Nickel Free-Swinging Concealed Hinge for 1/2 Inch Overlay Doors

This Salice Series 200 concealed hinge brings a free-swinging, undamped action to 1/2 inch overlay doors on both face-frame and frameless cabinets, mounted through pre-installed dowels for a fast, screw-free door installation.

Key Features

• Free-swinging motion means the door holds its position without a spring or damper, staying open wherever it is placed.
• 120 degree opening angle gives wider-than-standard swing for generous access to cabinet interiors.
• 1/2 inch overlay, half-crank arm positions two doors correctly on a shared center partition or any partial-overlay application.
• Dowel mounting presses the cup into pre-bored dowel holes in the door without cup screws, speeding up production installs.
• Works on both face-frame and frameless cabinets when paired with the appropriate Salice base plate, sold separately.
• Side and height adjustment dials in an even reveal after the cabinet is set.

Wide Swing for Partial-Overlay Doors

A 1/2 inch overlay door covers the cabinet side by about half an inch, the geometry used wherever two doors share a single center partition or a project calls for a partial reveal rather than full coverage. The half-crank arm on this hinge is built for exactly that configuration. The 120 degree opening goes beyond the standard 110 degrees, so the door clears further for unobstructed access to the cabinet interior.

Free-swinging means there is no spring to pull the door shut and no damper to slow it. The door rests wherever it is left. That behavior is the right fit for push-to-open systems, ADA-accessible cabinetry, and any application where the designer or system has its own door-retention mechanism. If the job calls for a spring close or a cushioned close instead, the self-close and Silentia+ soft-close versions of this series are the picks to consider.

Steel Construction in a Nickel Finish

The hinge body is steel with a nickel finish. Nickel reads as a warm, neutral tone that coordinates well alongside brushed nickel pulls, hinges, and other visible hardware throughout the cabinet run. The Series 200 line is Salice's working-volume platform, built for consistent performance across repeated installs rather than being the premium flagship. For projects where a polished result in Nickel is the specified look, this hinge delivers it without adding cost for features the application does not need.

Who It Fits and Where It Works

Cabinet shops running production work will appreciate the dowel mount: the cup presses into pre-bored 8mm dowel holes without any cup screws, reducing steps per door. It suits both frameless boxes and face-frame cabinets, so a shop handling a mixed order does not need two different hinge SKUs for the overlay and cabinet type. Designers specifying handle-less fronts with push-to-open systems will find the free-swinging action is what that system requires. For a single-door cabinet or a full-overlay application, a different hinge is the right call; this one is purpose-built for partial overlay.

A matching Salice base plate is required to complete the installation and is sold separately. Use Salice plates only: plates are brand-specific and a plate from another manufacturer will not connect to this hinge arm.

Common Questions

The Right Motion for the Right System

Choose this hinge when the design calls for 1/2 inch overlay doors that hold their position, pair with push-to-open, or feed into a handle-less system, all finished in Nickel to match the rest of the hardware.