Brandon Richter
05-24-2013, 3:08 PM
I am using a blum concealed euro hinge for an inset door, panel cabinet. Both door and cabinet material are 3/4" (19mm) and reveal is 2mm. Based on the worksheet, I am using the hinge 71B3750 with a 0mm plate. With a 5mm setback this places the door perfectly in the opening.
I constructed these cabinets so the cabinet bottom serves as the stop for the door. The bottom is proud to the front trim by 3/4", creating a 3/4" square rabbit that the door fits into. The door must sit right on the stop in order for the door front to be flush with the frame.
The hinge works fine and the door opens, but only to 90 degrees. At exactly 90 degrees, the style edge of the door is parallel to and pressed tight against the stop. The door will not open past 90 degrees, although it's a 110 degree hinge.
So is the blum drawing included the excel planning sheets incorrect? It shows clearly that the inside style edge does not protrude behind the plane formed at the back of the closed door.
Or was I supposed to design knowing that the reveal extended to the area behind the door in addition to the gap between the style and frame?
The cabinets are already installed and finished, so redesigning to include a reveal between the door and the stop is out of the question. Is there another way to deal with this? Use a different hinge manufacturer? A thick-door hinge? I am baffled especially because nothing like this is mentioned in the blum documentation (brochure or xls macro).
Has anyone experienced an issue like this? Or does anyone know how to get in contact with Blum? I sent an email via their website but there is no other option for technical support. Thanks.
I constructed these cabinets so the cabinet bottom serves as the stop for the door. The bottom is proud to the front trim by 3/4", creating a 3/4" square rabbit that the door fits into. The door must sit right on the stop in order for the door front to be flush with the frame.
The hinge works fine and the door opens, but only to 90 degrees. At exactly 90 degrees, the style edge of the door is parallel to and pressed tight against the stop. The door will not open past 90 degrees, although it's a 110 degree hinge.
So is the blum drawing included the excel planning sheets incorrect? It shows clearly that the inside style edge does not protrude behind the plane formed at the back of the closed door.
Or was I supposed to design knowing that the reveal extended to the area behind the door in addition to the gap between the style and frame?
The cabinets are already installed and finished, so redesigning to include a reveal between the door and the stop is out of the question. Is there another way to deal with this? Use a different hinge manufacturer? A thick-door hinge? I am baffled especially because nothing like this is mentioned in the blum documentation (brochure or xls macro).
Has anyone experienced an issue like this? Or does anyone know how to get in contact with Blum? I sent an email via their website but there is no other option for technical support. Thanks.