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Welcome! / Forums / General Woodworking Discussions / Woodworking Methods and Techniques / How to fit a cabinet lock

Tagged: boxes, locks, Security

  • This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 5 years, 5 months ago by Byron.
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  • Richard Duffy
    8 August 2017 at 10:20 am #314398

    Good morning all,

    I’m thinking of making a box for my plough plane. To ensure security I wish to fit a cabinet lock, but I’m a little unsure how to do this. here is the link to the cabinet lock in question. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Regards,

    Richard.

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    deanbecker
    10 August 2017 at 3:51 pm #314453

    Looks to me it is surface mounted and recesses like a hinge. Recess the flange and point the lock bolt to the lip of the door or case. It looks like it only works on swinging doors

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    Richard Duffy
    12 August 2017 at 1:19 pm #314473

    Good afternoon,

    Thank you.

    Regards,

    Richard.

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    Byron
    5 September 2017 at 8:59 pm #315566

    Hi Richard

    You don’t mention whether you want a sliding or hinged lid. For a hinged lid you would need to have the deadbolt lock you suggested on the moving part (locking bolt moves straight out of the lockbody). Alternatively you could find a lock with a hook bolt, the lock then sits on the inactive part and the bolt rotates to hooks a hinged part preventing it from moving away.

    You also get rim mounted and mortice locks. Rim mounted being fixed onto a surface, and mortice locks – well – fixed into a mortice.

    You could also use a hooked cam lock which is simple and cheap.

    Try a searching in your part of the world using the appropriate terminologies from the above, if this helps.

    Hope this helps, and that you find the right lock for the job.

    ReUser

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