Cabinet hinge question

So I have cabinets probably dating back to the 80's in an older home. The cabinets currently uses this spring loaded hinge that I can't seem to find so a quick trip to the big box store, all they have are newer cup style hidden hinges. Ok, let's try those. Drill my 35mm holes, all to find out that in the close position, the hinge doesn't protrude far enough to the cabinet for the door to close. So i'm looking for advice on how to solve this problem. https://imgur.com/a/FY3XsxW 2 pictures in the imgur: 1 in the closed and 1 in the open. The older style hinge on the bottom. I've tried all possible off sets available at HD, none of them work. The distance I'd need to cover is roughly 3/4" in the closed position from door to cabinet in order to make it fit. It also doesn't help that the door is in inset (is that what you call it?) door that has a lip that aligns with the cabinet itself. So, any suggestions on what to do? I'm considering just trying to refill that 35mm hole with some wood somehow, taking an older hinge from a higher up cabinet and slap it on and decomission a different cabinet door. But Ideally, i'd like to make this work. Would I need to put a 3/4" spacer between the cabinet and door so it can screw in properly? Any advice would be appriciated submitted by /u/yum_yum_wonton [link] [comments]

Jun 5, 2025 - 16:42

So I have cabinets probably dating back to the 80's in an older home. The cabinets currently uses this spring loaded hinge that I can't seem to find so a quick trip to the big box store, all they have are newer cup style hidden hinges. Ok, let's try those.

Drill my 35mm holes, all to find out that in the close position, the hinge doesn't protrude far enough to the cabinet for the door to close. So i'm looking for advice on how to solve this problem.

https://imgur.com/a/FY3XsxW

2 pictures in the imgur: 1 in the closed and 1 in the open. The older style hinge on the bottom.

I've tried all possible off sets available at HD, none of them work. The distance I'd need to cover is roughly 3/4" in the closed position from door to cabinet in order to make it fit. It also doesn't help that the door is in inset (is that what you call it?) door that has a lip that aligns with the cabinet itself.

So, any suggestions on what to do? I'm considering just trying to refill that 35mm hole with some wood somehow, taking an older hinge from a higher up cabinet and slap it on and decomission a different cabinet door. But Ideally, i'd like to make this work. Would I need to put a 3/4" spacer between the cabinet and door so it can screw in properly?

Any advice would be appriciated

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