Layout for the loop
An important part of the correct installation of any furniture hinge is, of course, the most accurate markings. If it is done poorly, this will certainly affect the functionality of the door.
The correct markings for the furniture hinges will help you find the right center for making the indentations.
It is necessary to "move away" 7-12 centimeters from the edge. The number of hinges is standard two, but it can fluctuate depending on the type of furniture. A specific distance between the eyelets must be observed. It is equal to fifty centimeters. The door parameters depend specifically on the number of awnings.
When you have finally decided on the number and all the required dimensions of the furniture hinges are installed, you can mark the central holes in relation to the width of the door. The distance from the side should be approximately two centimeters. Also, one cannot ignore the fact that the mount should not fit where the shelves in the closet or cabinet should lie.
After making all the necessary measurements, make notes. Remember to keep the padding in relation to the width, mark the placement point. At the intersection of these marks it is necessary to make a "hole" with a nail or a self-tapping screw. If the facade is taller than a meter, make notes every half a meter.
For more precise markup, you can use a special template called.
Adjustment
Correction (or adjustment) - the final stage of the installation of furniture hinges. It must be performed in several planes at once - along the vertical, along the horizontal side, and in relation to depth:
- The depth adjustment will help to push the door closer to the body, or release the pressure. It is necessary to tighten the oval-shaped hole.
- On the vertical side - will help to move the facade. It is done by twisting oval holes.
- On the horizontal side - provides free movement of the door back and forth and back. The purpose of this adjustment is to avoid cracks between the cabinet and the door. This method is great for rooms with uneven floors or walls.
Now you know how to fix furniture hinges. As you can see, this is not so difficult to do. You don't need to have any special skills or abilities. Such work with your own hands will be another reason for a little pride.
Other types of hinges
So, all kinds of loops can be classified in different ways. So, different types are distinguished by design, by purpose, by the method of fixation and imposition. In general, there are several dozen types of furniture hinges, some are more common, some are less, but almost all are used in various options for furniture designs. In addition to the four-hinged ones, we will consider several more hinge variations that may be encountered by furniture assemblers or people who have bought new interior items and decided to assemble them on their own.
Card loop
Card loops are considered the oldest. Their progenitor is a forged hinge with a long escutcheon. Outwardly, they resemble a regular door hinge, only slightly smaller in size. The structure consists of two metal strips connected in parallel with a thin rod acting as a hinge. Now they are rarely used, but they are indispensable in the manufacture of furniture in the "retro" style.
Butterfly door hinges
Pendulum hinges or bar hinges make it possible to open the door 180 degrees. It turns out something similar to how the doors open at the entrance to the saloon in old westerns.
Bar loop
The mezzanine hinge structures are designed to hold horizontally oriented doors that will open upwards. The hinges have a spring mechanism and also allow the door to be fixed when open. They resemble the usual overhead buttonhole variations.
Top hinge MK01
Lombard designs are used for so-called hinged doors. They will be mounted from both ends of the cabinet, do not require a cut-in, but a small milling (up to 2 mm) may be required. Then the sash can be opened 180 degrees. This is the ideal folding table hinge.
Hinge for folding elements
The secretary designs are similar to the card ones described above, they have an axial hinge and plates. They make it possible to open the facade downwards and keep it in a horizontal position. They can be accompanied by a special bracket that provides a supporting function. They are usually installed in those cabinets where a bar is provided.
Secretary hinges
Blind hinges, otherwise called adit hinges, are used for doors on the side of the cabinet that is adjacent to the wall. They can be used to attach the door to the bezel.
Slit hinges
Heel products are extremely rarely used, because they are designed only for light doors. But on the other hand, they can be installed on facades with any type of opening. Installation is carried out at the bottom and top of the sash.
Furniture heel hinges
There are special hinges for glass doors. They also come in different types, but their advantage is that they can withstand a significant load, moreover, they look very beautiful.
Glass hinge
And relatively recently, hinges with 8 hinges, eight-hinges, appeared on sale. To install them, you do not need to resort to milling or cutting. This is an improved variation of the conventional 4-pivot hinge. True, it is more difficult to put them, and therefore, despite the absence of the need to carry out any preparation, such loops are rarely used.
