How Do You Use A Wood Router For Door Hinges?
The router makes it easy to install hinges into a door slab. Most doors have three sets of hinges that attach the door slab to the door jamb with pivoting hinges. For a door to seal tightly the hinges must be mortised into the door and jamb. The door will bind if the hinges are not set square when installed. With a plunge router and an easily made router jig you can install door hinges accurately and with relative ease. Put on your safety equipment. Use the table saw to cut a piece of 3/4-inch board down to 6 inches wide x 12 inches long. This will make the base for the hinge jig. Also cut a piece of 3/4-inch board down to 3 inches x 12 inches long. You’ll use this for a clamping strip to hold the jig in place on the door when you use the router. Use a tape measure and mark a center line on the jig’s base you just cut. Refer to the specifications of the hinges to place them in the center of the jig. Temporally install it onto the jig’s base as if you were installing it on the door’s ed
