Where can I get a Geneva Mastercraft hinge?

Question

This hinge has worn out (it's about 25 years old. Sorry for the gross dirty picture). I called MasterCraft, and they don't make it any more. I've searched the web for it and can't find it. Does anyone know if I can get one, or if not, what I can use for a substitute? I'm very handy, but don't have many power tools.

Answer 1

The "GENEVA BY MASTERCRAFT" label is on the little piece that pops in to the hinge. It is only cosmetic and there are two reasons it is designed that way:

• It allows flipping it upside down (for left vs. right opening doors)
• It allows replacement for different "manufacturers"

As with many other products, these hinges are made by various companies to standard specifications and then bundled/installed by other companies with their products.

No power tools needed.

• Unscrew the hinge (4 screws, phillips head screwdriver).
• Unscrew any additional hinges on the same door. (Because otherwise the door will not hang safely.)
• Take the hinge to a hardware store. Some stores will have more variety of odd parts like this than others, though this particular hinge looks pretty standard to me.
• Buy a replacement hinge with the same dimensions. If you can't find one with the same dimensions (and don't have additional local stores to check) then try an online seller like cabinetparts.com. (I have no connection, that is the first one that Google found for me and it looks like the right type of seller. There are others.)
• When installing the new hinge, you may want to use slightly wider screws (but same length) in order to get enough grip on the door and the cabinet.

Answer 2

Blum (the name stamped on the hinge next to the plastic nameplate) is a huge manufacturer of cabinet/drawer hardware. They should have what you need.

That said, it appears to be a pretty standard hidden cabinet door hinge and almost any manufacturer should have something with similar enough specs to fit.