Homemade Door Hinge Router Jig

The 1 8 cut in steps 3 and 4 assumes a 3 4 guide bushing and a 1 2 router bit.

Homemade door hinge router jig.

Foolproof hinge mortises first select the right bit. I made the end cuts with a crosscut sled on the tablesaw. A shop built door hinging jig to dado out for installing the hinges. Door hinge mortiser is easy to use drop in template jig.

Each hinge style will likely need its own template. Locate the hinges mark the jig. This easy to use jig simplifies the process. Door installation kit for hanging wood doors.

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. Capture the hinge leaf with the jig s center strips and side pieces apply glue to their edges and. Now build a jig. Place the jig in the correct spot on your door.

A shop built door hinging jig to dado out for installing the hinges. The technique is easy to master and the results are top. Rout matching mortises for hinges strike plates and latch plates into your door and jamb with the milescraft door hinge mortise kit for routers. This jig works with a pattern bit which has the bearing mounted above the cutters.

Cut a notch the width of the hinge and about 1 3 4 inches deep. Centered tape measure tabs and measuring guide for precision. Attach the included router bit to your router. Some woodworkers prefer a 5 8 bushing.

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. Milescraft 1213 1214 1220 hingemate family door hinge jigs how to rout mortises on doors and jambs duration. Since this template was made over sized to help support the router base you can cut three other hinge templates one on each remaining side of the board if needed. Using mdf scraps to make a quick and easy to use router jig for hinge mortises.

One of the best ways to get the biggest bang from a plunge router is to put it to work routing mortises.