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)?
Tool for door hinge "insets"?
May 13, 2006
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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.
Thanks. I had never heard of a butt hinge marker or a vix bit. But I did the Google search and they both look good for what I want to do. I'll look for them at Lowes, Home Depot, ACE Hardware, etc. later today. I especially like the vix bit idea since no matter how many times I try to drill pilot holes for hinges, they never seem to end up being centered correctly. Thanks again.
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:
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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.
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