Install Interior Door- EASY hinge install mortising/cutting with this DREMEL router-like attachment.
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- I don't own a router but this cool attachment takes it's place!!
Further INFO:
In this video I will show you how to cut your bored interior slab door so that it can accept hinge plates without a hammer and chisel and without a router. In fact, you probably have half the main tool you need already! Cutting each hinge mortise took me about 3 or 4 minutes.
NOTE: You could use clamps and some scrap lumbar (1x2 for example) to clamp on the door and use as a makeshift JIG if you were worried about free handing the dremel. But if you go slow and pay attention it is not difficult. Practicing on any piece of scrap wood could be helpful.
A couple of notes:
1. Setting the depth of the cutting tool: It isn't clear in the video but you will gauge your depth using the old door and pressing the cutting bit against the cut out section of the door where the old hinge rested. If you are not using an old door just set the depth using conventional hinge installation measurements.
2. Once you have your door ready to accept the hinge plates, drill pilot holes before you screw the hinges in place.
3. One trick I have learned when mounting the door is to leave the hinges just a tiny bit loose. I mean just a fraction. This will allow the hinges on the door to move just a tiny bit when lining the door hinges up with the mating hinge on the door facing. Once you have the hinge pins in place, torque down the screws on the door's hinges.
4. I used Dremel's 115 Carving Bit. This will run you another $4 or $5.
5. The plunge router kit for the dremel can be used for any light duty style router work you may need to do from making a bookshelf to making your own moulding.
I hope you have found the video helpful!
And for all the old schoolers out there who swear by the hammer and chisel, good on you!
Good video. A couple of suggestions. Clamp the old door to the new door and put both doors upright so that the routed surfaces are pointing up. This does two things for you. The Dremel will be much more stable with 2 doors clamped together ( width of 3 inches verses 1.5 inches with just a single door). Also , you will be using the weight of the Dremel to keep the clear faceplate on the door edges. I didn't know Dremel had a plunge attachment for routing. I'm in the process of replacing 16 doors in my house and I will get the plunge attachment. Thanks for the info.
Those are really great ideas. Thanks for the suggestions.
no... you have to use the bit listed in the description. Thanks for commenting and watching.
Thanks to the both of you for the information. )) much appreciated.
A lot of hate out there. I watched it to decide between this or a trim router, or a chisel. I don't understand comments like this: I can use a chisel in 23 seconds with my right hand behind my back and it will look like it came off a CNC machine. Great, so why are you watching this if your mind is already made up. I'm ok with a router, so I'll stick with it, but I can see why someone would use the Dremel: 1. You own a Dremel but not a trim router. 2. Your routing skills and your chisel skills aren't the best, so using a power tool that doesn't spin at 26,000 rpm is a safer bet. To those 'pros' out there saying go learn how to use a chisel, I say, hey maybe I don't need specialized carpentry skills (if it was that easy, they wouldn't be selling pre-hung doors). I mean, I can use calculus to derive the shear moment of a structural element in a high rise building, but I don't make fun of mr. chisel for not being able to do that, I'm just happy for him that he has good chiseling skills.
well said!
here's where the video starts. 8:08
Thank goodness for fast forward :)
So your hack for not using a router is to use a router? Brilliant
Good idea! I am changing out a door at the end of a bathroom remodel in my home. I did not want to trust myself with a chisel, and I did not want to buy a router that I will likely never use again. This thing will attach to my dremel and 6 years after the video was made, now sells for 25 bones on Amazon.
Perfect solution. Thanks!
Been a carpenter for 40 years. Don't do this if this is your first time. Just screw the hinge where it needs to be and use a razor knife to cut around it and Clean out with a chisel. You won't end up with an amateur looking install.
Problem with chisel sir is it gauges at hi & low spots not smooth as a router bit.
