best way to drill cups for hinges?

[Billedis]

I've had the Sommerfeld easy bore for 7 years now and it has worked excellent for me.  Especially if you are using the tap in cup hinges.

 

[live4ever]

[member=4105]tjbnwi[/member]
Tom can you put any 35/8mm bits in the CMT jig or do they have to be specifically intended for the jig?

 

[tjbnwi]

[member=4105]tjbnwi[/member]
Tom can you put any 35/8mm bits in the CMT jig or do they have to be specifically intended for the jig?

[member=13462]live4ever[/member]

Has to be a short bit, it is about the same length as the bit in my LR-32 kit.

You can also change the side bits from the 8mm dowel bits for the press-ins to 2.5 mm for screw in.

There is also a 6 (I believe it is 6) bit line bore head and heads for other brand hinges available for the fixture.

The unit does not need a drill press, I used it with a corded or cordless drill for a few years before I got the drill press.

Tom

 

[live4ever]

[member=4105]tjbnwi[/member]
Tom can you put any 35/8mm bits in the CMT jig or do they have to be specifically intended for the jig?

[member=13462]live4ever[/member]

Has to be a short bit, it is about the same length as the bit in my LR-32 kit.

You can also change the side bits from the 8mm dowel bits for the press-ins to 2.5 mm for screw in.

There is also a 6 (I believe it is 6) bit line bore head and heads for other brand hinges available for the fixture.

The unit does not need a drill press, I used it with a corded or cordless drill for a few years before I got the drill press.

Tom

[member=4105]tjbnwi[/member] Cool, many thanks

 

[leakyroof]

Definitely a drill press and good quality Forstner would be my preferred method, but if you are without one, the router would be fine.  Many companies make 35mm hinge-boring bits that are appropriate for routers, Festool's 491077 ($90!) for example.  You definitely can't chuck a Forstner into a router.  I'm sure people have but it doesn't strike me as a good idea since Forstners are designed for much lower RPMs than a router can run. 

Kreg has a hinge-boring jig for power/cordless drills that is decent for the money if this is a one-off small set of cabs and you don't want to invest in fancier tooling.

. Had to look up that Router bit since I never knew it was even offered.... Kind of suprised it’s in a 8mm shank and not 1/2”, but I guess you can use it with the smaller Router if need be with that choice of shank size....

I think that bit comes in the full LR32 kit, contributing to the vast price difference between the full kit and the basic set.  I’m sure they figure a lot of folks use the 1010 as their primary LR32 router, hence 8mm.

And dude, as a total aside, I’m waiting for your report on the MX split-shaft thing!

. I haven’t forgotten, out of town at the moment again. Next weekend looks good finally for time to test it all out...

 

[Gregor]

IMHO LR32 kit works nice, easy and (when you mark the positions where the hinges should go on the rail) error free.

 

[Ulmus]

Thank you all for your suggestions.  They are very instructive.  Because I am a beginner and not ready to invest much more in tools, I interpret your consensus to be to put a good Forstner bit in my drill press. I really appreciate your contributions!