How To Create Door Hinge Slots

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.

How to create door hinge slots.

Watch how quick and easy it is to precisely cut out a hinge morti. We show you the tools to use and the. Clamp the door to a sawhorse on both ends. If you don t have frame markings typical hinge placement.

Stand the door on its side with the doorknob side on the floor. I m renovating my bathro. How to cut out slots for door hinges in a slab door. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes.

Place the hinge on the door as if it were already installed on the door. If you have pencil markings from the frame place the hinge there. Then place 1 of your hinge s wings flush against the spot where you want it to sit. 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.

Measure the hinge placements either on an existing door or the door you are replacing or take the hinge placement measurements off. This video will show you how to cut the perfect hinges on a brand new door. Cutting door hinge slots using a router homemade jig. In this video home renovation brothers dave and rich show you how to cut out a door hinge.

Attach the jig to your door by screwing it in on both the top and bottom you can fill repaint these holes later. Attach the included router bit to your router. This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge.