collinb Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 So ... this week I'm installing French doors for the wife. I've mortised my doors and 1 of the two jambs. But doing the second jamb I'm having a problem with the jig. I can't mirror-image the hinge position. I can't find a way for it to sit flat for the orientation I need. is the easiest solution to reset the jig for the new positions , or is there a simple way to reorient it that *I'm just too dense to see*. (In the pic is my error jamb. :-( ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 I'm not familiar with that jig, but I'm pretty sure Pi has nothing to do with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Can you provide make & model of the jig, or maybe more pictures? I don't recognize that design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Looks like you can screw that fence to the opposite side of the jig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Use the jig to make a plywood one. The plywood jamb jig can be used either way on the jambs. I have an old Craftsman one that clamps to the door without requiring any holes in the door. The thing that keys off the top of a door can be used on either end for doors that swing opposite. That one has been used for 45 years. I have a plywood one for the jambs, that can be used either right, or left handed. I screw the door jig to the jambs where the stops will do, so no holes to worry about. For exterior jambs, I just chop them by hand, since there are never many of them. Sometimes, I'll hog out most of the material with a router, and sometimes just with mallet, and chisel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted October 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 2 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Can you provide make & model of the jig, or maybe more pictures? I don't recognize that design. It's the popular Rockwell/Porter-Cable jig. I retreated to resetting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted October 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Immortan D said: Looks like you can screw that fence to the opposite side of the jig. Nope. There's a lip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 You flip the jig. Bottom becomes top on the other handed door. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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