Tap a nailset with a hammer over the center of the template holes and into the door faces and the side edge of the.
Opening a locked door by drilling.
Put on safety glasses.
When a replacement lock can be found then the lock can be drilled open.
This won t work if the jamb blocks the gap between the door.
When opening a safe by drilling the safe s lock body is destroyed and the safe lock will need to be replaced.
By drilling the lock the security will be defeated.
Since you re using a pretty primitive method to get the lock open you won t need many.
This room happened to have a key ed lock on it that.
This process drills through the driver pins and key pins at the shear line to allow the plug to rotate freely and unlock a door without a key.
I recently bought a house my wife thought it would be a good idea to shut the door to one of the rooms.
Focusing on the door.
A drill may seem like and extreme way to open your locked door but you more than likely put your doorknob on with a drill and if your home safe has a master lock on it that you managed to shut before realizing you left the key inside.
Drilling without replacing the hardware will result in an unacceptable gap in home security.
Additionally a hole will be in the door of the safe.
Tape the lock template to the door positioned so that it is square or aligned with the door edges.
Pull the hanger toward you and as it pulls on the latch forcing it to retract the knob should turn and the door should open.
Get the proper equipment.
A locksmith should not leave the property without fixing or replacing a lock that they have broken.
Some tubular locks have a center pin made of hardened steel while others have a ball bearing in.
This hole is plugged with a steal rod and ground off flush.
The tools required for drilling a lock are an electric or battery powered drill a drill bit a suitable lubricant and a screwdriver.
Attach a 1 8 inch 3mm drill bit to your.