Use code afg82746 on temu.to/k/usO3fr7PZuTndRR for the cheapest "Pattern flush trim router bit" I paid £1.98 per item!!!

You are a very clever man. My tutor told me that, in order to be a good teacher, you need two things: a thorough knowledge of the subject and the ability to impart that knowledge. I have added: the willingness to impart that knowledge. You have it all in spades and, to reuse what may become an overused phrase: yet another day when I go to bed less stupid 🌞

@codacreator6162

Жыл бұрын

Not stupid, ignorant. Stupid = can’t learn. Ignorant = hasn’t learned, yet. The simple fact that you’re here, with all of us, is proof you’re far from stupid. 😎

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ray! Hope your well and sleeping less stupidly! :)

@HaggisPower

3 ай бұрын

My thoughts entirely.

Thank you for the brilliant video. Will be doing some door work soon and this will make the job much easier.

mate this is brilliant as someone who doesn't do a lot of hinges and didn't want to buy a expensive jig this has come in really handy

Great little jig and outcome is awesome.

Oliver, this is the second video in a row that I watched where the young guys taught this old guy a new trick. Thank you from Maine USA

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou Roy, Pleased to hear the old grey matter is improving :D haha

By far the best homemade jig video, thank you sir!

Brilliant! Saves me setting my old Stanley hinge templet up 👍

Made one and used it today. Diamond. Thank you BJ!

Excellently done! That jig is more precise than any I have seen.

Very good video. You certainly knows what you are doing and have done it several times. Totally agree about your last statement that if you are doing more than 1-2 hinges it is faster and more accurate with a router, but sometimes it "feels" like it takes too long to set up the router so then I chop with a chisel 😅 I'm planning on buying a few cheap router that are set up and ready to go for only one operation each.

Excellent presentation and very thorough. I needed to mortise out a chest and lid for hinges and this is perfect.

Absolutely love this idea and will be putting it into practice this coming weekend. Great video.

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou! Its brilliant and so adaptable for any jig ! Enjoy

@MJMDetailingDiaries

Жыл бұрын

Done and dusted, made the fitting of 4inch butts so much easier on 12 internal spey ply fire check doors. Thank you.

Awesomely simple, thanks for sharing!

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

No worries, thankyou 👍

Brilliant little jig. Much better than the one I've been using. I particularly like the rebate for fitting on a frame with the check already fitted. Thanks for sharing.

Brilliant. Thanks. I'll have to get one of those router bits now. Might actually look forward to the next door hanging😀

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Paul, the bits are brilliant for many tasks and pretty much live in my router.

Great idea fir a jig and simple to boot. I'd definitely give that a go if I have to hang a door in future. I'd be up for watching a shoot out between manual and router cutting. Cheers.

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, Yes thats the key isnt it, easy to make then its worthwhile. Im not one for spending days making an elaborate jig to do a 2 minute job! lol Ill film the shootout

Great video Ollie, very simple

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Doug!! :)

Great video. Exactly what I was looking for 👍

Awesome demonstration 👍

brilliant vid. I always hated fitting hinges but i think i might actually start enjoying it now 😀

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Nice to hear Felix. This method for making jigs is the dream

Absolutely genius mate

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou

Good job on the jig, they work very well for interior and exterior jambs

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Great little things!

brilliant thanks for taking the time to produce this tutorial.

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Steve!

Love this, really useful. I’ve never thought about using a flush trim bit. You could make things even quicker by using radius hinges. Also, double-sided tape is your friend, use it to hold the jig in place on the doorframe.

Excellent video tutorial! Thank you

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

No problem, thankyou

Brilliant! Thanks so much.

Thanks, I must hang 20 reproduction shutters on ten windows on a house built in the mid 1800's. This will definitely save me time! I saw some other instructional videos but loved the simplicity of this one. 👍 Built the jig tonight, will start using it tomorrow!

Nice idea to rebate the jig- will be using that. Thanks

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Nice one James! It makes life easy thats for sure. Bigger stops use a thicker material for the jig

Great video, thanks

Saved me buying a trend hinge jig .. legend!

