Plane Hinge Side Of Door

Test each screw by tightening it with a screwdriver.

Plane hinge side of door.

Run a piece of thin cardboard or folded paper in between the door and the jamb to identify the start and end point for the area that needs to be planed. The hinge master mortising jigs have been designed to route most of the various hinge sizes of todays door industry. The radius of the mortise is determined. That may be difficult on older painted doors.

A hinge can often work loose binding the door against the frame. Hold a belt sander plane or power plane at about a 45 degree angle to the edge of the door and remove material to the witness line. On many doors the grain runs from top to bottom instead of side to side. People usually try to plane off the edge.

Turn the door so. Step 2 use your ruler to measure 1 8 inch from the jamb to the start and end points on the door. Complete one pass per stroke with a hand or power planer with. Running the plane in this direction will create smooth cuts instead of chunky bumpy cuts.

Before trying to trim the door open it and examine the hinges. Use a pencil to mark this area on the side of the door not on the edge. Plane the hinge or lock sides of the door in the same direction as the wood grain applying light pressure to remove very small amounts of wood at a time.