Euro Hinges - Part II

Good day

Today, I would like to share with you my drilling methods.
I never used the Hand Drill method but I added it just in case somebody doesn’t have Drill Press or Drill Stand.

The 35mm hole should be drilled at 3~6mm from the door edge.

As you will see, I’m drilling at 4mm (5/32”) from the edge but, you can use any other distance.
I found that, the 4mm dist. gives me good overlay with the 18mm (23/32”) thick cabinet walls but if you want to be on the safe side, you can choose 5mm (3/16”) that maybe will be better for 3/4” thick cabinet wall.

The bigger the hole distance from the edge, the bigger the “overlay”...in other words, if the 4mm dist. will give you a door that is flush with the cabinet wall, the 5mm will result in the door protruding 1mm out of the cabinet wall but, it can be adjusted very easy and, maybe it’s better to have some “playing distance”.

Just take a few scraps and experiment with both 4mm and 5mm and decide what you like more.

The 35mm hole should be drilled to at least 11mm (7/16”) depth but, I love it a little bit more and usually, I drill to 13mm (1/2”).

Regards
niki