8-hinge hinge
Self-made template
Making a template for do-it-yourself furniture hinges occurs according to a clear plan
It is important to follow the sequence of the steps. If you follow all the rules, then there will be no difficulties in the process.
Stages of developing a pattern for loops:
- Selection and preparation of materials;
- Preparation of the necessary tools;
- Development of template details;
- Final assembly of all elements.
Paper template for download
- To create a template yourself, you need to print a sample.
- According to its dimensions, make a workpiece from a solid material, plastic or wood
- Attach the paper template to the workpiece
Here's what you should get
To create a workpiece, you will need to take a drill, milling cutter, hammer, jigsaw. You will also need tools to draw the markup. First you need to make a foundation. The optimal size is 19x38 cm. A 13.5x7 cm hole should be worked out in the center. The edges should be smooth. The milling cutter will help with this.
Bolts need to be placed on the workpiece
In this case, it is important to observe symmetry with respect to the width of the base. The bolts must be buried in the structure so that they do not interfere with further manipulations
The hole is made wider than the connecting elements and additionally driven in using a hammer.
It is necessary to retreat 7 mm from the 13.5x7 cm holes and make small indentations. Around an element with dimensions of 37.5x7 cm, grooves are made on one side at a distance of 30 cm from each other.
A homemade template requires a holder measuring 2x5 cm and a length of 5.8 cm.On one side, you will need to install a limiter, which looks like a small bar. This element will not allow the distance to shift when installing the facade.
Then all parts of the template are fastened. Washers are installed under the bolts and nuts. This element increases the durability of the template. The manufacturing process does not require special skills and knowledge.It is enough to familiarize yourself with the template development scheme in detail.
Selection of materials for work
For the template, you can use plywood, chipboard or MDF. Stronger structures are made of plexiglass and metal. You can take several materials for one template. So for the base, you can take chipboard, and the guides can be made of a more durable material. It is easier to work with wood, as it lends itself better to processing than glass and metal.
Required connectors:
- Bolts. You will need 6 pieces with a thickness of 6 mm and a length of 30 mm. To fix the connecting element, you need to have a key 10.
- Nuts. You need 6 pieces. The main requirement for an element is convenient adjustment. Wing nuts are most commonly used.
- Washers. Their diameter should be 6 mm.
- Self-tapping screws. They are selected depending on the thickness of the remaining connecting parts.
Description
A furniture jig is a special template tool that is often used by specialists in small and large enterprises to mark drilling points on products and, in some cases, also provides a straight-line drill entry into the material. Depending on the needs of the master, the conductors can be either factory-made or self-made. Most often they look like a metal template with sleeves for a hole with a marking of the distance between them. The main advantage of using a furniture conductor is that specialists spend less time on measurements and making markings for drilling.
With the help of it, you can quickly mark the necessary points on the workpieces of the product, and then make their high-quality connection using different fastening methods. The scope of its application is quite wide, but most often it is used for quick insertion of typical furniture hinges. The device may differ in appearance and markings on the template, depending on its intended purpose and working conditions. For example, a jig for furniture hinges in the production of doors will differ significantly in appearance from the jig, which is used to fasten massive furniture sashes.
Drilling holes
Installation is carried out with all the rules:
The depth of the hole for the furniture hinge must be about thirteen millimeters. The inset of furniture hinges, if possible, should not be deeper, otherwise the front side of the canvas may crack;
The hole diameter depends strictly on the hinge cup
Tools must be fully aligned with their axis to prevent surface damage;
A sharpened cutter will help protect the blade from damage and chips;
You should not rush during drilling, otherwise there is a risk of doing it inaccurately;
It is worth paying attention to the dimensions of the cups, their dimensions during the installation of furniture hinges;
Having drilled one hole, proceed to the next and so on, until all the holes for laying the hinges have been prepared.
What tools to use for this?
The bowl must be fixed on the facade, and the bar - on the body of the bedside table. The furniture hinge must be inserted into the hole, which must be made in advance. The shoulder of the loop becomes a kind of bridge, now connecting both parts. To make holes for such loops, you need to prepare the following tools:
- screwdriver or drill;
- special drill bit;
The diameter of the cutter for the hole for the furniture hinge is 35 mm or 25-26 mm. It is selected depending on the size of the hinge cups. To create holes for such loops, it is allowed to take a simple drill.
