For the most part the hole in the side of the door is a 7/8 diameter hole. Once in a while they go up to an inch.
The extra finger won't stick out beyond the edge of the plate that goes in the mortise on the door edge. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Doucet To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question The receiving whole in the door jam does not have a wide enough area to allow for the extra reciprocating part. Seems it would need to be widened. How would I accomplish this? At 02:45 AM 2/24/2009, you wrote: >Some of them do, but they all go together the same way. >----- Original Message ----- >From: Kevin Doucet >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:12 AM >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question > >Hmmmm, > >A door knob with a key lock has a little retracting thingy on the >plunger which a door knob with out a key lock does not have. <hmmmm> > >At 04:49 AM 2/23/2009, you wrote: > > >A door handle that locks is the same as one that doesn't. Basically > >the locking set will have 3 working parts along with a couple strike > >plates and some keys and screws. > > > >Remove the old handle by backing out the 2 Philips screws on the > >room side. Once the screws are out pull the knob to you and it > >should come right out. You may have to shake it a little but it is > loose now. > > > >Next pull the other knob out of the striker assembly. The strike > >assembly has 2 short Philips in it on the edge of the door. Take > >them out and pull the assembly out. It's often easiest to get hold > >of the lever from inside the opening where the knobs came off. > > > >When you go for the replacement set, make sure to know how thick the > >door is. It can make a difference. > > > >To install, put the strike lever in first, followed by the knob with > >the key set in it. That half of the knob has to go in first > > > >Finally the knob with the twisting lock in it. This can cause you to > >preach a sermon sometimes because the rod from the lock has to line > >up with the part that twists. The rod has a flat side to it, and I > >don't think you can touch the part that twists to see how it is > >lined up. I know my fingers are too big. > > > >What you can do is fit them together before putting either one in > >the door to see what direction they line up. Use that as a reference > >for the final step. Now put in the 2 long Philips screws and try it out. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Kevin Doucet > >To: > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > >Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 10:24 PM > >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] door nob question > > > >Hi list, > > > >I want to secure the master bed room as this is the room I want to > >keep my fire arms collection in while I have a gathering. What is > >involved in removing the current door nob and replacing it with a > >door nob with a key lock? > > > >Thanks > > > >Kevin Doucet > ><mailto:contactme%40kevindoucet.com><mailto:contactme%40kevindoucet > .com>[email protected] > > > >confuse as says > > > >Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly! > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > >signature database 3881 (20090223) __________ > > > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > > ><<http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > >Thanks. > >Kevin Doucet ><mailto:contactme%40kevindoucet.com>[email protected] > >confuse as says > >Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly! > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >signature database 3882 (20090223) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com Thanks. Kevin Doucet [email protected] confuse as says Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
