How To Hinge A Door With Router

You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool.

How to hinge a door with router.

Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. Free shipping by amazon. More buying choices 27 99 8 new offers ryobi a99ht3 door hinge installation kit mortiser template. Rout the mortise by guiding the machine clockwise around the template.

The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut. 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. 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. Porter cable door hinge template 59370 4 4 out of 5 stars 766.

Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. 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. Free shipping by amazon. Amazon s choice for door hinge router.

The templates are soft plastic inserts. Amazon s choice for door hinge router jig. 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. 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.

Install a bearing guided router bit into the router and adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the hinges. Find door hinge template router parts attachments at lowe s today. Porter cable door hinge template 59370 4 4 out of 5 stars 808. Get it as soon as thu oct 1.

The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel. The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig.