How to Choose a Hinge?

In the installation of cabinets and wardrobes, although the hinge is a small accessory and it is not eye-catching, it plays an important role. And in some special cases the hinge must be used, such as brass hinge for cabinet etc. In order to ensure the stability of cabinet wardrobe installation, when we buy brass door hardware, it is necessary to choose good quality hinge such as brass door hinge, so as it can ensure the service life of the cabinet or door. So, how to choose the hinge? Usually it is enough to master below 4 skills, now let us take a look the method of purchasing the hinge.

 

How to choose a hinge?

 

1. Look at the color of the hinge

 

Generally speaking, the surface of the hinge is painted with a layer of lubricant, so we can distinguish its quality from its color. If you choose an imported hinge spring, its surface layer shows light yellow or milky white lubricant, which has a long service life. However, most domestic lubricants use black-yellow or pure white lubricating oil. The surface layer of lubricating oil is easy to dry, and the viscosity of the lubricating oil is low when the temperature is high.

 

2. Look at the workmanship of the hinge

 

In terms of weight, a good-quality brass hinge is heavier when placed on your hand. In terms of craftsmanship, the surface of a good-quality hinge is finely and smoothly plated, the edge of the spring is smooth and regular, and nylon protective device is added. The surface of the inferior brass hinge has burrs and bubbles, and the edge of the spring leaf is not polished, which makes it feel bad when touching by hand.

 

3. Look at the hinge process

 

In the production of high-quality hinges, cold-rolled steel is used, and a one-time forming process is used to ensure that they have good durability and long service life. Good quality hinges are heavier with smooth surface and thick surface coating, so they are not easy to rust and they have strong load-bearing capacity. Inferior hinges are generally made of welding thin iron sheet instead of stainless steel or brass material hinge, which has no resilience and will lose elasticity as long as they are used for a long time, which will result in improper closing, loosening, and cracking of the cabinet door. Especially for the door hinge, you had better choose brass hinge for wooden door. Though the price is little high, but it has long service life and it is not easy to be broken, and you may not fix it often due to loosening or sagging.

 

4. Look at the screws

 

When installing the hinge, screws are required for the installation. For high-quality products, the screws are usually installed in a correct, straight, tight, and firm position. They can only be screwed with a screwdriver at the first time they are used. And many inferior hinges, the screws are not installed tightly enough, and we can even turn it with hand. So, you should pay more attention when purchasing.