How To Install Door Hinges Using A Router

The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig.

How to install door hinges using a router.

With the plunge router attachment the dremel transforms into a surface router that can handle the size speed and detail of many small jobs. It s much easier to do now before the hinges are screwed in and the whole thing is attached to the door. Package comes with router bit an. 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.

Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. How to router out the opening for a door hinge on a brand new door. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. Very easy to do.

Used by professionals and novices alike the dremel is a versatile handheld power tool. For the novice to moderate user a router makes installing the hinges much easier and more accurate. You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool. The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel.

Using a mortising template route matching mortises for the hinges on the door and jamb. I am using a ryobi door routering jig. The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut. Rout the mortise by guiding the machine clockwise around the template.

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. Mounting door hinges with the dremel makes for fast precise work. Diy door installation instructions step 1.