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35 mm cup (concealed) hinge: cup, boring distance and a printable drilling jig
What size hole for a kitchen cabinet hinge? · Hardware · basis: Hettich Sensys and Blum CLIP top catalogues; METOD/UTRUSTA layout measured by owners
Also called: 35mm hinge jig, cabinet hinge drilling template, utrusta hinge position, concealed hinge hole size
Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.
- sizes
- 4 in table
Notes
- Cup Ø35 mm, 12.8 mm deep (Hettich; 11.6 zero-protrusion) or 13 (Blum). Boring distance (door edge to cup edge) 3–7 mm.
- Insert-plate screws 45 mm apart, 9.5 mm further from the edge than the cup centre (Blum CLIP top).
- The jig: clamp the fence to the door edge, drill through the guide with a 35 mm Forstner bit set to depth; the 22.5 version matches the UTRUSTA-style measurement.
35 mm cup (concealed) hinge: cup, boring distance and a printable… size chart
| item | value |
|---|---|
| cup diameter | 35 mm |
| cup depth | 12.8 (Hettich) / 13 (Blum) mm |
| boring distance | 3–7 mm |
| insert screws | 45 mm apart, +9.5 from cup centre |
Where the files are
Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.
| Hettich | Sensys hinge brochure | web | Publisher's page; dimensions are facts |
| Blum (Würth datasheet) | CLIP top 110° | web | Publisher's page; dimensions are facts |
| handycrowd.com (owner measurement) | UTRUSTA hinge template | web | Publisher's page; dimensions are facts |
Free files
★ Free files 3 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json
| hinge-jig-35mm-edge-21.5 | Drilling guide for a 35 mm Forstner bit, cup centre 21.5 mm from the door edge (boring distance 4.0); 45 mm screw marks | STEP · STL |
| hinge-jig-35mm-edge-22.5 | Drilling guide for a 35 mm Forstner bit, cup centre 22.5 mm from the door edge (boring distance 5.0); 45 mm screw marks | STEP · STL |
| hinge-jig-35mm-edge-23.5 | Drilling guide for a 35 mm Forstner bit, cup centre 23.5 mm from the door edge (boring distance 6.0); 45 mm screw marks | STEP · STL |
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What size hole for a concealed hinge?
Ø35 mm, about 13 mm deep, 3–7 mm from the door edge.