Cabinet Door Hinge Drilling Jig

So this jig is consisted by two parts.

Cabinet door hinge drilling jig.

The jig has a carbide tipped bit which positions and offsets the drill to the precise depth guided the depth stop collar. The concealed hinge jig allows you to drill cup holes for concealed cabinet door hinges sometimes called euro hinges using just a drill. The wooden part that is attached on the cabinet door with a clamp and acts as a guide for bit and the hinge boring. The jig positions an included carbide tipped bit exactly at the proper position and offset and drills to the perfect depth every time thanks to adept stop collar.

But there are times where i wanted to install that kind of hinges on cabinet doors and i was away from my shop so i didn t have access to a drill press. I m glad i did a few tests first because drilling into that beautiful new door was a little nerve wracking. A jig is commonly designed in a t shape with two intersecting rulers that allow for fast and infinite hole layouts on doors and drawers. Before you mount the jig to the cabinet slide a penny between the jig and the face frame to give the door a proper reveal.

Drilling with the concealed hinge jig. Today we take a look at how to choose concealed cabinet hinges and we make a hinge jig or template to aid in the installation process. This jig didn t take. With the concealed hinge jig set to 6mm i was ready to drill the holes in my cabinet doors.

Use brass screws that come with the hinge only after drilling pilot holes and applying wax to the screws to prevent them from binding and breaking. You really only get one shot. Plus the concealed hinge jig works with an ordinary drill and the included carbide tipped. The jig has indexed settings for eight hinge cup tabs tab is the term commonly used for the distance from the edge of the cup hole to the edge of the door.

A small to carry jig was all i wanted. Get drill press accuracy with any hand drill. This economical easy to use jig ensures accurate hinge alignment so you can install doors that fit great and work well. 35mm cup and two 7 64 pilot hole drill bits are included.

More about the jig here. Make cabinet door installation easy. A cabinet hardware jig is an adjustable tool designed to allow accurate repeated drilling of cabinet handle and knob holes.