I have to hang and install 5 solid pine doors. I’ve done lots of pre-hungs, but I would like to know what order I should go in. I have pre-rabbeted door jambs. Should I build the jambs first, hang them, then doo the door? Or do I do them together? I have square edge, ball bearing hinges that I’m using
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There can be a dozen answeres to this. Here's what I do...
Cut the jamb pieces but don't assemble. It is easier to rout the jamb for hinging on a bench first. Then after the hinges are fitted, I assemble the jamb, hang the door to it, and now I have a pre-hung door to set in place
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how do you assemble the Jamb? I was thinking a biscuit, glue and screws.-------------------------------
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Just screws, in my opinion, no need for more. Put shims on either end of the head jamb and it ain't goin' nowhere.
Glue and screws. Predrill to avoid splitting.
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just glue and screws
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I'm not sure what you guys are gluing, that's an end-grain to face-grain butt joint. Glue will give you almost nothing useful there, and I really don't see any forces trying to put the jamb parts out of whack after it's hung.
router hinges in jam.(Hint I free hand with trim router)
Build said jam
Install door in jam
Install as prehung unit.
I add the trim later 'cause it allows me to insert shims from both sides
My two cents
I always rabbit the legs half the thickness (usually 3/8") and then glue and screw.
mortise the door jambs first, on the bench. make sure you the door will not be stop bound when laying out the mortise. Can't move the stop on a rabbeted jamb.Cut the jambs for height, they are usually longer than needed.Drill and screw the head to the legs,no glue neccesary.Set jamb in opening and install as usual.
mike
Cut hinge side of jamb (cut long if you wish)
Mortise door hinges. (typical mortises start 6-7" from top,10-11" from bottom ,middle mortise is centered between them)
Place hinge side of jamb next to door and transfer location of mortises. (Leave room at top for headjamb and 1/8" gap) If these are interior doors, you probably should be using flat stock instead of rabeted jambs; you have more leway in setting your stops after the door is hung,
Mortise jamb , install all hinges and fit together.(you can mark total length of jamb now)Take jamb and door apart.
Cut jamb sides.Add space for bottom and thickness of head jamb and gap at top.Dont forget to compensate for levelness of floor.
Cut top jamb too door width +3/16"
Pin top through jamb sides.(as a relative rookie, this will give you the option of spreading the jamb if you need to.}
Shim hinge side plumb,hang door, shim all sides to proper reveal and add stops.
hey, nobody said anything about beveling the door edge :)
hinge side or latch side ?
actually, they both should have a bevel, with the hinge side bevel at 1/2 to 1 degree.
hey, where's the degree symbol on my keyboard ?
carpenter in transition
hold the alt key down and then type 00176 ............ ° tada
didn't work for me.
how am i supposed to remember that anyway ?
carpenter in transition
°, hold down the alt key, keep it depressed, while you type in the 4 numbers, 0176, then let then alt key up, if your using the number key pad make sure NUM LOCK is on, see ° and once you master that there are 256 other neat characters you can type ¼, ½, ¾ ... ps I'm not even sure why you asked me how to type the degree symbol in the first place ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° :)
actually, they both should have a bevel, with the hinge side bevel at 1/2 to 1 degree
actually, they both should have a bevel, with the hinge side bevel at 1/2° to 1°
cool
it only works when you use the number pad
how do i remember 256 codes ?
carpenter in transition
and where do you get this list of 256 characters?
Where do you get the list of 256 characters?
Look at the list of posters on BT. There's gotta be at least that many of us here.
http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/ALTchrc.htmlor google ALT characters
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boy, those frenchies must go nuts every time they want to end a word with an é they have to hit ALT 130
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I think there are special keyboards made for different languages, or that you can program hot keys to do what you want them to.besides, the French have enough to singe their socks without that little problem;)
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yes, I believe you are correct, there is a special "American" keyboard available ..
Browsing here.....
Thanks for that pif. Have often wondered......
BTW, Alt 1076 for the degree symbol works, but was not on the list you just gave.
Keep Googling and it will be on one of them. I have that one memorized, but I have a printout here under my mouse pad for when I need it for something like ☼
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I don't know much about HTML or character code, but doen't everyone have a character map in their system tools, accessories folder on the start button? If they do, they can simple copy and paste like this:
₣ ● Ώ โ θ ¶ @ ὦ θ Έ
Once you have them typed into your document, you can further copy and paste them.
Of couse, the font sometimes turns unexpectedly blue.
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Of couse, the font sometimes turns unexpectedly blue.
Tickled my funny bone with that one!
ROFLMAO!The heck, you say?
Don't know about here. but in word you can get most of them through the "insert-symbol" menu. Still a nifty trick though, and new to me, thanks.
° Doug, ², the character map is located, ¸ in the accessories ¥ folder if you are using ‘ windows. Mine Ÿ is in the systems folder. › It is called "Character Map". Ä I think there are a lot more “ than 256 characters though.
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{I see how you did it!!! }
Thanks Blue
I have seen doors hung with the bevels backwards.
More than once.
Sheesh.The heck, you say?