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"sal"

24/06/2012 4:53 PM

Door hinge mortise:

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


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"sal"

in reply to "sal" on 24/06/2012 4:53 PM

24/06/2012 6:20 PM

Hold on people I just realized I was lazy, googled and found a lot of info
also cheap mortise jigs so please ignore.

Sal
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Hh

"HeyBub"

in reply to "sal" on 24/06/2012 4:53 PM

24/06/2012 6:02 PM

sal wrote:
> 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.
>

For not much money you can get a routering mortise jig, probably at the box
store.

FH

Father Haskell

in reply to "sal" on 24/06/2012 4:53 PM

28/06/2012 2:52 PM

On Jun 24, 5:53=A0pm, "sal" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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

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.

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to "sal" on 24/06/2012 4:53 PM

24/06/2012 4:39 PM

On Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:53:41 -0500, "sal" <[email protected]> wrote:

>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.

Here you go, in januwine Chinglish!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP26gvWDXoc

And one in some kind of English:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYReLwLucLE
(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

FH

Father Haskell

in reply to "sal" on 24/06/2012 4:53 PM

29/06/2012 10:00 AM

On Jun 29, 12:07=A0pm, Steve Turner <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On 6/29/2012 10:04 AM, tiredofspam wrote:
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> > Yep, and my router plane assures equal height in the mortise assuring a=
flat
> > plate. I like this thing.
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> > On 6/28/2012 5:52 PM, Father Haskell wrote:
> >> On Jun 24, 5:53 pm, "sal" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> I would like to cut mortises in a door for hinges but have no Idea ho=
w to
> >>> set up a router jig for that purpose.Could someone start me on the ri=
ght
> >>> track? I have used a chisel before to do the job but the results are =
not
> >>> good.
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> >>> Sal
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> >> Sharp scribing knife and an even sharper chisel. =A0Rough 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. =A0That 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.

tn

tiredofspam

in reply to "sal" on 24/06/2012 4:53 PM

29/06/2012 11:04 AM

Yep, and my router plane assures equal height in the mortise assuring a
flat plate. I like this thing.

On 6/28/2012 5:52 PM, Father Haskell wrote:
> On Jun 24, 5:53 pm, "sal" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 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
>
> 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.
>

BB

Bill

in reply to "sal" on 24/06/2012 4:53 PM

24/06/2012 6:22 PM

sal wrote:
> 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

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

ST

Steve Turner

in reply to "sal" on 24/06/2012 4:53 PM

29/06/2012 11:07 AM

On 6/29/2012 10:04 AM, tiredofspam wrote:
> Yep, and my router plane assures equal height in the mortise assuring a flat
> plate. I like this thing.
>
> On 6/28/2012 5:52 PM, Father Haskell wrote:
>> On Jun 24, 5:53 pm, "sal" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 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
>>
>> 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.

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