Tweaking Door Hinges

Break the tee off even with the bottom of the mortise.

Tweaking door hinges.

Allow the glue to dry. Hinge tweaker heavy weight size for 180 gauge commercial door hinge adjustment tool hinge bender make sure this fits by entering your model number. The hinge tweaker tools are bringing door maintenance professionals more value with a simple well designed and ergonomically friendly tool set. Reinstall the hinge and screws in the holes.

Score the tee with a utility knife flush with the mortise. Tap the tee into the hinge screw hole with a hammer. The power of the hinge tweaker comes from the design of the hinge barrel combined with the leverage arm. If the mortise in the jamb is set too close to the stop the door will bind against the stop.

This might cause the door to creak or to spring back from a closed position. On the latch side a door is cut at a slight bevel to make it easier to close. If the hinge leaf fastened to the door is not set fully in the mortise because of paint plaster tape or misalignment the hinges will bind. Solve door problems such as sagging sticking or misaligned doors by re bending tweaked hinges so your doors.