Description
Hang doors like a pro with the HingeMate300™. This kit is great for installing new doors or replacing/repairing existing doors. The HingeMate300™ comes with the tools and templates required to route doors and jambs for hinges, strike, and latch plates.
Steel Template Frame
- Durable steel frame with adjustable cams allow for 1-3/4” and 1-3/8” door settings
- Can be mounted to both door and jamb
1/2” Router Bit Included
- Tip made of durable tungsten carbide
- Router bit with ball bearing eliminates the need for a bushing
Templates
- Contains templates needed to rout hinge, strike plate, and latch plate mortises
- Rotate template to achieve 5/8” radius or 1/4″ radius
*Some chiseling required for templates with square corners. CornerChisel™ sold separately.
Specs:
- Template Frame Material: Steel
- Template Material: ABS Plastic
- Includes: 1/2″ router bit
- Router Bit Set Screw, Hex Size: 1.5mm
- Hinge Template Sizes: 2-1/2″, 3″, 3-1/2″, 4″, and 4-1/2″
- Strike Plate Template Sizes: 1-1/8″ x 2-3/4″ and 1-1/2″ x 2-1/4″
- Latch Plate Template Sizes: 1″ x 2-1/4″, 1-1/8″ x 2 1/4″, and 1-1/8″ x 2-3/4″
- Screw Size: 6 Phillip Pan Head Screw
Uses:
- Installing door hinges
- Creating precise hinge recesses in wooden doors
- Routing hinge mortises on cabinet doors
- Making recesses for strike plates and latch plates
- Installing hinges on box lids
- Creating mortises for butt hinges
- Adjusting door frames for hinge fitting
- Customizing hinge sizes on specialty woodworking projects
- Refurbishing old doors with new hinge placements
- Crafting wooden storage chests with flush lid hinges
