A full size router can tip or wobble when you balance it on a workpiece edge a door for example.
Trim router for door hinges.
But a trim router with its narrow base light weight and low center of gravity makes the job easy.
A perfect router bit for routing door hinge mortises uses a hinge template.
Yonico 14176q template trim hinges mortising router bit has a inch cutter diameter with a inch cutting depth.
You can use this bit with or without a router.
Has a shallow cutting depth and center meeting blade.
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With this setup hinge mortising becomes a standard template routing operation.
2 cutting hinge mortises.
Using a trim router for routing shallow hinge mortises proves a no brainer.
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Making a door hinge mortise can be done with a chisel but it s more efficient with a standard trim router.
I use a 1 4 straight bit inside a standard guide collar for this task.