That is true if you don’t know what you are doing
@scorpiooooh i just got some cheap interior doors at a big box place...the spine of the door is made of a papery-composite material, not wood, while the door faces themselves are clad with a 1/16th wood laminate...it's horrible to try to chisel
I've been a carpenter for 57 years, and only use a Dremel on these sort of doors. A chisel just doesn't do as good a job on composite, no matter how well skilled a person is.
I am watching this *after* having just chiseled out 3 hinges on our new door. No matter, I will remember this and my next visit to box store will walk away with that DREMEL attachment. Very helpful video and thanks!
Use a combination square to transfer your marks...Also put your dorr on its side and secure it! Much easier working from the top!I've used a dremel with the adj. drywall cutout attatchment! Works great! I have a router so I sometimes use a jig! Transfer your marks set your depth and your good! I also drill my holes with makita self centering combination drill and screw bits!
What bit do you recommend using for this project?
I've done this task several times. I think I'll continue the old ways
Suggestion: Don’t start your video by suggesting one can do this with “a tool you’ve probably already got at home” and then follow it with “you’ll need a Dremel that’ll cost you $60.” Not mad. Just thought it was unintentionally misleading. Though I will say other than that, your instructions were clear and helpful.
This guy literally damaged his door to help you people watching this video and you guys leave this guy a negative review? How are people like this? What is wrong with people now a days? Is it Covid and people are just losing their minds? I’ve left a positive review for that reason alone, plus icing on the cake the video isn’t a bad video. Guys let’s give each other a break during these difficult times. Let’s not make it more difficult and harder for all of us to live on this planet together. Let’s love each other and be there for each other. How much more hatred do we need. Remember the negative reviews only hurt the person leaving the negative review. It only makes you feel good. By the end of the day, you’ll need to have a conscience mind so you can sleep at night. Remember next time when you can’t sleep, go through your day and see what you did. Helping people and giving and treating people great is the best way to sleep like a baby. Good luck to those that are negative and I’ll be praying for you all. And also, lastly, great video! and sorry your door got damaged. Bless you and your family and continue doing great work!
Disagreeing or criticizing someone's method is not negativity or hate, it's called constructive criticism. If a person feels another person's work is subpar or done incorrectly it should not be praised simply because an effort was made or "feelings". If we were never told we were doing things wrong we would never improve.
@@HoLeeFuk317 thank you, sir!
Thanks for the video man. You saved me a great deal of money. I had a dremel just sitting there collecting dust.
Oh no, my door has a tiny hole in it. I shall have to purchase a brand new door. Lovey, fetch my moneybag!
😂😂😂
I hear you on the chisel hate...I've shanked and chipped edges using chisels. A router makes the job much quicker and easier. I do like that the dremel attachment is see through. It's a tough call though because Harbor Freight sells 2.4 amp routers for $30 which will rout out wood much quicker than a Dremel with a better choice of bits to use. Be careful with Dremel speed selection as higher speeds can burn the wood.
Most door slabs need to be shaved with a saw or planed to fit into a pre-existing door frame. Planers are preferred over circular saws if your cut is small (1/4" for example). Use original door as a template and don't discard the old one until your new one is good to go.
Thannnnnnnk You!!!!!! I didn't want to have to go out and buy a full router just to cut the hinge reveals. I already have a Dremmel!!
I love the router plunge attachment for Dremel. Unfortunately, I don’t own one of those either. I think you could have avoided any imperfections had you braced the door on its sideways (hinge side up) instead of flat, giving you more control from a downward pressure than cutting it from an unstable side pressure position.
Agreed. Harbor Freight sells 2.4 amp routers for $29.99. Much more powerful and do the job quicker/easier.
i used a hammer a flat head screwdriver and a saw. i already have the door install but came here to see what the easier method was.
The attachment for plunge router is cool. The thing about lining up doors is you assume that the previous doors were spot on. Google “door bucks”. Buck is another word for sawhorse. Build at least two I built three so I keep the best two. They hold the door on edge firmly and you can saddle the door and use body weight to hold it firm. You can also make a guide plate in addition that clamps on so you don’t go beyond the edges.
