How To Cut Door Hinge Recess With A Router

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How to cut door hinge recess with a router.

To do a good job cutting mortises the chisel needs to be razor sharp. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes. Position the plunge router body over the hinge area. Turn on the dremel and push the plunge body down until the bit is fully inserted into the hinge area.

Then grab a utility knife and extend the blade to no more than 25 in 0 64 cm. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. Position the hinge on the edge of the door in the desired location and hold it firmly in place with one hand. Score around the hinge.

Chisel the scored outline. Score the outline with a utility knife. The hinge mortise allows the hinge to be mounted flush with the jamb and door so the door will close properly. Hinge mortises on a door are often cut by machine with a router and straight bit but you can cut mortises by hand using a hammer and chisel as well.

Drag the blade along each of the pencil lines creating small grooves you ll use later. Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. Use the dremel to router the hinges housings. We show you the tools to use and the.

This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge. How to cut mortises for door hinges. Once you re happy with the outline remove your hinge from the door. Follow the pencil outline as tightly as possible when routing.