Stainless Steel Hinges

SkiFletch

New member
In my continued re-hab of my tank I'm forced to replace my lower cabinet hinges. When I bought them years ago, I knew they would need replacing eventually as they were made out of steel. They were the basic hidden euro-style hinges you get from any HD/Lowes. They had a hold-open stop built in which was nice, but of course after close to a decade of exposure to a seawater environment they rusted out.

I'd like to keep the hidden hinge style with a flush mount like I had. The look was great. There is decent frame to attach the hinge to inside the front edge of the stand which is helpful. So before I go trolling Dr Google, does anyone have any reccomendations for stainless hinge options? Or for that matter, anyone with direction on where to start looking as it's not something easily found at HD/Lowes.

Worst comes to worst I suppose I could paint them and lather them up in silicone grease on a semi-regular basis, but I do loathe maintenance, so would appreciate any bright ideas from folks here.
 
Thanks guys. Mcmaster is always my first go-to, but alas, they don't have much. Rockler doesn't seem to carry stainless hinges :(. They have just about everything else you'd want, but no stainless. Many locations have "normal" non-hidden stainless inset hinges. It's the hidden style that I'm struggling with. I did find some at hardwaresource but they would require the mortgage of my first born children... Clear over $100 for the doors. Eek
 
I took the opposite approach. I used the cheapest euro-style hidden hinges I could find online (I think I paid less than $2 each) knowing that I would be replacing them every few years, since as you're discovering the "good" ones are insanely pricey. It's been two years and they're rusty on the surface but function totally fine. Since they're hidden I don't care about appearance. I'm not generally a fan of low quality stuff but if I can get 4 - 5 years out of a $2 hinge that's fine by me vs. spending $20 - $30 on a hinge that might last two or three times longer.
 
Yeah, I think you might be right there. Realistically I don't see myself using this stand beyond 4-5 years anyways... I hope to have a larger in-wall tank by then
 
Back
Top