I would like to cut mortises in a door for hinges but have no Idea how to set up a router jig for that purpose.Could someone start me on the right track? I have used a chisel before to do the job but the results are not good.
Sal
Door hinge mortise:
Jun 24, 2012
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I have no experience with the job, but I have a feeling a picture is worth a thousand words. I would suggest seeing if there is something on YouTube.com
Good luck! Bill
For not much money you can get a routering mortise jig, probably at the box store.
Hold on people I just realized I was lazy, googled and found a lot of info also cheap mortise jigs so please ignore.
Sal
Here you go, in januwine Chinglish!
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one in some kind of English:
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(His definition of "flush" differs from mine.)
-- Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. -- Abraham Lincoln
Sharp scribing knife and an even sharper chisel. Rough to within 1/16" of the scribe line and pare to finish -- making the first chop at the line mashes it and spoils the fit. That last
1/16" pops off square, clean, and dead on the mark.
Router planes (like the Stanley 71 and 71-1/2) are wonderful tools.
Easier to fine tune the cutter depth than a tailed router.
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