how do I make a key for my mortise locks?
elizabeth brown
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Comments (2)The more specific you get the harder it becomes to match the 'requirements.' Van Dyke's Restorers may have at least some of the hardware you are looking for. Here is a link that might be useful: Van Dyke's...See MoreEntry door hardware: mortised or tubular locks?
Comments (3)Hmm, good info but I am still undecided! The door will be a new SLAB, 1.75" douglas fir. It's going into an existing frame, so we thought to order it slab-only (undrilled/unmortised) so we could make sure the lock parts fit together right with the frame. Sounds like it's definitely more difficult for the average DIY-er to install a mortise set, which we'd thought. I think we're leaning towards the tubular, for ease of install and cost, but this is a fairly high-end reno and I wasn't sure it would seem too cheap to use tubular (Or if anyon would ever notice!)...See MoreHow can I lock my garage door? I need an inventive idea!
Comments (12)The OP says he's got a vault. That means entry only through the overhead door. That rules out sticking a screwdriver through the track and such. If I read it right and it is vault access, the only way to lock it is by standing outside the door. There is a good trick with using the old dead door opener to keep it locked, but it's a PITA to unlock over and over. It also involves a wire coat hanger, and they be scarce puppies these days. One really kludgy thing I have contemplated in the past is using a cane bolt, the type that pushes down into a hole drilled into the floor and is usually found on the dead side of double doors or gate, and run it horizontally / sideways into the outer door jamb. The cane bolt gives more travel into the hole than a sliding door bolt would. Use carriage bolts and get one that will accept a padlock. OR (this one is fun): Run a snug fit 2X4 vertically from the ground to the top of the opening. Put a hasp plate or padlock ring on the door panel and one on the 2X4 so when the door is closed they line up enough for a padlock. Do that at the top door panel and the bottom door panel. The door will not open for two separate reasons. One, the top panel will not be allowed to bend back and two, the 2X4 will be forced to rise and the whole shebang will immediately be stopped as it hits the head of the opening. Perhaps a beheaded bolt could be driven into the top of the 2X4 and the assembly then inserted into a matching hole overhead to further locate the parts in a secure manner. Clear as mud? This has been done before....See MoreInstall a lock with key on both sides on my Andersen 400 Door ?
Comments (4)Thanks everyone for your answers/input. As it turns out, the person who installed the door did not know how to properly install the lock mechanism ACTUATOR, which triggers the standard dead-bolt lock that came with the door handle set. Because of this, the door would not lock at all! Now that we figured this out (and the deadbolt lock) does work (it locks the door) when you pull the handle upwards, it looks like there is no need to add anything else....See Moreelizabeth brown
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