Circular (round) tubular mortice latch - can only find square or oblong barrel
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 8:49 pm
Hi,
I've taken a couple of latches out of our doors as the internal casing of the spindle has gone out of shape over time (tried a new spindle) and the catch does not always turn.
However, the drill hole in the door is a circle (std 2.5" length), whereas all the latches I can find have a square or oblong barrel.
Can you get latches with cylindrical arrels anywhere? If not, would a square one (at correct measuring) hold?
Cheers,
Andy
I've taken a couple of latches out of our doors as the internal casing of the spindle has gone out of shape over time (tried a new spindle) and the catch does not always turn.
However, the drill hole in the door is a circle (std 2.5" length), whereas all the latches I can find have a square or oblong barrel.
Can you get latches with cylindrical arrels anywhere? If not, would a square one (at correct measuring) hold?
Cheers,
Andy