How To Die Cut Door Hinges

Watch how quick and easy it is to precisely cut out a hinge mortise.

How to die cut door hinges.

This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge. This same job can be done with a couple of chisels. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. Using a utility knife trace along the outline to create small groves then make a cut on the front or back side of the door indicating the mortise s depth.

Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. Using a router and a hingemate 150 jig the process could not be more simple. But you might want to consider using a door hinge jig and a router instead. Another way how to cut out door hinges according to this old house is with a drill.

Once again this method of cutting out door hinges starts with making accurate measurements. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes. Use the tape measure to measure out the location of the door hinges on the. You can cut the hinges with a hammer and chisel certainly.

How to cut and install door hinges is a do it yourself video shows how to cut in the perfect door hinge for a new door i used a bevel edged chisel to crea. Make sure to equip the drill with a forstner bit before starting. Before cutting your door hinge mortise place your hinge on top of the door and outline it with a pencil.