Routing Out Door Hinges With Hand Held Router

How to hang a door using dx50 makita router.

Routing out door hinges with hand held router.

Place the router on the edge of the door and carefully route out each of the hinge depressions you made. So the bit doesn t hit the workbench. Bestgle 4pcs door self centering hinge drill window hole opening center drill bit hole puncher woodworking tools 5 64 7 64 9 64 11 64 4 5 out of 5 stars 15 9 99 9. I have been looking for ways to use this tool anyway may as well try to justify owning it lol.

Now turn off the router and remove all the wood dust away. In this case hang the piece of wood over the edge of the bench at least 1 4 in. Rotate hinge templates to achieve 5 8 in. Was wondering if anyone purchased the above routing products for their rotozip.

So i was thinking about getting a small router. Radius or 1 4 in. If you re routing a thin piece of wood the bearing on the router bit will most likely extend below the piece of wood you re routing. Use a utility knife wood chisel or further routing to adjust the fit.

2 cutting hinge mortises. Once done remove all the wood pieces inside the framework. If you have trouble getting the right curve or turn for corners don t worry. For use with routers and wooden doors frames.

Screw a strip of equal thickness behind the long edge of the narrow strip you re routing. Use the dremel and push it down until the bit is completely inserted into the door hinge. For routing you need to strictly follow the outline you made with the pencil. I have to mortise out 15 door and jamb hinge mortises.

Making a door hinge mortise can be done with a chisel but it s more efficient with a standard trim router. I use a 1 4 straight bit inside a standard guide collar for this task. With this setup hinge mortising becomes a standard template routing operation. Durable tungsten carbide tipped router bit with ball bearing for eliminating the need for guide bushings on your router.

You can easily touch these up with a utility knife.