Tool for door hinge "insets"?

Posted by ET1742 on May 12, 2006, 9:57 pm

I am about to hang an interior bedroom door and want to "inset"(?) the
hinges so they will be flush with the door and the door jam. I know
I could just try to chisel out the spaces for the hinges. But is there some
kind of tool or gadget out there that is made for this (other than a
router)?

Posted by marson on May 12, 2006, 10:09 pm

a router is the way to go. however, even if you use a chisel, using a
butt hinge marker (google this) will help. also, invest in a vix bit
for drilling pilot holes for your screws.

Posted by ET1742 on May 13, 2006, 10:33 am

> After the last one had me going, I can't wait to see how this one
> transpires..
> Searcher

The last one In retrospect dumping the salt OUT OF the bags into wheel
barrow ( clean) spreading around the pool with shovel might of been a better
idea, to bad I didn't think of that.

Posted by Nospam on May 13, 2006, 2:44 pm

Marson,
I have the same problem.
How does one control the router to get the right shape?
Thanks for the tip on the Vix bit.
Regards,
Robert

>a router is the way to go. however, even if you use a chisel, using a
> butt hinge marker (google this) will help. also, invest in a vix bit
> for drilling pilot holes for your screws.
>

Posted by Robert Green on May 13, 2006, 7:20 pm

On This Old House I saw Tom Silva use a plastic clamp-on door hinge template
for his router. IIRC, he said the big boxes sell them.

Google found this one:

http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=114-674

I've not used them or the vendor, but it if Tom Silva uses something like
them, that's all the endorsement I need. :-)

--
Bobby G.

> Marson,
> I have the same problem.
> How does one control the router to get the right shape?
> Thanks for the tip on the Vix bit.
> Regards,
> Robert

> >a router is the way to go. however, even if you use a chisel, using a
> > butt hinge marker (google this) will help. also, invest in a vix bit
> > for drilling pilot holes for your screws.

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