Hinge Mate HM-1100W Door Hinge Template II
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The router is every carpenter’s tool of choice for cutting hinge mortises. However, to cut mortises precisely and quickly, you must use a template, especially if you’re hanging several doors. The Hinge Mate HM-1100W Door Hinge Template II combines fast, easy set-up with the versatility and capacity to handle nearly all hinge-installation jobs.
The rugged, yet lightweight, aluminum template comes with everything needed to rout mortises, except the router. And unlike most other mortise-routing templates that must be nailed or screwed in place, the Hinge Mate clamps directly to the door or doorjamb. The template will cut mortises ranging from 1-inch to 5 inches long, and it has a maximum clamping capacity of 1-3/4 inch thick. Be aware that the template won’t clamp to jambs that are already installed.The Hinge Mate Door Hinge Template II can also be used to rout hinge mortises in wooden boxes and chests, and to cut mortises for strike plates. It comes with a hinge-setting gauge, guide pins, 1/2-inch diameter carbide-tipped router bit, and storage case. Note that you’ll need a 5/8-inch diameter. bit to rout matching mortises for hinges with rounded corners. --Joseph Truini
What’s in the Box: Hinge Mate Door Hinge Template, 1/2-inch diameter ball-bearing-piloted router bit, storage case, instructional booklet
DESCRIPTION:
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Brand: Hinge Mate
EAN: 0761840050302
Feature: Door hinge template; 5-inch maximum hinge capacity; 1-3/4-inch maximum jam thickness
Label: Hinge Mate
Manufacturer: Hinge Mate
Model: HM-1100W
Publisher: Hinge Mate
Studio: Hinge Mate
FEATURES:
• Door hinge template; 5-inch maximum hinge capacity; 1-3/4-inch maximum jam thickness
• Accurately set hinges in minutes; doors, strike plates, boxes, or edge routing projects
• Made of durable, lightweight anodized aluminum
• Includes 1/2-inch diameter bit with top bearing
• 4.65 pounds; Handy storage case included
ACCESSORIES:
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: After several years of professional use
Comment: This tool, while having the potential to be a mainstay of every professional Door Guy, has a few shortcomings. The advantages of this tool over the others are no small things. It is designed to clamp to the door not nail to it (for prefinished doors such as plastic laminate or glossy stain grade this is huge). Adjusting to a hinge size is as simple as loosening one finger tight screw and sliding the unit tight on the hinge, then tightening the screw. Setting the height of the template for each hinge on the door is simple and more accurate than most of the competitors products also (because the solid aluminum template contacts the high edge of the door instead of being a small post in the center of the template about 1/4" away from the door edge). I have even customized mine so that I can cut just about any type of hardware that mortices into the edge of a door.
On the other side of the coin, the first thing I noticed is that the template does not cut at a bevel. It only cuts at a 90 degree angle to the face of the door. So your hinge will have to be deep on the high edge of the door to be flush in the back. The screw clamps can wear out if you over tighten them because the template that they penetrate is only aluminum. Also the bases of the screw clamps can mar some of the more delicate finishes which requires some precautionary measures (tape).
All of this said, I would still recommend this tool for anyone that wants to do a little work to build a multi-use template. I have used mine for Hinges, Manual and Automatic Flushbolt, Strike Plates, Roller Latches, Fire Bolts, Center Hung Pivots, Offset Pivots, Concealed Closers, and even Mortice Locks among others. You will want to start with a piece of aluminum angle 3/4 by 3/4 by 1/8 inch thick that you attach to the top front edge of the template to get a bevel.
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Summary: The Perfect Hinge Jig
Comment: This is a great hinge mounting jig. It's extremely well made, very precise, and for high finish doors it eliminates the nail holes that other jigs require. Highly recommended along with the companion knob mnounting set.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Hinge Mate
Comment: I used this tool to replace the doors in my house using the existing jambs. It worked great. Years ago I might have used a butt marker and a chisel. I can't believe how easy this tool was to use. I would use it if I had only one door to re-hindge.
Customer Rating:
Summary: HINGE MATE HM 1100W DOOR HINGE TEMPLATE
Comment: COSTLY AND TOO DIFICULT TO USE FOR THE NOVICE. EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO INSTALLED MY 14 DOORS DIDN'T WANT TO USE IT.
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Summary: One word: Fantastic!
Comment: I replaced 12 doors in my house, and had to fit them to another person's idea of how they were fitted. If you know anything about installing doors in an older home, you know of the potential for problems. Anyway, with this tool, mortising 11 doors (22 mortises) and a front door, 3 more, I was able to do the job in quick time. I hung the new doors and we sold the house a week later. Hooray!