How To Cut Out Hinges On Door Jamb

Scribe the hinge leaf outline onto the door edge with a sharp utility knife.

How to cut out hinges on door jamb.

Attach the jig to your door by screwing it in on both the top and bottom you can fill repaint these holes later. Door hinge being chopped out i have already got 2 hinges but i wanted a third hinge as i have changed the doors for fire doors and are very heavy. If the existing jamb is out of square it will show up along the top. Place the jig in the correct spot on your door.

Be careful not to cut deeper than the hinge thickness. Then grab a utility knife and extend the blade to no more than 25 in 0 64 cm. 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. Because we haven t routed for the hinges yet and they are still attached to the jamb it should be a snug fit for the width.

How to do it measure and cut. Attach the included router bit to your router. Cut the head jamb to a length equal. Place one of the hinges on the edge of the door with its top edge on the top mark.

Using a chisel support the door between sawhorses with the hinge edge facing up and measure the positions of the hinges. Drag the blade along each of the pencil lines creating small grooves you ll use later. Lightly tap the chisel with a hammer to remove the waste between each of the cut lines inside the mortise. If you re not steady with your saw you can use a straight edge as a guide.

Once you re happy with the outline remove your hinge from the door. If you have more than 3 16 of an inch to remove you can use a circular saw to do so. 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. Go slowly and make a long clean cut.

If you have more than an inch to remove take half off the top and half off the bottom. Hold the hinge against the side of the. Once the door is shimmed all the way up tight to the quarter check the reveal along the top and the sides.