Tools To Make Lock Holes In The Door And Jam

Use to install door locks on wood and metal doors.

Tools to make lock holes in the door and jam.

Here s an ingenious tool that helps you drill perfect holes for any standard tubular lockset for an interior or exterior door. The door should be about 2 1 4 inches narrower than the rough opening and 1 inch shorter than the distance from the header to the finished floor. 39 2 02 in free shipping. When you can see the door hinges you can place a large flat head screwdriver top of the hinge and tap up the screw with the help of a hammer.

Create the mortise using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the faceplate. The hole diameters are 2 and 1 8 inch and 1 inch respectively. You need two different hole saws to create the perfectly round holes in the face of the door and the smaller hole in the edge of the door. It works for 2 3 8 in.

The first step is to make the door fit the opening or vice versa. If you have to cut a door a significant amount in width trim from both edges to keep the stiles symmetrical. You can quickly open the door with the help of pulling the hinges of the door. Step 3 position the strike plate on the jamb so it is centered on both lines.

For flat sided deadbolts you typically drill two overlapping 7 8 inch holes centered about 5 16 inch above and below the horizontal center line. Starting at the top of the faceplate outline make a series of closely spaced chisel cuts about 1 8 inch deep inside the marks. Tap the chisel at sharp angle to cut through the base of the chisel cuts. Using ryobi wood metal door lock installation kit.

Cut through the base of the cuts to empty the mortise of excess wood. 4 0 out of 5 stars 17. Backsets and 1 3 8 in. You can have a look some more ideas how to fix a door lock from the following video diy guides.

Preparing to install new door handle. Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners. At the line intersection use a spade bit to drill a hole for the bolt as directed by the lock manufacturer. Mophorn 8 piece mortice door fitting kit dbb lock mortiser kit with 3pcs tungsten steel cutters accessories mortising jig tool hole saw door opener for wooden doors.

The result will be to remove these cuts. Temporary easy to use lock for in swing and out swing doors and for exit only doors. All screws are hidden when the door is closed. The dewalt door lock installation kit helps you install door locks on wood and metal doors.