How To Use A Wood Router For Door Hinges

This description will be helpful for you for buying.

How to use a wood router for door hinges. To make the jig mark the hinge width along one edge of a roughly 6 inch by 8 inch piece of 12 inch plywood. Step 5 - Route the Door. You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool.

A router with the proper size guide bushing and set at the proper depth is then used to remove the wood for the hinge mortise. With a pencil trace the 3 sides of the hinge to be used as a guide when making the score. The project wouldnt be complete without showing you how to measure off and drill your lockset.

If you want the hinges of a door to be flush with the surface of the door edge then you need to recess the hinges. Once the holes are routed test fit a hinge. Use the Dremel to router the hinges housings.

Set the routing bit to cut a depth of 18 inch. Find out how to use a template a. The tool comes in handy for many projects around the house both functional and decorative.

Recessed door hinges function better and presents a more finished appearance and that one of the many uses of a router tool. Learn how to accurately place and recess door hinges in a slab door. Any misalignment in any of the mortises can cause the hinges to bind or leave unsightly gaps when doors or lids are closed.

If you dont have existing doors to use as a guide then measure from the top of the door frame and subtract 18 per the template instructions. Youll be using a plunge router for this task too. Remove all of the wood inside the outline.