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Question about full overlay hinges

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
I'm looking to put full overlay doors on face frame cabinets. The cabinet face frames are already there so can't change that. The face frames basically have a 1.5" frame around any door opening. With a 1.5" overlay hinge, the frame would be fully covered. But is this allowed? Blum mentions a "minimum reveal", but not sure what that means. Also I obviously can't have either 2 doors exactly touching, or back to back doors touching can I? Seems like they wouldn't be able to swing open. So what sort of gap do I put there? Having the full overlay does result in weird door sizes too like 25 & 7/8" wide.

I can upload a sketchup drawing if it would help :)
 
#6 · (Edited by Moderator)
There are a couple of hinges you could use. The compact 39C
The min. reveal says 7/32 which means this would need to be the minimum space between doors.
So as you were saying 1 3/8" overlay on each cabinet would give you 1/4" reveal (space between doors)

(You can cut 1/16" as easy as 1/8" It's just where you mark your line or set your fence, you can do it.)

There is also a compact 33 that will let you get 3/16" in between doors. ( I don't care for these)

Both of these style hinges will hold your door off the face frame approx. 3/16"

Edit: These are all Blum hinges. There are many other brands as well. Too many to mention
 
#14 · (Edited by Moderator)
I think I just need a combo of 1-3/8" and 1-1/4" here and there.

- bgilb
Yeah, you need the 1/4" between the door and the microwave. You have to make some adjustments somewhere.
These adjustments depend on what you want to live with.

bigger gaps between all the doors?
Different overlays on the doors next to, and above the microwave?

Here is an example:
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In this example you have 1 1/2" overlay on the micro door and 1 1/4 on the doors next to it.
(1/4" gap between doors)
Lots of different scenarios to make it what you want.
 

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Any reason you said you don't like compact 33s? There's two doors I need a greater than 1 3/8 reveal so that leaves me with 33 or 38B for front frame mount. The problem with the 38B is the minimum reveal is 9/32. So I need greater than 1/4" between 2 doors. Whereas the 33s it's 6/32". Should I just combine 39c and 33s?
 
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