Brusso Quadrant Hinge Mortising Jig

Nice job. I will admit I did a box a while back and was intimidated about using these hinges. I had thought about making a jig too but just didn’t have the time to make. You have inspired me now so I guess I need to get to work on a jig.

If you don’t mind me asking, how did you get your jig hole cut out?

-- Al, Strike Fighter Town, Virginia

Thanks. It seemed to work ok and I like the idea of machining both pockets (box & lid) together. I have a milling machine and I cut the pocket there.

-- Max

Good idea well done

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Great jig, solved the problem for the mortise hinges
brass.

-- The common man thinks. The wise man is silent. The stupid man discusses.

Hello mwill87428

Great jig well done

Thanks for sharing

-- Diggerjack-France ---The only limit is the limit of the mind and the mind have no limit

What a great idea

-- I have the Saw Dust Fever

Pretty slick. I made a right and left side jig. It worked ok but your jig is better.

-- Dan I.G.N.

I could have made a fixture to mount both parts (box and top) on the mill table but it would have been a much more complicated project because of the great difference in the thickness of the box and top. The portion of the fixture that mounted the top would have to be adjustable (if you wanted to use it for other boxes) to get the closing surfaces of both parts in the same plane for machining. I think that the way I did it is a much simpler solution because you just lay both parts on the bottom plane of the fixture, clamp up and route. This jig only took about 30 minutes to make. If I was manufacturing boxes by the hundreds and using the Brusso 638 exclusively then I might consider doing it the other way in the mill.

I kind of rambled on here, I hope this makes sense.

-- Max