Soss 14mm barrel hinges, are they OK for glass front cabinet doors?

[Packard]

I have given up trying to find cabinet hinges for narrow stiles (1” - 1-1/4” wide). 

Soss barrel hinges appear to be fairly easy to install, especially since I have a self centering dowel jig for the drilling. 

But Soss explicitly says “not for load bearing doors; not for vertical applications.”  And then they go on to say that there is no load data available for these hinges. 

Would they be adequate for cabinet doors with single strength glass inserts?

Their conventional hidden hinge is about $30.00 each and installation is more complex (but about what is involved with a Blum cup hinge).

 

[Crazyraceguy]

I wish I could help you [member=74278]Packard[/member] but the biggest of those I have used was 10mm. The last time was on some bi-fold pocket doors. They were solid wood frame and panel, 3/4" thick.
The 14mm may be up to it, assuming that this is for yourself, and you treat them accordingly. However, I wouldn't go away from the manufacturer's recommendations for a client.....or out of your control.
The smaller Soss hinges are far more robust. The hinge arms of the barrel hinges are thin brass and rather flexy(relatively)
The 10mm are so small that they require a tiny specialty screwdriver. Like a precision set or from your eyeglasses.

 

[Packard]

Thanks for the reply.

The cost of the Soss hidden hinges is a bit off-putting.  It would cost $60.00 per door just for the two hinges.  I will look at knife hinges next.

 

[Lincoln]

Those in the first pic wouldn't be up to the task, but the others definitely are. I recently used them on a pair of Am. Oak cabinet doors, which had 1/4" laminated glass panels, so fairly heavy. I sized the doors to be a tight fit, installed the hinges and hung the doors, then planed the doors to fit.
Also used them in a horizontal application, for a laundry hamper top, in combination with gas filled struts - also worked very well and that's quite a heavy lid.

 

[Packard]

I have no doubt that the oblong version works well, but the cost goes way up when you are doing a bank of cabinets.

I just looked online and knife hinges are even more expensive, though Amerock produces a line of cheaper stamped versions.  They cost about the same as Blum cup hinges.  I might buy a pair and see how they work.  Of course the Blum hinges are easier to use and are available with soft close.

 

[tjbnwi]

This is the hinge I use for your application.

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Tom

 

[woodferret]

I find it entertaining how that escalated