RYOBIA99ht2 Door Hinge Installation Kit

In my woorkshop.

It is worth the price!Easy to useVery good tool

Easy to use and perfect results

As a pro, normally I would walk right past this brand name, and all the plastic. A DIY friend had one, and I had to use it. I certainly was impressed with several things.It is simple and accurate to use, Measure the hinge location on the door jamb, subtract 1/8", mark that on the the edge of the door, and put this jig on with its integral clamps. Set the depth of the INCLUDED top-bearing router bit, and rout away. Perfect results first time.What really impressed me was that the hinge corner radius could be changed from small radius to the large radius by flipping over two parts of the jig. Square corners just need to be squared up with a chisel after routing.The jig holds and stores the included router bit when not in use, and has depth guides built in for thin or thick hinges. It can be EASILY adjusted for the different hinge lengths in seconds.At first I didn't like the plastic. Until I got careless and tipped the router and took a chunk out of the jig. No damage to the bit, and since the chunk was not in a critical location, the jig still works great.There is an included drill bit, I guess for the screw holes, but no storage for it. Besides, I would highly recommend the self-centering drill bits for any hinge for strike plate drilling, but that is another tool and another review.Bottom line, despite the color and the brand name, and the all-plastic construction, this tool can save a tone of time. Hang a door slab in an existing opening in a hurry.I recommend a smaller router with a good micro adjustment. I think a big router would work fine, but would be a little more difficult to handle.

It didn’t make much diff but they sent the HT3. There is no setting for hinge width. So it allows to much for UK hinges. The depth and length are perfect but I had to tape a piece of wood to get the depth right. Really made the job quick after I had done that.