How To Cut Out A Door Hinge With A Dremel

Stop routing when the hinge sits flush and sturdy in the hole.

How to cut out a door hinge with a dremel.

Test cutting depth on a scrap of wood. Loosen the knob that controls the height of the router bit until the bit has a cutting depth equal to the width of your hinges. Turn off the router bit and blow wood dust away. Take a hinge and put it on the spine of the door and make sure that it is in line with the pencil line.

I laid out the hinges this part is my fault i had to run about a hundred yards down the street to meet a new customer and give a bid. Conversely to uninstall a door hinge you can use a dremel as well. How to cut out slots for door hinges in a slab door. Use the dremel and push it down until the bit is completely inserted into the door hinge.

Slab doors allow you to match existing jambs by cutting the mortise slots into. Measure the width of the hinges you re using with the tape measure. Remove all of the wood inside the framework. The depth of the cut should allow the faceplate to align flush with the edge of the door.

Now you can use the dremel to fix the housings of the hinge. I got back and the guy said i cut out the hinges for us cool i thought he takes initiative. Attach the plunge router body to the dremel. Use a utility knife to trace the outline in the wood.

Repeat this process for the other hinges. Tighten the spindle using the dremel wrench. Set the depth of cut on the router attachment to match the thickness of the faceplate. A dremel helps you to cut out door hinge.