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Great set of instructions. Suggestion: make sure you first figure out which way up barrel needs to sit. They aren’t symmetrical I discovered. You have to check you are putting it in so the twist to shut is logical and towards the jamb.
Having just fitted one of these I would definitely recommend drilling a pilot hole before using the flat wood bit. The dead bolt I had (from Screwfix) had a square body similar to a latch case. This needed a 25mm hole to house it, which on a 35mm wide door didn't leave much room for tolerance. If you go straight in with the wood bit its almost guaranteed it will go off line. I used a 2.5mm drill bit first and it really helped 👍
Very concise and empathetic instructions with initiative comments and done with good teaching skills....the rest is upto the viewer!!I know easier said than done.
Great video! For those of you who think you can't install a lock, or think it's difficult, it's really not! I installed my very first mechanical lock (The type with a push button keypad) on my door myself, never having done so before, or having any great DIY skill whatsoever, and it looks really professional! Just make sure you have the correct tools, understand the instructions, and have some patience with a little perseverance, and you'll do great things! By the way, that Blu Tack trick is great, I wish I'd have known about it a couple of weeks back. Instead, to make the mark, I used the wife's lippy :D
Exactly my point! It's not difficult if, as you say, you get the correct tools, and tackle it step by step. Thanks - the Blu Tack thing was a bit of a spur of the moment idea (I haven't done it before) - but I'm pretty chuffed that it worked so well. Lippy seems to be a popular trick, and I guess works equally well.
Excellent video Charlie, thank you! I have followed this to the letter this afternoon and I’m very pleased with the result. The blu-tack idea worked like a charm!
Very neatly done. I use a stanly knife to run the outline, same with door hinges. This saves you chiselling it which can be clumsy, you get a very neat line.
Nice job Charlie, I fitted one with a full size round door knob to match the main door knob on the kitchen door. (one side only) Its great cz it stops gas servicers and tap monkeys wandering around the house wrecking carpets and caressing door jambs with mucky hands. Rear kitchen door access only.
awesome thanks mate, i watched this video and never in my life have i done this before i dont even work with wood lol, the mrs wanted me to put this lock on her door so watched this and now ive managed to do it first time with the correct tools required, dead easy to do required patience do not rush it take your time and you will be fine :) its a sub from me !
Yey, awesome work buddy. That's the point I am trying to get across with these vids. If you have the right basic tools and take your time and do the research, anything's possible 👊 Thanks so much for letting me know how you got on. I bet you do a little first pump every time you use it. I would!
Done a few of these now and you’re right about the feeling of satisfaction getting the first one done. I’ve invested in those self-cantering drill bits as I’ve realised how important it is to be bang on centre (like with hinges). I’m still very slow though. Watched the chippy doing these on our house refurb a few years ago ie the handles as well and he was speedy. Reckon he could’ve done them in his sleep :-)
Watched this in the morning, fitted one in the afternoon. Having no bluetak, i put a layer of toothpaste on the door jam which gave a pretty good reference point.
great video. I once watched a joiner fit these at work. he used some lipstick on the end of the bolt to leave a Mark on the door frame. It looked a good idea.
Great video - thanks! I'm after a lock with a thumbturn on both sides (rather than a thumbturn and screwdriver slot) to use as a lock to stop dogs opening the door but can be easily opened by humans on either side of the door. Finding it surprisingly hard though - any ideas?
Excellent. My daughter is now demanding a lock on the bathroom door and I was about to bodge an ugly bolt on until I saw this. I reckon this will make less mess of the door along with the peace-of-mind of being able to unlock from the outside just in case. I'm only wondering about using an oscillating multi tool instead of a chisel...
Brill video, I have learnt another skill from you Charlie and this is going to help me loads next year, when I change the doors. 😁 happy days! By the aay, the pin in the square is called a scribe 😀 Watched "See Jane drill" and she demonstrated the uses of the square and the pin scribe. Love your chisel and keep it sharp.
Hi Charlie. I bought the kit and installed it at home without any problems. My concern is about the mechanism. The lock can be overturned (twisted?) And I am not sure how long it can last. Can this be somehow fixed? It looks like there is too much space between the thumbturn and the bolt. Thanks for your videos!
