Mortise Door Lock Installation Tools

Mortise lock installation made easy with the hit 66 200 tool without specialty tools creating a mortise pocket on a wooden door is slow and tedious.

Mortise door lock installation tools.

This tool scores and chisels round or square latches. Use your router with a 5 8 collar. Specialty justdoorjigz for field mortising electric mortise lock for 1 3 4 thick doors. No other combination of tools can produce such accurate results every time.

To install a mortise lock into a wood or composite door requires a pocket drilled into the edge of the door with the centerline of the door prep at 39 3 16 above the finished floor. Router templates for aluminum doors and jambs. Router templates for wood doors and jambs. Mophorn 8 piece mortice door fitting kit dbb lock mortiser kit with 3pcs tungsten steel cutters accessories mortising jig tool hole saw door opener for wooden doors 4 2 out of 5 stars 17 36 39 36.

Mortise locks hit 45 series. Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners. If you are just doing it for yourself and have one lock to install get a spade bit a chisel mark your lines and hope you don t drill out the side of the door. Having the right tools available saves time and make the job look professional.

In the early days the pocket was cut out using a brace and bit. The brace is a u shaped steel hand tool that has a wood cap on one end and a bit chuck on the other. Paddle bits pilot screws for attaching jig to door. Fit the latch and faceplate into the door.

The new jig is quick and simple to set up self centering and locks onto the door edge securely. 90 fence for straighter chisel marks. The mortise lock installation kit comes with everything you need to cut professional quality fast and accurate mortise pockets. Using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the faceplate.

As for me it has been a game changer. Lock installation hit 66 series. Just door jigz for electric mortise locks exit device trim. The ryobi door latch installation kit is a simple solution for installing door latches.

Door lock installation tools hit 44 50 55 series. Drill bits and hole saws.