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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Zathras on January 29, 2004, 04:12:16 pm
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As stuff is arriving in the mail I think I have decided to switch from a UA1 based design to LuSiDs. One thing I definately wanted was the option of a removable CP (and I liked the hinged CP a lot of people use around here - seems like it would be easy to work on etc).
While looking around for options I found these CLIP hinges. They are concealed cabinet hinges that clip onto the mounting plate (which are available separately).
Their site is at:
http://www.blum.us/webv2.nsf/html/US_02_01!OpenDocument (http://www.blum.us/webv2.nsf/html/US_02_01!OpenDocument)
It looks like they just have a spring loaded latch for releasing it so they might be ideal.
Has anyone used these before? Is there something I'm missing?
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I'm using similar Salice hinges for cabinet's front door:
(http://www.upup.us/log/fronthinges.jpg)
For the control panel, though, I just used a piano hinge
(http://www.upup.us/log/cphinge.jpg)
because I wanted it to lift up on the side, and the top of the control panel sticks out beyond the box a bit.
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I didn't even think about using them for the front panel door - thats a good idea and could come in handy. Are they easy to remove?
Thanks!
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I have hinges like this on my kitchen cabinets and they work great there. I'm sure they'd work just fine in a cabinet as well (after all it is a "cabinet" too).
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They'd work OK, you need a fair bit of depth inside your box for the arm and some extra room to get your finger behind the arm to unclip the hinge from the plate (maybe 3 1/2" total bare minimum). They generally only open 107
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They'd work OK, you need a fair bit of depth inside your box for the arm and some extra room to get your finger behind the arm to unclip the hinge from the plate (maybe 3 1/2" total bare minimum). They generally only open 107