Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 May 15, 2013 11:10 am Looking to find a replacement edge strip handle popular some decades ago. These were a plastic rectangular section extending the full width of cupboard door or drawer and glued into to the ends (top or bottom). Size is 30mm H x 20mm D Material is probably nylon (black). It doesn't appear I can insert a photo. Hope the diagram below makes sense. Does anyone know the proper name for this style handle? Is it still made? Thanks. Cross-section view. Ignore the ..... spacing characters .......*....................* .....*.....................* ...*......................* ..*......................* ***************** *......................* *......................* *......................* <-- finger grip * * * **************** ...........*..............<-- key which fits into slot cut into top or bottom ...........*....................edge of door/drawer and glued in ...........* Re: Cupboard door plastic edge strip handle? 2May 15, 2013 12:30 pm fred923 It doesn't appear I can insert a photo. Hope the diagram below makes sense. * You can but you need to use a hosting site like photobucket.com See if you can put a photo up bacuase I cant make much sense of your diagram. There are a lot of metal handles available similar to what you are talking about but I haven't seen plastic ones for a while. Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com Re: Cupboard door plastic edge strip handle? 3May 15, 2013 4:47 pm CuttingEdgeKitchens You can but you need to use a hosting site like photobucket.com See if you can put a photo up bacuase I cant make much sense of your diagram. There are a lot of metal handles available similar to what you are talking about but I haven't seen plastic ones for a while. Here's a photo (16 KB): http://s000.tinyupload.com/download.php?file_id=08310460651371815032&t=0831046065137181503222154 To grab the pic click on "handle.jpg" at the bottom of the page. I need to replace a broken one. The length I need is 40 cm. Thanks for looking Re: Cupboard door plastic edge strip handle? 4May 15, 2013 5:06 pm I know you can get a very similar one in aluminium but I haven't seen them in plastic. That's not to say there not around but most people use aluminium these days. If you can find plastic just buy aluminium and spray paint it black Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com Re: Cupboard door plastic edge strip handle? 5May 16, 2013 9:07 pm CuttingEdgeKitchens I know you can get a very similar one in aluminium but I haven't seen them in plastic. That's not to say there not around but most people use aluminium these days. If you can find plastic just buy aluminium and spray paint it black Thanks for the tip. Is there a name for this style of handle? It will help when Googling. Re: Cupboard door plastic edge strip handle? 6May 17, 2013 4:48 pm fred923 CuttingEdgeKitchens I know you can get a very similar one in aluminium but I haven't seen them in plastic. That's not to say there not around but most people use aluminium these days. If you can find plastic just buy aluminium and spray paint it black Thanks for the tip. Is there a name for this style of handle? It will help when Googling. Here's the one from Hafele: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ http://www.hafele.com.au/HafeleHome/products/handles/furniture-handles/aluminium/handle-profiles/ Re: Cupboard door plastic edge strip handle? 7May 17, 2013 4:49 pm Jaeger LeCoultre fred923 CuttingEdgeKitchens I know you can get a very similar one in aluminium but I haven't seen them in plastic. That's not to say there not around but most people use aluminium these days. If you can find plastic just buy aluminium and spray paint it black Thanks for the tip. Is there a name for this style of handle? It will help when Googling. Here's the one from Hafele: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ http://www.hafele.com.au/HafeleHome/products/handles/furniture-handles/aluminium/handle-profiles/ Spot on. Plenty of this style of handle. Do you have any speciality handle shops near you? They would stock it. Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com Black on light wood does look good. Not sure if it will be as long lasting as a steel finish? 6 6328 Get some long brass machine screws and bolt right through the gate and put brass acorn nuts and washers on the other side. It will never come off 1 8981 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair At a bit of a loss on this one - we're thinking the original owners never removed the protective laminate covers from their kitchen cabinets after installation and in the… 0 6317 |