DIY Door Latch - Dual Action Spring Latch 

Absolutely Love This! 💪💪👍👍🙌🙌

I never get enough of your ideas. Simple clear solutions for EVERYONE. THX MAN

Standing there and staring at it for 15 minutes -- I feel you. Good to know I'm not alone.

Very cool

nice

Very unique design there. This project and video turned out very well. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Can't wait to see ur next video. Fab On God Bless.

Hey Doug! Nice work as usual. I love to watch and listen as you problem solve. The rust is always a sweet finishing touch.

Such an awesome, clean, simple, yet incredibly robust latch mechanism... well done..

Wow, great video. You are very talented. Thanks for sharing!

Nice

That's a seriously cool idea, Doug! I love your solutions to pop up problems.

I have been a locksmith for almost 35 years. You may want to consider this (if you ever make another similar project). In a project like this, there are two units of mass (the latch, and the hardware that operates the latch). If you design "lazy motion" into the connection between the two, and keep them independent, you don't have to use the action of the door (against the latch) to overcome the mass of the hardware. By designing a gap between them, you can use the proper spring tension for the latch, and the proper spring tension for the hardware. This is often must be employed if the operating hardware is in the form of a rotating mass (like a lever). In the case of a lever, a big-ol honking spring is required to hold the levers up, but a delicate (few pounds of) force on the latch spring is required. Without taking this into consideration, slamming the door is a virtual guarantee. Feel free to contact me, if you ever embark upon such a project again...

What the hell I’ll just MAKE a door latch🤯 Great work as usual, Doug!

Thanks for sharing your secrets Doug ! Super interesting as usual !

Awesome concept

Excellent idea, I'm sure I will be using that method going forward! 👍🇮🇪

Artist AND engineer haha. Great video. We haven’t spoke in a while. Hope you are doing good Doug. My content has been taking a back burner to my new business but I am still creating more than ever in the shop on weekends!!! Congrats on skillshare!!! ❤️

Another awesome idea and video Doug. Thank you for sharing!!

I’m hearing them “brain farts” again. Not sure though, if it was me or you! Cool design.

I've learned or, more accurately, relearned to draw things out before starting the job. My HS shop teacher wouldn't let us start a project without plans in hand. I got away from that and just built out of my head. This almost always led to some bit of rework. Nowadays, I use Onshape for just about anything more complex than a box. It may seem a little tedious to sit and draw up plans rather than make sparks or wood dust but the projects seem to get done better. I guess it also helps that I like 3d modeling.

whenever i see this guy im thinking.. wheres the money Lebowski

Well done

Make it smaller about half inch thickness and 4 inch long size..

Great Video Doug, Question , does it matter on your Screws to make them look Rusty , before doing your Door plate , or After ????? Thanks Barry and Marlene

Bonjour chouette serrure ! Je rencontre le même problème à travailler les angles pour les extrusions carrées Je vois que tu t'es équipé d'un set de fraises limes diametre 3.2mm pour dremel, donnerait tu la référence du coffret que tu utilises ? Joli taf Tom from France !

Wow you like doing things a hard way. Buy yourself a $45 speed file,