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.

How to install door hinges using a router.

Diy door installation instructions step 1. How to hang a door using dx50 makita router. Install a bearing guided router bit into the router and adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the hinges. I am using a ryobi door routering jig.

For the novice to moderate user a router makes installing the hinges much easier and more accurate. How to router out the opening for a door hinge on a brand new door. Rout the mortise by guiding the machine clockwise around the template. 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.

Mounting door hinges with the dremel makes for fast precise work. The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut. With the plunge router attachment the dremel transforms into a surface router that can handle the size speed and detail of many small jobs. Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l.

Package comes with router bit an. It s much easier to do now before the hinges are screwed in and the whole thing is attached to the door. After your three door frame pieces are cut to the correct size prime and paint them. The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel.

Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. Using a mortising template route matching mortises for the hinges on the door and jamb. Very easy to do.