Making Door Hinge Jig

If you have to create door hinges of the same size or different sizes you can make use of door hinge jigs to make your job easier.

Making door hinge jig.

Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. Jigs are tools that can assist you in cutting. The wooden part that is attached on the cabinet door with a clamp and acts as a guide for bit and the hinge boring bit that has to be modified so it can have a depth stop. So this jig is consisted by two parts.

This jig is great for a large percentage of cup hinge intallations but misses the mark for many installations. Using a jig by doug stowe as inspiration i built a few of my own. Get drill press accuracy with any hand drill. While a 1 2 hole will accommodate those hinges a cabinet door with a radiused edge will be ruined if you drill 1 2.

Next clamp the jig s face to the door photo below. The concealed hinge jig takes the guesswork out of installing cabinet doors using concealed hinges. Make cabinet door installation easy. A lot of hinges need only a 7 16 hole.

Use a pencil to mark the jig along the door s ends. By using a door hinge jig you can make the installation of a door a breeze it just takes almost all the guess work out of the way with the end result being excellent flush cuts. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily. Cutting out rectangles on doors to make them the size of your door hinges does not have to be as tedious as it sounds.

But in a classroom situation a little bit of set up pays big dividends. Then cut along those lines to bring the jig to final length. Plus the concealed hinge jig works with an ordinary drill and the included carbide tipped. Here is a video of the jig construction please take a look at it if you like.

In my own work i m typically faced with hanging a single door two at the most in a given project. This jig will drill a hole 1 2 in depth and no less. Mark correct placement of all hinges needs to match up with the ones on the door then using the mortising template route the mortises on the door frame. Mark the placement of all hinges making sure to factor in the 1 8 gap that will be between the door and top of the door frame.

A hinge jig can be extremely valuable especially to people that are working with doors and cabinets on a daily basis. Mark the center of the hinge s barrel on the jig face photo below. This economical easy to use jig ensures accurate hinge alignment so you can install doors that fit great and work well.