User Manual

2 INCRA Woodworking Tools & Precision Rules
SUPPLIES
■ INCRA HingeCrafter (included)
■ Router Table
■ INCRA Fence Positioner
■ #30 (.128”) x 6” long drill bit (included)
■ Hardwood for hinges
■
1
/8” brass rod (available at some hardware and craft
stores, as well as all welder’s supply stores)
■ Fixed INCRAment™ Templates for
3
/8”,
1
/2”,
5
/8” and
3
/4” spacing from the INCRA Master Template Library
(Templates # 45, 47, 48 and 49)
■
3
/
8
”,
1
/2”,
5
/8” or
3
/4” bull nose router bit
(Bit size corresponds to hinge barrel diameter)
■
3
/
8
”,
1
/2”,
5
/8” or
3
/4” straight router bit
(Bit size corresponds to hinge barrel diameter)
■ Rubber soled push block
To better understand the process descriptions to follow, let’s first take a look at Fig. 1 showing the various stages of
production.
GETTING STARTED
FIG. 2
Hinge terminology
width
barrel
diameter
hinge leaf
length
overall length
hinge leaf thickness
Fig. 2 describes the finished
hinge in terms you will see
referenced later in this booklet.
Note:
Width always refers to
measurements across
the grain, while length
measurements are always
parallel to the grain.
FIG. 1
Stages of
production
➀
Prepare wood blanks
➁
Bull nose-first round
➂
Bull nose-second round
➃
Increase hinge leaf length
➄
Cut hinge knuckles
➅
Drill hinge knuckles
➆
Crosscut ends from blanks
➇
Rip hinge to desired width
Begin by gathering the necessary supplies to produce your hinges:
knuckle
grain direction
hinge leaf
length