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