Chisel Door Frame For Lock

Using a chisel cut along the outline as deep as the plate is thick.

Chisel door frame for lock.

Fit the latch and faceplate into the door. Turn the chisel upside down and repeat at the bottom again keeping just inside the lines. This lock installation tool is made to be used on doors 34 mm to 58 mm thick. Chisel out the recess for the rectangular faceplate by inserting the bolt latch set into the door and marking the profile of the faceplate onto the door edge.

Trend s lock jig uses a set of interchangeable templates and with a router will cut the mortise and face plate recess for popular door locks. Chisel to remove enough material to allow the faceplate to be flush with the door edge usually about 3 16 in. Chisel a recess for the faceplate. If things don t go well for you the first time your lock will probably work fine after a few adjustments but you ll likely have to view the evidence of sloppy work for the life of the door.

Using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the faceplate. It s an easy job that only takes a. You ll need to cut a mortise a small shallow recess in the wood of the door and doorjamb for the latchbolt and strike plate to rest. The lock jig also suits face plates on a 1 inch mortice latch.

Use a sharp 1 in. Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners. Use a combination square to transfer this centre mark across the face of the jamb onto the flat strip between the inside edge of the jamb and the door stop. Turn the chisel bevel side down and remove the waste working from the middle out.

Mark the precise centre top to bottom of the bolt onto the inside edge of the jamb using a pencil. This is the traditional method of cutting door hinge slots and takes a. Knowing how to cut a mortise is essential for installing a deadbolt lock. Here i fit one using some basic hand tools and an electric drill.

Close the door and look for where the lock bolt or latch bolt contacts the door jamb. Example of how to use a bevel edged chisel to create hinge slots on a beech wood door. The plate should be flush with the door edge when inserted into the finished mortise. Bang the 25mm chisel into the door just inside the top pencil line and with the flat edge of the chisel facing up.

Fortunately cutting out this mortise isn t nearly as difficult as it sounds. The worthless handymen at our apartment never installed a strike plate for our front deadbolt.