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How to drill a door lock.
This ensures you don t splinter the wood on the face of the door as you blast through drilling from just one side.
Attach the interior part of the deadbolt lock by inserting the two provided long screws through the interior plate the two screw holes in the bolt and into the exterior side of the lock.
With the large hole cut it s now time to drill the small 1 inch hole in the edge of the door.
Switch to a slightly larger bit.
Drill a hole through the lock cylinder through the guidance point.
You want to drill part way into one side of the door stop and then start to drill from the other side.
This destroys the pins inside the lock cylinder.
How to drill door lock openings 1.
Tape the lock template to the door positioned so that it is square or aligned with the door edges.
Snap on the decorative outer plate.
Drilling without replacing the hardware will result in an unacceptable gap in home security.
How to drill different cylinder locks including very poor footage of one being drilled.
Certain locks are not going to open as easily as others even with drilling.
Understand the lock well enough to drill it properly.
Drilling the lock 1.
Feel the drill work and try not to work too quickly or press too hard as this may jam or break the drill bit.
Put on safety glasses.
When a replacement lock can be found then the lock can be drilled open.