Thread: ECT Hinge Mortising Jig

I'll try to post some pictures up of the jig in action and the results.

I installed a number of doors using the jig to rout mortises for 85mm long x 25 mm wide hinges and some Lane locks.

I have a few notes:

The instructions are a little on the light side, and I found no clear reference on to how to change the width of the mortise, other than a incidental reference to changing the guide in the hinge mortising video. I really recommend downloading the videos before using the jig

The videos are a little hokey, and low resolution, but worth the time if you are looking at buying the jig.

I found that the jig is made of a high quality plastic, but the guide rail needs a little excess flashing to be removed - just a small casting imperfection, easily rectified with a stanley knife.

I think the jig would benefit from having a scale included for setting length and width. Length would be easy to include, but depth would be a bit trickier.

The service from ECT was excellent with the jig arriving in record time, as promised I am really impressed with the jig and the quality of service.

I love that this is an Australian product, and would love to see ECT do a deal with Carb-I-Tool to provide a couple of useful bits for this jig as part of the kit, as Mr Gifkins has done for his fine products.

Looking forward to seeing a few pics in action
TM

Just took a photo this afternoon - just got to download them onto my machine

Craig

Here we go, as promised a couple of pictures of the ECT Jig in action.

I found the jig to be useful and fairly easy to set up, but the use of only a single rail to keep the router bit on track detracted from the accuracy of the jig in jobs such as making hinge mortises.

Craig