About Hinges
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Anatomy of Hinges
- Back Angle
- Barrel
- Curl
- Double Wrap hinge
- End Play
- Extruded hinge
- Knuckle
- Knuckle length
- Leaf
- Leaf thickness
- Leaf width
- Left hand
- Length
- Loaded to Close
- Loaded to Open
- Material
- Material thickness
- Open Angle
- Open width
- Paint clearance
- Pin
- Pin diameter
- Pitch
- Right hand
- Side Play
- Spring
- Stop Hinge
- Tolerances
- X Y H half hinges
- Hinge Glossary
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Types of Hinges
- Bi-Fold hinge
- Butt hinge
- Concealed hinge
- Continuous hinge
- Double wrap hinge
- Extruded hinge
- Flag hinge
- Invisible hinge
- Latch hinge
- Mil spec hinge
- Multi-Leaf hinge
- Multi-Pin hinge
- Piano hinge
- Slip hinge
- Slip joint hinge
- Soss hinge
- Spring hinge
- Spring latch
- Stop hinge
- Strap hinge
- Un-hinge
- Weld-on hinge
- Custom Hinge Selection Tool
- Hinge Selection Guides
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Making the right choices for your hinge
You've already made your first great choice in selecting Guden for your hinge needs. Now to get to the task of deciding which type of hinge to choose for your application. Each particular category of hinge provides unique characteristics and can fill certain application requirements.
The prototyping phase is key to getting the optimum part for your application. We can help and guide you, but with an infinite number of applications, your own testing is the only way to confirm that you have selected a safe and effective product for your cabinet, box or enclosure. The best way to test is to use samples, and we'll approve reasonable design sample requests. We will also work with you if the part you need isn't right off our shelves.