How To Install Door Hinges Using A Router

Using a mortising template route matching mortises for the hinges on the door and jamb.

How to install door hinges using a router.

For the novice to moderate user a router makes installing the hinges much easier and more accurate. Used by professionals and novices alike the dremel is a versatile handheld power tool. It s much easier to do now before the hinges are screwed in and the whole thing is attached to the door. Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l.

Package comes with router bit an. Rout the mortise by guiding the machine clockwise around the template. I am using a ryobi door routering jig. How to hang a door using dx50 makita router.

The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut. Install a bearing guided router bit into the router and adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the hinges. Very easy to do. Diy door installation instructions step 1.

How to router out the opening for a door hinge on a brand new door. The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig. The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel. 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.

Mounting door hinges with the dremel makes for fast precise work. After your three door frame pieces are cut to the correct size prime and paint them. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily.