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Major MDLT-1 Pit Bull Door Tool

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Major MDLT-1 Pit Bull Door Tool
  • Pit Bull Door Tool
  • Latch forming tool for lock installations, for use on standard steel doors
  • The Pit Bull tool is used to form a rectangular pocket in the edge of a hollow metal door
  • Application of the tool is almost effortless, simply drill the latch and cross bore holes and install the Pit Bull
  • Using a few turns with a wrench will squeeze an indentation into the door's edge
  • The result is a pocket that will accept both 1" and 1-1/8" wide by 2-1/4" tall latches
  • Please see companion tool, the HIT-24 to help you locate the strike location
  • Not for use on doors with a center seam
  • Packing & Sold as: Each.
  • Note: Unit of measure is EA. When you buy a quantity of 1 you will get one piece. Price is for one piece.
Major MDLT-1 Pit Bull Door Tool
Major MDLT-1 Pit Bull Door Tool is compatible with the Lock Seam and Pan & Skin type door construction but
is not compatible with the Center Seam type construction


Questions and Answers
Q: Bill what is the max Gauge thickness you would use this on?
A: 18 gauge is the maximum thickness for the Major MDLT-1.
Q: Does it work in aluminium doors?
A: I don’t think aluminum will bend like steel. I think it will break or crack instead, I wouldn’t try it.
Q: The door already has a factory installed passage set. The new hole I drilled for the additional deadbolt likely voided the fire rating. Please don’t report me. The frame was easy. I didn’t bother with a strike plate. The frame is also steel. I painted the end of the deadbolt with a marker and rubbed it against the frame to give me an idea of where to drill for the bolt. I used a step drill bit.
A: While I am a CFDAI:

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I am not the "code police". in fact drilling the door for the deadbolt did not void the fire rating. You are permitted to drill holes "for cylinders". Though the prep in the frame certainly voided the fire rating. Not that the assembly (the door frame, hinges etc) would fail in a fire event, the issue is, your assembly has not been tested. The standard NFPA 80:

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is the governing resource when it comes to what is permissible on fire doors and ought to be consulted (or a CFDAI) prior to doing work. The important part of this story, you may not care nor need to care about this field modification you have performed, but what if you worked in a condo building, hotel, hospital, school, nursing home and you performed this same field modification, there was an inspection (annual field inspection of fire doors are mandatory on certain occupancy types)? This would technically place every one of these doors as no longer fire rated. There are countless instances of examples of where closed and latched, code compliant fire doors have saved life and property. Check before you prep.

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