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Deepen a hinge mortise without template
Have you considered a hammer and chisel?
It's very likely that you could easily chisel out the extra 1/8 - 1/4" of wood in much less time than it would take to set up a template, much less ...
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Exterior Antique Mortise Lock Jams - Modify?
Beautiful. The function of the E-shaped piece is related to the toggle buttons and their mechanism on the top right of the photo. They control the function of the exterior knob.
With one button ...
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Can I reset the exterior handle on a Schlage L9000 Mortise Lockset to NOT automatically lock?
You can't get what you want...
First off, the reason why your latchset's behavior seems quirky to you is because it's a storeroom function latchset, where the key is used to open the door from the ...
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Mortise lock conversion from key to privacy?
I've done that for a bathroom recently. I replaced the locks of several doors entirely with this lock (fit like a charm). For the thumbturn, I purchased this plate and thumbturn kit. It required a bit ...
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How can I hinge former bifold doors with a half jamb in front of them?
An easier solution than yours is replacing the track with a better one. For example, the 75lb one here. I'm not affiliated with that company except as a customer, and not recommending them over any ...
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How can I hinge former bifold doors with a half jamb in front of them?
Standard stop molding is 3/8" thick. Remove the 1/2" lips at the sides. Figure out where you want the face of your door, and install 3/8" thick stop molding by positioning its near edge ...
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European DIN Specification bathroom lock standard door preperation, has a 60mm offset
the hole must be big enough for the axles, the largest is 8mm square so an 11mm round hole will do if it's correctly located. the knobs are 78mm apart vertically
As per the drawing on that web site:
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