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Asymmetric hinges, do they exist, do they have a special name?
I'm after some hinges with one flap about 18mm across and the other
flap twice as much or even more. Are there such things and, if so, what are they called? If they don't exist then I'll have to make do with some flush hinges which are sort of 'near enough' but may not be very robust. -- Chris Green · |
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On 02/09/2019 17:01, Chris Green wrote:
I'm after some hinges with one flap about 18mm across and the other flap twice as much or even more. Are there such things and, if so, what are they called? If they don't exist then I'll have to make do with some flush hinges which are sort of 'near enough' but may not be very robust. There are things called "parliament hinges" which you can find with google. Perhaps not exactly what you want but they may be suitable. I had to use them for our back door so that it would clear the kitchen cupboards. -- Michael Chare |
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Asymmetric hinges, do they exist, do they have a special name?
Michael Chare wrote:
On 02/09/2019 17:01, Chris Green wrote: I'm after some hinges with one flap about 18mm across and the other flap twice as much or even more. Are there such things and, if so, what are they called? If they don't exist then I'll have to make do with some flush hinges which are sort of 'near enough' but may not be very robust. There are things called "parliament hinges" which you can find with google. Perhaps not exactly what you want but they may be suitable. I had to use them for our back door so that it would clear the kitchen cupboards. Not quite. I have some parliament hinges one one of my garage doors, they are designed to move the pivot clear of wall/door. I don't want to move the pivot but I need the fixing point set further back on one side than the other. -- Chris Green · |
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Asymmetric hinges, do they exist, do they have a special name?
Not sure what you mean. Are you talking about hose you often see on sheds
with one bit like three vertical screws, but the other side is a long pointed bit with screws all the way along it? The Rustic look, or in the case of my shed, rusty! Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "Chris Green" wrote in message ... I'm after some hinges with one flap about 18mm across and the other flap twice as much or even more. Are there such things and, if so, what are they called? If they don't exist then I'll have to make do with some flush hinges which are sort of 'near enough' but may not be very robust. -- Chris Green · |
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Asymmetric hinges, do they exist, do they have a special name?
Brian Gaff wrote:
Not sure what you mean. Are you talking about hose you often see on sheds with one bit like three vertical screws, but the other side is a long pointed bit with screws all the way along it? The Rustic look, or in the case of my shed, rusty! Yes, of course, you've pointed me in the right direction. What I want is a small strap hinge. I want the 'short' side small enough to fit onto the edge of an 18mm thick door while the long side will be fixed onto a wall. -- Chris Green · |
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Asymmetric hinges, do they exist, do they have a special name?
Chris Green wrote:
Brian Gaff wrote: Not sure what you mean. Are you talking about hose you often see on sheds with one bit like three vertical screws, but the other side is a long pointed bit with screws all the way along it? The Rustic look, or in the case of my shed, rusty! Yes, of course, you've pointed me in the right direction. What I want is a small strap hinge. I want the 'short' side small enough to fit onto the edge of an 18mm thick door while the long side will be fixed onto a wall. Or, more correctly, a tee hinge. I need small ones though, probably 75mm, and I want 'nice looking' ones for indoor domestic use. There are also 'short sided' hinges which would provide what I want. -- Chris Green · |
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On Tue, 3 Sep 2019 10:18:44 +0100, Chris Green wrote:
Chris Green wrote: Brian Gaff wrote: Not sure what you mean. Are you talking about hose you often see on sheds with one bit like three vertical screws, but the other side is a long pointed bit with screws all the way along it? The Rustic look, or in the case of my shed, rusty! Yes, of course, you've pointed me in the right direction. What I want is a small strap hinge. I want the 'short' side small enough to fit onto the edge of an 18mm thick door while the long side will be fixed onto a wall. Or, more correctly, a tee hinge. I need small ones though, probably 75mm, and I want 'nice looking' ones for indoor domestic use. There are also 'short sided' hinges which would provide what I want. I've just looked for asymmetric hinge on Google images, and found quite a few but foreign. A diagram of a hinge pin being removed gave me the idea that you could buy big and small hinges from the same maker, then pair them oddly after removing and replacing the pins. -- Dave W |
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Dave W wrote:
On Tue, 3 Sep 2019 10:18:44 +0100, Chris Green wrote: Chris Green wrote: Brian Gaff wrote: Not sure what you mean. Are you talking about hose you often see on sheds with one bit like three vertical screws, but the other side is a long pointed bit with screws all the way along it? The Rustic look, or in the case of my shed, rusty! Yes, of course, you've pointed me in the right direction. What I want is a small strap hinge. I want the 'short' side small enough to fit onto the edge of an 18mm thick door while the long side will be fixed onto a wall. Or, more correctly, a tee hinge. I need small ones though, probably 75mm, and I want 'nice looking' ones for indoor domestic use. There are also 'short sided' hinges which would provide what I want. I've just looked for asymmetric hinge on Google images, and found quite a few but foreign. A diagram of a hinge pin being removed gave me the idea that you could buy big and small hinges from the same maker, then pair them oddly after removing and replacing the pins. Yes, I found quite a few 'possibles' in my continued searches using 'tee', 'short sided', etc. in the search. However some of the prices are insane, like why are these £32 :- https://www.sdslondon.co.uk/cabinet-...SABEgJb1vD_BwE Just two flat plates with a pin through. I did eventually find similar from Hong Kong for about £1. For some reason hinges seem to be sold by rip-off merchants, I found one from 'Suffolk Latches' which was £16 but the identical item from the same dealer's eBay shop was £8. At a lower level tee hinges from B&Q cost £5 and up, identical items from Toolstation and Screwfix are less than one pound. Yes, I know B&Q are hardly renowned for low prices but the differential in hinge prices seems worse than for most things. -- Chris Green · |
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Asymmetric hinges, do they exist, do they have a special name?
Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 2 Sep 2019 17:01:47 +0100, Chris Green wrote: I'm after some hinges with one flap about 18mm across and the other flap twice as much or even more. Are there such things and, if so, what are they called? If they don't exist then I'll have to make do with some flush hinges which are sort of 'near enough' but may not be very robust. Not quite sure what you mean, but something like these http://tinyurl.com/yyzwonbo or did you mean the flap length, in which These are what I'd call flush hinges, they might work but aren't ideal. case an H hinge and cut one side down to size http://tinyurl.com/yxmsly3q But what I need is more 'reach' on one side than the other, e.g. (ASCII art coming up)192.168.1.95:- _______ |.| .| |.| .| |.| .| ------- -- Chris Green · |
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Asymmetric hinges, do they exist, do they have a special name?
Chris Green wrote:
what I need is more 'reach' on one side than the other inset cabinet hinges, e.g. https://i0.wp.com/cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1082/8880/products/Self-Closing_Face_Mount_Inset_Cabinet_Hinges_-_0.375_Inch_-_Satin_Nickel_2aba3914-e6a9-4230-9258-066b586cfe1f_grande.jpg?v=1556507394 They look a bit lightweight though, if you were hoping to use them on a door ... |
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