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How to cut a lock into a door.
This video is about how to fit a door latch and door handle in an interior door.
4 use a 1 inch hole saw to bore latch hole in door edge.
The depths of the recesses in the door frame must be equal to the lengths of the latch and locking bolt.
Put the lock s shackle between the blades of the bolt cutters.
Make a series of.
Punch a nail or awl through the center of the template s face bore.
How to cut a mortise for a deadbolt lock.
How to chisel out a door lock plate.
Using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the.
5 unscrew template from door.
Wrap the cardboard template supplied with the lockset around the door s edge.
The outer face of the strike plate should be flush with the edge of the door frame.
You usually need a 2 1 4 inch hole saw to install a lockset and a 1 inch spade bit for the barrel assembly but yours.
Mark the precise center top to bottom of the bolt.
Do the same to the template s edge bore to mark the center of the edge bore on the door.
Measure and mark a line along the center side to side of the jamb strip intersecting the line made in.
Trace the outline of the area.
Use the chisel to deepen the outline marks.
Hold the chisel at a low angle to the door parallel to the door s length with the flat side of the chisel against the wood.
Pull the handles apart so the blades open.
Lightly tap the chisel with a hammer to remove the waste between each of the cut lines inside the mortise.
Make a series of closely spaced cuts into the mortise area.
Measure the thickness of your door before starting and use the marks supplied on the template for a door of that.
Tape measure pencil flat drill bit for wo.
Hold the bolt cutters in a comfortable position near your waist.
Fit the latch and faceplate into the door.
Be careful not to cut deeper than the hinge thickness.
Mark the area around the strike plate that you want to install flush with the wood.
Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb.
6 set latch into hole and mark its outline on door edge.
Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners.
7 use hammer and chisel to cut a shallow mortise for the latch.
Align its centerline with the line drawn in step 2.
