How To Install Door Hinges Using A Router

Rout the mortise by guiding the machine clockwise around the template.

How to install door hinges using a router.

Many professional door hangers won t even use a router for door hinges but instead trust the handy wood chisel which is always a part of their tool bags. You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool. Many doors will not need a hinge router while other doors only have a slight marking for the hinges and others have nothing at all. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily.

Package comes with router bit an. With the plunge router attachment the dremel transforms into a surface router that can handle the size speed and detail of many small jobs. I am using a ryobi door routering jig. Used by professionals and novices alike the dremel is a versatile handheld power tool.

Diy door installation instructions step 1. The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig. After your three door frame pieces are cut to the correct size prime and paint them. How to router out the opening for a door hinge on a brand new door.

It s much easier to do now before the hinges are screwed in and the whole thing is attached to the door. The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut. For the novice to moderate user a router makes installing the hinges much easier and more accurate. The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel.

Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. Install a bearing guided router bit into the router and adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the hinges. Using a mortising template route matching mortises for the hinges on the door and jamb.