6 beginner ways to use a woodworking router any woodworker is well acquainted with the router s myriad uses.
How to set a door hinge with a router.
Using a chisel and hammer make grooves along the traced outline and do the same on the outside to measure the depth.
Don t forget to factor in the extra depth of the steel template which is raised above the door.
Fitting hinges to a door using a router to recess the hinges.
How to make door hinge mortises step one.
Fitting hinges to a door using a router to recess the hinges.
Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l.
Remove the remaining material in the mortise with repeated front to back or right to left cuts to clear out all of the waste.
Set the depth of router bit.
Get the router bit set at the correct depth so that you re cutting out the depth of the door hinge the depth of only one side of the hinge not both.
Turn on the router and rout the mortise starting along the perimeter and moving in a clockwise motion.
Set the router onto the jig making sure the bit is not contacting the wood.
After reading the full article we hope you can now cut door hinges without a router easily.