Hinges

Hinges used for Rotating your Doors and Cabinets

A hinge is a device used to connect two solid objects allowing them to rotate along a certain angle, the device is usually used in doors, cabinets, on the top tray of dining tables and card tables, and in buildings e.g. Dakin building, California had a large hinge that allows this building a settlement over the life of the building. In medieval era hinges were used in drawbridges that help fortification from intruders. The metals used for the manufacturing of hinges are steel, bronze and stainless steel.

Door hinges are available in various types: some most used and most well known are listed under:

Pivot hinges are used at the top of the door or in the openings of doors. For using at multiple places, pivot hinges are available in a wide variety of styles: indoor pivot hinges, café door pivots, double acting pivot hinges are some sub names of pivot hinges, most of the pivot hinges are made of stain brass plated steel, stain chrome. Double acting pivot hinges are used in metal doors with approximate weight of 135 lb.

For interior and exterior doors, most commonly used hinges are butt hinges for having a slender look. With a metal rod the two leaves of butt hinge are attached together, when door is closed, only the rod displays itself.

Tee hinge or T- hinge, containing a horizontal T looking surface and a vertical part, is more functional than butt hinges, as the horizontal part of tee hinge goes on the door frame and vertical is screwed to the door.

Available in simple and ornamental styles strap hinges are for marine use and on fish box lids so that you can hinged the lid easily after catching up a big fish.

Specifically designed to attach to round parts, available in sizes of 5" or 6" sate hinges have the advantage of making adjustment to the gates that are hung up and are not straight.

Soss hinges after the name of its inventor are used at places where you want to have a complete concealed hinge. Expensive, difficult to install yet very strong, concealed hinges is an excellent choice for interior doors as not a single part of this hinge is visible once the door is closed.

Piano or continuous hinge is used on thin materials, usually having brass finish with a long size. Butterfly hinges exported from UK are used for heavy doors to tiniest jewelry caskets are available in different sizes and styles.

Hinge making is an art that depends on the quality of metal employed for making hinges. Steel is usually used for manufacturing hinges, but when you add chromium it becomes stainless steel that obviously become stronger and helps protect corrosion. Brass and copper are also effective metals in the making of hinges. Hinges do exhausted with slamming the doors again and again, by using ball bearing hinges this problem can be solved to some extent as these hinges provide less erosion. Before selecting hinge for you doors or cabinets, make sure what is the appropriate size of your door, for a standard size door, two or three pivot hinges perform sufficient work, but the heavy doors or gates for opening and closing, more powerful and stronger hinge is required, depending on the quality of manufactured device.