How To Shave A Door For Hinges
Remove the hinges from the door.
How to shave a door for hinges. Open the door and make sure it moves freely over the tarp. In today s video i show you how i trimmed and rehung our hollow core spare room door including re setting the hinges and refurbishing the door itself. A shaved door has a steel cable for the latch release inside the door and a solenoid. Step 2 shut the door until it touches the frame.
If you have even the slightest bevel on the hinge side you will put stress on the hinges when you mount the door. Draw a line across the top of the door where it touches the frame. Step 1 lay the tarp out so that the door will open over it. Turn the door so that the edge requiring adjustment is facing you.
Remove the screws holding the hinges to the jamb with a drill driver or screwdriver. Slide the scribe tool either up or down the door all the way. At some point the pencil will begin to draw a line on the door transferring any angle on the door jamb to the side of the door. A standard 35 pound solenoid will unlock and open a car door wide enough to grab the door with a hand which is why door handles are obsolete for this method of remote car entry.
Mark it for shaving. The solenoid does the real work of unlocking and opening car doors. Clamp the door to two sawhorses in a vertical position with the side that rubs facing up. Hold it in place between your legs and plane the high spots from above.