[Shop-talk] Breakaway cabinet hinges?

[Jim Stone]

I don’t know if they would breakaway, but Ikea hinges are basically quick release and might work.  When installing cabinets, the cabinet face and doors are assembled separately and then hinges snap together.  We have IKEA kitchen cabinets and I recently just snapped off the doors to give me better access when installing a garbage disposal.  I’ve never tried hyper-extending mine, but they might come apart before anything breaks. 

You can buy them separately pretty cheaply: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/75719200/ <http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/75719200/>  Just look at the assembly instructions for any of their PAX furniture to see how they go together.

Jim

> On Apr 2, 2017, at 10:51 PM, Pat Horne <patintexas at icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> This is actually shop related, if I can reduce the repairs to kitchen cabinet doors, I will have more time to spend in the shop!
> 
> My wife is confined to a power chair & because of her lack of motor control manages to push cabinet doors beyond their limits, pulling the hinge mounting screws out of & splitting the face frame. We use 35mm European hinges. Anyone know of compatible hinges that would allow the doors to just pop off? The face frames are getting where they will need to be replaced. I mentioned just removing the doors but she said "That's a man's way of dealing with it......NO". Yes dear. 
> 
> Thanks in advance. 
> 
> Peace,
> Pat
> 
> Pat Horne 
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