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Westley. Although Trend won't be happy they support the channel 🤣🤣👍

I just made one of these, so thanks. 👍 I have seen some with a deeper clamping plate and a platform on the other side to support a router but I have a little Bosch 12v router and it works well for stuff like this. Already have the trend template bit. And some knock off Amazon ones too.

Awesome vid. Just getting into routering so this will come in very handy 👍👍

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris. Its a great technique for making any router jig with them cutters.

@peterfitzpatrick7032

Жыл бұрын

Chris, if you feel a bit nervous getting yer digits too close to the cutter whilst holding the jig, fire an 18g finish nail into each end of the jig and then trim them back to a millimetre or so exposed... then you can just push the jig against the frame and the nail tips will grab and hold the jig , you will probably not even need to put yer hand on the jig whilst routing and when the jig is not in use the tiny exposed brad ends wont be a hazard either... 😎👍☘️🍺

Made this after it taking me about an hour to cut my first hinge slot by hand. It worked brilliantly on all 7 doors.

What a brilliant informative video, thanks

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Mark. Glad its helped you out

Great video thanks

Thank you. I’m going to make a heap of different ones to suit all situations 👍🏻

@BradshawJoinery

11 ай бұрын

Thankyou! It works for all templates

I can't believe how quick and simple this jig is to make,i spent ages making and refining my jig that i use at work.

@BradshawJoinery

11 ай бұрын

yeah absolultley. Its great for any object you want to router in. I use the technique all the time.

Just fantastic, thank you 🙏 🙏

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Cheers basil

Very clever, made this jig and it works perfectly. Much neater than chiselling out. Now not so daunted to do thew 7 doors O have planned as a DIYer. THANK YOU, sooo helpful.

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant news Ross, how did they go?

Absolutely loved this, to a point that i made a full version to do three hinges at a time following your method..cheers 😊

@jakebonner7855

5 ай бұрын

I made one a while back to do the 3 hinges really quick

Hi from the USA. Love your video. This is simplest & easiest to make DIY hinge jig I've seen on KZread. No fancy, and for me, unnecessary extras to add. All my doors are the same. I left one end long enough to measure down from the top of the jamb and other end long to measure from the bottom. Just added tabs to both ends to account for top & bottom clearances on the door itself. Works a treat. I didn't get the idea though until I watched the way you made your jig. I might make a video and place it on KZread to show how I did with full credit to you for giving me the idea. You have a new subscriber. Thanks!

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou very much! I genuinely dont think it can be bettered. mmaybe tweaks to add funtionality, but if you needed a quick jig to chop a plate or hinge in, its just so darn easy... Thanks for the sub

Gorilla black tape is your friend for holding the jig to anything, saves loads of time.

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Will have a look thankyou

Very nice thanks. I like your work.

@BradshawJoinery

11 ай бұрын

Thankyou, appreciate it

I always use a piece of 4" x 1" wood, cut out all THREE hinge shapes carefully with a jig saw, i use that for the door and frame, use small screws to hold it in place and router all 3 hinges - perfect every time and really quick ( keep the jig flush with the top of the door but then use a 2mm shim in the top of the door frame/lining)

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

YOu could do a similar method with your 4x1 but just glue the parts to it around the hinges.... much quicker and perfect cutouts.

Good job man👏

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou!

Excellent content

great video

Very nice jig I will make one like that

Good informative video.

Fantastic video thank you

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Anthony :)

I watch your videos religiously and not once have I not been blown away with a simple but highly effective method to do anything

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Frankie! :)

Love to see a video where you chop a hinge by hand and using the router jig.

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

I will look for the oppourtunity!

Brilliant vid! Thanks

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou john!

