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from: Porter-Cable
List Price: $44.08Amazon.com's Price: $26.85 You Save: $17.23 (39%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Brand: Porter-Cable
EAN: 0039404116345
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Label: Porter-Cable
Manufacturer: Porter-Cable
Model: 59370
Publisher: Porter-Cable
Sales Rank: 1558
Studio: Porter-Cable
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Amazon.com Product Description:
Use this affordable, time saving template kit to hang one or more doors with any 1/4 inch collet router. Easy to set up; just mark the hinge location, tack the template in place with the included brads, and make the perfect, factory quality looking cut. The 59370 Door Hinge Template includes 8 hinge sizes from 2-1/2 inch to 6 inch and five door sizes from 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/2 inch.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Nice value for money, but lacks adjustments
This is a good value for the price, but lacks the adjustments required to use when replacing an existing door. The amount the hinge extends from the door is not adjustable, so if existing hinges protrude either more or less than the amount set for by the template, the only response available is to set a different size (thickness) door to compensate. In my case, all of the door hinge mortises were 3/16" too deep from the edge. The template accommodates a few door thicknesses, so none matched ... Read More
Rating: - Does the Job. . . .but
Overall I was able to make the jig work, but more flexibility/adjustment in the hinge depth would be a huge asset. I was refitting 12 doors on a renovation and the hinges were not set back as far as the Porter Cable Unit had them by default. Using there default location would have meant I would have had to move the stops on every door frame to accommodate the jig. The solution was simple; I just added a shim to decrease the hinge depth.
The nail hold down for the template is weak ... Read More
Rating: - good enough, but not robust
The template worked fine. It is not an heirloom and will last only for a job - I did 9 door slabs and its ready for the junk heap. I used a 1.5 HP router - which is a good size for this task. With this size router, the guide is just stable enough. The door should be vertical for the cuts. I made a simple jig out of 2x4's and used my knee to stablize. I figure cutting for three hinges took about five minutes per door. Get a centering punch for drilling the screw holes.
Pros: Very simple ... Read More
Rating:  - Door Hinge Template
The door hinge template worked well but had a couple of issues.
1. I would recommend a jig to hold the door or a second person.
2. I set the width of the door on the jig and I still needed to chisel out further back into the door for the hinge to work properly.
Good news -- The template allowed for over 95% of the area to be removed with the router at the correct depth!!! Then, only minor areas needed to be chiseled out. In addition, the template came with the router bit -- ... Read More
Rating:  - Good for the homeowner.
I saw this on Amazon and decided to buy it at a local tool store. The price was about the same. I thought that it was a bit expensive for a plastic template, two nails, and plastic pins, but I am using someone's great idea, getting convenience, and saving time. Everything worked fine. I was replacing hollow core doors with used solid wood doors we got from the ReStore, a place for used house and construction materials. The router bit and template cut a professional looking mortise, better than ... Read More
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