How To Create Door Hinge Slots

Then place 1 of your hinge s wings flush against the spot where you want it to sit.

How to create door hinge slots.

Cutting door hinge slots using a router homemade jig. If you don t have frame markings typical hinge placement. How to cut out slots for door hinges in a slab door. Place the hinge on the door as if it were already installed on the door.

Watch how quick and easy it is to precisely cut out a hinge morti. Stand the door on its side with the doorknob side on the floor. Set the depth of the cut to be the same as the depth of your hinge so that the hinge will rest flush on the door. Clamp the door to a sawhorse on both ends.

This video will show you how to cut the perfect hinges on a brand new door. Typically middle hinges go in the exact center of the door top hinges sit 7 in 18 cm below the top of the door and bottom hinges rest 11 in 28 cm above the bottom of the door. I m renovating my bathro. Attach the included router bit to your router.

Measure the hinge placements either on an existing door or the door you are replacing or take the hinge placement measurements off. We show you the tools to use and the. This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge. Place the jig in the correct spot on your door.

In this video home renovation brothers dave and rich show you how to cut out a door hinge. Position your door so you can clearly see the back edge. If you have pencil markings from the frame place the hinge there.