@johnhumphreys669

Жыл бұрын

@@BradshawJoinery tried it last weekend - worked an absolute treat. Looks great! (If I do say so myself)

Great video !!! thanks

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Michael

When I was making fire doors in 1997 i made all my jigs from MDF. That was 26 years ago the bloke I was working with was making jigs well before me. But we never had social media back then, so really all these videos on jig making are prehistoric 😂😂

@BradshawJoinery

11 ай бұрын

Haha prettty much. Its all handed down info, but the method of glueing the jig to make the shape is a great innovation

Brilliant! Thank you very much for the update. Here in Canada we use VIX bits that are self centering for screw holes, our wood seems to grab the drill bit and make the hole less than ideal. Really appreciate the channel, thanks for everything !!

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Cheers matey, i had a look at the bits, they look good!

That's genuinely brilliant! And yes, it would certainly be interesting to see the comparison with a hand-chopped version. If you have the time to spare, that is :-).

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

HI, i did this video, its on my channel

Thanks for the vid Oliver. I had 4 doors to hang and made your hinge jig from the previous video which worked fantastically with nice tight results, thank you. The superglue assembly really surprised me too. Used the latch jig also which was a bit trickier as the hole needed for the latch body was only 1mm smaller than the latch plate. I’ll look forward to the hand vs router challenge !

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thankyou Alex! I will do the hand vs router video, Im intrigued! haha

Now you post this 😂 after I've just put the hinges on the toy box I've made for my nieces kids. So pleased to see you glue up the wrong face thought it was only me 🐶 at 68 I'm allowed to do this & just learning. Just discovered routers (thought they were for the internet).

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Haha Cheers Norm! Lol at the routers, but how do you pronounce it?!

Made your previous hinge jig and used it to fit 11 new doors in old linings. Worked a treat. Thanks for all your information. Making things easier for me. Cheers Jim

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Nice one Jim, So the comments telling me it would never work in real life, despite doing so myself all the time, are wrong!? haha Thanks for the feedback! :)

@pauleohl

Жыл бұрын

@@BradshawJoinery You showed just one hinge installed. I say that your method is inadequate to get 3 (or even2) hinges installed on a door and jamb because you will not get the spacing of the mortises close enough. You need a jig that does all three mortises without repositioning and then use the same jig on the door slab and on the jamb. Also, it is not unusual for the hinges themselves to be not identical.

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

@@pauleohl i use thes jigs literally daily on 3 sometimes 4 hinge doors and never have a problem. Since it cuts exactly to the edge of the jig you just clamp the jig to your marks and it's perfect. Always make the jig .5mm bigger. Aslong as the housing is neat a slight oversize isn't noticeable... And yeah check more than one hinge if not all for size..

Made your jig today to use on 7 hardwood doors, used to do the hybrid thing but realised you're not as quick as either chisel or router. Made the obvious mistake of glueing the final piece to the underside of the jig, just like you were about to and stopped. Made 3 in total as the second one was about 1 mil out and I could see too much leaf. However, after buggering about for about an hour, it finally clicked and I even clamp the jig to the door and leave it there while I chisel out the radius that was left. Thanks a lot, saved me going to RC for basically the same thing

Use a Vix bit to center the screws. Plus it works on lots of other things too.

Excellent informative Video

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ben

Excellent video. Well explained. I would personally leave the jig long to be able to clamp it, but I accept you are comfortable without clamps. Thanks!

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

if you look at the last hing jig video, i did a bit more detail on clamping the jig and the relief cut that helps with that

BRILLIANT

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou Michael

Man - you're good

Hi - interesting video, and I use a small jig for hinging single doors - however a chippy I had on my first build ( 10 doors - all the same size and height ) brought in a nice straight piece of carcasing timber made a jig with 2x hinge positions, chopped it to the exact length of the door and put a screw in the top of the jig set 4mm up. Here is the key. The same jig is used on the frame and the door. You level the top of the jig with the top of the door, and on the frame the screw datums with the underside of the head ( top of the frame ) - hence both routed hinge pockets align exactly. He did 8x doors in a day ( plus chopping out for the locks/latches. Gives you CNC accuracy since the Centre to Centre measurement uses the same jib - Boom. Massive time saver.

just subscribed to your channel , its fab just starting making the hinge jigs regards Gareth hrh joinery

Awesome video, thanks for sharing. For me this is the best carpentry channel on KZread, bar none. Which job site table saw were you using there please?

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou Ian! :) I use the Flexvolt Dewalt saw. Fantastic for onsite trimming/fitting work. No good for ripping down multiple lengths of timber

looks good and very simple to make . Dont think it could be used on an old door frame if the Architravings were still in place as the Architravings would interfere with the jig but ideal for the door itself . Great idea , well done .

@BradshawJoinery

4 ай бұрын

yes, just cut the jig down so it sits on the small lip left can even cut it around stops/rebates

Wonderful ,I've been hanging doors last few days ,had my table saw ,18mm mdf with me as well...only if I had seen this sooner hahahaha

@BradshawJoinery

4 ай бұрын

Haha always the way! Next time...!

Nice one Ollie ! router jig every time I’ve got router jigs going back decades cant bear to get rid of them, I’ve got a couple for a helical staircase i made 25 years ago, I’ll never use them again but i think they are a thing of beauty 🥴🤭

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Nice one Jim, Its definitley quicker and more repeatable accuracy IMO. I bet the staircase looked lovely if the jigs are beautiful!

@peterfitzpatrick7032

Жыл бұрын

Jim, its not a jig anymore... its a memento.. 😉 😎👍☘️🍺

Thanks👍

All good man start hard at it I see sorry been busy

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Busy Busy Busy my friend 7 days a week, replying to comments at midnight on a sunday lol

Brilliant

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou Ron

Bearing jigs can be very accurate and can take advantage of smaller diameter bits which can perfectly match smaller curves in hinges or can lead to less chiseling; the biggest issue is ensuring the base plate and bearing are centered with the collet otherwise they can be very inaccurate. I use both depending on the need but like anything else you’ll get out what you put in.

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, ive used bearings alot in joinery manufacture and never used a ring fence until i made one. I like the adjustability! but its easy to get flat spots!

Thanks Ollie - chopping out on hardwood frame in situ is never a quick thing so interesting to see a controlled experiment! How are you getting on with the sash windows video, I’m looking forward to that

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Mate, it'll probably be the next video, Its a big edit, and I want it to be a good one, but also been working 10+hour days 7 days a week so there were a few videos that were easier to do first

Thanks very much. I ‘knocked up’ a couple of these today to hang some shed doors. Everything was a first. It worked really really well. My only comment is that the cutter radius was a bit different to my hinge corner radii - I thought I’d save a bit of time / not great with chisels. I’d use standard square hinges the next time.

@BradshawJoinery

7 ай бұрын

Yeah radius hinges are horrid to adjust and never seem to sit nicely. Great work

I don’t do much with wood doors. I’m actually a Glazier for 30 years. We do as much with aluminum frames and doors as glass. I’m 30 minutes away from NYC. I landed a side job installing wood door slabs in old openings and your videos helped big. Although I used the ryobi door kit. Which worked ok, but was a bit too small for the hinges I was using. I got paid, so I must have done a good job. Thanks again.

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou Edward! Interesting to hear feedback from around the world. I want to travel NYC in next few years.

Hi Ollie When we spoke last the other week you was telling me about this one mate Iv made A few of them now all different sizes. all this week I’ve been fitting fire doors with 4” hinge ,three on each door I can’t tell you just how much time this jig has saved me Thanks mate 🪚👍

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant matey, that's what I like to hear 🙏 😍

Nice

looks easy

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Tino, its really easy.

I had a thought of making the length of it for the correct hinge space on the frame. Top and bottom. Boom.

You could make that jig in 5 minutes I think I would struggle to make it in 55 minutes. Very good video.

