what hinge to use

[martin26e]

hi all
i'm building a cabinet to store my model making paint the cabinet is going to be 1ft deep with doors closed the problem i have is the doors are going to have 6in deep shelfs and 18in wide 3ft high the cabinet is going to be on top of a base unit i need the doors to open 180 degrees the cabinet is going to be made of 18mm ply or 25mm pine i have heard of full wrap around piano hinges but cant find them in the uk any help would be great

many thanks
martin

 

[Chrispy]

Plain bog standard butt hinges or piano hinges will if fitted right will allow the doors to open 180d, I prefer butts my self.

Or have I miss understood your problem?

 

[carlb40]

How about these?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Blum-170-degr ... 56465f4e17

 

[martin26e]

i think for the layout i have in mind butt hinges would be better the cabinet hinges as the shelf's will be filled with paint bottles and wont have much of a gap at the front for a hinge like the cabinet one