How To Install Door Hinges Using A Router

After your three door frame pieces are cut to the correct size prime and paint them.

How to install door hinges using a router.

Diy door installation instructions step 1. The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel. For the novice to moderate user a router makes installing the hinges much easier and more accurate. I am using a ryobi door routering jig.

Mounting door hinges with the dremel makes for fast precise work. Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. With the plunge router attachment the dremel transforms into a surface router that can handle the size speed and detail of many small jobs. You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool.

It s much easier to do now before the hinges are screwed in and the whole thing is attached to the door. How to hang a door using dx50 makita router. Install a bearing guided router bit into the router and adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the hinges. Used by professionals and novices alike the dremel is a versatile handheld power tool.

The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig. Very easy to do. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. How to router out the opening for a door hinge on a brand new door.

The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut. 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. Many doors will not need a hinge router while other doors only have a slight marking for the hinges and others have nothing at all.