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Antique finishing

Hello all, Has anybody here ever used any kind of treatment-chemical or otherwise- to give brass surfaces an "antique" l...
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posted by goma865
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by goma865

Antique finishing

Hello all, Has anybody here ever used any kind of treatment-chemical or otherwise- to give brass surfaces an "antique" l...
11 comments posted 21yrs
posted by goma865
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by goma865

help me choose good lock

Hallo, I'm from Poland and I have a problem with choosing a lock-cylinder. In Poland we have not many locks you write a...
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posted by jerzyjb
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by jerzyjb

Which is harder to open with lock picks?

A common 5 pin tumbler door knob or a 5 pin tumbler deadbolt? I am trying to decide which to install in my back door. Th...
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posted by kpwhite
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by kpwhite

Another question about Taylor Safe

I'm back! (See? And you thought you could get rid of the lamb that easily did you?) This isn't as important as getting...
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posted by nospam
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by nospam

hillman 3100 key duplicator?

Hi Everyone, Someone here locally has a Hillman 3100 key machine for sale with 1000's of keyblanks and display. I cant...
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posted by nospam
14 comments posted 21yrs posted by nospam

The Medeco

Hi all. I'm deciding on locks for my apartment door and thought I'd put this question first before the esteemed members...
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posted by bean
33 comments posted 21yrs posted by bean

Tomorrows Locks

Having came across this company a few months ago, if you want anything high tech these do it but not extorsionately. www...
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posted by acarhart
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by acarhart

Safe - very safe, apparently

I have an old steel J & J Taylor safe that's been around since God was a little boy. A couple of weeks ago I decided to...
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posted by nospam
90 comments posted 21yrs posted by nospam

Glue in lock?

CNN had a story this morning about a shopping mall where a vandal got in at night and squirted super glue into the lock...
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posted by bhanna
32 comments posted 21yrs posted by bhanna

Fake Bramah ?

I've just acquired (from the Auction Site of the Beast) a "Bramah box lock". I'm wondering if it's genuine. Compared to...
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posted by dingbat
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by dingbat

hey, got one for you all

A customer brought me a plate from a door he bought, the face plate with the keyhole cover is 3.5 by 2 inches with a te...
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posted by yoshiryder
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by yoshiryder

Cutting keys for old cabinet locks ?

I'm a furniture maker more than a locksmith. Like most of such, I've got a big pile of old Victorian brassware, a varie...
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posted by dingbat
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by dingbat

Help ...How can i open a old Militery bunker?

how can i open a old militery bunker , from the 1940 in denmark.. the lock is and old lock, "long old key"
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posted by Glostrup
10 comments posted 21yrs posted by Glostrup