How To Hinge A Door With Router

Install a bearing guided router bit into the router and adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the hinges.

How to hinge a door with router.

Find door hinge template router parts attachments at lowe s today. Free shipping by amazon. For the novice to moderate user a router makes installing the hinges much easier and more accurate. Ryobi introduces the door hinge installation kit.

Get it as soon as wed sep 23. Amazon s choice for door hinge router jig. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. Porter cable door hinge template 59370 4 4 out of 5 stars 766.

Rout the mortise by guiding the machine clockwise around the template. The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig. More buying choices 27 99 7 new offers ryobi p601 one 18v lithium ion cordless fixed base trim router battery not included tool only 4 7. Get it as soon as thu oct 1.

When routing the door jam it s very likely that the router will extend below the plastic guide if the door jam you are working on is a pre existing door and the router bit will eat off the lower part of the template which will make the routed area larger than needed. 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. The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut. You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool.

The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel. 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. The templates are soft plastic inserts. Amazon s choice for door hinge router.

Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. This addition to the ryobi door installation program makes installing door hinges a breeze with integrated router bit depth set removable adjustments for setting hinge length and shape and much more.