I recently bought a house my wife thought it would be a good idea to shut the door to one of the rooms.
How to drill a door lock out.
There is no point in drilling a lock that has anti drill pins.
Lock openings also support the latch of the lock mechanism as it moves in and out of the door.
Wood doors can.
How to drill door lock openings.
How to drill different cylinder locks including very poor footage of one being drilled.
To get started hammer a center punch into a point just above the keyhole and take it out.
Understand the lock well enough to drill it properly.
These type of pins are made out of hardened steel so that they are harder than the drill bit.
Before you attempt to drill a lock keep in mind that you won t be able to drill locks that have a center pin made of steel or a ball bearing in the middle pin.
Certain locks are not going to open as easily as others even with drilling.