How To Install Door Hinges Using A Router

How to router out the opening for a door hinge on a brand new door.

How to install door hinges using a router.

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. For the novice to moderate user a router makes installing the hinges much easier and more accurate. 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.

Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. Rout the mortise by guiding the machine clockwise around the template. After your three door frame pieces are cut to the correct size prime and paint them. Very easy to do.

I am using a ryobi door routering jig. Mounting door hinges with the dremel makes for fast precise work. Using a mortising template route matching mortises for the hinges on the door and jamb. The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig.

Diy door installation instructions step 1. Package comes with router bit an. The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut. The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel.

Used by professionals and novices alike the dremel is a versatile handheld power tool. Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. 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.