How To Drill Out A Door Lock

Drill out the lock cylinder.

How to drill out a door lock.

You ll have to get. 5 drill the latch hole with the spade bit by setting the point on the spade bit on the mark and drilling a hole that is 1 inch deep or. This room happened to have a key ed lock on it that. Drill a hole through the lock cylinder through the guidance point.

Aim the drill into the area just above the keyway. These type of pins are made out of hardened steel so that they are harder than the drill bit. Drilling the lock 1. Drilling a lock will thoroughly destroy it.

Make sure drilling the lock is your only option. Measure and mark a line along the center side to side of the jamb strip intersecting the line made in the preceding step. Once you ve drilled through and broken the pins you may need to insert a flat screwdriver to retract the latch and open the door. How to drill out a lock step 1.

Start the drilling at a low speed and create a groove in the end of the lock cylinder no need for deep holes as you go increase the speed and drill out the lock cylinder. For security reasons some locks are specially. This destroys the pins inside the lock cylinder. Unfortunately not all locks can be drilled.

At the line intersection use a spade bit to drill a hole for the bolt as directed by the lock manufacturer. Take it easy because if you force the drill into the lock cylinder you could burn out the rotor inside the drill motor. Feel the drill work and try not to work too quickly or press too hard as this may jam or break the drill bit. Certain locks are not going to open as easily as others even with drilling.

The goal is to drill through the pin tumblers not the keyway itself. I recently bought a house my wife thought it would be a good idea to shut the door to one of the rooms. Get your gear together. Understand the lock well enough to drill it properly.

Switch to a slightly larger bit.