In this case hang the piece of wood over the edge of the bench at least 1 4 in.
Routing out door hinges with hand held router.
Sturdy steel template frame with door thickness selector for 1 3 4 in.
For use with routers and wooden doors frames.
If you have trouble getting the right curve or turn for corners don t worry.
Was wondering if anyone purchased the above routing products for their rotozip.
Screw a strip of equal thickness behind the long edge of the narrow strip you re routing.
You can easily touch these up with a utility knife.
Use the dremel and push it down until the bit is completely inserted into the door hinge.
Durable tungsten carbide tipped router bit with ball bearing for eliminating the need for guide bushings on your router.
Once the holes are routed test fit a hinge.
Then it dawned on to see if the rotozip might do this job.
So i was thinking about getting a small router.
I have to mortise out 15 door and jamb hinge mortises.
I use a 1 4 straight bit inside a standard guide collar for this task.
I have been looking for ways to use this tool anyway may as well try to justify owning it lol.
Use a utility knife wood chisel or further routing to adjust the fit.
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So the bit doesn t hit the workbench.
Place the router on the edge of the door and carefully route out each of the hinge depressions you made.
2 cutting hinge mortises.
Once done remove all the wood pieces inside the framework.
With this setup hinge mortising becomes a standard template routing operation.
Rotate hinge templates to achieve 5 8 in.
Radius or 1 4 in.
If you re routing a thin piece of wood the bearing on the router bit will most likely extend below the piece of wood you re routing.
How to hang a door using dx50 makita router.