How to Cut Perfect Door Hinges | Fast and Easy | Ryobi Door Hinge Template

Interesting and informative, but what if you are doing a double mortise? How do you mortise the jamb?

What about the holes for the door knob?

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I have never used a router or had to hang a door that wasn't already hinged or hinge ready.
Thanks. I bought this template from Home Depot to get 3 doors ready to hang. This thing works great and thanks for the video and the help.
Worked perfect! I bought a cheap trim edge router from Harbor Freight.

Seriously?? If you can’t do this without a mickey mouse guide just buy pre-hung doors 🚪.

What do you use for the jam side?

Don't use this on nice doors and be really careful about hitting plastic with router. Also tape the face so you reduce blowout on hollow core doors.

“Always let your router come to a complete stop before you pull it out.”
That is not what she said!

you sound like a good man

what router bit is that? can u buy that without the template?

Im confused how the router bit doesnt cut the jig but cuts the door down a few mm

Does this work on the door frame?

What if your don’t have the mini saw? What else can u use?

how about on the rim side?

Thank you 💯

So it only miters the door? Without the jig for the jamb/frame it is not going to complete the job, in this case one is better off buying a Porter Cable jig which does both or making your own from wood. My question is how many people only need to do half the job? I always have needed miter both door and jamb.

Useless advertisement for tool. How do you measure where to cut dados without "old door"? How do you cut door hinged on right versus left?

Where were you for my last door project. Sigh...

Great video - thanks heaps!

I recommend placing your hinge in there before removing the device, just to be sure

How do you measure the distance from the top and bottome of the door so it lines up with the location on the jamb?😊

Thanks for this video. I have the Ryobi template on my closet for over a year now. I have been wanting all new doors but didn't want to pay $100.00 each to have installed. You just saved me a bunch of money. 😊

How to keep the router bit from cutting into the plastic template?

What tool are you using to cut it out?

Chiseling hinges is awful😂😂 this thing is amazing😂

What model is the ridgid router?

Just bought a router to do 2 doors i just like how clean it cuts and I have been wanting one either way so win win

Thanks for sharing. Made my day

AWESOME. THANK YOU!!!!!!

I couldn't get the router bit out of the template so I just used my Diablo 1/2" bit (which is the same as the Ryobi mortise bit) but the bit must be slightly different b/c after I cut my hinge mortise, it left about a 1/16 of wood on all sides. I dont know why b/c they are technically the same dimension of a bit. I tried fitting the hinge in the hole but it wouldn't fit so I had to mortise each hinge then shift the template about a 1/16th to be able to get to cut out the last little bit. Also, the hinge depth was too shallow, so I had to make my depth slightly deeper than what the gauge was showing. It's a good tool but it's made for the router bit that they send with the template. If you're using another router bit you probably won't get the same results.

Can it also be used to cut the hinge in the door frame?

What if your hinge isnt in the range as they only have 4 settings . What can you do if it falls between 4 and 5 inches ?

How much would you charge to do this job?

Can u use a drill to use the router to cut it down ? Or does it need to be what u used? Also great video very helpful!

thanks. well explained.

Thank you for helping me! Was looking everywhere to figure out the depth adjustment!

Very nice. Thanks for the video. Heading to buy this hinge jig

Can one do the frame with this tool? If so, are you able to do a part 2?

what is the router you use?

Those look great. I don't mess with doors that much, but if I did I would definitely have one of those.

What about if interior doors won’t latch correctly when you put them back on? I have several with that issue after we had them painted. Do I adjust the hinges or the striker plate? Thoughts?

That's a great jig. Seeing how easy and clean the cut was makes me want to buy that handheld router also!