Posted on How do you make and install perfect cabinets/cabinet doors?
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#1 posted 1696 days ago |
Hi Cpt_hammer I made a few cabinets with inset doors. In my opinion, a “within 1/16” is too much of a tolerance. I think that you have to strive for much smaller tolerances like 1/64” or less. I’m always trying to be as much at accurate as I can be because, “a little bit here and a little bit there” and the small mistakes can accumulate to big numbers. In your case, 1/16” of the cabinet and 1/16” of the door are already 1/8” that is already visible and not so nice. The dark stain can mask the mistake a little bit but, I using also another “mistake masker”...I round over the door edges around. Normally, I make the door smaller by 1/16 or less than the frame…I can always “fine tune” it if it’s too big. As for the Euro hinges for Inset doors, the “formula” is very easy – Door thickness + 3.7mm (~5/32”) Please have a look at those posts http://lumberjocks.com/topics/4567 http://lumberjocks.com/topics/4580 Hope it helps Regards
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