How To Set A Door Hinge With A Router

Set the router onto the jig making sure the bit is not contacting the wood.

How to set a door hinge with a router.

Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. Set the depth of router bit. Don t forget to factor in the extra depth of the steel template which is raised above the door. To cut door hinges with a chisel place your hinge on top of the door to make an outline with a pencil.

Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. Remove the remaining material in the mortise with repeated front to back or right to left cuts to clear out all of the waste. 6 beginner ways to use a woodworking router any woodworker is well acquainted with the router s myriad uses. How to make door hinge mortises step one.

Get the router bit set at the correct depth so that you re cutting out the depth of the door hinge the depth of only one side of the hinge not both. Fitting hinges to a door using a router to recess the hinges. After reading the full article we hope you can now cut door hinges without a router easily. The tool comes in handy for many projects around the house both functional and decorative.