Easy to follow instructional video on how to install a mortice lock in a timber door. Presented by Tradco. www.tradco.com.au www.tradco.co.nz / tradcohardware / tradcohardware
Thanks for not showing the complete installation all the way to finish. That was brilliant, just end the video without additional steps on dismounting the handle. Should have labeled this how to drill holes for a Mortise lock and remove the work "install". I had a feeling this was gonna be a waste of time when I notice that the name Mortise was misspelled Mortice. Generally when you don't pay attention to detail in one area, you won't in another. Bravo.
Chiselling is an incredibly challenging skill to perfect. Much more time should have been spent on this step. I sincerely doubt the amateur won't totally botch this part of the installation.
I like the looks of mortise locks but they severely weaken a timber door in the area they are installed. I wonder if their is a way to reinforce the door in the installed area? Great video!
The mortise lock I have measures 57 from Centre of the handle to Centre of the privacy lock spindle. Yet the printout of the template is 62. Should I disregard the pattern?
How do I get or create a template ? does the instruction template come in the box with the new lock ? or do I need to take my pencil and draw around the lock to create a template ? please let me know
A lot of these videos don't show fitting the keep. If you haven't shown the latching and the bolt throwing cleanly into the keep and how you've achieved that, how can you say you've successfully fitted a lock? I really don't know why they skip out fitment of the keep. Which is often the hardest part. Especially on an old house. What a pointless video.