Never thought about the Dremel tool
Little hole could be fixed in less than few minutes without replacing the door.
J B what would be the fun in that?
Do it rite and you don't have to fix a new door sometimes old fashion works the beest
That’s exactly what I was thinking
The Dremel tool is much lighter and easier to handle for those projects. There are available hinge templates for routers that ensure no messy router (break aways😂) but to your point… the dremel is much more of a multi tool. Cool vid!
They also make “trim routers” which are compact and made for situations like this.
Just say "Dremel router attachment" waited 7 minutes to see what this "router-LIKE attachment" was, and it was something I already have and have seen before....
I prefer pre hung doors. I have nothing but trouble with doors in general. You do all that prep and get the door in the hole and it’s wonky. You adjust the hinges so your reveal is right then the latch is off lol. You adjust the latch then the homeowners complain it squeaks. You fix the squeak then the say it won’t stay open. I should have just bought a pre hung door after 3 trips and 6 hours labor. Oh yeah can you paint it? More to point out
Screw the hinge on at the correct location with 2 screws from the hinge. Using a sharp exacto or utility knife use the edge of the hinge as a guide to cut along the edge of the hinge the depth of the hinge blade. Remove the hinge and clean out with your Dremel router. Perhaps use a square to mark down the face of the hinge rather than a level (much more accurate and stable). The router/dremel would be easier to control and use if you turned the door on edge also. You can use the blade of the hinge to set the exact depth of cut by placing the base of the router on top of the hinge and then plunging it to the surface of the door and adjust your step stop. (With the tool off of course)
Or just hire someone and pay them
Thanks for the tips! Looking like I will be breaking out the dremel this weekend.
This is awesome. Im takin the chisels i bought tonight back and buying the plunger attachment. Thanks!
Thanks for this. I have to build 4 dressing rooms in my wife’s business (4th location) and she wants to use old antique doors that look like they barely survived hurricane Katrina.
I was looking to buy a router and a set-up to install the hinges. I have used the chisel method in the past but not very neat. I do have a Dremel and am going to try this.
"No chisel, no hammer, no router" need to change your thumbnail buddy, that's just click bait. What a stupid video, I want my 10 minutes of life back!
Some folks you just can't please. Next customer please
@@joshuadc82 can you say 🤓?
Been doing construction my whole life. Never knew they had a plunge attachment 😩😂
Great video and gave me an excuse to buy another Dremel tool. Thanks for taking the time to make and post this video.
Thanks for watching!
The "agh!" Let's me know all I need to know. I'll continue to use my hinge templates and router 🤣
I found it just as simple to do without the attachment and just freehand it. Thanks for the dremel idea tho!
This will help me greatly when I install a new door in our laundry room. I was always wondering how the hell do I get the hinges EXACTLY like they are on the old door to the new door.. This helped!
Painters caulking will hide any and all gouging mishaps.
I still find it ridiculous that they don’t sell these doors precut for hinges!🤬
What scenario would there ever be that someone is buying one of these doors and does NOT need hinges???
Unless its a prehung door theres no way of knowing how the door jamb was precut or what kind of threshold is in place also some hinges are squared 1/4 inch radius some are 5/8. And if your framer is off you need to cut your door and jamb
Obviously you don't own a combination square.
Great video man! Last time I hung doors I did the 'OL Freddy Flintstone' chisel routine as well, took me 4 times as long.
I just did the first of five matching interior doors today the “old fashioned way” with a set of chisels.
I kinda enjoyed the old school aspect of it but it DID take forever and looks a bit rough.
I started with the linen closet door as I figured it gets the least amount of use and screw-ups would be less noticeable.
The Dremel router looks easier but I’m already in the cost of the chisels, I think I’ll continue that way but I AM using a sanding attachment on my rotary tool to clean things up a bit.
Out of curiosity, will that Dremel router fit multiple models/other brands of rotary tool, or is it specifically made for one particular model?
