How To Do Door Hinges With Router

The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel.

How to do door hinges with router.

How to hang a door using dx50 makita router. You can easily touch these up with a utility knife. 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. 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. Mortising a door hinge using a router without a jig. Set the routing bit to cut a depth of 1 8 inch. Place the jig in the correct spot on your door.

Are you renovating a room and want to put on a new door. The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig. It is a lot quicker and more precise. You can cut the hinges with a hammer and chisel certainly.

Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. Attach the included router bit to your router. I m renovating my bathro. The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut.

Attach the jig to your door by screwing it in on both the top and bottom you can fill repaint these holes later. 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. You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool. But you might want to consider using a door hinge jig and a router instead.

Mortising a door hinge using a router without a jig.