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Continuous (piano) hinges: open width, thickness, pin diameter, knuckle length and standard lengths (Series 1000, Monroe list, McMaster-Carr options)

What open widths, thicknesses, pin diameters and lengths do piano (continuous) hinges come in? · Standard part · basis: Hinge Outlet's Series 1000 steel piano hinge listing, 25 rows of Monroe Engineering's standard continuous hinge list, and the option lists of McMaster-Carr's steel continuous hinge page; numbers only

Also called: piano hinge dimensions, continuous hinge sizes, piano hinge open width, piano hinge thickness gauge, 1-1/2 inch piano hinge, continuous hinge pin diameter, 6 ft piano hinge, piano hinge hole spacing

Exact dimensions. True size, with no tolerance added.

sizes
28 in table

Notes

  • Hinge Outlet Series 1000 (steel): open widths 1-1/16 in (26.99 mm), 1-1/4 in (31.75 mm), 1-1/2 in (38.10 mm), 2 in (50.80 mm); thickness 0.040 in (1.02 mm); pin Ø0.091 in (2.31 mm); knuckle length 1/2 in (12.70 mm); lengths 6 ft and 8 ft. The listing prints no knuckle diameter, hole size, hole spacing or hole count (the description is cut off at 'Leaves are').
  • Monroe Engineering rows (25 of 1000 in the distributor list; aluminum except one unspecified): item, length (TBD means 'to be determined' on the list), knuckle length, overall open width, pin diameter and 'thickness gauge'. The list prints no unit for the thickness gauge and no hole data; the values are shown as printed (for example 0.12 and 3/16 for the thick aluminum hinges, 0.025 to 0.075 for thin ones), and are likely inches, but the page does not say so.
  • McMaster-Carr's page is a filter panel, so it lists option values, not per-part rows: overall width 3/4 to 6 in, lengths 12, 24, 36 in and 4 to 8 ft, leaf thickness bins (under 0.125 in, 0.125–0.249 in, 0.25–0.499 in), pin diameters 1/16 to 5/8 in, knuckle lengths 1/4 to 2 in, mounting screw sizes No. 3 to 5/16 in, and 26 knuckle diameters from 0.113 to 1.125 in (shown last). Hole diameter and center-to-center spacing are not on that page. 'With holes, with slots, without holes' are the mounting-hole options.
  • A hole pattern (hole Ø and pitch) was not published in any source read, so none is shown. Door and cabinet butt hinges are on butt-hinges-sizes-and-leaf-widths; the 35 mm concealed hinge on cup-hinge-35mm. No file: without hole data, a hinge drawing would be invented. McMaster-Carr sells steel, aluminum, brass and MS 20001 continuous hinges with per-part STEP; linked, not copied.