On a side note to anyone else reading this who may be doing the job for the first time: cheaper hollow-core interior doors like the Jeld-Wen series I purchased will cut a bit rough as the outer panels are made of some kind of press board. It doesn’t chisel like real wood.
Don't have a Dremal, but have a half dozen chisels that I can do the job just as well
Right 🤦🏿♂️
Great, why are you watching?
Why are you here?
People are weird.
Good suggestion. Bought a bit and plunge router attachment.
Was anyone else also was hoping he had a special pencil that would carve it out like butter making easy of the 8 doors they have to replace 😂
4:31 - Holy cow. Square.
🤔🤔. I measure hinges, mark with pencil ,free hand trim router, done!😜
TJ thanks for sharing I just ordered a louvered door for my water heater closet and I need to put hinges on it. Like you said everyone has a Dremel Tool and I've got 2 of them👍🏻
"How to mortise a hinge without a hammer, chisel, or router"
... pulls out a Dremel with router attachement
Yep, sort of a misleading title, isn't it? Had me going for a minute.
5:24 you’re welcome
Interesting idea. What i do sometimes if I don't have a jig, is use a router (or you could use your dremel idea) for the bulk of the cut-out, but do the edges with a sharp utility knife and chisel. Less chance of an oopsie and it will end up cleaner than the result in the video.
Also I wouldn't use a level to transfer the marks- the door would have to be sitting perfectly level on the sawhorses for a plumb line to work.
Chisel is so much faster and you can see clearly where your cutting. I’ll stay with the chisel
Same here, by the time you have got the dremel or router fitted with the correct bit, unrolled an extension lead, adjusted for correct depth, put everything away after and filled in all the mistakes, I could have done 5 doors, and I am not a carpenter.
Not a bad way to do it everyone has there way easiest way is with a sharp utility knife you can lay hinge out where you need and mark it and just cut it out pretty easy takes minutes per hinge.
Have a good one
Thanks for sharing. Now I just need the plunger!
It sounds like a misquote- but it works👍🏽
Thank you. Down to earth no BS. Your a regular DIY.
Wouldnt dare to make a video like this with this tool. Then did a bobo and stated thats ok. Couldnt get paid were im from with a new door looking in this manner... Then post on web. For the world to see.
Those dremel attachment is more expensive than corded router ! (without the dremmel itself)
Well spoken and shown brother
I would be ashamed to call that my professional to one of my clients.
Trim router from Harbor Freight is $29.99 and you can always get a 20% coupon on it so get it cheaper than the Dremel router guide. More powerful, more stable, and doesn't require you to own a Dremel. It has a clear base.
You never said what type of bit you used
Thanks for your video and how to turn a Dremel into a router, slick idea think I will try that. I will still need to use a jig.
Thanks. Right... If I didn't have the old door as a guide, I imagine a jig would have been crucial. Thanks for watching.
Bahahahaha. When he said that terrible I hollered😂.
Good video but my Dremel went bad awhile ago. I think I would use the Dremel standing up instead, like another poster said. I just bought a Stanley butt marker for 6 bucks for the hinge placement. Lowes doesn't carry them. I really don't want to chisel that wood out. I know how I handle tools I'll wreck the edge of the door and it will look like crap.
I would never freehand the hinge mortise with a router. You’re asking for trouble. I picked up a Ryobi hinge jig at HD. Clamp it to the door and use a router to make perfect cuts. I think it cost $30. Well worth it.
Thanks this would also work for particle board door frame. I ran into the other day and it got chiesl but it was not ideal, it came out ok . but your ideal look good
Suggestions. Don't use a level, use an adjustable tri square to transfere the placement of the new hinge. If necessary, use the tri square to set the side of the hinge. It is a bad idea to "free hand" a router when you can use a template. You are young... you should try to learn from an OLD carpenter that can teach you old tricks.... then try to improve on those old ways by using new tools. Being cheap is not a good idea when it comes to what you do to earn a living. Best wishes.
