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1. 
   BilljustBill | Mar 22, 2006 01:46am | #1

   Have you thought about those "SOSS" hinges.   Not knowing how big the doors are, but Soss hinges come in all sizes.

      Bill

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   migraine | Mar 22, 2006 03:22am | #2

   Blum does makes some 35mm hinges that will work on convex doors.  Actually it is the hinges and hinge plates that are designed to the appropriate angles.  Try going to their website

   Scroll down on this link:

   http://www.blum.com/usa/en/03/02/01/03/index.jsp;jsessionid=0000hP5DW0PUoHtlR8qSAxJoWrt:-1

3. 
   QCInspector | Mar 22, 2006 11:33am | #3

   Knife hinges?

   http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=2&p=41267&cat=3,41241

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   Steinmetz | Mar 23, 2006 04:28am | #4

   Pivot hinges Center hung or offset RIXON

   Will need built up blocking at the inside top and bottom corners to add aditional 'meat' for strengh
   Steinmetz
   No center hinges (Only at top and bottom )

   
   

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   Edited 3/22/2006 9:31 pm ET by Steinmetz

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   cowtown | Mar 26, 2006 03:24am | #5

   I see someone has responded with Blum hinges, and there's no doubt that they have them. It seems to me that the last time I went shopping for angled hinges, Hettich had the better system (or maybe I just didn't look hard or far enuf at the blum stuff), and they have angled blocks to go under the mounting plates, so there is a whole range of angles which can be accommodated.

   If memory serves me (which is often NOT the case) I seem to recall wishing I had done a mock up beforehand for precise measurement, as the gable edge ain't possibly at 90 degrees, mounting plate jigs don't generally accomodate non-90 degree gable edges, clearances may not fit with non-90 gable edges, and of course the set back is gonna be different, cause if for example, yer 5/8" gable is cut at an angle, it ain't no longer 5/8" thick. If it's cut at a 45, it's gonna be closer to 7/8" thick, and that's gonna also affect yer boring in the door, (hard to disguise mistakes there....) which is gonna affect how close you want yer mounting plate to the edge, which could impact upon the settings of adjacent doors. Get the idea?

   I tried to order what I needed (non-standard stuff ain't generally stocked), but even then found I needed some different angle plates, which neccesitated another order, and another delay. Factor the possibility of delays due to availability into yer equation for installation. You may well be spending three or four hours running around for the sake of a dollars worth of parts.

   In my case, I was fortunate in that the initial contractor (who seemed to have disappeared when it might have got too complex for him) had not only factored in the angular hinging, but had also forgotten to stir his stain, amongst other procedural errors (like making sure his level was precise) so I became the "salvaging angel" called in desparation to complete this built in. And doncha feel a tad for clients left in the lurch by others.

   Hope my recollections help ya get through it a tad more smoothly....

   Eric

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   migraine | Mar 27, 2006 04:36am | #6

   You are right about the Hettich thing, I think they were the first to come out with the various angle hinges, just no suppliers in my area were carring them.. 

   When Blum came out with them, I was able to get free samples from one of my local suppliers so that I had the ability to play with they until I got the desired hine/hinge plate combination figured out.  This is one of the reasons why I have stayed true to Blum over some of the other brands