How To Cut Door Hinge Recess With A Router

This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge.

How to cut door hinge recess with a router.

Cut lines in the mortise. Position the plunge router body over the hinge area. Score around the hinge. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily.

To do a good job cutting mortises the chisel needs to be razor sharp. Chisel the scored outline. Score the outline with a utility knife. Cut horizontal slices to remove the waste from the mortise.

Use the dremel to router the hinges housings. Drag the blade along each of the pencil lines creating small grooves you ll use later. Place the edge of the chisel into the depth score on the door about a half inch in from one end of the mortise and tap lightly to start. How to cut mortises for door hinges.

Turn on the dremel and push the plunge body down until the bit is fully inserted into the hinge area. Then grab a utility knife and extend the blade to no more than 25 in 0 64 cm. Position the hinge on the edge of the door in the desired location and hold it firmly in place with one hand. The hinge mortise allows the hinge to be mounted flush with the jamb and door so the door will close properly.

Chisel out the waste. Hinge mortises on a door are often cut by machine with a router and straight bit but you can cut mortises by hand using a hammer and chisel as well. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes. We show you the tools to use and the.