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.
How to drill a door lock out.
I recently bought a house my wife thought it would be a good idea to shut the door to one of the rooms.
Lock openings also support the latch of the lock mechanism as it moves in and out of the door.
This room happened to have a key ed lock on it that.
Wood doors can.
Certain locks are not going to open as easily as others even with drilling.
How to drill door lock openings.
Then using an 1 8 inch drill bit slowly drill through the point you made with the center punch.
How to drill different cylinder locks including very poor footage of one being drilled.
Understand the lock well enough to drill it properly.
To get started hammer a center punch into a point just above the keyhole and take it out.