Adjustable Hinge Jig
Rout hinge Recesses in Door cont...
Rout hinge Recesses in Door cont...
6. Secure the jig to the door with bradawls.
7. Set your router to the depth or slightly deeper than
the hinge - refer to your routers manual for
instructions on how to do this.
8. Continue to rout the three apertures into the door.
9. Remove the bradawls and remove the jig from the
door.
10 Chisel the corners of the recess to fit the hinge.
5. Rout hinge Recesses in Frame
5. Rout hinge Recesses in Frame
11. Loosen the screw which secures the end stop.
12. Turn the end stop back 90 degrees so that it is in
line with the jig. Tighten to secure in place.
13. No further adjustments are needed for the frame.
14. Use the opposite side of the jig for the frame - the
side which was face up when routing the door, is
faced against the frame.
15. Butt the jig up inside the frame as shown on the
photo left. The end stop will shift the hinge
recesses down by 3mm - this will give a 3mm gap
between the top of the door and frame.
16. Make sure the depth datum bush’s are against the
open side of the frame
16. Locate the bradawls.
17. Continue to rout the recesses for the hinges.
Bradawl
End Stop
