Bosch 83038 Deluxe Door and Jamb Hinge Template Kit @ richardeward.com

Bosch 83038 Deluxe Door and Jamb Hinge Template Kit
from Bosch

Features:

• Door and jamb hinge template set for metal or wood stops
• Centered connecting rails for good balance; transfers directly from door to jamb (and vice-versa) with hinges on either side of door
• Aluminum construction
• Includes deluxe hinge template, regular and extra large top gauge assembly, template guide, bit, handy metal case

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• badly made
  i bought this as a time saver seem to spend much of that time repairing the rivets that holdthe jig against the door or frame the pins that fall out and fitting different shims and filing down bits in all a waste of time and money

• this jig sucks
  the 83038 simply sucks. i had a handfull of doors that i had to hang,and figured that i might as well go out and finally get me a nice jig.so i spent the $275.00 the local lumber company wanted.i hung 4 doors and on my 5th door pieces started falling off(the piece that serves as a stop against the door).i was surprised on how cheap this tool is made.well anyway. i took it back and bought a vintage stanley at a pawnshop that needed a few replacement parts.its quality is incomparible to the new bosch .

• One of the worst tools I've ever owned (updated)
  If you are simply looking to see whether or not I think you should buy this tool, my simple answer is "NO".
  Here's the long answer:
  We used to work for a very large custom millwork company, and for a long time we used the Porter-Cable template. Our boss was careless, and regularly nicked the template with the router. Over time, replacing full single hinge templates got costly, so we switched to the Bosch kit because of being able to replace smaller parts. That kit worked quite well and solved... more info

• Problems routing for a 5/8" radius hinge
  I purchased this Bosch 83038 and proceeded to route hinges. Well I started fine tuning for a 3 1/2" hinge with a 5/8" radius. I haven't been able to find the correct router bit and templent guide. I read one of these reviews and found where a 1 1/4" router bit and a 1 3/8" templent guide will do the job. This combination produces a perfect 5/8" radius but the Bosch 83038 does not have sufficent adjustments for a 3 1/2" hinge. The closest I can get is by setting the hinge pin at 3 1/2" and completely... more info

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