Mounting locks, Knobs, & Cylinders for Practice
Well, I've worked through a couple Kwikset and Defiant locks but, now that it's post spring break and I'm back in the broken lock Apartments [see other [url]http://keypicking.com/viewtopic.php?p=67676#p67599]posts[/url]] my space is at a premium and, I don't have 2x6's or hole-saws to make "doors" out of. What I've done thus far is take the practice locks apart, removed the shaft (part that connects the 'cam' to the throw mechinism/latch and other knob/thumb-turn) and mounted the cylinder part to 2 1x4's. (1x's are all I've got in the room from making a shelf. Otherwise I'd go 2x) Obviously we know that the cylinder is the part we work on and 'pick' so I assume that it will still allow practice of the mechanics of picking abd setting but, tension will be far different than if the whole knob or deadbolt was assembled. Is this a bad idea for practicing or, will this provide a fairly realistic sense without all the excess space taken up?
Pics if you need to see what I mean: (ignore the oops on the over tightened mounting screw...ehm, oops)
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