Making A Router Jig For Door Hinges

I made the end cuts with a crosscut sled on the tablesaw.

Making a router jig for door hinges.

Thick doors ideal for routing matching mortises for hinges at the home depot milescraft hingemate200 ready to use drop in door hinge jig for routers 1214 the home depot. Find the milescraft door hinge mortising kit for routers 12140713 drop in template design for 1 3 4 and 1 3 8 in. Lay the door on its side with the side that will receive the hinges facing upward. Whenever you are working with tools you can get injured in the process.

To start mark where the door hinges should go. Measure 6 inches from the top of the door with the tape measure and make a mark with your pencil. 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.

Begin by measuring the short edge of a hinge leaf excluding the barrel. The key to precise results is guiding the plunge router accurately so the sides of the mortise end up perfectly smooth straight and parallel to the faces of the workpiece. Attach the jig to your door by screwing it in on both the top and bottom you can fill repaint these holes later. Place the jig in the correct spot on your door.

It clamps to your workbench and securing the workpieces in place only takes a second with a. Mark the door for hinge positioning. Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. Make a straight line perpendicular to the spine of the door by resting the set square in line with your mark.

Attach the included router bit to your router. This mortising jig is the way to go. Set the depth of the cut to be the same as the depth of your hinge so that the hinge will rest flush on the door. How to use a door hinge jig.

Capture the hinge leaf with the jig s center strips and side pieces apply glue to their edges and clamp them together to make the jig s face. To make the jig mark the hinge width along one edge of a roughly 6 inch by 8 inch piece of 1 2 inch plywood. Double that measurement to determine the width of the jig s center strips drawing below. You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool.

Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut.