Anyone a locksmith or lock picker?

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Jolly Amaranto

I should have taken more photos of what I did. Here is a typical lock for a storage locker. The key lines up the two spring levers to allow the bolt to slide into the strike plate. Once the bolt is all the way extended the key keeps turning allowing the levers to drop back and lock it in place while the key is removed. I made the key out of bits of brass from my junk box, mostly old pluming parts. I think the shaft is from a Moen cartridge valve body.

Nice job on that 'key'.

Originally Posted by Jolly Amaranto

Here is a typical mortice lock from a toilet/washroom door. A lever handle is mounted on either side of the square hole into which a square rod is inserted. The privacy bolt at the bottom has a lever on the inside and can be retracted from the outside with a key if a passenger is stuck on the inside and in need of assistance.

I have boxes of old mortise locks. I'll have to look them over and see if I have a privacy version.

I have one or two Falcon entry locksets. I love that old craftsmanship. And while "picking" seems easy enough, try and rotate a Falcon cylinder 1.5 turns to unlatch the door.

[masraum]

Cool stuff, guys!

[masraum]

Hahahah, we were walking the dogs tonight when I spotted a door out for the trash that had a dead bolt in place.

Now I have another lock to practice on. Hahahaha

[masraum]

I've been looking on eBay to buy some used door locks or door lock cylinders or padlocks as a cheap source of practice locks so I'd have some variety without having to spend much.

Something popped into my head as I was cruising ebay the other day. When we sold our home 5 years ago, I sold a big box full of various door knobs and dead bolts, at least 5 and probably more like 10-15 different locks in all at a garage sale. I'll bet I sold the whole box for $5 or less. Now I'm looking at paying a lot more than that for something very similar. I'll just have to watch ebay for the occasional really good deal.

[Kyle Obrain]

A locksmith mableton is a person who deals with lock-related stuff and also the one who picks locks as a profession and knows the mechanism to handle the problems related to locks.

[john70t]

Not clicking that link

[A930Rocket]

^^^ Blue, I’ve noticed over the past 30 years using Schlage locks, the quality has gone down. When it comes to the cylinder, what was once lots of brass, is now pot metal or so it seems.

The one deadbolt that stumps me is the one with the swaged on cap, holding the cam bar. I haven’t figured how to remove it without destroying it to rekey it. I have not googled it, because I want to try and figure it out on my own. Any hints though?

[masraum]

Originally Posted by john70t

Not clicking that link

Yep, absolutely not.