Porter-Cable 59375 Strike and Latch Template

by Porter-Cable

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Why hire a locksmith or struggle with a chisel when you can install doorknobs yourself with minimal effort? The Porter-Cable 59375 is a professional quality kit that makes it a snap to mortise latch and strike plate openings with any collet router measuring 1/4 inch. The various settings for strike and latch plate sizes ensure precise results. (The strike plate sizes include 1-1/8-by-2-3/4 inches, 1-1/2-by-2-1/4 inches, and 1-1/2-by-2-3/4 inches and latch plate sizes of 1-by-2-1/4 inches, 1-1/8-by-2-1/4 inches, and 1-1/8-by-2-3/4 inches.) Compatible with doors with a thickness of 1-3/8 inches and 1-3/4 inches, the 59375 comes with a high-speed steel router bit and bearings, brads, and instruction manual.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004TI3P
• Item model number: 59375
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,574 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #17 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tool Accessories > Router Accessories > Templates

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Porter-Cable 59375 Strike and Latch Template, October 8, 2002

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J. D. Bremer (St Charles, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Porter-Cable 59375 Strike and Latch Template (Tools & Home Improvement)

If you need to mortise latch and strike plate openings, throw away your chisels! Comes with a bearing-equipped HSS router bit. Instructions could be better, although its usage is fairly obvious. You will need a corner chisel if you don't have a latch plate with rounded corners or for the strike plate. In fact, PC should bundle their corner chisel with this package. I hate mortising the latch plate with a chisel, using this product makes it almost fun!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit off the edge, March 12, 2004

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Stuart R. Stengel "renee" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Porter-Cable 59375 Strike and Latch Template (Tools & Home Improvement)

This tool is good for a few doors. However, if you are in the business, this tool lacks as follows:
1. when performing latch plate routing the template is not extended enough to support the average base of a router.
2. the brad nails are very inexpensive and therefore loose their configuration very easily.
3. the tool does not easily center itself.

for the price, it is well worth it, however, a tool that clamps to the door would be a better design. This design is available on Amazon.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not well centered, September 22, 2007

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trailrider "trailrider" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Porter-Cable 59375 Strike and Latch Template (Tools & Home Improvement)

Purchased the "Improved Design!" version of the Porter-Cable 59375 Strike and Latch Template. The locator pins would not accuratly center on a 1 3/8" door. The intructions and illustrations are poor. It took a while to relealize the hole for the locator pin was off by an 1/8". I had to center the jig on the door manually. The results were OK, but it would have been nice if it worked as designed. It may work for other door thicknesses.

If you buy this jig, make sure you double check the centering before turning on the router. If not, the result could be be a nice cutout in the wrong place :(

It is going back.