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   Guest_ | Apr 29, 1999 07:00pm | #1

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   Hi George,

   Just a quick comment, you can get replacement mortise locks from your local dealers, they are european and are thin. They are not very expensive if you shop around.

   Let your fingers do the walking first and you may save yourself a fair amount of work and bread.

   Gabe

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   Guest_ | Apr 29, 1999 11:10pm | #2

   *George,Gabe's advice is good. Interior doors today are usually 1 3/8".I use to get my locksets from the dump in Brewer, Maine. But the dumpmeister doesn't have a mail order business and his site thankfully is not on the web.Other shopping places are wrecking services and architectural antique dealers.

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   Jeff_S. | May 02, 1999 12:25am | #3

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   Standard Door thicknesses are 1 3/8" for interior and 1 3/4" for exterior. You can find all sorts & sizes of used mortise locks at antique stores. Takes time & patience, but can be done. Be sure to have dimensions to try and match existing - there are many, many sizes. Filling the hole is pretty straightforward too, although if it is a stained door you may not be happy with the patch - painting is easier, but still takes some care.

   jeff s.

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   Byron_Jenson | May 26, 1999 07:15am | #4

   *When I need to fill old mortise lock holes I ream out the old hole with the Porter Cable mortise machine, cut a piece of lumber of the same material as the door stile, bullnose the ends and glue it in place. You then have a solid door in which you can cut a cylindrical lock.

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   George_Balock | May 26, 1999 07:15am | #5

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   I have a 67 year old house that I bought last year. In the dining room there is a outside entrance door that has a mortise lock.
   The lock is wearing and I would like to replace it. I was told that this door thickness may be less than the current standard, so replacing the door is not an easy task. I am considering cutting a piece of wood to fill in the mortise and then putting a more modern door lock in. Does anyone have any experience with this? Also, what is the current standard door thickness. Thanks
   in advance.