Route For A Door Hinge

When hanging less then 5 doors i use the makita trim router free hand i trim to within 1mm of the pencil line and finish the rest with a freshly sharpened chisel.

Route for a door hinge.

The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut. Set the routing bit to cut a depth of 1 8 inch. Measure from the top of the door to the top of the upper hinge and from the bottom of the door to the bottom of. Yonico 14176q template trim hinges mortising router bit has a inch cutter diameter with a inch cutting depth.

Place the router on the edge of the door and carefully route out each of the hinge depressions you made. Hold the hinge down firmly and trace its three sided outline into the wood with your utility knife. Amazon s choice for door hinge router jig. Use a utility knife to trace the outline in the wood.

The hinge should rest folded over the edge of the door that will serve as an axis for opening. Has a shallow cutting depth and center meeting blade. Get it as soon as thu oct 1. Support the door on edge between a pair of sawhorses with the hinge side facing up.

Get it as soon as wed sep 23. More buying choices 27 99 8 new offers ryobi a99ht3 door hinge installation kit mortiser template. The process of using a router on a hinge is the same whether it s being done on a cabinet hinge or a full sized door hinge. Free shipping by amazon.

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You can use this bit with or without a router. You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool. Take a hinge and put it on the spine of the door and make sure that it is in line with the pencil line. Prepare the wood for routing.

Place one of the hinges on the door s spine so that its top end is in line with the pencil line. Any more than 5 doors i bring out the hinge jig similar to what has been described by holzhacker only mine is aluminium. You can easily touch these up with a utility knife. With the help of a tape measure the distance from the bottom to the top of the door and then mark it with a pencil.

The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig. Now you can use the dremel to fix the housings of the hinge. Find out how to use a template a. The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel.