https://www.sawdustzone.org/ en Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:14:35 GMT vBulletin 60 https://www.sawdustzone.org/images/misc/rss.png https://www.sawdustzone.org/ https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/discussions/around-the-coffee-pot/863704-replaced-35-year-old-door-hardware-today Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:30:46 GMT
and when I replaced the strike plate for the double cylinder deadbolt, I found the builder used 3/4" screws instead of the recommended and supplied 3" screws that are meant to keep people from kicking in the door too easily. I had to drill 3" pilot holes as the screw holes were only just as deep as the short screws.
At least the back door deadbolt had the right length screws, When I replaced those.


And in addition, I figured that at 10 times locked and unlocked per day that the key cylinders had been operated a quarter million times. So it was another reason to replace them as well.]]> Around the coffee pot LCHIEN https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/discussions/around-the-coffee-pot/863704-replaced-35-year-old-door-hardware-today https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/discussions/around-the-coffee-pot/863684-after-rounding-off-a-2-phillips-screw-that-was-frozen Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:34:45 GMT with an impact driver and a PH#2 bit due to cam-out, Looked like it fits a Robertson #2 square drive. It did fit perfectly (its tapered a bit)...
Looked like it fits a Robertson #2 square drive.

It did fit perfectly (its tapered a bit) and the screw came out easily with my impact driver

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