Using A Router To Mortise Door Hinges

Position the plunge router body over the hinge area.

Using a router to mortise door hinges.

2 cutting hinge mortises. Use the dremel to router the hinges housings. Notes on door hinge placement hinge placement varies depending on whether your door is left swing or right swing in swing or out swing. Mortising a door hinge using a router without a jig.

Turn on the dremel and push the plunge body down until the bit is fully inserted into the hinge area. Put the jig to use. A perfect router bit for routing door hinge mortises uses a hinge template. Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l.

Install or remove the. First use a hinge to set the router bit s cutting depth photo below then align the support arm s bottom edge with the bottom edge of the door clamp it in place and rout the mortise as shown above repeat at the top edge of the door. Begin with the mortises on the door then the mortises on the jamb. Set up the router bit mortising jigs are used with a piloted router bit which includes a guide bearing that.

I use a 1 4 straight bit inside a standard guide collar for this task. With this setup hinge mortising becomes a standard template routing operation. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. Follow the pencil outline as tightly as possible when routing.

Yonico 14176q template trim hinges mortising router bit has a inch cutter diameter with a inch cutting depth. Using a mortising template route matching mortises for the hinges on the door and jamb. How to mortise a door hinge with a router and jig step 1. Making a door hinge mortise can be done with a chisel but it s more efficient with a standard trim router.

If i purchase a fiberglass slab can i use my router and template to mortise the hinges. I have not worked with fiberglass doors previously. Set up the jig adjust the mortising jig to the proper hinge size and door thickness. You can use this bit with or without a router.