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What Is The 32 mm Millimeter Cabinet System?

February 23rd, 2009 3 comments
32mm What Is The 32 mm Millimeter Cabinet System?

Hinge holes and shelf holes are perfectly aligned using the 32 mm system. The hinge plate fits into the adjustable shelf holes.

What does a 32 (mm) millimeter increment have to do with the way a cabinet is built? It’s referred to as a set system or standard in the cabinetry industry. This is a fabrication method that was founded in Europe thus we get the name European style cabinetry. Almost all of the kitchen, bath, laundry, garage, office and wall-unit hardware components, for this style of cupboards, are made to work with the thirty two millimeter system. Industrial machines, relating to the cabinet manufacturing industry, have been invented and continue to evolve around this metric unit of measurement. Most of the cabinet industry hardware such as hinges, hinge plates, drawer slides and decorative handles are designed to correspond with this metric measuring method. Because of this style of manufacturing, large companies are able to mass produce pre-assembled cabinets and sell them through outlets such as Home Depot or Lowes. Also the RTA (or, “ready to assemble”) cabinets that you purchase in a box, often found in Office Depot, Office Max, Walmart, and other department stores, are manufactured using this thirty two millimeter production method.
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How To Make A Template For Cabinets Going On Angled Walls

January 21st, 2009 No comments

There are many various methods of making templates for cabinets that are going to be installed on angled walls. I am going to offer a few suggestions that will yield good results but one that will give you excellent results. Especially if you’re making a Formica Countertop to go in the designated area where the angled walls are. read article Making a Template For Cabinets Going On Angled Walls