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Replacing a broken lock’s latch with a ball catch
May 3, 2019
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Bjørn Madsen
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Blog
The strike the ball goes into.
The finished ball catch installed and mortised in.
The ball catch can be adjusted for spring power.
The ball catch without mortising.
Drilling the door for the ball catch, 7/8″ hole.
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