Thanks you for the video sir.. I just paid a LOT of money at Lowes to have all the cabinets in my kitchen and vanities in the bathrooms replaced. It was not by choice; but, because my house flooded and all the cabinets and vanities being made of particleboard were destroyed. Well, it seems that during all the deciding, laying out and measuring for the new cabinets, we forgot to add the cost and installation of knobs/handles to the slow close doors and drawers. Now that the cabinets are in place and looking very good; we need knobs and or handles to complete the project. Lowes wants my 1st born child and one of my arms as payment to have the hardware installed and watching a bunch of youtube vids, I figure I'm somewhat handy and that I could install them myself, at just the cost of just an arm; I'll throw in my 1st born for free so that someone else can take care of her, LOL! She just turned 20 and still afraid to leave the nest and good old dad is more than willing to keep taking care of his girls just as a good dad should :-) . Today I was in Home Depot and found a fairly inexpensive plastic guide (The ALIGNright Alignment guide by Liberty) with the pilot holes and measurements already on the guide for marking the correct location to drill the holes and I thought that all my problems had been solved!! That's until I started looking for vids for using the tool on my cabinets and came across your video which I saw that you posted a note during your vid saying that the plastic guides don't work. So now I am terrified that I will screw up my very expensive and nice cabinets, using this tool that someone who installs cabinets for a living has warned me about NOT using. Can you tell me why this guide isn't a good tool to use and doesn't work? Also why I shouldn't use the tool to install the knobs and handles on new cabinets? It seems like a solid idea and "Just what the carpertaner ordered" for a DIY'er looking so save his 1st born and a arm. I mean it came with the kind of drill bit you mentioned to use and I did a test of the tool by lining it up with a few of the pre-installed bathroom vanity knobs and it was spot on. The only complaint that I have is that in some cases the tool wasn't long enough to reach the predrilled holes for some of the knobs; but, had the tool been long enough to reach it would have lined up perfectly. Thanks in advance for any advice you can/wil provide
If you had the handles at the time of Installation Lowes installer would have done it... it is part of the install. But you can't expect the installer to make another trip because the knobs were not on site. SInce you seem nervous I advise you to do knobs if you can find some you like, they are much easier.
I totally agree with what you say at about 3 minutes. I never drill a hole with the door closed I always open it now after drilling the hinge side. I like to use a Hafele drill jig. Makes it super quick and easy. I work in huge houses with 100 pulls/knobs minimum. Great video for timid home owners.
I couldn't find a plastic one and after searching the web found widely varied instruction. My best template was made with a piece of poster board/cereal box. I located a "knob hole" so that I could align the template in a groove present on every cabinet. Even though the grooves and channels varied by about 1/8" I was able to flip the template and make a second mark to see if they lined up. If they were off, I knew dead center was between the marks - exactly where to mount the knob. If that doesn't work, get the corner of a shoe box or cereal box to hook on the edge of the door or drawer, find your ideal hole location, and lather, rinse, repeat. Worth it even for only a few knobs, but I had 42 and it was a life saver. Aside: super creepy first few seconds in your video. Thought I had played the wrong thing or was getting spammed. Was just getting proselytized I guess.
Another thing.... If you have a drawer that is placed at a 90 degree angle from another door make sure the drawer at the 90 degree angle from the other drawer wont run into the knob when you open it. I had to shave the bottom off of a wooden knob so the drawer would pass by without hitting the knob.
A 16 inch wide drawer with a 3 inch pull - locating horizontal holes The width of the drawer, 16, minus the pull,3, is 13 inches...divide by 2 is 6.5 inches From the LEFT edge of the drawer, come over 6.5 inches, drill hole, 3 more inches drill second hole, this leaves 6.5 inches to the RIGHT edge.
Ok now do it again when the handle holes are 4 7/16" apart on drawer front 26 3/4." I never claimed you couldn't do it with math but my method of working off the center is bullet proof and fast. The only better way is a jig.
Well I will definitely be making a “block” tonight ! Good video
Thanks you for the video sir.. I just paid a LOT of money at Lowes to have all the cabinets in my kitchen and vanities in the bathrooms replaced. It was not by choice; but, because my house flooded and all the cabinets and vanities being made of particleboard were destroyed. Well, it seems that during all the deciding, laying out and measuring for the new cabinets, we forgot to add the cost and installation of knobs/handles to the slow close doors and drawers. Now that the cabinets are in place and looking very good; we need knobs and or handles to complete the project. Lowes wants my 1st born child and one of my arms as payment to have the hardware installed and watching a bunch of youtube vids, I figure I'm somewhat handy and that I could install them myself, at just the cost of just an arm; I'll throw in my 1st born for free so that someone else can take care of her, LOL! She just turned 20 and still afraid to leave the nest and good old dad is more than willing to keep taking care of his girls just as a good dad should :-) .
