Stanley Vidmar SL10

[KokomoLock]

Stanley Vidmar SL10, Swiss made, used on tool boxes and cabinets. 10 sliders, 5 per side.

Front of lock and key.

Back of lock.

Side view with pin on left that holds cylinder in place.

Inner housing with 40 holes, key can be removed every 1/4 turn once removed from outer housing. Spring and brass pin are for installing in cabinet.

More inner housing.

10 brass sliders.

Brass retainer, push down to remove plug.

Brass retainer.

10 sliders with operating key inserted. Super sloppy lock, all kids of wiggle room in this thing.

Sliders with key partially removed.

All 10 sliders.

Slider.

Slider.

One tough pin to remove, this is how it looked when I was done.

[LocksmithArmy]

thanks for the awsome pictures,,, ill return with a gift of a time to beat... 2:42 to you sir...

[awol70]

So being that these are made by Stanley,(now owned by S&G and a member of the ASSA ABLOY group),
are they readily available in North America like the "24-7 series?
judging from the web it looks that way,but i have never seen these around.
looks like this would be a fantastic lock to learn slider manipulation with.
(add one at a time...)
thanks for the great pictures.

[chris]

I remember Kokomolock giving me the link to where you could order the locks, I just can't remember what it is. I'm sure he knows. I believe they went for 30-40 bucks or so.

[Solomon]

Great breakdown pics kokomo, thank you. It's cool to see old locks with sliders like this. And good job LSA! Sloppy as it may be, I can't imagine it being an easy pick.

[darkhorse]

What a great post koko.....just got one of these locks and didnt have a clue what was inside...this is great...thanks buddy

[GeneT]

Thank you!

I picked one of these up off eBay a few weeks ago. I found LSA's video, but I've been unable to pick mine yet. Nice to see what the guts look like.

GsT

[MBI]

Thanks Kokomo, your breakdown here is what led me to buy one of these.

[mister sour]

Thanks Kokomo, your breakdown here is what led me to buy one of these.

Where can I get one of these locks? And I agree. U posted a great breakdown. Thank you kokomo!

[LocksmithArmy]

ebay has one

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cylinder-Lock-S ... 588e5066fa

and the key lol

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Key-fitting-Sta ... 588e506a90

[GeneT]

ebay has one

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cylinder-Lock-S ... 588e5066fa

and the key lol

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Key-fitting-Sta ... 588e506a90

That's the seller I got mine from. If you contact them you can get a cylinder and (single) key for under $30.

GsT

[PhoneMan]

Pics are dead.
My neighbor had a big tool chest made by Vidmar (before Stanley bought them?) the thing weighed over 400 pounds! I always liked the keys to it. She told me you could open a top drawer and sit on it without the cabinet tipping! (I wouldn't suggest you try it).