How To Make A Key And Door Lock From Wood

No exact key is needed.

How to make a key and door lock from wood.

The wooden lock needs a series of wheels held between two wooden plates. Since most homes have multiple doors with multiple locks re keying can get expensive. Step 1 make the plates. The best lock for a wooden door is a lock that meets the requirement of bs3621 the type of lock fitted can be a night latch mortice deadlock or mortice sash lock.

The player goes up to. A door key costs 25 wood per key to make. This is not a step by step instructional video. Make sure the key and bar blanks slide freely in the lock body prior to cutting the teeth.

A simple but expensive option for making all your doors open with the same key is to pick up the phone and call a locksmith. For the front plate you will need to make a base with two holes in it one about the size of a silver dollar the other the size of a cent. To create a key the door must be unlocked. It allows the bearer of the key to open close lock and unlock the door each time a lock is deployed on a door it is assigned by the game a number between one and 100 which keys made from it will acquire.

Wood screws that reach the wall frame. Mark the teeth on the blanks and cut away. We ll replace an old deadbolt with a quality grade 1 deadbolt. Then we ll replace the deadbolt door strike plate with a four screw strike box and faceplate attached with 3 in.

This video is for information pur. Finally we ll replace the lip door strike plate and its wimpy 3 4 in. You can re key a lock like a pro at a fraction of the cost. Locksmiths typically charge a fee to re key an individual lock even when you bring it to their shop.

Again i knocked all the edges off l to form a leading chamfer to ease the interaction between moving parts. Fumbling through your key ring on a rainy night can be a nightmare when you have different keys to fit your front door you side door your back door and your garage. Unless a door key used on it matches that number it will not unlock the door. If you want the key for your new lock to match your other locks make a note of the current brands installed on your doors and order a similar key from us.

Cut down two suitable pieces of wood into rectangular shapes. The safety key could be a dowel or anything straight. Re keying kits are available for most lock brands but they re not interchangeable.