Making A Door Hinge Jig

Made with scrap plywood and a few pieces of hardware for an adjustable template.

Making a door hinge jig. Plus the concealed hinge jig works with an ordinary drill and the included carbide tipped. Make cabinet door installation easy. So i ve never gotten around to making a door hinge jig to simplify the process. A small to carry jig was all i wanted.

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. This economical easy to use jig ensures accurate hinge alignment so you can install doors that fit great and work well. Simple mortising jig for door hinges. 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.

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. A hinge jig can be extremely valuable especially to people that are working with doors and cabinets on a daily basis. Get drill press accuracy with any hand drill. The concealed hinge jig takes the guesswork out of installing cabinet doors using concealed hinges.

So this jig is consisted by two parts. But in a classroom situation a little bit of set up pays big dividends. Using a jig by doug stowe as inspiration i built a few of my own. Here is a video of the jig construction please take a look at it if you like.