Spent 45 minutes yesterday trying to get a single cabinet door hinge aligned...

It's a standard euro hinge, nothing special. I took the door off, adjusted the screw, put it back on, it was worse. Did that maybe 12 times. Finally got it perfect and my wife just says 'good job' like I didn't just fight a war with a screwdriver. Anyone else spend way too long on something that should be a 5 minute job?

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robert_rodriguez662mo ago

Fought a war with a screwdriver" is the most accurate description of home improvement I've ever heard (and I've heard a lot of them). I feel your pain on the euro hinges, man. Those things have a mind of their own, especially when you're trying to dial in that perfect gap. What kills me is the time loop you get into where you think you've got it, close the door, step back, and it's clearly off by a millimeter. Then you have to start all over again because you can't just nudge it, you gotta take the whole door off and guess which screw to turn (and of course you pick the wrong one half the time).

nancy8202mo ago

Had a buddy spend three hours on one hinge... his wife never even noticed.

hugobarnes1mo ago

Whoa, that's the kind of patience that separates the pros from the guys who end up with crooked cabinets. Your buddy must have been working with one of those cheap hinges where the set screw strips out if you look at it wrong. I've learned the hard way that it's all about marking your pilot holes with a center punch first, that little divot keeps your bit from wandering. Also, get yourself a hinge template if you're doing more than one, it saves you that insane frustration of measuring each door three times and still being off. Did he at least use a level on the cabinet frame before he started?