Thread: Kreg Hinge Jig

Never 100% sure but I hope this helps.

Cabinet Hinges - Bunnings Australia

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Hi D. Aren't all hinges designed to sit in a 35mm hole? If the Kreg jig doesn't suit that then I don't think it will suit any

The 35mm hole placement is usually OK, the guide for the screw pilot holes is never in the same spot

You can adjust the offset - some need a half mm increment but I've just picked the closest whole mm and it's within the adjustment range of the hinge itself.

Honestly though, I wouldn't buy that jig again - I would just use the paper templates that you get with the hinges. The depth required is usually the full depth of the head of the Forstner bit. This style of hinge is really forgiving, as long as you make a reasonable attempt at accuracy to start with.

I use a much simpler Hafele jig that only marks the 35mm hole centre, you have to manually drill the hole using either a drill press or a drill guide. I then insert the hinge and use a self-centering guide bit to drill the fixing screw holes.

What I like about my simple jig is that it auto aligns the door to the carcase. The other side of the jig either marks out the fixing holes for the other half of the hinge or locks into pre-drilled System 32 holes and shows exactly where on the door to drill the 35mm holes.

Originally Posted by Damienol

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It's a photo from the Kreg product video, and a link to similar hinges at Bunnings

Thanks guys

Confirms my suspicions that my money would have been better spent in other ways

Worked out that it only fully works for hinges with the 45/9.5 drilling pattern.

How hard would it be for Kreg to put that in the product specs!!!!