Thread: hinge and lock jigs any ideas? or plans

Cazdids, Locksets are most commonly installed using a 1" auger bit for the latch and a Forstner bit for the knob hole.(In wooden doors) Common back sets(distance from the edge of the door to the center of the knob hole) for the locks are 2-3/8" for residential and 2-3/4" for commercial doors. There are special punch's for marking the recessed areas to be chiseled out. Kwikset sells a very nice professional installation kit in the US for about $200 which includes a jig that clamps to the door and all needed tools. Porter Cable offers a very nice jig for production routing door hinges in entry doors. You can Google the Kwikset installation kit and view the hinge template at portercable.com. These two items should help you in designing your own jigs or at least show you what to look for in Oz.

this looks alright, shame they have not imported it here yet

yanks are good arnt they ........... that is just what i am looking for tar very much

The Irwin jig is made from plastic and not designed for production use, rather for homeowners who might install a dozen locks in their lifetime. Very affordable at about $25 US with the hole saws.

Thanks mike .......do they have a more comercial version

hi you were looking for hinge and lock jigs over here in the uk we use trend jigs use them on site every day cant beat them well designed if you send me email i will send you pictures my email is [email protected] and the name is eric