The next time you 39 re traveling and need an easy and portable door lock try using a broken metal fork.
Diy door lock with fork.
Diy fork door lock.
I needed to lock a toilet door from the inside the other day and there was no lock.
Just when you think your home is 100 percent safe a burglary catches you off guard.
You ll need a vice a hammer and a metal saw but the whole process only takes a few minutes.
There are 2 5 million burglaries each in the us alone.
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.
After a bit of research i found a device in which you can use the door latches hole.
Lock a door without a lock.
In fact a burglary occurs in that country every 13 seconds.
Not being able to wait for shipping i improvised using a bit of kitchen hardware.
Sometimes you need to temporarily lock a door that does not have a lock.
An ordinary dinner fork could protect you while you re at home or traveling the next time you re traveling and need an easy and portable door lock try using a broken metal fork.
Of course most places you ll stay already have a lock.
The handle of the fork should be able to fit in between the prongs of the fork.
Here is a door locking trick you can do with a dinner fork.
Diy fork door lock.
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.
This lock only works when you re in the room and won t prevent a.
Do you need an emergency door lock some times.
There are 2 5 million burglaries each in the us alone.
One can never be complacent about home security these days.
All you need to assemble this diy project is a dinner fork with two inch prongs a vice and a saw.