Fork Lock Door

Making an emergency lock for your secret chambers step one.

Fork lock door. David tidwellthings to try. The fork lock however is easy to make and is very useful when wanting to add a little extra security to a motel room public restroom which often have broken locks or on any interior or. The fork will be used as the lock itself although this diy project does require you to get your hands dirty at least for a little bit. As you bend by the way.

As a first step open the door and hook the head of the fork into the hole of the strike plate. The youtuber who posted this readily admits that it is made to be a privacy lock. This is pretty cool. Using just a fork he managed to make a secure and reliable makeshift lock.

You ll need a vice a hammer and a metal saw but the whole process only takes a few minutes. Here is a door locking trick you can do with a dinner fork. Do you need an emergency door lock some times. Now the door is locked.

Marking the latch slot before you even begin make sure the fork can fit into the latch hole of your bedroom. Bending the fork take the pair of pliers and bend the prongs to a 90 degree angle. It won t do much to keep out bad guys. With a couple of small modifications you can use a simple dining fork to create a gadget that will lock a door that swings into your room.

Now that your diy two part fork lock is ready here s how to use it to lock a door. It s the perfect method to quickly modify a door and make it more difficult for intruders to come in. The video shows cutting the handle off the fork to but there are probably other things you could use for a wedge if a hack saw wasn t handy. Things you can make.