With the large hole cut it s now time to drill the small 1 inch hole in the edge of the door.
How to cut a door handle hole.
How to cut a hole for a door knob in a metal door 1.
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2 screw hole boring template to door for drilling out the lockset holes.
3 bore the doorknob hole through the face of door using a 2 1 8 inch hole saw.
Continued drilling through the opposite side until you complete the door knob hole in the door.
Place the chisel at a 45 angle and begin to chisel the.
Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners.
Mark the centers of the holes unpack the installation instructions that came with the lockset and cut out the template with a pair of scissors.
Measure and mark a line along the center side to side of the jamb strip intersecting the line made in.
Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb.
Mark with an x the center spot for the doorknob.
Place the template that comes with the lockset on the metal door.
Once the center bit protrudes through the door stop and switch sides.
Setting the door handle 1.
How to chisel out a door lock plate.
Fold the template around the edge of the door at the height you want the knob which is usually in the center of the.
4 use a 1 inch hole saw to bore latch hole in door edge.
Drill a pilot hole with a inch bit straight through the door.
Screw the faceplate into the.
Tape the template to the.
Drill halfway through from each side.
Trace the handle s faceplate with a pencil.
This ensures you don t splinter the wood on the face of the door as you blast through drilling from just one side.
Take your time so you keep the drill perfectly.
Mark the precise center top to bottom of the bolt.
Fit the latch and faceplate into the door.
You want to drill part way into one side of the door stop and then start to drill from the other side.
Apply firm pressure as you drill the hole into the door making sure the hole saw is flat and not angled as it goes through the door.
Screw a 2.
Using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the faceplate.
