Best Way To Mortise Door Hinges

Screw the hinge to the door or jamb.

Best way to mortise door hinges.

The jig carol mentions is the rockler jig it mortising system. Place the bit square to the edge of the door and just inside the hinge outline. We show you the tools to use and the. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes.

The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel. Stop and drill again in an adjacent spot so the holes just overlap. Repeat at the top edge of the door. And with a few optional inserts you can add butler tray hinges and sewing machine hinges in a various sizes to the list.

Put the jig to use first use a hinge to set the router bit s cutting depth photo below. Score around the outline of the hinge with a utility knife. With it you ll be able to cut every size of butt hinge mortise you ll ever need in a fraction of the time it would take you to chisel them out by hand. The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig.

Hinges are small metal plates that allow doors to open and close. If it won t fit use the chisel to surgically cut away the high spots edges or corners that are preventing the hinge from fitting flat into the mortise. Are you renovating a room and want to put on a new door. Position the chisel on the scored line with the chisel perpendicular to the door or jamb and the bevel side of the chisel facing toward the mortise.

To ensure hinges fit properly and don t restrict an entryway you have to slip them inside shallow mortises carved into the side of a door. This video will show you how to cut the perfect hinges on a brand new door. Remove the hinge from the door or jamb. I m renovating my bathro.

You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool. This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge. The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut. Work methodically across and along the length of the mortise always keeping part of the bit next to an untouched surface.

Drill slowly until the line on the bit reaches the surface of the door.