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Offline mattinker

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A nineteeth centuary key repair.
« on: May 14, 2020, 01:12:21 PM »
This video is about making a new stem and ring for a nineteenth century lock. I braze the steel parts with brass braze and I use silver solder to braze the brass "bit" to the steel tenon. This makes it easier as the melting point of the silver solder is lower.



Offline tom osselton

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Re: A nineteeth centuary key repair.
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2020, 05:10:56 AM »
Very interesting Iv'e always had a fascination with old locks! I have to say though I was yelling for a while about the catching of that piece! :beer:

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Re: A nineteeth centuary key repair.
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2020, 05:36:35 AM »
Thanks Tom,

Well, I did get the sticking  sorted in the end, my first lock of this kind!

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Re: A nineteeth centuary key repair.
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2020, 08:09:41 AM »
That's two of us then, Tom  :D

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Re: A nineteeth centuary key repair.
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2020, 09:18:23 AM »
That's two of us then, Tom  :D

Thanks for the reply! ;--)