When buying cabinets, be sure to say no to inferior hinges

Tinme：2017-12-15　点击：

When purchasing, people are concerned about whether the appearance is beautiful and whether the material is environmentally friendly. They often ignore details such as hinges installed at the joints of the cabinet doors. In fact, these small details determine the service life of the cabinet in the future. Therefore, when purchasing cabinets, you should consider the details.

1. Look at the material and weigh it. If the hinge is of poor quality, the cabinet door will easily fall forward and backward, loosen and sag after a long time of use. Almost all cabinet hardware of big brands use cold-rolled steel, which is stamped and formed in one time, with a thick feel and a smooth surface. Moreover, due to the thick surface coating, it is not easy to rust, is strong and durable, and has a strong load-bearing capacity. Inferior hinges are generally welded with thin iron sheets, with almost no resilience. They will lose elasticity after a long time of use, resulting in the cabinet door not closing tightly or even cracking.

2. Look at the details. The details can show whether the product is good, so as to confirm whether the quality is outstanding. The hardware used in high-quality wardrobe hardware feels thick and has a smooth surface. In terms of design, it even achieves a silent effect. Poor quality hardware is generally made of cheap metal such as thin iron sheets, and the cabinet door stretches awkwardly and even makes a harsh sound. Experience the feel of different hinges. The hinges with good quality have a softer force when opening the cabinet door, and will automatically rebound when closed to 15 degrees, and the rebound force is very uniform. Consumers can open and close the cabinet door more often when purchasing to experience the feel.
In addition to visual inspection and feeling the smoothness of the hinge surface, attention should be paid to the reset performance of the hinge spring when selecting hinges. The quality of the spring also determines the opening angle of the door panel. A good quality spring can make the opening angle exceed 90 degrees. The hinge can be opened 95 degrees, and the two sides of the hinge can be pressed hard by hand to observe that the supporting spring sheet does not deform or break. The very strong one is a qualified product. The service life of poor quality hinges is short and easy to fall off. For example, if the cabinet door or wall cabinet falls off, it is mostly caused by poor hinge quality.

3. Choose a big brand with quality assurance
For example, Tiansi is a manufacturer specializing in furniture hardware. If the design of the hinge can freely open the cabinet door at a suitable angle, the spring strength is accurate, the force is very soft when closing the door, and the sound is very small, there is no need to worry about pinching fingers. With the decorative cup cover and decorative arm cover, the overall effect is more beautiful and elegant. The lines are smooth. The material is hard enough and has a large load capacity. It is widely popular among consumers.

4. Look at the thickness of the hinge
The hinge is a hardware that connects the cabinet body and the door panel and bears the weight of the door panel. Hinges with poor quality can easily cause the door panel to deform, making it inconvenient to open and close the cabinet. The types of hinges can be roughly divided into three categories: full cover, half cover and inner side. The type of hinge is mainly selected according to the different installation methods. From the appearance point of view, there is not much difference between high-quality hinges and low-quality hinges. The only difference is to observe their thickness.
Good hinges are made of alloy and stamped in one step. They feel thick and have a smooth surface. Due to the thick surface coating, they are not easy to rust, are stable and strong, and have strong load-bearing capacity, so that the cabinet door can stretch freely and will not be loosely closed. If you want to install and disassemble easily, the quick-install hinge is the best. It does not need to be punched on site, and the door panel will have a position for installing the hinge in advance.

5. Choose handles carefully
For cabinets, without handles, no matter how beautiful the cabinet is, it can only be an embroidered pillow that can be seen but not used. At present, there are four categories of handles on the market: plastic handles using transfer technology, zinc alloy handles, aluminum alloy handles, and stainless steel handles. The most widely used zinc alloy handles on the market are now, and their surface coating technology is particularly critical. If the metal layer on the surface is not properly treated, it is very easy to fall off. Soy sauce, salt and other corrosive condiments in the kitchen, and even sweat containing salt on the hands, can make zinc alloy handles dull.
Plastic handles have the characteristics of being not easy to corrode and not fading, and can be said to be the most suitable handles for use in the kitchen. The coating on the surface of the plastic handle can be arbitrarily formed, with a strong sense of lines and beautiful appearance, and is becoming a new favorite in the handle market.

6. It is best to choose a three-in-one connector
The connector connects the cabinets to each other, and a single cabinet generally uses 12 connectors. Connectors are usually divided into two types, one is a three-in-one connector; the other is a two-in-one connector. At present, the more commonly used is a three-in-one connector, also known as an invisible connector. The three-in-one connector consists of a plastic head, a connecting rod, and a connecting cap. Its quality depends on the accuracy of the connecting rod. The connecting rod accurate to microns can ensure the accurate splicing of the cabinet. The two-in-one connector is exposed on the outside of the cabinet, which is not beautiful and is generally not used.

The source of the article is provided by hardware furniture manufacturer Tiansi Hardware Furniture.

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