Lauren's Antique Padlock Restoration
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:11 pm
I obtained this nice hatch pattern padlock recently without a key in the locked position. The hasp and the key hole cover showed some nice spring back action, so this lock had promise to be fully intact. With this lock, I wanted to machine an extra special key made from nickle silver bar stock on my drill press. In addition, I wanted to make some tooling that would replicate those nasty concentric top and bottom ward cuts. Here's some of the steps:
Grinding the key head:
Side view of the barrel hole and key head thickness:
Key barrel and lighting bolt bit established (NICE!)
Special homemade cutter for production of the bottom ward (Works great!):
Using a scribe locked in the drill press to define key head and waste material:
Special homemade cutter for production of the top ward (WOW!):
Tools, key and wonderfully working padlock:
Grinding the key head:
Side view of the barrel hole and key head thickness:
Key barrel and lighting bolt bit established (NICE!)
Special homemade cutter for production of the bottom ward (Works great!):
Using a scribe locked in the drill press to define key head and waste material:
Special homemade cutter for production of the top ward (WOW!):
Tools, key and wonderfully working padlock: