How to Speed Up and Use a Router with a Jig
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- Опубліковано 2 лис 2023
- If you want a professional finish or have a number of similar items to install then using a router with a jig is the way to go. In this video I show you how to install a lock but you can also use the same principles to install hinges.
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Proper job mate.
Who ever hung my doors needs one of these. Cause I reckon pop eye did mine😂😂
I cant belive that a company has not produced a product for the masses that doesn't cost the earth. Trend are very expensive. Ryobi do one but not to uk spec. Lovebyour vids though PDIY👍🏽
You don't need a centre line finder, you can just do two diagonals from parallel edge positions and they'll cross at the centre.
Very true and an alternative for less pencil marks is to choose two points on a tape, say 100mm and 200mm and with the tape at an angle line up the 100mm and 200mm with each edge and mark the centre point, in this case at 150mm. It works for all sizes of timber / panels.
I was gonna jump on to say this as I'd learned it from other youtubers and its soo simple and effective it's amazing!!
Great that Stu. Think I’ll invest in that jig. You’re costing me a fortune watching your videos. Stay safe mate 👍🏻
Thanks Stuart, I can see how this would be very helpful if you fit lots of these, and it's great that you've taken the time & effort to show us the alternatives, and also to address the comments. Personally for the number of times I'm likely to do this, I'm more than happy to continue doing it the "old fashioned" or "Correct" way ! 😉
That’s very helpful. I mention this because before a couple of weeks ago, I’d never morticed hinges before. I used the Bradshaw Joinery / Badger Workshop method to make a quick, perfectly sized, jig out of 4 bits of MDF. They take a few minutes to knock up, and use a flush trim bearing guided cutter to mortise the door and jam. They came out *perfect*, with no measuring or marking up centrelines etc.
I have a couple of locks to fit on the two doors / frames I made. I’m just going to adapt that method. If you have a router and cutter, it’s a few scraps of MDF and superglue.
A main advantage of the method is compactness. No messing about with guide bushes and calculations regarding cutter diameter.
If you want to use your router to mortise the awkward door frame, Oliver at Bradshaw Joinery has a neat video showing an easy way to do it with a flush cut bearing guided cutter.
Just posted the same thing. Ollie is a craftsman who can help mortals 👍🏻
Love your videos please keep them coming. Haven't enjoyed watching this much since New Yankee with Norm Abrams. Much respect 👍👍
I’ve got the souber jig which is fantastic and much easier to use with the door hung and no issues with the depth.
Thanks Stuart that was a very informative video.
Excellent demonstration. Thanks.
Fantastic video, thank you
A really useful demonstration Stuart. I have thought about these types of jigs for a while, time to invest I think.
Great looking jig 👌🏻
Thanks Stuart, I just bought one of those mortis jig, and that’s been a great help for me on how it works perfect timing thank you
I also use a router for hinges, excellent as always Stuart 👍👍
I can see the value of using a router and the plate system! 👍
Legend.
i like to drill the main part with a forstner drill bit then use a multi tool with a long blade to finish it.
Bloody hell that router is enormous
now you'll get the d-bag's commenting that you should do it by hand, LOL. Great vid!
10:45 I suppose that's why Festool designs their routers with drill-like grips.
Thanks for the video!
Stuart, greetings, I hope you are well. Thank you for this video, a couple of points; does your DIY audience really feel £93 for a specialty, use twice in a lifetime tool, is a good investment of folk's hard earned money? Personally, I think your chisel method makes far more sense for DIYers. Unless you are a tradesman, you will use a good set of chisels far more often than this bit of kit. Your next video should be how to whip up a quick jig using some scrap wood and Masonite, certainly much cheaper. Keep up the great work.
You need to do enough locks to make it worthwhile but looks to be a good and fair priced jig.
Your router centering bit looks great, much better than the cone supplied with my router. Can’t find it online unfortunately 😢
I bought this jig years ago as I was fitting lots of doors at that time. It was ok, but to have to use a 12mm router cutter rather than a standard 1/2" cutter which were so hard to find other than from Trend, I felt that they had designed this jig to sell non standard cutters rather than help out us joiners who need well thought out jigs to make life easier. I subsequently designed my own jig that allowed me to fit a lock in 7 minutes start to finish. I've never bought a Trend product since.
Wait, so you think metric sizes are the "non-standard" ones? 😆
Have you changed you upload routine from Saturday to Friday?
Would be interesting to know if this has effected viewing numbers and the infamous youtube algorithm.
Is it possible to just use a 1/4” router or does it have to be the 1/2”. im figuring it has ti be the 1/2” given the depth??
Nooioce!
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What router is that Stuart? Looks like it's got a deep plunge.
How much was the jig? You've also got one of those toolovation vacuum on/delayed off switchboxes?Great isn't it....
Are there no updates anymore
You make a video using your chisels and eveyone moans you didnt use a jig. You then make the video using the jig and everyone moans its still wrong. 😅 Cant win! I enjoyed the video 👍
Great video.
But the music was terrible. Sorry Stuart.
Never used a Router before,they scare me
Routers are quite safe if used safely, it is my wife who scares me....
They are very safe so long as you dont touch the spinny bit ha ha
Planers scared me at one time 😂 wasn't keen on the idea of a spinning blade of death being less than 6 inches from my hand
@@donnybigboy the router came with an instruction manual.....wives don't 😂
They're amazing once u get the hang of them. Practice on scrap wood imo. Like all power tools, respect their force and potential to hurt you, but also you need to be "incharge" when using them, instead of letting them run away from you
No locksmith is using that, and they fit loads of locks and fast….use a sabuer jig.
You'll kill your bits by doing plunges like that. It's better to do shallow passes until you get the full depth.
Another great video though 👍
Not at all. If you do shallow passes, you're using the same part of the cutter over and over.
Shallow passes are less likely to burn the wood and put less load on the router itself, but they wear out that part of the cutter much faster, because it's the same small section doing all the work.
When you say dont try this at home, but it works perfectly and saves the hassle of removing the door, i guarantee nobody is listening to that piece of advice 🤣
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Souber better
Is it me or is. The diy guy. Copying what you are doing. Ie... doing the same videos?