A drill for such work is quite suitable and multifunctional, with nozzles that are easy to replace.
The middle spike must be placed in the center of the circle outlined by a specially prepared gauge.On the corresponding machines, automatic calibration is used, but at home the master cannot do without a specialized electric tool.
During the installation process, the hinges need a high level of accuracy and precision. The chance to fulfill exactly the required niche is the main plus of the so-called Forstner drill. It is able to provide a stop that will prevent you from penetrating further than required. And the drill teeth do not allow it to deviate from the intended "course". In the end, the hole is almost perfect. And due to this, the cup fits into the recess quite tightly.
But the aforementioned drill also has one significant drawback, which manifests itself in the course of working with a solid piece of wood. This is a low quality to be expected if the instrument was not manufactured in the factory. That is why you should choose tools exclusively from official companies. And, of course, don't forget about warranty coupons.
Depending on the type of panel with which the work is being carried out, the cutter can warm up quite strongly. Due to this, it can burn the edges and wood that is selected from the recess. That is why, in the course of working with such a framework, do not forget about work breaks. So that the drills have time to cool down at least a little. Working in three to four sets will be ideal.
Particular attention should be paid to breaks when working with MDF sheets. If the activity is carried out with chipboard sheets, the details from strong alloys will be able to make the hinge grooves are really fast and lightweight
Fastener rules
Most often for joining parts made of wood materials when using self-tapping screws, no preparation is needed - the screws can be screwed into the part without drilling a hole. For these purposes, use a Phillips screwdriver or screwdriver. You need to act smoothly and carefully, especially when working with oxidized self-tapping screws (they are considered the most brittle).
The tool should be kept strictly in line with the screwed hardware. You should not try to screw the fastener into the knot - despite the fact that these are the tightest areas, such fastening will be considered ineffective. If self-tapping screws are planned to be screwed into high-density natural wood, it is recommended to pre-lubricate the hardware with laundry soap. It will act as a lubricant and will provide an easier entry of the fastener into the material.
It should be borne in mind that the screw should not go through the 2 structures to be connected.
Before drilling, you need to apply a markup, and then make a hole in the main part 0.8 times the diameter of the screw. In depth, the hole should correspond to the screwed-in base of the hardware. If the fasteners are thin, you can use an awl.
When drilling soft sawn timber, manually punching holes is also allowed. For hard materials, drill a hole to match the profile of the screw-in fastener. To make a groove, you need a drill and a drill. It is best to use a countersink.
After preparatory work, the screw is inserted into the hole. It must be strengthened in the material by screwing it clockwise with a screwdriver. In this matter, the correct selection of hand tools is important. If you take a screwdriver of the wrong size, there are great risks of damage to the slot on the head - in this case, it will be impossible to tighten the fasteners. Screws can also be fastened using electric or pneumatic screwdrivers. Their use makes the work easier and speeds up the assembly process.
The final stage is the installation of stickers or plugs on the fastener heads. These accessories are sold in a wide range of colors. Their main task is to mask the fasteners. Thanks to the use of stickers, the aesthetics of the finished furniture can be increased.
For screws and self-tapping screws, see below.
How should they work and use it to install furniture hinges?
The purpose of the device is clear, but now we will find out how to use it. First you need to fix the jig itself to the workpiece part. Place it exactly where you are going to make the hole.
Next, using fasteners, we install a conductor on top of a wooden plate. And already thanks to drilling through the iron slots, the conductors carry out the necessary work.
The result after using the device is always perfect, because you cannot cut through the iron with a drill, which means that it tightly holds the drill itself, preventing them from moving even a degree to the side. This fact allows us to perform error-free actions and produce high-quality furniture products for the markets of the country.
To select the required hole size, you can purchase a jig just for a given diameter or an option with several slots for all occasions. Such devices for furniture hinges are not expensive, and installation work is greatly simplified and accelerated. After their application, the facade of any wooden slab will be even and without chips.
At the moment, there are plenty of different conductors with different sizes on the building materials market. Finding them is not difficult. Although the assortment is large, for especially economical home craftsmen there is an option to create a conductor with your own hands. But you must understand that this process is rather complicated, and you will have to work with iron.
Also, it is important to consider that the price of a finished factory conductor is quite low, not worth such energy and time costs. Easier to buy in a store and use peacefully