John Veevers Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 Got 2 new 700mm x 300mm MDF Vinyl covered doors made to replace ones where Vinyl had split. Old doors had black plastic dowels for screwing the hinge screws into. (photo) What are these called and any ideas where they can be purchased (Perth) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Ragatz Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 I believe it's called a screw dowel (or screwdowel). Try googling hinge plastic dowel - it should generate some options for ordering them on-line (probably pay more for shipping than the product). Once you identify the product, you can probably call some local hardware stores to see if you can find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 Did the hinges have a manufacturer's name on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Moore Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 The hinges more than likely came with them. Like Tom asked look for the maker and search for a supplier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Cup hinges come 2 ways, knock in ( dowels are already mounted on the hinge) and screw in (no dowels). Hinge brand might affect the dowels. Die cast cups use a different dowel from the stamped steel cups (which have a countersink for the screw) . If you haven't discarded the old doors you can carefully cut around the dowels without hitting the plastic and pick at the MDF to free them undamaged. I think the hole is 8mm. Placement of the dowel holes in relation to the cup hole is critical. I often just use a Vix countersink bit to center a pilot hole for the screw. You can put a few drops of epoxy in the holes and after it's cured re-pilot. The epoxy soaked into the MDF will help prevent the screws from stripping out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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