cup hinge and slide out drawer question...

[Jay Yoder]

I want to add a slide out platform to one of my shop cabinets and wondered what degree cup hinge I should use. The cabinets are euro style with full overlay doors. Any help is greatfully appreciated!

[Jamie Buxton]

The opening angle doesn't matter much. The key issue is that the open door can still protrude into the cabinet opening a bit. And even more so, the hinge bodies protrude into the opening. The usual solution is to make the pull-outs narrow enough to clear the door and/or hinges, and put a spacer between the pull-out and the cabinet wall.

Blum has a cup hinge specifically intended for 3/4" overlay: http://wwhardware.com/catalog.cfm/GroupID/Cabinet%20Hinges/CatID/Cabinet%20Hinges%2C%20Blum%26%23174%3B%20Concealed/SubCatID/120%26%230176%3B%20Plus%20Clip%20Top%20Overlay%20H inge

Click on the button titled Applications to go to a page with all the dimensions about protrusion into the cabinet opening.