How To Drill Out A Lock On A Door

Aim the drill into the area just above the keyway.

How to drill out a lock on a door.

That s what this video is here for. Before you attempt to drill a lock keep in mind that you won t be able to drill locks that have a center pin made of steel or a ball bearing in the middle pin. There is no point in drilling a lock that has anti drill pins. Understand the lock well enough to drill it properly.

Take a few drill bit sizes. Using a lock drilling template can make the task easier. Here is how to drill out your garage door lock in under a minute and open your door. How to drill out assa medeco mul t lock schlage primus high security locks distructive open.

This room happened to have a key ed lock on it that. Your garage door lock in under a minute and open. This handy little contraption is basically just a hard card with a hole for a key blank and holes that are guides for where to drill out popular locks plus a key blank. I recently bought a house my wife thought it would be a good idea to shut the door to one of the rooms.

Use a sharp drill bit that is designed for metal drilling. Lock drilling templates are available from most locksmith shops or hardware stores. Drill out the lock cylinder. The goal is to drill through the pin tumblers not the keyway itself.

How to drill different cylinder locks including very poor footage of one being drilled. No special tools required just a drill and small bit. These type of pins are made out of hardened steel so that they are harder than the drill bit. To get started hammer a center punch into a point just above the keyhole and take it out.

Certain locks are not going to open as easily as others even with drilling. It will show you how you can drill out the stump of a mortice lock allowing you to get past the lock entirely. Then using an 1 8 inch drill bit slowly drill through the point you made with the center punch. This lock can certainly be picked but what if you don t know how or you don t have anything on hand that can serve as a good lock pick.

Once you ve drilled through and broken the pins you may need to insert a flat screwdriver to retract the latch and open the door. It is not a difficult procedure and all you really need is a power drill with the appropriate bits and maybe.