Blum Compact 38C 107 degree wrap around face frame hinge, self close

Description

Blum Compact 38C 107 degree wrap around face frame hinge, self close, Blum cabinet hardware, sold each. Self close wrap around hinge for face frame cabinets, 107 degree opening, 45mm boring pattern.

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What this hinge is

Part 38C358C.24, the Blum Compact 38C, is a concealed face frame hinge: the cup is bored into the door, and the arm screws to the face frame by wrapping around the frame stile, which gives a stronger grip on wider frames. It opens to 107 degrees. Part 38C358C.24 is the self close version; the BLUMOTION version of the same series adds soft close. It is sold each.

Face frame fit

Part 38C358C.24 is for face frame cabinets only. Wrap around means the base wraps the frame stile and screws into its face and edge, the usual choice when the stile is wide enough. Compact hinges including part 38C358C.24 are sold by overlay, so choose the version that matches how far the door overlays the frame. Part 38C358C.24 takes the 45mm boring pattern. A standard door takes two of part 38C358C.24.

Installing it

Fix the Compact 38C to the door first, cup side in, then hold the door at the right overlay against the frame and screw the base to the stile; the reveal on part 38C358C.24 is corrected from the hinge afterward, not by moving the base. The screws for part 38C358C.24 are in cabinet screws. A face frame cabinet getting part 38C358C.24 usually also needs a rear bracket behind the drawer slide; Drawer slide types and How to install a replacement drawer box cover that.

The drawers behind the door

Behind a face frame door hung on part 38C358C.24 there is usually a drawer or a pull out, and those we build: a custom size dovetail drawer box in Baltic Birch or Hard Maple (Select Grade), notched for an undermount runner or sized for side mount slides, or a standard size drawer box, dovetailed and assembled in our Las Vegas shop for part 38C358C.24, Built in USA.

Questions

How many of part 38C358C.24 does one door need?

Two of part 38C358C.24 on a standard size door. Tall or heavy face frame doors usually take three of part 38C358C.24.

Can I use part 38C358C.24 on a frameless cabinet?

No, the Compact line is built to mount on a face frame stile. A frameless cabinet needs a Clip Top hinge on a wing or in-line mounting plate instead of part 38C358C.24.