European Door Cup Hinge Jig

Last week we ran through basics of drilling european hinge cup holes and pointed out a few tools that make the operation easy and accurate.

European door cup hinge jig. Both sides of the jig are labeled end with an arrow pointing to the end of the door. Travis clamps the jig flush to the door side with the arrow end flush with the end of the door. 4 7 out of 5 stars 37. With the hinge cup holes drilled you re ready to begin laying out the location of the hinge mounting plates on the cabinet.

The 35mm euro hinge drilling jig from hettich although more expensive and limited to a single cup hole size is fast accurate and durable enough for thousands of hinges. The concealed hinge jig takes the guesswork out of installing cabinet doors using concealed hinges. Here are two ways to get it right. For drill press owners picking up a few hinge cup drilling set up jigs is the most affordable although certainly not portable way to go.

35mm hinge drilling jig 35mm forstner bit woodworking tool drill bits for cabinet door installation. For installing cabinet hinges you ll be drilling two sets of holes in the door. The concealed hinge jig allows you to drill cup holes for concealed cabinet door hinges sometimes called euro hinges using just a drill. Concealed hinges also known as european cup hinges are available in dozens of self closing configurations.

No matter what type of hinge you choose the hinges are mounted on the door first and then the cabinet. Overlay or inset the tricky part of installing this kind of hinge is boring the 35 mm hole. The concealed hinge jig allows you to drill cup holes for concealed cabinet door hinges sometimes called euro hinges using just a drill. First there s the cup hole the large hole that the hinge drops into.

The jig positions an included carbide tipped bit exactly at the proper position and offset and drills to the perfect depth every time thanks to a depth stop collar. This hole is 35 mm 1 3 8 in diameter for all euro hinges. The jig positions an included carbide tipped bit exactly at the proper position and offset and drills to the perfect depth every time thanks to a depth stop collar. Dct concealed cabinet door hinge 35mm template jig kit european hidden hinge boring hole cutter bit for installation.

This week we ll continue with a few tips on the remainder of the hinge installation process picking up where we left off. The jig positions an included carbide tipped bit exactly at the proper position and offset and drills to the perfect depth every time thanks to a depth stop collar. 4 5 out of 5 stars 117. The jig is made from two short boards screwed together with a guide hole drilled in one board.