How To Create Door Hinge Slots

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How to create door hinge slots.

This video will show you how to cut the perfect hinges on a brand new door. Watch how quick and easy it is to precisely cut out a hinge morti. Clamp the door to a sawhorse on both ends. Place the hinge on the door as if it were already installed on the door.

Cutting door hinge slots using a router homemade jig. 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. This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge. I m renovating my bathro.

Attach the jig to your door by screwing it in on both the top and bottom you can fill repaint these holes later. If you have pencil markings from the frame place the hinge there. Place the jig in the correct spot on your door. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes.

Position your door so you can clearly see the back edge. 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. Are you renovating a room and want to put on a new door. How to cut out slots for door hinges in a slab door.

Attach the included router bit to your router. Stand the door on its side with the doorknob side on the floor. If you don t have frame markings typical hinge placement.