I know what you mean. For some reason they're typically designed like this - mine too. I haven't had a problem with any of mine wearing out, but now you've done the hard work on the installation, you could always compare a few other brands. Like this perhaps bit.ly/3lb0SRA
Ansab Rashid Hi Ansab. Thanks, really pleased you like them! Chisel sharpening is something of an art form, and one that I'm far from perfecting myself!! I use a Trend CraftPro diamond whetstone, and lapping fluid to lubricate the stone whilst sharpening. That said, for a really pro demo on how to sharpen your chisel there are some great UA-cam videos out there, like this one ua-cam.com/video/3QZtNnI7bA0/v-deo.html. Speaking of future videos, I am planning a video shortly on sharpening your kitchen knives. Keep an eye out for it in a month or two. Thanks again!
Good video. One point: the kits need to inserted so the ‘turn to close’ direction is logical. All too easy to find you are turning the nut away from the jam to shut the lock. Which is irritating. Get this wrong and you may drill through for bolt slightly off line.
Hy Charlie hope your well, my question is door related, Any tips or suggestions on what i can use as 2/3 mm shims. I'm hanging a door at weekend and don't want to go and buy a large pack of shims even tho they are handy, if I can use something else, something that is wedged to put under as hanging but also im thinking of a 2nd which has a straight shape too to keeo the gap between door and frame equal so it doesnt bind. Iv got a door lifter which is useful but wedges are good as I do t need to keep foot on them. Any tips gratefully received
Hi Scott, sorry for the delay in replying - the day job has been brutal this week! Yes good thanks - trust you are too? You're one up on me there with your door lifter as I don't have anything that organised! It's probably too late now as you've probably hung the door, but I have a video uploading (incredibly slowly) right now where you'll see a home made door lifter I made from a piece of 4x2" timber. In the past I've improvised with anything I can find the requisite thickness from card to magazines but why don't you cut a wedge from a piece of wood like I did in the video, then you can simply slide the wedge under the door to the required thickness? Good to hear from you, and let me know how you got on.
Hy no prob I can imagine ur a busy guy. I have all sorts of wood shims an wedges but they are buried in my shed as im waiting to move house, in the end i used my door lifter and slid a wooden ruler underneath. Job was a pain. The frame wasn't plumb and the floor ran off. Then my electric planer gave up and i had to resort to a small block plane, generally a nightmare
I think it was a 2mm diameter drill bit. It depends on the diameter of your screws and the sort of wood you're screwing into. Soft wood, and the pilot hole can be very narrow (1.5 - 2mm) - you're only really doing it to get the screw started. Hard woods like oak, and you need the drill bit to be the same diameter as, or slightly smaller than, the core of the screw (ie the bit in the middle of the screw not including the thread) - so that the screw (which is typically quite soft in these kits) doesn't get stuck as if this happens its easy to mess up the head of the screw.
Charlie DIYte thanks Charlie, I actually recently fitted the door bolt you show at the start of the video... the smallest wood drill bit I had was 4mm, too big for the small brass screws. Anyway just hammered a nail part way in to get a small hole for the screw. Then removed the nail and started to screw in the brass screws. Ended up breaking the heads off two of the screws as the door was fairly tough wood... will need to buy a smaller wood drill bit for future use!
Charlie where did you get the 2mm bit from as I haven’t been able to find a wood one.. I do have a HSS bit set with a 2mm drill bit and even smaller ones. Can I use these in wood? Thanks
Nice video. But the scews are too big and they don’t sink nicely. You have tried to sink them with a normal drill bit but the cutting ange is wrong and it makes the countersink diameter too large if the screw sinks enough. Buy a real COUNTERSINK BIT and the sinking looks much better and the screw sits neatly. If the lock frame is steel, you must use rust protection especially in a bathroom lock.
Great video, made couple of mistakes while fitting this first hole for cylinder went wrong as it was at slight angle took little (half an hour) bit time to correct it. Screws comes with this kit are crap both snapped inside (with pilot hole) and took couple of hours to fix that so be aware, D O N ' T U S E T H O S E C R A P S C R E W S
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Exceptional video. So accessible, great camera angles, right ammount of detail.... well flipping done!!
Aw, thanks - I really appreciate that!!