I should have mentioned that I'm 83 years old, still working and still learning. That is why I am on RUclips... to learn about new tools and better ways to do things. NEVER STOP LEARNING!
What bit did you use with the Dremel. I wish I had found this video before this past Sunday. Doing the chisel and hammer way sucks.
What type of dremmel bit did you use?
I guess that's one way to turn another tool into a tool you say you don't need.
Just like it came from the factory.....class
Just go to depot get the dewalt or stanley hinge template box comes with router bit buy a palm router do the project then take back everything to the depot free rental & looks profesional..
LMAO I do that a the time. I must buy/return 5 paint sprayers a year
Love the Video , the video helped me out, God Bless my Friend
Thank you for posting
Great approach TJ. Thanks for the idea and guidance. Worked great for me! Keep up the great work.
I think the no brainer is the guy doing the work. Job looks half behind.
Ouch that looks rough
What is the Dremel bit parts, I couldn't find them at my local Lowe's.
I must be clairvoyant, I foresaw exactly what that mortise was going to look like when you said Dremel. I laughed out loud. Great video. Guys like my brother need these. Keep em comin' !!!
The point at which you take out the Dremel , can't you just install a Butterfly hinge and not cut into the door anymore?
People on this video asking this guy questions about doors... like did you not just see the video? Would you really want this workmanship done on YOUR house/home?
DUDE. YOU CAN clearly see in the video I reached up to grab my phone as it was recording the video when I made the mistake. Damn it... I wish I had shown the other hinges. FFS. The method works and works well. I only made the mistake of actually documenting my mistake instead of editing it out like the "perfect" videos from the home pros.
I agree; this is still a router. That being said, I just bought a small, Ryobi hand router for $60.00. If you have a Dremel, this may be worth following, otherwise get a cheap router.
yes you do own a router doesnt matter that its made by dremil, thats like saying I dont own a skill saw but I do own a circular blade spinner made by bosch
Omy! Boy stop! That is so cool! Now with my dremel, it came with a smaller screw on router attachment. Not that large. I have never used it. Lol! Now you got me wondering??? Can I do mortices with that thing??? Very inspiring! I am about to go try, dangit!:-))))
This guy really needs a jig, his work was sloppy
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing.
Thumbnail: No Hammer! NO Chisel! NO ROUTER!
Guy uses a router. It's a tiny router, but it's literally a router base for a Dremel, effectively turning it into a router.
There’s a reason that carpenters that have decades of experience do things the way they do them...........it works best that way. If you are going to do something then do it right. ( From a carpenter with decades of experience).
Don't need a router, first thing you need is a router
What bit do you have in the dremel????
Who the hell has a Dremel laying around the house!
‘And there you go’ ...A right mess...👍
What do you do if your husband threw the old door away? I have no idea how to go about measuring for the hinges on the new door
An oscillating saw with flat wood blade and a steady hand will save you so much more time, money, and effort. 😉
dude a dremel is basically a small router
Everything you said I probably don’t got I got and what u said I do got I don’t 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️ dang hooding to find a way to do it w out chisel and hammer but looking like imma have to use the chisel and hammer 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️ lol
YOUR HAVING A LAUGH ! DON'T GIVE UP YOUR DAY JOB.....
Thank you for taking the time. Getting ready to do this.
You demonstrated use of a Dremel router. Does not look perfect.
What tip are u using for the Dremel?
A speed square would've done you well in the beginning
Thats one way to do it....but one problem with doing it that way is if the door you took out is not square at top of header..meaning the reveal is an eighth on one sight and a half inch on the side your screwed after you do it like that
You should of fixed the lil hole w Bondo and touched it up. No one would have ever known?
Super helpful! Thanks man!
Good video.... Id rather use a router jig and have it perfect. but in a pinch I'd do it this way
You say it brother, his worked looked sloppy. If i was doing it for a client, the client would fire me