How To Set A Door Hinge With A Router

Turn on the router and rout the mortise starting along the perimeter and moving in a clockwise motion.

How to set a door hinge with a router.

First use a hinge to set the router bit s cutting depth photo below. Place the router on the edge of the door and carefully route out each of the hinge depressions you made. Mark the jig at the center of the hinge barrel the location of the support arm. You can easily touch these up with a utility knife.

Mortising a door hinge using a router without a jig. Fitting hinges to a door using a router to recess the hinges. Put the jig to use. Remove the remaining material in the mortise with repeated front to back or right to left cuts to clear out all of the waste.

Set the router onto the jig making sure the bit is not contacting the wood. Set the routing bit to cut a depth of 1 8 inch. Fitting hinges to a door using a router to recess the hinges. Mortising a door hinge using a router without a jig.