You can run into the problem of Robart hinges breaking through both the top and bottom of a tapered surface. I drill with my fingers on both sides of where the hole is drilled so I can feel the bit. Normally you can tell when it's getting close to break through the wood.

You stop there and then see how far the hinge point will go into the hole. If you have to cut off too much of the hinge point then you probably shouldn't use them.