Today I was in Home Depot and found a fairly inexpensive plastic guide (The ALIGNright Alignment guide by Liberty) with the pilot holes and measurements already on the guide for marking the correct location to drill the holes and I thought that all my problems had been solved!! That's until I started looking for vids for using the tool on my cabinets and came across your video which I saw that you posted a note during your vid saying that the plastic guides don't work. So now I am terrified that I will screw up my very expensive and nice cabinets, using this tool that someone who installs cabinets for a living has warned me about NOT using.
Can you tell me why this guide isn't a good tool to use and doesn't work? Also why I shouldn't use the tool to install the knobs and handles on new cabinets? It seems like a solid idea and "Just what the carpertaner ordered" for a DIY'er looking so save his 1st born and a arm.
I mean it came with the kind of drill bit you mentioned to use and I did a test of the tool by lining it up with a few of the pre-installed bathroom vanity knobs and it was spot on. The only complaint that I have is that in some cases the tool wasn't long enough to reach the predrilled holes for some of the knobs; but, had the tool been long enough to reach it would have lined up perfectly.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can/wil provide
If you had the handles at the time of Installation Lowes installer would have done it... it is part of the install.
But you can't expect the installer to make another trip because the knobs were not on site.
SInce you seem nervous I advise you to do knobs if you can find some you like, they are much easier.
Thanks for this helpful and quick vid! Right to the point with excellent tips! Perfect for me! I have no patience!
I totally agree with what you say at about 3 minutes. I never drill a hole with the door closed I always open it now after drilling the hinge side.
I like to use a Hafele drill jig. Makes it super quick and easy. I work in huge houses with 100 pulls/knobs minimum.
Great video for timid home owners.
Thanks! You got me the solution of how to drill the the two hole for the handle. That little block is so witty.
Nice job with the basics of knobs and handles.
Thank you for posting this. Of course, the mounting guide was too small for the pulls that I purchased so I had to make my own template.
Good tips and a reassuring delivery style. Thanks
Go Heels! Great job. It's also hard to be your own cameraman sometimes. Thanks for the tutorial.
I couldn't find a plastic one and after searching the web found widely varied instruction. My best template was made with a piece of poster board/cereal box. I located a "knob hole" so that I could align the template in a groove present on every cabinet. Even though the grooves and channels varied by about 1/8" I was able to flip the template and make a second mark to see if they lined up. If they were off, I knew dead center was between the marks - exactly where to mount the knob. If that doesn't work, get the corner of a shoe box or cereal box to hook on the edge of the door or drawer, find your ideal hole location, and lather, rinse, repeat. Worth it even for only a few knobs, but I had 42 and it was a life saver.
Aside: super creepy first few seconds in your video. Thought I had played the wrong thing or was getting spammed. Was just getting proselytized I guess.
Video was good and it worked for me. Thanks
Nice video and thanks for the installation tips!
Thank you for sharing! Great tips!!
Great tips. Thank you for sharing.
Great tips! Thank you.
Nicely done!
Great information, thank you!
Thanks J.
It's astonishing the things you can learn on RUclips.
thanks for the tips!
Great video. Will save me some headache this weekend! #Weekendwarriors
Another thing.... If you have a drawer that is placed at a 90 degree angle from another door make sure the drawer at the 90 degree angle from the other drawer wont run into the knob when you open it. I had to shave the bottom off of a wooden knob so the drawer would pass by without hitting the knob.
the wood split. Is that common?
A 16 inch wide drawer with a 3 inch pull - locating horizontal holes
The width of the drawer, 16, minus the pull,3, is 13 inches...divide by 2 is 6.5 inches
From the LEFT edge of the drawer, come over 6.5 inches, drill hole, 3 more inches
drill second hole, this leaves 6.5 inches to the RIGHT edge.
Ok now do it again when the handle holes are 4 7/16" apart on drawer front 26 3/4." I never claimed you couldn't do it with math but my method of working off the center is bullet proof and fast. The only better way is a jig.
thanks
Start your video with a picture of a crucifix? Whoaaa!
Thank you
And thank you for watching.
your drawing marks all over the drawers.i like it ok for knobs but way to much marking for handles..save that kind of measuring for rough framing!
Just buy a contemporary jig with steel guide holes, and save all that tape measuring....they are idiot proof nowadays.
What size drill bit?
he said in the video to use a bit that is just slightly wider in diameter than the screws you're going to use
Why are you yelling at us 😂
Thank-You, great tips!