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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.
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Nice job on that 'key'.
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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.
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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.