Continuous (piano) hinges: open width, thickness, pin diameter… size chart

sourceopen widththickness / leafpin Øknuckle lengthlengthmaterial / notes
Hinge Outlet Series 1000 (steel)1-1/16, 1-1/4, 1-1/2 and 2 in open0.040 in0.091 in1/2 in6 ft, 8 ft—
Monroe Engineering 6416-E71-1/4 in open0.06 (gauge as printed)3/16 in1/2 inTBDspecify
Monroe Engineering 6418-B2 in open0.025 (gauge as printed)0.12 in1/2 in6 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering 641Q-F3 in open0.06 (gauge as printed)0.12 in1/2 in6 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering 6438-E4 in open0.06 (gauge as printed)0.12 in1/2 in6 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering 8007-E1-1/16 in open0.12 (gauge as printed)0.091 in1/2 in6 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering 8007-E71-1/2 in open0.12 (gauge as printed)0.091 in1/2 in6 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering 8011-E1-1/4 in open0.12 (gauge as printed)0.091 in1/2 in6 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering 8011-E72 in open0.12 (gauge as printed)0.091 in1/2 in6 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering 8013-E1-1/2 in open0.12 (gauge as printed)0.12 in1/2 in6 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering 8013-E71-1/4 in open0.12 (gauge as printed)0.12 in1/2 in6 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering 8014-E72 in open0.12 (gauge as printed)0.12 in1/2 in6 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering 801Q-F1-1/16 in open3/16 (gauge as printed)0.12 in1/2 in6 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering 8038-E1-1/4 in open3/16 (gauge as printed)0.12 in1/2 in6 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering 9611-E1-1/2 in open3/16 (gauge as printed)0.12 in1/2 in6 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering 9638-E1-3/4 in open3/16 (gauge as printed)0.12 in1/2 in6 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering A-1222-A4 in open0.072 (gauge as printed)3/16 in1/2 inTBDaluminum
Monroe Engineering A-1614-B2-1/2 in open0.075 (gauge as printed)3/16 in1/2 in3 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering A-1622-A2 in open0.075 (gauge as printed)3/16 in1/2 in3 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering A-1624143 in open0.075 (gauge as printed)3/16 in1/2 in3 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering A-1718-A2-1/2 in open0.075 (gauge as printed)3/16 in1/2 in4 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering A-1718-B2 in open0.075 (gauge as printed)3/16 in1/2 in4 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering A-2014-B3 in open0.075 (gauge as printed)3/16 in1/2 in4 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering A-2018-A2-1/2 in open0.075 (gauge as printed)3/16 in1/2 in5 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering A-2414-B2 in open0.075 (gauge as printed)3/16 in1/2 in5 ftaluminum
Monroe Engineering A-2416-B3 in open0.075 (gauge as printed)3/16 in1/2 in5 ftaluminum
McMaster-Carr steel continuous (piano) hinges: option listsoverall width: 3/4, 1, 1-1/16, 1-1/4, 1-1/2, 1-3/4, 2, 2-1/2, 3, 3-1/2, 3-3/4, 4, 4-1/2, 5, 6 inleaf thickness bins: under 0.125 in; 0.125–0.249 in; 0.25–0.499 in1/16, 5/64, 3/32, 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 5/8 in1/4, 1/2, 5/8, 1, 1-1/2, 2 in12, 24, 36 in; 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ftmounting screws No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 1/4, 5/16 in
McMaster-Carr: knuckle diameter options (in)0.113, 0.125, 0.148, 0.164, 0.174, 0.178, 0.187, 0.206, 0.225, 0.245, 0.249, 0.250, 0.308, 0.318, 0.337, 0.338, 0.394, 0.400, 0.43, 0.45, 0.49, 0.615, 0.740, 0.860, 0.874, 1.125—————

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Hinge OutletSteel continuous piano hinges, Series 1000: open widths 1-1/16, 1-1/4, 1-1/2, 2 in; thickness 0.040 in; pin Ø0.091 in; knuckle length 1/2 in; lengths 6 and 8 ftwebReseller product page; numbers only
Monroe EngineeringStandard continuous (piano) hinges list: item, length, material, knuckle length, overall open width, pin diameter, thickness gauge (25 of 1000 rows read)webDistributor catalog; numbers only. Thickness is printed as 'gauge' without a unit
McMaster-CarrSteel continuous (piano) hinges (free STEP/IGES per part, for your own design use; no redistribution)STEP, IGES, PDFMcMaster-Carr site terms: personal design use, no redistribution verify
McMaster-CarrAluminum continuous hinges (free STEP/IGES per part, for your own design use; no redistribution)STEP, IGES, PDFMcMaster-Carr site terms: personal design use, no redistribution verify

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Questions

What open widths do steel Series 1000 piano hinges come in?

1-1/16, 1-1/4, 1-1/2 and 2 in, 0.040 in thick, Ø0.091 in pin, 1/2 in knuckle length, in 6 ft and 8 ft lengths.

What is the hole spacing of a piano hinge?

Not published in the sources read; McMaster-Carr's page lists mounting screw sizes No. 3 to 5/16 in but no hole pitch.

What pin diameters do piano hinges have?

McMaster-Carr lists 1/16, 5/64, 3/32, 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 and 5/8 in; Monroe's rows show 0.091, 0.12 and 3/16 in.