Re: Lauren's Antique Padlock Restoration
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Lauren wrote:I got thirty seconds of effort from my local locksmith to find a key blank for my simple-warded, FRAIM/SLAYMAKER padlock, just to be told "sorry, don't have it". Why did I even bother? As usual, I made my own key from tool steel. I used a six dollar scrapper blade, purchased from Harbor Freight. The groves on the key were cut with a small cut-off disc and arbor on my drill press.
Lauren wrote:I was quite happy upon winning this beautiful EAGLE padlock from EBAY. The feathered finish and hidden rivets on this brass, six lever padlock are not as common. I used a single L-wire to decode the depth cuts to make a working key.
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