Thread: Wanting Advice Concealed Barrel Hinge

Hi Harold, which type of barrel hinge are you using?

Can you post a pic of the hinge in position?

I have used barrel hinges on this and there is maybe 0.5mm gap.

The 5mm barrel hinges are different and requires chamfers on the back edge of top and bottom in order to allow the box to open back and stay open. May be able to do a little less than that but it does leave a decent birdsmouth look on the back.

Corey

Sorry about the previous post stuffed that up.
Hi martrix, sorry havent learned how to post pictores yet. It is just a standard 5 mm round barrel hinge (cornuta brand).

Thanks Corey, what if you were to countersink the hole would that work.

Harold

I am not sure what you mean by countersink the hole Harold. You need to drill the holes to a certain depth so that the middle of the hinge is exposed when the chamfers are in place.

Corey

Originally Posted by pal

Sorry about the previous post stuffed that up.
Hi martrix, sorry havent learned how to post pictores yet. It is just a standard 5 mm round barrel hinge (cornuta brand).

Thanks Corey, what if you were to countersink the hole would that work.

Harold

Boxinator is correct. With those 5mm hinges, you need to chamfer the back edge which will then let you close/open the box with with no gap.

I used the 10mm hinges which you don't need any chamfer so its nice and neat all round, however your wall thickness is limited to about 13mm and you need to drill the 10mm hole dead centre which is easy if you use a fence/stop setup on a drill press.

Yeah, those 10mm hinges sure don't leave much in 13mill or 1/2 inch stock. Would be nice if they made a 8.5 mill hinge!

Corey

Thanks Corey/ martrix, thinking about it countersinking the hole wouldn,t work without chamfering the edges anyhow.Will go with chamfering the back edges many thanks

Harold

Pal, see the attached link, this might help.

http://images.rockler.com/tech/39578.pdf

Corey

Originally Posted by Boxinator

Yeah, those 10mm hinges sure don't leave much in 13mill or 1/2 inch stock. Would be nice if they made a 8.5 mill hinge!

Corey

Boxinator
Not sure about Iowa, but 8mm brass barrel hinges are readily available in Australia. I use them in 11mm finished stock and they work a treat.

I use them all the time. People seem to love them. They do need a 45* chamfer that is exactly 1/2 the
thickness off the wood. This picture may help.

Originally Posted by shep1

Boxinator
Not sure about Iowa, but 8mm brass barrel hinges are readily available in Australia. I use them in 11mm finished stock and they work a treat.

No kidding, not available that I have seen over here. Are they the type like the 10mm or they like a 5mm where you need to make a chamfer?

Corey

Hi Corey, thank you for that it will save me fiddling about working out how big a chamfer to do

Harold

Hi Gecko, thanks for the pic, worth a thousand words.
Will post (learn first) a picture of the box when I get it finished

Harold

Hi Shep1,where do you get the 8mm barrel hinges from,would have rather used them than the 5 mm

Harold