This ensures you don t splinter the wood on the face of the door as you blast through drilling from just one side.
How to drill a front door lock.
This destroys the pins inside the lock cylinder.
Insert the exterior part of the lock into the door by feeding the long metal piece through the opening in the center of.
Before drilling a lock there are several things that must be.
Drill a hole through the lock cylinder through the guidance point.
These methods can be used for the majority of locks you come across around your house.
In this video i will try 4 different way to drill open a lock.
With the large hole cut it s now time to drill the small 1 inch hole in the edge of the door.
Drilling the lock 1.
Switch to a slightly larger bit.
It should only be used when there is no other method available to open the locked door.
For that reason drilling a lock is a last resort.
It is not something to be rushed or charged into.
You want to drill part way into one side of the door stop and then start to drill from the other side.
Insert the new bolt into the opening on the edge of the door and fasten it to the door with the provided screws.