How To Do Door Hinges With Router

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How to do door hinges with router.

Mortising a door hinge using a router without a jig. Set the depth of the cut to be the same as the depth of your hinge so that the hinge will rest flush on the door. Place the jig in the correct spot on your door. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily.

This video will show you how to cut the perfect hinges on a brand new door. The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel. If you have trouble getting the right curve or turn for corners don t worry. You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool.

I m renovating my bathro. Attach the jig to your door by screwing it in on both the top and bottom you can fill repaint these holes later. The next time that hanging a door is on your to do list you might also need to cut the hinges yourself if it isn t a pre hung door. You can cut the hinges with a hammer and chisel certainly.

Set the routing bit to cut a depth of 1 8 inch. Attach the included router bit to your router. How to hang a door using dx50 makita router. Mortising a door hinge using a router without a jig.

The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut. But you might want to consider using a door hinge jig and a router instead. The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig. Place the router on the edge of the door and carefully route out each of the hinge depressions you made.

It is a lot quicker and more precise.