If there's one room in the church a priest accesses the most, it's the sacristy. Getting ready for Mass, retrieving Hosts to bring the sick Holy Communion, and turning off the lights at the end of the day, the sacristy is grand central station. Consequently, unlocking and locking this sacred room should be a smooth action.
Two things, fumbling through my keys each time I am in and out is a pain, especially if you have other things in your hand. And, other people need access to this room and we don't need a bunch of keys floating around.
Answer: digitally coded dead bolt. I've had this guy sitting around for the last year. Because I wasn't brave enough to tackle the job, I held off. Well today, I found the courage.
Here was the problem: being old doors, the original dead bolt hole was too small in diameter and was too close for comfort to the door knob. With the encouragement of my buddy Terry Ridgeway, we came up with a plan and tackled the chore.
With no option for an internal pilot hole like most hole saw jobs, we cut the 2 1/8" hole first through a board that would serve as an external pilot.
Then centered it up and clamped the jig to the door.
And drilled away. Worked pretty well.
Bolting it on after that was a breeze.
Most new doors have the dead bolt considerably further up the door. Thankfully, this new set up sat right on top of the old knob. Works for me. Hope it does for everyone else. Smooth entry is key for staying peaceful and getting the job done in a timely manner. Ranch on.
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