Hinges within reach
September 29, 2017 3:07 PM Subscribe
Where can I get hinges like this for not too much money?
I am making a desk for my daughter based on this. I don't like the hinges they use but the one in my wife's IKEA dresser are pretty neat and I'd like to use something like them. Googling "invisible cabinet hinges" gives me hinges by Soss that sell for $20-40 each. The Soss hinges look great but they are probably too much hinge for what I need and I am pretty sure the hinges in my wife's dresser don't cost that much.
Can I just buy some extra hinges from IKEA? I don't see them in the online catalogue.
What are other good sources where I could get hinges like this keeping in mind that I'm in Canada?
I am making a desk for my daughter based on this. I don't like the hinges they use but the one in my wife's IKEA dresser are pretty neat and I'd like to use something like them. Googling "invisible cabinet hinges" gives me hinges by Soss that sell for $20-40 each. The Soss hinges look great but they are probably too much hinge for what I need and I am pretty sure the hinges in my wife's dresser don't cost that much.
Can I just buy some extra hinges from IKEA? I don't see them in the online catalogue.
What are other good sources where I could get hinges like this keeping in mind that I'm in Canada?
Have you been down to your local big box hardware store and just looked at their hinges? Such stores do tend to have a section of cabinet parts. The selection isn't usually huge, but the hinge you've showed us doesn't look all that exotic to me. It might be as simple as a trip to the store.
Lee Valley sells some exquisite stuff, but god damn are they ever pricey. Pretty much anywhere else should be considerably cheaper.
posted by Anticipation Of A New Lover's Arrival, The at 4:07 PM on September 29, 2017
Lee Valley sells some exquisite stuff, but god damn are they ever pricey. Pretty much anywhere else should be considerably cheaper.
posted by Anticipation Of A New Lover's Arrival, The at 4:07 PM on September 29, 2017
I think "Soss" may be a style rather than or in addition to being a manufacturer.
I'm glad I found this post, I am doing some work on an older house, almost all the doors are on this type of hinge.
I found some decent pricing here.
posted by rudd135 at 5:34 PM on September 29, 2017
I'm glad I found this post, I am doing some work on an older house, almost all the doors are on this type of hinge.
I found some decent pricing here.
posted by rudd135 at 5:34 PM on September 29, 2017
One possible complication here is that the depth of the mortise required to install the invisible hinges may approach - or even exceed - the thickness of your 3/4" plywood top. Invisible hinges are designed to be mortised into the edges of two boards, but the design you're working to has the hinges applied to the faces of two boards. The built up rail along the back of the desk is certainly thick enough to accommodate the mortise depth, but the desk top itself might not be thick enough.
There are possible workarounds. A thicker top is one possibility. Moving one of the rail laminations from the rail to the desk top is another, so the top would be thicker at the back edge where the hinges go.
There is a huge variety of hinge styles that could be used in this design. Someone mentioned Lee Valley as a source of (expensive) hardware. Rockler is another online source that may me more moderate. I personally would probably choose a piano hinge for this application, but you might also look at box hinges.
posted by Bruce H. at 5:37 PM on September 29, 2017
There are possible workarounds. A thicker top is one possibility. Moving one of the rail laminations from the rail to the desk top is another, so the top would be thicker at the back edge where the hinges go.
There is a huge variety of hinge styles that could be used in this design. Someone mentioned Lee Valley as a source of (expensive) hardware. Rockler is another online source that may me more moderate. I personally would probably choose a piano hinge for this application, but you might also look at box hinges.
posted by Bruce H. at 5:37 PM on September 29, 2017
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