Do you know how far from the top and bottom I need to have the bore hinges drilled to fit an Ikea sektion cabinet?

Hinge Jigs For Cabinets and Doors - The Home Woodworker The Best Hinge Jigs For Cabinets and Doors - The Home Woodworker

One final point is that with a partially inset door you will in most cases have to add the depth of the inset to the normal 36mm recess for the mounting plate (more on this below). for the door template drill only a pilot hole not the 32 mm so as to allow acurate alignment of the center hole. I went to IKEA, ventured over to the as-is section, and bought a pre-drilled door that was pretty scratched up, but otherwise structurally intact. If your using a drill press make a fence or stop with the 35mm drill the proper amount back from said fence. If you are fitting new concealed hinges to a new cupboard door blank and nothing has yet been cut or fitted then the type and size of concealed hinge you decide to use is up to you.

If your using a hand held drill then I'd make a jig, drill a hole in a scrap of MDF and put a stop on it so that you can just hold the jig to the door and drill through the existing hole.

Concealed Hinge drilling jig - for 35mm cabinet hinges and

These hinges are a fair bit smaller than the 35mm hinges so are commonly used on the smaller more light weight cupboards and units normally found in bathrooms. A high-quality router bit is included, as is a self-centering drill bit for making the actual hinge holes. I also bought a thicker board than a standard IKEA door (3/4″ nominal) and am worried it will be too thick for the hinge. another tip is to drill the hinge position into one of IKEA’s very own handle templates ( https://www.Mark the inside of the two small holes, remove the hinge and drill 9mm holes around 4mm deep (little more than a dimple really).

Hinge and Mounting Plate Jig - Cup Sizes 26/35mm

It can be used with doors from 1⅜ to 2½ inches thick, and with hinge sizes from 2½ to 6 inches, in ½-inch increments.

As a result, the Milescraft door hinge jig can’t be used with ¼-inch routers unless a different cutter is purchased. A few door hinge jigs are made of aluminum or steel, which have the durability to withstand years of jobsite use. There are several different ways that a cabinet door can be fitted to a unit and although this doesn’t necessarily make any difference to the type of concealed hinge you use it does make a difference to the way it is positioned and mounted on the inside of the cabinet. The new Sektion hinge system utilises a horizontal pair of holes (previously they were vertical), which gives more shelf arrangement options inside apparently.