October 8, 201411 yr That got in the way of the Screen Door project. The door to the Dungeon Shop/ Basement used to have an old surface latch, that the landlord replaced with a parted out door knob-like object. After awhile, that THING was trashed out. Been using the large hole as a hand hold to open and close the door. Picked up a lockset at the Restore Store for $3. It at least was all there. Had a 1" Forstner bit to try to drill a hole for the latch. Had to take the bit back down to the shop, and sharpen it a bit. made a mess on the Kitchen floor, though That I will hear about. Wound up sweeping it down the stairs, and sweeping the stairs as well. 1" wide chisel to mortise out for the latch plate. Happened to fal right on the lock rail tenon. Screws MIGHT hold. Assembled the lockset Might have to add some white paint, later The old strike plate for the surface lock is now being reused. And.....everything WORKS! Imagine that! Now, maybe I can get on with a screen door project...
October 8, 201411 yr Nice Job! "We" replaced the door hardware in our house some years back. Somewhere along the line the "standard" hole sizes got changed. I had to make wooded dowels to glue into the old holes and then re-drill the holes to the "modern" size. Navy vocabulary training came in very handy on that job!!!
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