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Cheers John, Yeah i made one today and timed it, it is possible!

i have seen lots of these type of hinge jigs over the years, and they work very well, but can be time consuming as you still have to mark and space out your hinge positions. I worked as a 2nd fix carpenter for many years before i retired, and have hung 1000's of doors and nothing beats the trend one piece hinge jig, they only take i few minutes to set and once set can do many doors without re-setting, theres no measuring or marking involved and the jig works on rebated frames or if stops are fixed. the only time i would use your type of jig is if i'm fitting a door into an old frame that and want to match existing cutouts

Thanks for this very timely demo as I'm about to hang my first door; it's an internal security type hardwood door. Having watched many YT vids on this I think yours is the best for my needs and I feel confident it's within my capabilities. However.......... I could do with a few pointers from yourself or your viewers; 1. To give a little wiggle room for the hinge at both edges would the thickness of a playing card or 2 either side work - I regularly use cheap playing cards as spacers and they work well!? 2. Should I use the original frame notches to hang the door? 3. If I use the original notches should I pack the screw holes - I normally use a couple of wooden toothpicks to fill holes to allow the screws to bite? 4. If I use the the original notches what is the best way to get an accurate alignment with the door - I have a couple of air bags that will lift the heavy door? Many thanks, Bill _ Hap hazard DIYer!!!

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Hi Bill, yes use the existing hinge location, if your hinge is the same size as the existing housing, just make the jig to that size(the width you rip the timber down to) yeah anything to give a little bit of wiggle room. Be careful if routering without clamping the jig, you may be best screeing it to the frame and then filling the screw hole carefully. Aligning the door, I tend to plane the door to fit, then put in the opening and either wedge up to a packer at the top or just mark the hinge points the appropriate offers for the amount the door needs to lift 👍

Wealden Tool Company in the UK do a nice version of that router bit and many others. Really good quality too IMHO.

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Wealdon are great yeah!

Awesome video on “how to” make a Jig 👍🏻, I planning a door replace throughout the house , realised I’ve got 14 doors to hang 😮🤪 This has made my day 🎉 THANKS Ps have you made or will be making a jig for Lock placement also 🤔???

@BradshawJoinery

11 ай бұрын

yeah lock jug is just he same. literally glue blocks around the lock. add a fence and locate it. really easy and perfect results.

Like it! Gone cordless (dewalt palm) because I simply refuse to pull the corded 1/4" out of the van because Meh! Will use this method although I can chisel locks and hinges rapidly, but if I've got say more than 3 doors = route.

Simple idea but outside of your workshop most door frames have architraves are fitted so wouldn't work without making a different jig for every job. I do like it though great for the doors

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

It works with architrave, asking as there is a few mm of lining/frame showing just cut the jig down to register on that lip. I use it all the time👍

Brilliant video. Would you route and install all hinges on the door first and transfer to the frame or vice versa?

@BradshawJoinery

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, ultimately it doesn't matter, if I'm making joinery in the workshop I'll quite often router frame hinge before assembly. But if a finished door and frame I'd always rout on the door then the frame. Generally I set the door to be a mm or two into the frame

clever!

@BradshawJoinery

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Very interesting video. I made 2 of these jigs this morning,one like the one you made. For the second one I reversed the timbers,so there's no joint on the face where the router sits

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Ahh fair enough, Glad the video has helped!

yep works :)

Great video. Have you done video for door handle with catch and a handle with mortice lock. Cheers Doug.

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

I havent, I made a video on the mortice plate jig somewhere

oh yes sooner the better before Mr clevett makes more money from those suckers out there great stuff as usual

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Of course 👍

@azza1793

Жыл бұрын

So true, i can’t believe that so many people are paying ridiculous money for a piece of mdf when they can simply make their own

I would leave the jig long enough ( I’ve standardised my butts at 150mm down, 225mm up) to set the top hinge from the head of the lining using a 3mm packer. Then the jig would be set flush with the top of the door.

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the joy of them is they are adaptable and easy to work with! Thanks

Great vid, what about existing arcatrave ? This would need rebating also I take it

@BradshawJoinery

7 ай бұрын

Yeah you can cut it down to sit on a 2/3mm lip if necessary

Excellent, I've got one door to replace and didn't want to buy a $100 jig here in NZ.

@BradshawJoinery

Жыл бұрын

I have just done a video on an updated version of this that's easier to make 👍