How to cut a mortise for a deadbolt lock.
How to cut a lock into a door.
Tilt the lock to the side so you can easily cut the side of the shackle or the metal clasp that holds the lock together.
Hold the bolt cutters in a comfortable position near your waist.
Make a series of.
Mark the area around the strike plate that you want to install flush with the wood.
7 use hammer and chisel to cut a shallow mortise for the latch.
This video is about how to fit a door latch and door handle in an interior door.
Measure the thickness of your door before starting and use the marks supplied on the template for a door of that.
Mark the precise center top to bottom of the bolt.
6 set latch into hole and mark its outline on door edge.
Using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the.
Tools needed for this job.
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.
Measure and mark a line along the center side to side of the jamb strip intersecting the line made in.
This marks the center of the face bore on the door.
Be careful not to cut deeper than the hinge thickness.
Align its centerline with the line drawn in step 2.
Lightly tap the chisel with a hammer to remove the waste between each of the cut lines inside the mortise.
Use the chisel to deepen the outline marks.
Put the lock s shackle between the blades of the bolt cutters.
Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners.
Trace the outline of the area.
The outer face of the strike plate should be flush with the edge of the door frame.
Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the doorjamb.
Wrap the cardboard template supplied with the lockset around the door s edge.
Do the same to the template s edge bore to mark the center of the edge bore on the door.
Make a cut out for the strike plate make a cut out of about 3 mm deep into which the strike plate fits neatly.
The depths of the recesses in the door frame must be equal to the lengths of the latch and locking bolt.
Tape measure pencil flat drill bit for wo.
Pull the handles apart so the blades open.
5 unscrew template from door.
How to chisel out a door lock plate.
4 use a 1 inch hole saw to bore latch hole in door edge.
Fit the latch and faceplate into the door.
