--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, subprong <subprong@...> wrote:
>
> Two completely unrelated questions please.
>
> A door latch no longer aligns properly with the hole. Not the dead bolt,
> just the locking door knob. The latch part sits about 1/4" below the hole
> as best that I can tell. The hole is integrated into a metal frame. So I
> need to somehow expand the hole further down by that amount.
Nooooooooooo.... Metal Doors are "perfect." Adjust elsewhere.
2 things...
1) you may have a "buildup of tolerances. IOW, each may beed a tiny tad of adjustment.
2), Look at overall position of the door. Houses sag, and lean. Original install my have been perfect, -or- compensated for that which is no longer the case. LOOK carefully at all the "margins,"
around the door... that's the gaps.
Your eye is required, as measurement is almost not possible. These will tell you if there is lean. It may be that 1/4 of the answer is in a mutual adjustment of the bolt and knob, 1/4 in both strikes, (as the hole behind them is usually larger,) AND a simple layer or two of cereal box cardboard behind a hinge, can move things HUGEly.
This may take you a few efforts.
I guess I
> could either continue the vertical parts of the hole downward and then
> somehow bend in or punch out the lip that would sit horizontally. Or
> perhaps I could find a metal spade bit and extend the hole a lot further
> down. Anyway, any suggestions....there's a tool for everything. Maybe
> there is a tool for extending a hole in a metal frame? If not, should I
> look for metal blades for a jig saw or reciprocating saw or something?
> I would like to cover the top of a pallet (about 4' x 4') with something
> solid (doesn't have to be thick, merely to cover the openings) that is
> inexpensive ($5 maybe) and preferably rain resistant. Any out of box
> ideas? If at all possible I'd prefer not to go the sheet lumber route.
>
> Thank you.
Remove the boards on the bottom of the pallet and use them.
W/o details or purpose, we must assume least cost & effort.
BillSF9c
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