How To Make Hole For Door Hinges

Make marks for the top of the upper hinge the bottom of the lower one and one or the.

How to make hole for door hinges.

We show you the tools to use and the. Using the miter saw he made the cut on the line. Attach the jig to your door by screwing it in on both the top and bottom you can fill repaint these holes later. Lightly tap the chisel with a hammer to remove the waste between each of the cut lines inside the mortise.

Then grab a utility knife and extend the blade to no more than 25 in 0 64 cm. Place the jig in the correct spot on your door. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. Support the door between sawhorses with the hinge edge facing up and measure the positions of the hinges.

Score the outline with a utility knife. Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. Once cut we made sure that they fit. Be careful not to cut deeper than the hinge thickness.

So after measuring the hinge and playing around with scrap wood for the sizing luke realized that the hole was almost exactly the same size as the end of a 2 4. If you don t have frame markings typical hinge placement. This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge. Hold the chisel at a low angle to the door parallel to the door s length with the flat side of the chisel against the wood.

He used the hinge as a template for depth and then traced across the 2 4. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes. Once you re happy with the outline remove your hinge from the door. Place the hinge on the door as if it were already installed on the door.

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.