There is no point in drilling a lock that has anti drill pins.
How to drill out a lock on a door.
This ensures you don t splinter the wood on the face of the door as you blast through drilling from just one side.
Understand the lock well enough to drill it properly.
For almost 9 years i worked as a locksmith.
In actuality most locks cannot be.
You should feel more resistance as the drill bit encounters each pin then a decrease in resistance as the bit cuts through the pin.
If you can t drill to install a lock consider simply removing and replacing the door knob keyed entry knobs also called privacy knobs usually have a turning lock on one side of the door and a keyhole on the other side.
Usually when i tell people this they say ohhh you can pick locks though i can indeed pick locks this skill represented a tiny fraction of what i did on a day to day basis.
Grab a flat head screwdriver with a head which will fit slightly into the keyhole.
Drill a hole through the lock cylinder through the guidance point.
Certain locks are not going to open as easily as others even with drilling.
Insert an appropriately sized steel drill bit into the chuck of an electric drill and tighten securely with a chuck key.
This permits the bit to focus on the destruction of the lock tumblers.
For my destructable i will teach you how to drill open a standard door lock.
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 allowing you to force the.
If you have drilled the hole correctly then the pins should not be able to stop you from turning the lock and the door will open.
These type of pins are made out of hardened steel so that they are harder than the drill bit.
Keyed entry door knob.