All, Looking at fitting a couple of new internal doors shortly. Looking through toolstations catalogue I notice they sell a "Butt Marker - that marks and cuts sharp clean profiles in doors and jambs for accurate hinge insallation, depth scriber marks correct depth for mortice." Anyone use these or recommend them? They also sell a hinge screw punch. Are these worthwhile tools or should I just stick to a good old hammer and chissel and pencil....? How much would it cost to have someone hang the doors (4 of)? Cheers all....Gary
The butt marker is a piece of rubbish. (yes, I bought one ). 22mm MAD bit is great for internal latches.
Bought a butt marker, used it once, then went back to chisels. I keep it as a reminder not to buy gimmicky rubbish!
door lifters are a waste of money, even the good german ones at £30-£35 walk the door into the opening at the bottom im not giving it all away, so work the rest out for yourself
Hi DD, whats a hinge sinking bit? seen the butt markers( alright hands up fair cop guv i,ll come quite like) ive got a pair which balast the van very nicely , but ive not seen a sinker . usually use a router and jig if more than one to do myself.
bonnie, routers for hinge pockets are a given loose talk but i mean hinge drills (look up "hinge drills" on this site) they centre the drill in the counter sink on the hinge
I'll spend my money on a hinge drill rather than the butt marker then... Thought it sounded a bit of a faffy piece of kit. I'll stick to my chisels, scribe and make a wedge from a piece of old 4 by 2. Not got a router as I don't do that much wood work so can't justify getting one. Thanks for all your advice, I've also checked the archives and picked up some other hints and tips so should be fully prepared for fitting.
yes i see them but still dont get it , are they purly for locating the hole or for some other purpose?
i have a trend hinge jig and router for the hinges and i have a porter cable 513 lock mortiser and porter cable 517 faceplate template and router to finish off.costs a fortune but you dont get better !! read it and weep butt markers !!
I have a mallet and 1" chisel,useful for chopping in hinges in less time than it takes to set up a router....
mallet and chisels are o.k. for one off`s but the houses i do have 28 doors each so when i`m set up i go so fast i nearly set myself on fire !
Is ther no one out there using a butt gauge? Not a hinge marker, but a butt gauge made by stanley. Got to be the best bit of kit when fitting doors.
> I have a mallet and 1" chisel,useful for chopping in hinges in less time than it takes to set up a router.... Ah but if you've got a dedicated router just for hinge sinking then there is no set up time. We use the Trend Hinge jigs and Lock Jigs and dedicated routers. We can have a door on its hinges in maybe 3 or 4 minutes. The other thing is that it's a perfect fit. The router method really pays off when there's a knot in the door or frame. How many times have you struggled with a granite hard knot with your 1" chisel? The router just zips through it.