Tool To Drill Out Space For Door Lock

The dewalt door lock installation kit helps you install door locks on wood and metal doors.

Tool to drill out space for door lock.

It works for 2 3 8 in. This door lock installation kit features two 16 gauge sheet steel hole saws and a medium carbon steel drill bit to increase security in your home office or shop. Here s an ingenious tool that helps you drill perfect holes for any standard tubular lockset for an interior or exterior door. Test cutting depth on a scrap of wood.

For flat sided deadbolts you typically drill two overlapping 7 8 inch holes centered about 5 16 inch above and below the horizontal center line. Outfit a rotary tool with a 650 router bit and 335 plunge router attachment. At the line intersection use a spade bit to drill a hole for the bolt as directed by the lock manufacturer. With a self centering jig adjustable for 2 3 4 and 2 3 8 backsets that fits all common door widths it makes precisely installing a door handles and locksets in.

Backsets and 1 3 8 in. You need two different hole saws to create the perfectly round holes in the face of the door and the smaller hole in the edge of the door. The irwin wooden door lock installation kit uses durable carbon hole saws to cut openings in interior and exterior wooden doors for installing lock and handle sets in four easy steps. Set the depth of cut on the router attachment to match the thickness of the faceplate.

The handy installation template guides you on where to drill and the jig fits all common door widths for easy installation. The depth of the cut should allow the faceplate to align flush with the edge of the door. 2 bi metal hole saws. It features two bi metal hole saws and a height alignment window for accuracy.

The hole diameters are 2 and 1 8 inch and 1 inch respectively.