Deltana DSB415BN 4" x 4" Square Hinges (Pair), Solid Brass

No. The DSB4 Series square hinge is a residential hinge with a plain bearing, meaning the knuckles ride metal on metal rather than on a bearing race. That is fine for bedroom, closet, and typical entry doors in a house. For a door that cycles all day or carries a heavy leaf, move to a bearing hinge such as the Orca Hardware 4040 Series 4 x 4 square corner commercial hinge or the Delaney CH401X 4 x 4 commercial ball bearing square corner hinge.

Think twice. The DSB415BN does not have a non-removable pin, so on an outswing door the hinge pins are accessible from the exterior and can be driven out. For an outswing exterior opening, specify a hinge with NRP, such as the Hager BB1168 non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing hinge. On an inswing door, where the barrel sits inside, the removable pin is a convenience rather than a risk.

Not without work. The DSB4 hinge has square corners, so a leaf set into a radius-routed pocket leaves the corners proud and the leaf will not sit flush. Either square up the pocket corners with a chisel, or buy a radius corner hinge instead, such as the Orca Hardware 4014 Series 4 x 4 with a 1/4 inch radius or the Delaney RH45xx exterior residential hinges with a 5/8 inch radius.

The Deltana DSB415BN is a 4 inch by 4 inch square corner full mortise plain bearing hinge in solid brass, sold as a pair. If a steel base is acceptable, the Orca Hardware 4040 Series is a 4 inch by 4 inch square corner plain bearing hinge, and the Delaney RH40xx Castlegate residential hinge pair is also 4 inch by 4 inch with a 5/8 inch radius by square combination. Both match the DSB415BN in size and bearing type; the difference is material, since the Deltana is brass rather than steel.

The Deltana DSB415BN is rated for residential use with a plain bearing. For a commercial door at the same 4 inch by 4 inch size, the Delaney CH401X is a 4 inch by 4 inch commercial ball bearing hinge with square corners, and the Orca Hardware 4040 Series is a 4 inch by 4 inch square corner commercial plain bearing hinge rated medium duty. Ball bearing construction is the usual choice where the door cycles frequently.

No. The DSB415BN is a plain bearing brass hinge with no wiring provision. For power transfer through the hinge, the Command Access ETH-CB70 energy transfer hinge is a 3 knuckle standard weight steel base unit, the ETH-BB68 is a 5 knuckle heavy duty version, and the BEST CECB179-12C is a steel full mortise concealed bearing electrified hinge with a 12 wire quick connect. The Command Access ETM-CB70 and ETM-BB68 add door position sensing.

The DSB415BN is sold as a pair, which covers a two-hinge opening. Most interior doors at 4 x 4 use three hinges, so plan on ordering two pairs per door and keeping the spare, or two pairs to cover a pair of doors at two hinges each. Count the leaves you need, not the packages.

No handing to specify. The DSB415BN is a full mortise butt hinge with a removable pin, so the same pair works on a left hand or right hand door. You set the swing by which jamb you mortise into and which way the pin goes in.

Burnished is the one finish offered on the DSB415BN. The hinge is solid brass through the leaf, not plated steel, so it wears and patinas the way brass levers, knockers, and knobs in the same finish family do rather than showing a steel base when the plating rubs through at the knuckle.

No. It is a plain bearing hinge, so there are no bearing races between the knuckles. Plain bearing suits a normal-use residential door. If the opening carries a closer, a heavy solid core slab, or high traffic, step up to a bearing hinge such as the Orca Hardware 3535 Series square corner ball bearing hinge or the Emtek 94013 heavy duty ball bearing pair.

The Deltana DSB415BN is a solid brass residential duty pair at 4 inch by 4 inch with square corners and a plain bearing. The Emtek 92013 is a heavy duty plain bearing pair and the 94013 a heavy duty ball bearing pair, both 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with square corners on plated steel. The Emtek units step up in duty rating and use a steel base at the smaller leaf size, while the Deltana is brass at the larger size.

No. The Deltana DSB415BN is 4 inch by 4 inch, so a 4-1/2 inch leaf will not drop into the same mortise without recutting the door and frame. Hinges such as the Orca Hardware 3535 Series at 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square corner ball bearing, the McKinney SQ3331 decorative hinge at 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch, and the Stanley FBB191 full mortise standard weight hinge at 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch are all larger prep and are substitutes only on new or reworked openings.

The DSB415BN is a standard full mortise hinge with no spring action. If the door needs to self-close from the hinge, the Stanley 2060R is a full mortise square corner spring hinge at 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch on a ferrous steel base, rated heavy duty. Note the larger leaf size compared with the 4 inch by 4 inch DSB415BN.

The DSB415BN mounts full mortise, cut into both door and frame. Where only the door can be mortised, the Hager 1129 is a half mortise plain bearing commercial hinge at 4-1/2 inch standard weight steel. Where nothing can be routed at all, the Hager 990 STEEL is a full surface hinge at 3 inch by 4 inch with a welded tip.

The Deltana DSB415BN covers 4 inch by 4 inch square corner residential openings in solid brass, sold by the pair. Across the same residential square corner requirement, the Ives 1010RP is a steel plain bearing residential hinge with square corners supplied as a set of three, the Delaney RH35xx bulk interior residential pair is 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with a 5/8 inch radius, and the Delaney RH45xx bulk exterior pair is 4 inch by 4 inch. Matching leaf size and corner style to the existing prep is what decides which one drops in.

The DSB415BN uses a plain bearing. For a concealed bearing at higher cycle counts, the Ives 3CB1 is a 3 knuckle concealed bearing full mortise hinge rated medium duty, the Ives 3CB1HW is the heavy weight steel version, and the Hager 920 is a 2 knuckle steel full mortise concealed plain bearing hinge rated medium duty.

The Deltana DSB415BN is solid brass throughout. The McKinney T2314 is also a non ferrous hinge, standard weight with 5 knuckles and rated medium duty, which is the usual alternative where a ferrous base is not wanted in a corrosive or coastal opening.

No. The DSB415BN is a residential duty brass hinge. Detention openings use purpose-built hardware such as the BEST BB855 heavy duty steel double weight concealed ball bearing prison hinge, or the Stanley BB855 double weight prison hinge at 5 inch by 6 inch furnished with no holes and not swaged.

Not interchangeably. The DSB415BN is a full mortise hinge prepped into the edge of the door and the frame rabbet. A pivot such as the BEST DAP-3 heavy duty double acting pivot carries the door at top and bottom instead and is intended for commercial interior doors that swing both ways, so it requires entirely different prep.

The Deltana DSB415BN is a 4 inch by 4 inch square corner plain bearing pair in solid brass for residential openings. For a 5 knuckle standard weight alternative, the McKinney MP79 MacPro is a full mortise 5 knuckle standard weight hinge and the McKinney MPB79 is the 5 knuckle standard weight MacPro companion. Both are standard duty rated and mount full mortise like the Deltana.