Re-drill a lock mortise?
Hi all. I have a standard mortise lock in on my property that I intend to replace with an electronic keycode lock. The current lock has always been sticky because the bolt runs into the keeper plate and needs to be jiggled into place. I know this needs to be corrected for the new lock. The correction is to move the keeper plate an eighth inch. Unfortunately the mortise hole was drilled out so badly that there is nothing to screw into if I move the plate at all. I'm wondering about filling in the mortise hole with some kind of epoxy filler, letting it cure, and then redrilling it properly. Does anyone have experience with this kind of thing? Am I barking up the right tree? What kind of filler will do the job? Thanks! submitted by /u/Unit61365 [link] [comments]
Hi all. I have a standard mortise lock in on my property that I intend to replace with an electronic keycode lock.
The current lock has always been sticky because the bolt runs into the keeper plate and needs to be jiggled into place. I know this needs to be corrected for the new lock. The correction is to move the keeper plate an eighth inch. Unfortunately the mortise hole was drilled out so badly that there is nothing to screw into if I move the plate at all.
I'm wondering about filling in the mortise hole with some kind of epoxy filler, letting it cure, and then redrilling it properly.
Does anyone have experience with this kind of thing? Am I barking up the right tree? What kind of filler will do the job?
Thanks!
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