How To Cut Kitchen Door Hinges

Using the hammer and chisel carve the outline to dig out the score from the door.

How to cut kitchen door hinges.

Take a hinge and put it on the spine of the door and make sure that it is in line with the pencil line. But you might want to consider using a door hinge jig and a router instead. Now you can use the dremel to fix the housings of the hinge. You can cut the hinges with a hammer and chisel certainly.

Trace that line with an exacto knife and then score within that area to be cut out with the knife. It is a lot quicker and more precise. This is the perfect tutorial showing you how to cut in the perfect door hinge. Use your chisel and hammer to chisel out the scored area.

First i placed the round section of my kitchen door hinge in to the ready cut hole which i believe is typically done for you on flat packed carcasses. It will save you loads of time particularly if you need to hang more than one door. In this video home renovation brothers dave and rich show you how to cut out a door hinge. The process should be continued by.

If you don t have pre cut holes or you are making your own kitchen doors you can buy a hinge cutter like these. I ll be sharing my experience on these very soon but haven t bought one of these yet. To cut door hinges with a chisel place your hinge on top of the door to make an outline with a pencil. Place the hinge in the cut out spot to check fit.

Using a chisel and hammer make grooves along the traced outline and do the same on the outside to measure the depth. Watch how quick and easy it is to precisely cut out a hinge morti. How to cut the perfect hinge in minutes. Trace your hinges in the spot that you want them onto your door.

Use a utility knife to trace the outline in the wood. But also if you are a beginning diy er it might take a while to get the hang of using.