Door hinge template jig?

Mark Rios

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Does anyone have experience with a good quality hinge template jig? This is for regular house door hinges. I need to mill 7 doors for my present job and the door shop wants $50 per door for milling and boring. I figure that it's time to buy my own jig.

Are there better or worse jigs? I"m looking for reliability and longevity. Ease of use would be nice too. :D


Thanks very much for your advice.
 
Mark, use Tod's jig! It is quick, easy, accurate, and CHEAP!!! I had to hang a bunch of interior doors a few weeks back and it does the job quite nicely.
 
Talking about hinges, I saw a neat hint on DYI network the other day when mounting hinges. This guy screwed the hinge to the door and jamb exactly where he wanted to position the hinge. Then he scored the wood all the way around the hinge with a utility knife. Removed the hinges and routed out the waste material. He ended up with very nice crisp edges to the hinge mortises that fit the hinge exactly.
 
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