cabinet safety lock

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I made this for my cats, who kept opening up the cabinet to get to the cat food and tearing up the bag, even though they had plenty of food in their dish. Requirements: * Two screws that fit perfectly into the screw holes * A trusty screwdriver * A marker or pen Instructions: 1. Take the child lock set and place it on the inner top of the cabinet entrance frame with the longer side pointing inward, securing it firmly. 2. Use it as a template to drill your screw hole accurately. 3. Put the child lock set together with the latch through the top screw holes with one screw, holding them tightly in place. 4. Screw both together with the single screw, making sure the child lock arrow faces inward and the child lock set points inward, while the butt end of the child lock is facing outward. 5. Once tightened, turn the child locks butt end towards the hinges slightly until it can't turn any further without forcing it. 6. Open up another cabinet adjacent to the one you're working on and take a marker to place the cabinet door against the butt end of the child lock with the hole, marking the hole position carefully. 7. Drill the hole precisely where you marked it. 8. Remove the screw that holds the child lock and child lock set in place. 9. Replace the child lock set with the screw, securing it firmly. 10. Screw in the child lock tightly. FIN