Beautiful lock. Durable, dependable, tough design. A definite keeper. Great video. Very informative, entertaining. Michael you’re a genius. Take care and keep on making these videos.
if youre down under what keys are used down there? im an ex con did time in kingston penitentiary canada. built 1835 closed 2014. i did 2008 to 2011 in there.
Nice! Great video! Now I wonder how hard it would be to make some new pins for the other 2? 1 working lock is a huge achievement, but 3 would be better ;) Ball bearings shoudn't be too hard. As for the pins, what gage rod stock would you need. Even if you just used brass over steel.
Having worked directly on these locks, I can tell you machining pins to factory specs would be quite a challenge. The change pins have a semispherical recess to receive the ball bearings exactly .005 deep. The master pins have a tiny chamfer on the bottom side and a rounded top that's almost imperceptible to the naked eye. I've never seen a pin more than .0002 inches out of tolerance from the stated length. They are made from a corrosion resistant steel, because if I pull one out that was installed 20 years ago, the pins are in almost as good of shape as the brand new ones. Dropping new pins into a new cylinder bible you feel almost no play. They are a very tight fit, probably not more than .002 inch difference in diameter between a new pin and a new chamber. They are freakishly accurate. I love working on them.
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Nice job Michael on that big old jail lock. Really cool..👍👍👍👍🧡
Beautiful lock. Durable, dependable, tough design. A definite keeper. Great video. Very informative, entertaining. Michael you’re a genius. Take care and keep on making these videos.
Thanks bro. Yeah lovely old piece of brass eh?
all i can say is WOW i want one... Your one lucky man Sir..
Great video and very educational!! Very cool locks!! Thank you for sharing this with us!! Happy pickings!!
Great re-pinning - great lock!
Thanks mate, they;re a gorgeous beast.
Very nice info my friend great video
Pure brute of Brass ... thenks for sharing Mate
Really interesting stuff
Very interesting, thank you for this tutorial, cheers
Excellent tutorial Michael, although I think the only way I will ever encounter one of these huge locks, is if I visit New Zealand and get jailed... 😊
They're from the US. Here's one -
www.ebay.com/itm/Folger-Adam-Mogul-Prison-Jail-lock-Cylinder-Nickel-with-1-key-uncut/202712089603
if youre down under what keys are used down there?
im an ex con did time in kingston penitentiary canada. built 1835 closed 2014.
i did 2008 to 2011 in there.
Nice! Great video! Now I wonder how hard it would be to make some new pins for the other 2? 1 working lock is a huge achievement, but 3 would be better ;) Ball bearings shoudn't be too hard. As for the pins, what gage rod stock would you need. Even if you just used brass over steel.
Having worked directly on these locks, I can tell you machining pins to factory specs would be quite a challenge. The change pins have a semispherical recess to receive the ball bearings exactly .005 deep. The master pins have a tiny chamfer on the bottom side and a rounded top that's almost imperceptible to the naked eye. I've never seen a pin more than .0002 inches out of tolerance from the stated length. They are made from a corrosion resistant steel, because if I pull one out that was installed 20 years ago, the pins are in almost as good of shape as the brand new ones. Dropping new pins into a new cylinder bible you feel almost no play. They are a very tight fit, probably not more than .002 inch difference in diameter between a new pin and a new chamber. They are freakishly accurate. I love working on them.
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