Drilling Holes In The Door; Making The Latch Face Plate Cutout - Kaba Simplex 7104 Series Installation Instructions Manual

D. DRILLING HOLES IN THE DOOR
CAUTION: Positioning and drilling must be done
straight to ensure troublefree operation of the
7000 Series lockset. Improper drilling may result
in excessive force being exerted on the lock which
may result in the premature wearing of its
mechanical parts.
You must do Step 1 first otherwise it will be impos-
sible to drill the ⁄
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D-1 Use a ⁄ " (6 mm) drill bit to drill the four holes
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4
marked A (See Figure 4-1). Begin drilling at a
slow speed and increase the speed gradually until the tip of the drill bit
emerges from the other side of the door. Repeat this procedure from the
opposite side of the door. This technique will prevent splintering of the
door or breaking the drill bit.
D-2 Use a hole saw with pilot bit to make the 1
(35 mm) hole. Apply pressure evenly until the
circular blade cuts the first side of the door
and the tip of the pilot bit emerges through
the other side, then stop. Drill from the other
side until the 1
D-3 Repeat Step #2 for the
D-4 The final 1" (25 mm) hole (D) is cross-bored
through the edge of the door. Carefully bore
4" (10 cm) deep (See Figure 4-1 and 4-2).
E. MAKING THE LATCH FACE PLATE CUTOUT
This procedure is applicable to wood doors.
E-1 Insert the latch into the 1" (25 mm) hole until
the face plate butts up against the door edge.
Draw a line around the face plate, (See Figure
5-1), A. Remove the latch from the door.
E-2 For doors without a beveled edge, use a sharp
1" (25 mm) wood chisel to remove approxi-
mately ⁄ " (3 mm) of material or enough so
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the face plate is perfectly flush with the edge
of the door, (See Figure 5-1), B.
E-3 For doors with a beveled edge, follow Step 2 except the face plate will not
be flush with the edge of the door, but rather square to the face of the
door. In order to accomplish this, you must remove more wood from the
higher edge of the door.
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" (6 mm) holes.
4
⁄ " (35 mm) hole is completed.
3
8
⁄ " (19 mm) hole, (C).
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4
1 ⁄
4
D
1"
(25 mm)
Hole
4-1
⁄ "
3
8
D
4-2
A
5-1
⁄ " (19 mm) Hole
3
4
C
" (6 mm) Holes A
B
1 3 ⁄ " (35 mm) Hole
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4" (10 cm)
B