Parts of a mortise lock full#

And when the average age of an aging church is 92, if youâ€˜re under 60, youâ€™re it! Well, when typical attendance is 12, 10% is not a whole lot of people. Why the clenched jaw? I had another assignment! There is a rule among those that â€œdoâ€ that 10% of the crowd does the work and 90% come along for the ride. Oh yes, there had been hundreds, but that was centennials ago. This was not the cathedral that inspires the soul to leap but a quiet, yet pleasant, rustic building where very few parishioners were left from a once mighty congregation. My jaw was clenched on that dark and stormy morning as I stumbled out of that small local church that I called my own. It’s an awesome story and a brilliant mechanical device. sent me a beautiful story regarding his trials and tribulations surrounding his exploration of the anatomy of a Mortise Lock. All parts and hardware were supplied by Mack Designer Hardware.Dad D.

Parts of a mortise lock full#

Nathan removes and repairs a full mortise exterior lockset. Place the interior door knob on the shaft and tighten it in place. Reinstall the exterior door knob, sliding the shaft through the lockbox.Next, reinstall the thumb turn on the inside of the door. Carefully thread the lock cylinder into the lockbox until it is hand-tight before tightening the set screw on the jamb side of the lockbox. Reinsert the lockbox into the door but leave it loose.Allow it to dry before re-drilling the holes. Older doors can wear down with years of repeated locking and unlocking, so fill any stripped screw holes with the putty knife and wood putty. Place the cover back on the lockbox and fasten it with the screws. Refer to the picture taken in step 3 for any clarification needed. Carefully reassemble the lockbox using the new parts.Be sure to pay attention to any pivot points, springs, or other areas which might experience friction. Spray all of the moving parts within the lockbox with white lithium grease.Carefully remove these pieces from the lockbox and take them to a local locksmith shop for replacements. Look for rounded pieces, broken tabs, or parts floating loosely within the lockbox. There are many parts in a mortise lockbox, so be sure to perform a thorough inspection. Survey the lockbox for broken or worn parts.Remove the cover and take a picture of everything within the lockbox before removing anything. Be sure to put these small parts in a separate container or trays. Carefully remove the screws holding the cover onto the lockbox.Remove the exterior half of the door knob and its shaft passing through the lock, and then remove the entire mortise lockbox from the door. Remove the set screw holding the door knob to the lockset and remove the doorknob.Also, remove the screws holding the thumb turn to the door and remove the thumb turn. This is usually on the jamb-side of the lockbox, highest and closest to the keyed side of the cylinder. Start by removing the set screw holding the key cylinder in place.These parts can be easy to lose and expensive to replace. Note: Whenever removing parts from the lockset or the door, place them in a small container. It locks and unlocks the door for passage, and connects to the other parts within the lockset to allow for operation. The cylinder is the keyed portion of the lockset.The deadbolt is the heavy-duty version of a latch that slides in and out of a door, and sits deeply into the door jamb.The lever is typically the doorknob assembly, but there are many parts within the lockbox that work together to make up this part.It catches in the door frame and prevents the door from opening without the twist of a key or the knob. The latch is the part of the door that opens and closes with the twist of the door knob.

It’s also the part that slides into the door.

The lockbox is the carcass that contains all of the small parts within the lockset.

Nothing was standard during manufacturing 100 years ago, so each lock may be slightly different. Multiple parts make up full mortise locksets. After the homeowner explains her troubles, Nathan removes a century-old mortise lockset from the door before disassembling it to investigate. 3 hours of work, however ordering parts will take timeĬarpenter Nathan Gilbert takes us on a house call to help a homeowner with an antique lockset.