Love watching your videos man. Nothings ever straight in old UK houses, but watching your tutorials gives so much confidence
Thanks buddy. Great to hear from you and really appreciate your kind words 👊
Great set of instructions. Suggestion: make sure you first figure out which way up barrel needs to sit. They aren’t symmetrical I discovered. You have to check you are putting it in so the twist to shut is logical and towards the jamb.
First time I’ve actually seen a chiseled area that looks clean! Nice quality work!
Thanks 👊
Having just fitted one of these I would definitely recommend drilling a pilot hole before using the flat wood bit. The dead bolt I had (from Screwfix) had a square body similar to a latch case. This needed a 25mm hole to house it, which on a 35mm wide door didn't leave much room for tolerance. If you go straight in with the wood bit its almost guaranteed it will go off line. I used a 2.5mm drill bit first and it really helped 👍
Very concise and empathetic instructions with initiative comments and done with good teaching skills....the rest is upto the viewer!!I know easier said than done.
Thanks Anthony!
Great video! For those of you who think you can't install a lock, or think it's difficult, it's really not! I installed my very first mechanical lock (The type with a push button keypad) on my door myself, never having done so before, or having any great DIY skill whatsoever, and it looks really professional! Just make sure you have the correct tools, understand the instructions, and have some patience with a little perseverance, and you'll do great things!
By the way, that Blu Tack trick is great, I wish I'd have known about it a couple of weeks back. Instead, to make the mark, I used the wife's lippy :D
Exactly my point! It's not difficult if, as you say, you get the correct tools, and tackle it step by step. Thanks - the Blu Tack thing was a bit of a spur of the moment idea (I haven't done it before) - but I'm pretty chuffed that it worked so well. Lippy seems to be a popular trick, and I guess works equally well.
Excellent video Charlie, thank you! I have followed this to the letter this afternoon and I’m very pleased with the result. The blu-tack idea worked like a charm!
Excellent video, clear explanations of techniques and tools required. Made a slightly daunting task relatively straightford - thanks Charlie.
So chuffed to hear that. Great work Julian. Now onto the next job (feeling a little epic 😉👌)
Very neatly done. I use a stanly knife to run the outline, same with door hinges. This saves you chiselling it which can be clumsy, you get a very neat line.
Nice job Charlie, I fitted one with a full size round door knob to match the main door knob on the kitchen door. (one side only) Its great cz it stops gas servicers and tap monkeys wandering around the house wrecking carpets and caressing door jambs with mucky hands. Rear kitchen door access only.
Good thinking 👌👊
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And thanks so much for sharing Charlie - really helpful -has given me confidence to try fitting my own on bathrooms!
Thanks Terry. Go for it! With the right tools and taking your time you'll do a great job.
Great explained assembly technique, including important details and assembly methods. Thank you for this video
You're very welcome Agnieszka. Thanks for the comment 🙏
awesome thanks mate, i watched this video and never in my life have i done this before i dont even work with wood lol, the mrs wanted me to put this lock on her door so watched this and now ive managed to do it first time with the correct tools required, dead easy to do required patience do not rush it take your time and you will be fine :) its a sub from me !
Yey, awesome work buddy. That's the point I am trying to get across with these vids. If you have the right basic tools and take your time and do the research, anything's possible 👊 Thanks so much for letting me know how you got on. I bet you do a little first pump every time you use it. I would!
Very good video. Inspired me to do ours as we had a new bathroom. Took me all day, but was well worth it!
Thanks George. So glad you got it done. Makes you feel pretty epic when you complete it successfully, doesn't it! 👍
@@CharlieDIYte thanks
Done a few of these now and you’re right about the feeling of satisfaction getting the first one done. I’ve invested in those self-cantering drill bits as I’ve realised how important it is to be bang on centre (like with hinges). I’m still very slow though. Watched the chippy doing these on our house refurb a few years ago ie the handles as well and he was speedy. Reckon he could’ve done them in his sleep :-)
You made that look so easy!
Watched this in the morning, fitted one in the afternoon. Having no bluetak, i put a layer of toothpaste on the door jam which gave a pretty good reference point.
Love it! Well done. Pretty satisfying getting it all installed, isn't it 👍🏻
great video. I once watched a joiner fit these at work. he used some lipstick on the end of the bolt to leave a Mark on the door frame. It looked a good idea.
