Tyler J. Thomas wrote:billdeserthills wrote:Anytime a motorized dead-bolt type lock is installed the strike needs to be lined up correctly. In fact since I find strike misalignment causes most problems
with early lock component failure I like to 'adjust' the strike on any lock that does not line up properly, when the door is closed. I use my DeWalt die grinder
and charge $10+ to remove whatever is blocking the bolt. This, is part of the instructions, if anyone bothered to actually look at them
I like using rotary files bits. Loud as heck but very effective and they last incredibly long. Not always my first choice but if I'm left with no other options, I chuck it up and turn her loose.
Years ago I bought a big pile of rotary file bits, they were army surplus and were well worth the few dollars I paid. I used them for years, until the day my Dad
retired. The next day I was no longer making $5 an hour, I was making gobs of money and for the next few years I was very busy, so saving a couple of minutes
and making my work look nice was well worth the cost of the two DeWalt DC 550 grinders I bought, one for each van. Only problem with them is the motor is epoxied in place inside
the housing and if you let it heat up, you'll need to take it apart and re-glue the piece of plastic junk. Other than that they have been in use over 10 years