 153mm (6 inches) should actually be identical.
I was able to identify the cause now.
Can’t believe I didn’t notice it earlier...
At first, I drilled the holes 8mm (0.3 inches) deeper, then 4mm (0.15 inches), then 6mm (0.24 inches) to avoid ending up exactly on the same wooden dowel.
Initially, I thought it was due to the precision of my drilling template, even though it was made to a tenth of a millimeter, which should have been accurate enough, I thought.
When I was trying to close the 60cm x 80cm (24 inches x 31.5 inches) door, I was always in front of the cabinet, not inside it, so I didn’t realize the problem.
Also, I don’t assemble such a cabinet every week.
Then I hung a 40cm x 80cm (16 inches x 31.5 inches) door, and I immediately saw where the issue was:
The "clip cover" (I’m not sure what the correct term is?),
when I clamp the hinge into the cup hole in the door, I then close this clip cover, which touches the horizontal edge of the carcass at the bottom...
(This is because I hung the whole thing a few millimeters lower than intended.)
Now I have to figure out how to fix this.
I will try to saw off the lower part where the pin is not yet inserted.
Best regards,
buchi
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nachtvogel9 Oct 2016 00:11Nobody is perfect...........
the main thing is that it fits now
the main thing is that it fits now
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