Blum Compact 38N 105 degree edge mount face frame hinge, self close

Description

Blum Compact 38N 105 degree edge mount face frame hinge, self close, Blum cabinet hardware, sold each. Self close edge mount hinge for face frame cabinets, 105 degree opening, 45mm boring pattern.

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What this hinge is

Part 38N358CE08, the Blum Compact 38N, is a concealed face frame hinge: the cup is bored into the door, and the arm screws to the face frame on its edge, which suits narrow frame stiles. It opens to 105 degrees. Part 38N358CE08 is the self close version; the BLUMOTION version of the same series adds soft close. It is sold each.

Face frame fit

Part 38N358CE08 is for face frame cabinets only. Edge mount means the hinge base screws into the edge of the frame stile, so it needs no room behind the frame and suits stiles too narrow to wrap. Compact hinges including part 38N358CE08 are sold by overlay, so choose the version that matches how far the door overlays the frame. Part 38N358CE08 takes the 45mm boring pattern. A standard door takes two of part 38N358CE08.

Installing it

Fix the Compact 38N 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 38N358CE08 is corrected from the hinge afterward, not by moving the base. The screws for part 38N358CE08 are in cabinet screws. A face frame cabinet getting part 38N358CE08 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 38N358CE08 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 38N358CE08, Built in USA.

Questions

How many of part 38N358CE08 does one door need?

Two of part 38N358CE08 on a standard size door. Tall or heavy face frame doors usually take three of part 38N358CE08.

Can I use part 38N358CE08 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 38N358CE08.