How much gap do you allow for the inset to work properly? Any standard?
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How much gap do you allow for the inset to work properly? Any standard?
Thanks
Last edited by Mark W Pugh; 02-02-2015 at 7:48 AM.
I leave about 1/8" before finishing. That gap will decrease slightly depending on how much and what type of finish you apply.
Lee Schierer
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My target is 3/32" MAX - all around. A bit less after finishing but a for my eye and experience a 1/16" is too small and an 1/8" is a bit big - IMHO.
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The easiest spacer is a U.S. mint nickel (fairly new - they do get thinner as they circulate). They are just slightly smaller than 5/64". If you want a little larger gap (and you're a real spendthrift), you can glue 2 dimes together. That's just over 1/10". A nickel and a dime glued together gives you just shy of Sam's 3/32". As spacers, these are readily available, fairly cheap, and dimensionally reliable. And you can spend them (if you can pop them apart after you glue them together).
Dave
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You also have to take into consideration the humidity...Different times of the year the gap will change.
When hanging the doors with regular (non-Euro) spring loaded hinges, take into account the amount of offset you lose when mounting the hinges to the carcass/faceframe. Mount a practice piece on scrap first if you haven't done this before. As you take out the built in spring tension, it throws the door towards the handle side some.
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I do 1/8" also,
basically measure the opening, add 1/2" for the door size,
then cut 3/8" rabbets on the doors.