Door parts and pieces can be found to replace mortise locks deadbolts tube latches as well as door rosettes and backplates door knobs spindles or strike plates.
Mortice lock door latch parts terminology.
Beyond parts there are a few more terms you might find helpful when it comes to purchasing and installing your door hardware.
Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners.
N usually provided with a stop knob slide or snib to hold the bolt retracted and to deadlock the bolt when shot in the closed position even against the action of the key.
You can see the bore hole that is 2 1 8 in diameter.
Mortice lock or latch a lock or latch which is morticed or let into the thickness of the door from the meeting edge and held in position by screws through the forend.
Other door hardware terms.
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Using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the faceplate.
In addition to lasting twice as long as standard door handles these mortise mount into a cutout in the door to withstand vandalism.
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A mortice lock is rebated inside the door itself to give a flush finish rather than being surface mounted meaning they are suited to work with wooden doors.
The backset is the distance from the edge of the door to the center line of the prepared cross bore hole drilled to install most locks.
Select a handle with the correct backset distance the distance from the door s edge to the center of the handle s mounting hole for your door.
Mortise lock tubular latch hardware parts.
Also known as passage handles these handles do not lock.
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The door prep image seen to the left applies to any standard tubular lock or latch set including interior door knobs door levers deadbolts entry door handle set and door handle plates.
Latch bolt projection is the length the latch bolt.
This makes it difficult for intruders to force open and a range of security levels available with the higher number of levers being the most difficult for burglars to pick also available.