Buy Porter-Cable 517 Lock Face TemplatePorter-Cable 517 Lock Face Template Product Description:
- Used to quickly rout lock faces on door after the mortise for the box lock itself has been completed
- Automatically self-centering and self-beveling
- Recommended for use in conjunction with 513 heavy-duty lock mortiser
- 1-1/2-inch by 8-1/2-inch mortising capacity
- Solid and durable steel construction
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
love the concept
By J. Rose
I am really excited about this template... and pretty dissappointed too. Our trade is finish carpentry and we do a lot of high end custom doors. This was the completion of our full mortice machine (nothing else like it for morticing full mortice lock boxes 5* for sure).We have two substantial problems with this template:1- as we tighten the clamps to the door, the teeth do not stay parallel. They actually open up and push the template away from the door (and not consistantly), giving us up to 1/16 gap at times between the door and the template. This makes precise depth control very difficult.2- There is a little bit of wiggle and play in the bottom of the adjustable template. Where the router makes contact with the template at the bottom of the mortice, there is more than 1/16" wiggle because it only has contact on one side. Again, for precision, this is unacceptable.We used the template on 3 doors and are now sending it to a local machine shop to see if there is anything "fixable" with this.Like I said at the top, I love the concept. No more nail/screw holes to hold homemade templates to the door, and no need to carry templates for each strike... Hopefully it is salvagable.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Works great
By Jason
Works great. NOt much else to say. It doesn't exactly what it is supposed to do! We use it in a commericial/industrail environment and it is holding up fine.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.Works Like a Charm
By Richie Poor
Well constructed and accurate, it works with all types of routers. This unit is fully adjustable, and while the inner guides are touchy and flex a very little bit, it takes no time at all to make minor adjustments to rout out a perfect mortise. That's why I bought two!
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