BradNaylor
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One of my jobs this week has been fitting 8 replacement doors I've made for a clients existing fitted wardrobes. In the interests of neatness I wanted my hinge holes to line up with the old ones - unfortunately I found when measuring up that the were at different spacings in each door.
Fearing a cock-up if I bored the holes in the workshop, I bought one of these jigs so I could do it on site, using each old door as a template as I went along.
http://www.winzerwurth.co.uk/Resources/ ... 200148.pdf
Not the big machine at the top of the page - the 'Drilling Jig 500' halfway down.
It was a revelation. What a fantastic bit of kit!
You just clamp it in position on the door, setting the distance from the edge that you want the hole. Then with the allan key supplied with the jig in your cordless drill you push the spring-loaded hinge borer down to the pre-set depth. It also drills the location holes for cam-mounted hinges.
I drilled 32 holes, fixed the hinges in position, and hung eight 8' doors in just over an hour this afternoon - on my own.
The only other way I could have done it would have been to take a drill press with me - and then boring holes in 8' doors on your own is bloody tricky.
Anyone who uses concealed hinges would benefit from one of these - I'm well chuffed with it. The only downside is that it gets clogged up with shavings. However, I found that if you put your drill in reverse and spin the borer while holding the jig in your hand it unclogs easily.
£85 + VAT
Sounds a lot but mines paid for itself already!
Cheers
Dan
Fearing a cock-up if I bored the holes in the workshop, I bought one of these jigs so I could do it on site, using each old door as a template as I went along.
http://www.winzerwurth.co.uk/Resources/ ... 200148.pdf
Not the big machine at the top of the page - the 'Drilling Jig 500' halfway down.
It was a revelation. What a fantastic bit of kit!
You just clamp it in position on the door, setting the distance from the edge that you want the hole. Then with the allan key supplied with the jig in your cordless drill you push the spring-loaded hinge borer down to the pre-set depth. It also drills the location holes for cam-mounted hinges.
I drilled 32 holes, fixed the hinges in position, and hung eight 8' doors in just over an hour this afternoon - on my own.
The only other way I could have done it would have been to take a drill press with me - and then boring holes in 8' doors on your own is bloody tricky.
Anyone who uses concealed hinges would benefit from one of these - I'm well chuffed with it. The only downside is that it gets clogged up with shavings. However, I found that if you put your drill in reverse and spin the borer while holding the jig in your hand it unclogs easily.
£85 + VAT
Sounds a lot but mines paid for itself already!
Cheers
Dan
