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WEP brand secure 5 lever - rare vintage padlock

PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:41 am
by 10ringo10
Having picked this open and finding out later its rare around these parts !

I decided to make a key for this padlock and see what,s inside :geek: too in the process .. not much information out there on these old locks

now there is ! :smile:

pics to follow

Re: WEP brand secure 5 lever - rare vintage padlock

PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:43 am
by GWiens2001
ringo - you are cruel, mean and heartless to taunt us with delicious pictures of a nice lock, then tell us the pictures are to come. :cry: :cry:

Can hardly wait. :drool:

Gordon

Re: WEP brand secure 5 lever - rare vintage padlock

PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:48 am
by Alaphablue
:kickyoass: just mean :mrgreen:

Re: WEP brand secure 5 lever - rare vintage padlock

PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:57 am
by 10ringo10
lol ! it should last another 100 years

I cut a key on a old steel one as this was more fitting for the period ! what year it was first made ?

Re: WEP brand secure 5 lever - rare vintage padlock

PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:39 am
by escher7
Nice picking. Lots of levers for a padlock.

Re: WEP brand secure 5 lever - rare vintage padlock

PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:17 pm
by PhoneMan
no computer geeks have made a joke about "WEP cracking"? :) (referring to older wifi encryption) Cool lock too!

Re: WEP brand secure 5 lever - rare vintage padlock

PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 5:43 pm
by Lauren
These lever tumblers are known as a closed gate design.

Re: WEP brand secure 5 lever - rare vintage padlock

PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 5:57 pm
by 10ringo10
Thanks lauren any advice on how to proceed in putting the pins or rivets back ?
I was thinking drill the old ones out completely & heat one pin at a time and stamp or press them back in to suit ? any advice would be helpful as I want to make a good job of it ! lol

Re: WEP brand secure 5 lever - rare vintage padlock

PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:20 pm
by escher7
PhoneMan wrote:no computer geeks have made a joke about "WEP cracking"? :) (referring to older wifi encryption) Cool lock too!



I thought of the WEP comment but it was too obvious.