Thanks Sean - much appreciated! Yes, lippy seems to be a popular way of doing it!
Thanks Charlie DIYte, really helpful video especially the blue tack tip.
Charlie, this is brilliant. Exceptionally useful tutorial
Cheers James. Glad you found it useful and thanks for taking the time to comment. 👍
Great video - thanks! I'm after a lock with a thumbturn on both sides (rather than a thumbturn and screwdriver slot) to use as a lock to stop dogs opening the door but can be easily opened by humans on either side of the door. Finding it surprisingly hard though - any ideas?
Great video Charlie. Thank you. This is my job for next weekend. Feeling pretty confident now. Top man!
You're welcome Andrew. Good luck with it and let me know if you've got any questions 👍
Excellent. My daughter is now demanding a lock on the bathroom door and I was about to bodge an ugly bolt on until I saw this. I reckon this will make less mess of the door along with the peace-of-mind of being able to unlock from the outside just in case. I'm only wondering about using an oscillating multi tool instead of a chisel...
Yes this is a far superior option. The multi tool might work for the face plate rebate but it's tricky to hold it still enough to stop it wandering.
What a great instructional video. Thank you very much! Job completed with confidence after watching it!
Really useful video, im definitely installing these bolts into all the bedroom doors, as you make it look so easy!
Brilliant clear video Charlie!
Hi Charlie, great video, really helpful and really appreciate what you’re doing. Keep it up!
Thank you for this video it was very clear instruction 👌👍👍👍
You're welcome. Glad you found it useful 👊
Brill video, I have learnt another skill from you Charlie and this is going to help me loads next year, when I change the doors. 😁 happy days!
By the aay, the pin in the square is called a scribe 😀 Watched "See Jane drill" and she demonstrated the uses of the square and the pin scribe.
Love your chisel and keep it sharp.
Thank you for this exceptional video - much skill distilled into easy to follow steps
Thanks Jonathan - really glad you found it useful! 👍
loved the video and loved the thechnique you used the blue talc.
Ratch Riat Thanks!
Thank you, great tutorial and clearly explained
Cheers Charlie, i never thought I’d manage that but it turned out treat!
Adrian Dunn That is awesome Adrian. Great work and thanks for letting me know!!
Great video. I love the bluetac trick
Great vid as always. Really helpful. Thanks for taking the time to make & post👍
beautiful and better than a PRO! 😎✌️
Thanks 👍
Excellent 👍 nice explained step by steps
i learned here how to center the barrel bolt to the lock hole, thanks...
Thanks 👍🏻
Great blue tac tip!! Thanks for sharing
Hi Charlie. I bought the kit and installed it at home without any problems. My concern is about the mechanism. The lock can be overturned (twisted?) And I am not sure how long it can last. Can this be somehow fixed? It looks like there is too much space between the thumbturn and the bolt. Thanks for your videos!
I know what you mean. For some reason they're typically designed like this - mine too. I haven't had a problem with any of mine wearing out, but now you've done the hard work on the installation, you could always compare a few other brands. Like this perhaps bit.ly/3lb0SRA
Enjoying all your videos =)
How do you keep your chisels sharp? Maybe an idea for a future video!
Ansab Rashid Hi Ansab. Thanks, really pleased you like them! Chisel sharpening is something of an art form, and one that I'm far from perfecting myself!! I use a Trend CraftPro diamond whetstone, and lapping fluid to lubricate the stone whilst sharpening. That said, for a really pro demo on how to sharpen your chisel there are some great UA-cam videos out there, like this one ua-cam.com/video/3QZtNnI7bA0/v-deo.html. Speaking of future videos, I am planning a video shortly on sharpening your kitchen knives. Keep an eye out for it in a month or two. Thanks again!
Great video, really helpful. TOP MAN!
Very helpful video. Best tip was take your time.
Nice video. Very helpful.
hey..good explanation and techniques.
Good work mate
Excellent good job 👍
Thanks 👊
Been looking for a nice small thumb turn like that where did you get from in U.K. please ?
Check out the links in the Description. Also Ironmongery Direct have quality stuff bit.ly/3eUkx73
Great video, thank you.
Thanks Derek. Really appreciate that and chuffed you found it useful 👊
nice video, some top tips in there ...thanks !
john andrews Thanks for the feedback John!
Very helpful, mate
Good video. One point: the kits need to inserted so the ‘turn to close’ direction is logical. All too easy to find you are turning the nut away from the jam to shut the lock. Which is irritating. Get this wrong and you may drill through for bolt slightly off line.
Agreed 👍
Hy Charlie hope your well, my question is door related,
Any tips or suggestions on what i can use as 2/3 mm shims. I'm hanging a door at weekend and don't want to go and buy a large pack of shims even tho they are handy, if I can use something else, something that is wedged to put under as hanging but also im thinking of a 2nd which has a straight shape too to keeo the gap between door and frame equal so it doesnt bind.
Iv got a door lifter which is useful but wedges are good as I do t need to keep foot on them. Any tips gratefully received
Hi Scott, sorry for the delay in replying - the day job has been brutal this week! Yes good thanks - trust you are too? You're one up on me there with your door lifter as I don't have anything that organised! It's probably too late now as you've probably hung the door, but I have a video uploading (incredibly slowly) right now where you'll see a home made door lifter I made from a piece of 4x2" timber. In the past I've improvised with anything I can find the requisite thickness from card to magazines but why don't you cut a wedge from a piece of wood like I did in the video, then you can simply slide the wedge under the door to the required thickness? Good to hear from you, and let me know how you got on.
Hy no prob I can imagine ur a busy guy.
I have all sorts of wood shims an wedges but they are buried in my shed as im waiting to move house, in the end i used my door lifter and slid a wooden ruler underneath.
Job was a pain. The frame wasn't plumb and the floor ran off. Then my electric planer gave up and i had to resort to a small block plane, generally a nightmare
What drill bit size did you use for the pilot holes for the brass screws? Thanks
I think it was a 2mm diameter drill bit. It depends on the diameter of your screws and the sort of wood you're screwing into. Soft wood, and the pilot hole can be very narrow (1.5 - 2mm) - you're only really doing it to get the screw started. Hard woods like oak, and you need the drill bit to be the same diameter as, or slightly smaller than, the core of the screw (ie the bit in the middle of the screw not including the thread) - so that the screw (which is typically quite soft in these kits) doesn't get stuck as if this happens its easy to mess up the head of the screw.
Charlie DIYte thanks Charlie, I actually recently fitted the door bolt you show at the start of the video... the smallest wood drill bit I had was 4mm, too big for the small brass screws. Anyway just hammered a nail part way in to get a small hole for the screw. Then removed the nail and started to screw in the brass screws. Ended up breaking the heads off two of the screws as the door was fairly tough wood... will need to buy a smaller wood drill bit for future use!
Great job
Thanks Kenneth 👍
Brilliant
Thanks 👊
Charlie where did you get the 2mm bit from as I haven’t been able to find a wood one.. I do have a HSS bit set with a 2mm drill bit and even smaller ones. Can I use these in wood? Thanks
Scottish Jimmy Mine are HSS bits. Fine to use in wood.
Charlie DIYte thanks
where can I buy this product
I've done it but not really safe as when you pull the lock. It easlliy comes off. I've tightened the screws but still come off when i pull it
That shouldn't happen. Have you overtightened the screws?
@@CharlieDIYte no I didn't, everything was perfect until i pulled on the knob to hard it would come out
Nice video. But the scews are too big and they don’t sink nicely. You have tried to sink them with a normal drill bit but the cutting ange is wrong and it makes the countersink diameter too large if the screw sinks enough. Buy a real COUNTERSINK BIT and the sinking looks much better and the screw sits neatly. If the lock frame is steel, you must use rust protection especially in a bathroom lock.
Addictive viewing
6 hours later, im sweating and broken but its done
Great work! Knackered but presumably feeling pretty epic? 👍💪
Great video, made couple of mistakes while fitting this first hole for cylinder went wrong as it was at slight angle took little (half an hour) bit time to correct it. Screws comes with this kit are crap both snapped inside (with pilot hole) and took couple of hours to fix that so be aware, D O N ' T U S E T H O S E C R A P S C R E W S
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Hi Sir; I would like to do lock for my bedroom how can I comnicate you?