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So why only 3 stars. It comes in a plastic clam-shell package that is welded at the edges and in the center at one point and I ended up destroying the packaging getting it out (perhaps this is to prevent a person using and returning the product). I'm a homeowner, not a pro, and recently installed a new entryway door. Now I'm left with the template, six tiny loose pieces used to place it on your project, the router bit and a large instruction sheet to somehow store together without loosing anything (I taped the pieces to the template and attached the instruction sheet with a rubber band). The good news it it worked well and I got a professional looking result, also thanks to this Porter-Cable 42234 Corner Chisel neat tool. My other beef is with the packaging. It was dull out of the box and burned the wood on first use (a shallow mortise).
I bought this tool to install the lock-sets and strike plate. My main beef is with the included router bit. So if you buy this product be prepared to purchase a router bit and maybe be more careful opening the package so you can reuse it. I need to use this template again in a month and will have to buy a new bit.
This template definitely makes it a lot quicker and easier to prepare doors for hanging.
This product is well made and performs the function(s) it is designed to do very well.
This is a very high quality jig compared to others on the market. Found it very useful and accurate in getting doors set up for hinges and latches.
Why couldn't they just give you the depth measurement of the template where the router was going to be resting. Their directions for setting the depth of the bit were funny. The strike plate was a bit off and the the router wore a hole in the side of the template that has an insert (which are not replaceable-I was on the phone with customer service for 45 minutes) so I had to buy a whole new template to complete the job and that one already has a wear mark. The template worked OK. The two double-headed nails that they provided were OK for attaching to the door but I was getting some movement when using my heavy 3.25 horsepower plunge router. I recommend using a couple of short sheet rock screws to hold it firmly in place. I measured the depth of the strike and did a test on an old door for depth. In addition the pins that are used for the depth of the door are in the way when routing.
I only had to do a few doors so I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a template I was only going to use a few times in my life. They wanted you to turn the router upside down and put the template on the bottom of the router to adjust the blade depth with the strike plate on top of the template. I had to turn the router to get to part of the area that needed to be router, Overall it still beats chiseling. This was very awkward as I was not using the Porter Cable but a Bosch that has a cord coming out the top of the router not the side (like the Porter Cable they pictured) so it was crazy trying to balance the router, template and strike on with the cord of the router in my way.
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