femurat's locks

[Riyame]

The keys for them are actually quite simple. Once I can find some stock that is small enough I will make a key for mine.

[Oldfast]

Oldfast's statis: Holding position... awaiting safe lock porn

[femurat]

Here is the safe lock display assembled to test it before gluing. Looks like the dowels friction is enough to keep it from falling apart.
I added three safe locks before shooting the picture for your pleasure.
I'll disassemble it, sand everything, give the second layer of paint and then finally glue it.

Cheers

[GWiens2001]

Nicely done, Femurat. I like seeing well made hand crafted things. It shows you care about what you do. Kudos

Gordon

[Libertyclicks]

Very Nice Shelf And I Like The Locks Too.
I Have a Bunch Of Those Dials. In Fact The Whole Thing Looks Familiar
Love To See More Of Your Locks!
LC

[Oldfast]

Nice wood workin'! By my calculations... there's room for, oooooh.... 20 dials?

[femurat]

Thanks for the compliments guys
Here are the pieces after a little sanding and a second layer of paint, the plywood back and a detail of the wood color and texture natural vs painted.
Hope to glue everything this weekend...

Cheers

[Oldfast]

Man, that's gonna look great. You've certainly taken the time to do it right.
What kinda paint? I like how you can still appreciate the woodgrain through it.

[mrbinky]

looks great, do you have a spot picked out for the abloy i sent you?

[femurat]

Thanks guys.

Oldfast, finding the right paint was the most difficult thing. I used the "bianco" (white): http://www.syntilor.it/produit/prodotti ... 11,82.html
mrbinki, I have reserved one hook for the padlock, when it arrives it'll be hanging from the framed pegboard on the wall.

Cheers

[GWiens2001]

I just received a MOW lock (without keys, of course). Thanks for forcing me to go buy one by posting your picture of yours! Now I need to make a key. Already think I have a good idea of what to do, the problem will be implementing those ideas with my rough tools!.

Gordon

[femurat]

Finally I managed to complete my safe lock display. The first 3 pictures show the main gluing steps: the sides, the top, the back. It was not easy to glue such a big cabinet without some big clamps so I had to use two belts, some 90 degrees clamps to keep it square and something heavy to put on top of the cabinet. As weights I used some tool boxes for the sides and top, and some locks for the back.
In the last 2 pictures you can see the finished cabinet in its place, and my messy toy-space on the back.

Cheers

[GWiens2001]

Nicely done, Femurat.

Gordon

[MrWizard]

Very nicely constructed with dowel pins and a perfect fit for it's location. Good job!

[Oldfast]

Very nice! And I love the little workstation you've got goin' on! I've often thought it would be nice to have
counter space at a height that would allow me to stand and work on stuff. I get sick of sitting sometimes. lol