Hinges are mainly installed on doors and windows, while hinges are more commonly installed on cabinets. Let's talk about the hinge purchasing techniques and characteristics today!
1. Characteristics of hinges:
Hinges (hinges) are divided into flat plates, springs (pipes), self closing, glass hinges, etc. according to their purpose; Classified by material, stainless steel, copper, steel with coating, cast iron hinge, etc. Flat hinges are commonly used for wooden doors in rooms, spring hinges for cabinet doors, self closing hinges for bathrooms, and glass hinges for glass doors.
2. SHOP HINGE
The quality of the flat hinge mainly depends on the quality of the bearings. The larger the diameter of the bearing, the better. The thicker the wall panel, the better. Hold one hinge flat in your hand and let the other slide freely, with a uniform and slow motion.
The thickness of the flat hinge wall panel is related to the weight of the door leaf. For door leaves weighing over 40 kilograms, the flat hinge wall panel should be more than 3.2mm. The 10 yuan flat hinge does not have full bearings, but two real and two fake ones.
2.3 Spring hinges can be divided into full cover, half cover, and no cover, and are used for three different connection methods between cabinet doors and cabinets. When choosing, it is important to recognize the brand. Small brand spring blades are prone to aging and fatigue, causing cabinet doors to sag. Stainless steel and steel plate hinge wall panels are relatively thin, but have good toughness and are not easily broken. The cast iron hinge wall panel is thick but prone to fracture. Be careful not to lack adjustment screws on the hinge, otherwise it will not be easy to match.
2.4 Spring hinge well-known brand wall panels are thick and finely crafted; Small brand wall panels are relatively thin and have rough workmanship.
2.5 Glass hinges are divided into intermediate shaft and upper and lower shafts, and the intermediate shaft needs to be drilled, which is rarely used; The upper and lower shafts do not require drilling, which is the choice of most people. The glass hinge is equipped with glass nails and glass brackets, available in both fully stainless steel and stainless steel plated versions.
