(1613) Don't Give Up On Old Locks!

[@2secondslater]

The polite way of saying "I don't want you to send me these anymore, I will pick these ones and that's it, don't send me these"

[@travisdeclan1701]

pro tip : you can watch series at Flixzone. Been using it for watching all kinds of movies these days.

[@brendanalberto8196]

@Travis Declan yup, I've been using Flixzone for since december myself :D

[@jackfoxlock]

Bill, if you have too many of these lever locks, how about doing a giveaway including some wire picks to go with them.

[@AedLamhchleasai]

😉😂

[@jakedarang]

I have about 12 of these things. Maybe I need to send them to him.

[@macnutz4206]

Yes, you should do that. A man can never have too many lever locks.

[@Gpbattersby]

Yes, in separate packages, 1 per day for 12 days 😂

[@friartuck103]

I think people are sending them to you as a gift because they know you like vintage locks...

[@doublejaylar]

Would love to see a LockLab video on how to impression keys for these! I always see keyless old lever locks for sale at flea markets. Making working keys for them would be an interesting project. Excellent video as always, Bill!

[@jamesstrain7062]

John Larson kzbin.info/www/bejne/onfJfXh3odWLoLc This is how the professionals do it. You can DIY without buying the kit with a little ingenuity because IMHO $149.99 is a lot to pay for a Chubb(or whatever)depth cut spec sheet and a couple blanks.and don’t forget the Play-Doh

[@CheapskateProjects]

Old comment, but I will reply anyhow. It's usually pretty simple to make keys for these. First you have to pick them open though. Then you can usually see the levers and can measure their thickness. Key blank size can be measures from key hole. Buy or make matching blank. Insert blank and rotate it while looking at the levers. You can then see which lever does not lift enough so file down every other lever section of the key. After some tens of itetations you will have a working key. I actually have a nice antique safe which didn't come with keys to its safety deposit boxes. So I had to pick few of them (unfortunately no treasures) and make key to each 5 of them.

[@AZ_Gizmo]

Thank you for showing these today. I collect the older locks like these.and just love seeing these. Being disabled and retired I have to mind my budget when shopping for them. Anyway, thank you.

[@godminnette2]

I absolutely love these old lever locks. Absolutely gorgeous, especially that first Yale! If you don't want them, I will gladly take a few!

[@DoctorX17]

If you want some replicas with well known names on them (New York Insane Asylum, Alcatraz, etc.) There's a bunch on eBay for $10-15 each. I've been thinking about buying some...

[@ritacarona9465]

Thanks so much for this video! It help me to open an old suitcase lock thar I never thought I could!!

[@blowenfuse]

Hey Bill, just wanted to wish you a happy retirement. This video made me revaluate my lock collection and I've gone on to open some pretty unusual and unique locks. Thank you for the knowledge and joy you've shared.

[@RAkers-tu1ey]

Please feel free to give them away as a contest. I love these things, the older and crustier the better.

[@stevemartinism]

Have many in my collection. Oldest is june 22 1878. Thanks for posting this.

[@Greenz0ne]

Happy retirement! Your videos have always been very informative. I've learned so much about locks thanks to you! Cheers!

[@alger8181]

Those are beautiful locks. Even the cheap tin lock has great detail on it. So much to learn, so much to see.

[@canadafree2087]

Got to keep Bill's videos alive with current comments. He has so many that are teaching level. I like old locks but the one that stumped be was a Miller pancake lock with a keyhole I've never seen before. Thanks to KZbin i found how to make a key.

[@Ben7seven7]

Thank you Bill for being there to take care of these poor orphaned lever locks and giving them a great new home where they can be held, played with, opened and loved.

[@CoolestUserEver]

Ha! Thanks. It took me about 5 sec to open an old metal box with a piece of bent coat hanger and this technique. Now that I can see the simple mechanism I'm gonna try to build a key and this sturdy box can have a second life.

[@TheRedandWhit]

Thanks for the video. I had forgotten the key to my old liqour/tobacco cabinet in my summerhouse. A life was saved today

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

Very true! I keep all my old locks and locks I find in various places.😁👍

[@kalivickers1181]

Thank you! I used to pick locks when bored at my parents business growing up. I've had an old music jewelry box for the longest time with no key. Finally decided to try getting it open. After watching your video I had it open within seconds! ☺️

[@aserta]

3:28 that lock, if you drill the curtain out, the lock opens. It's less about security, it's more about internal "who gets the key" tracking.

[@JamesBuchanan-so5jq]

I’ve had great success opening those pancake locks that don’t have keys. I’ve opened more than 2 dozen of them.. It’s a home made pick using 6 galvanized staples set between either 2 pieces of wood or two 1-1/2 in x 4 in metal plates with butterfly tighteners on each end. If you would like a picture I can send one. You tighten down the butterfly screws until the staples are difficult to move. You then move the entire pick set in and out of the locks several times. As you do this, each staple will start to move until the entire staples are in the exact position and pops open the lock. With this method, you’re left with a pick set that has the exact key cut you need to make a duplicate key. I also do custom lock cut aways. From very old vintage locks to high security locks. The Boley, 6 pin medicos and assa V10 just to name a few.

[@RyanDodds-wg4qw]

Cutaways you say, I may be interested in your services if you still do this, as I collect cutaways specifically

[@shiestys4284]

Hey bill! Long time fan. I actually made a tool for lever locks similar to the tool you used in a few of your other videos out of a die holder from a cheap tap and die set

[@waddac2]

Great video Bill.... God, if you don't want fans sending them old locks to you.... Tell them to send to me for display in my vintage cabinet... LOL!!!!

[@Imozart0341I]

Bill is a sign of the times, my son started playing NES games and asked how did you beat these games they way too hard and just like you I said no it’s not.

[@godminnette2]

Difference in game design. Back then, a core question was stretching out a thirty minute game to last months, a sort of extension of the arcade mindset meant to suck down quarters. They are usually hard in the dumbest ways imaginable to pad out the game with cheap tricks. Few NES games hold up as a result.

[@billhenderson731]

No skill required. That’s my level, thank you very much 👍

[@mrmojo88888]

Any suggestion on those decorative locks, turtles, fish, camels, hearts? Those "love locks" that people attach to bridges.

[@tmcmellon]

I got some Yale and some Russwin door locks in a bunch or locks I bought a of couple weeks ago. They are mostly three lever and have a cover plate with one screw. They were easy to open but fun none the less.

[@amateurshooter6054]

Thanks Bill

[@Pyrolock]

Beautiful old locks and QUITE COLLECTABLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@boutalebali2010]

Woked for me for the first one exactly at the same moment as you 😂 Thank you

[@arterialtribal]

You can use pry bar wrenches on many lever locks too. Works great

[@macnutz4206]

I like those old lever locks although I doubt that I will ever get into them for picking purposes. There just aren't enough of them around.

[@AThreeDogNight]

You don't want them send them my way, I will figure it out. Nicely done Bill.

[@DonzLockz]

Old school security. Lol

[@LivingTheLifeRetired]

A few sessions on how to make keys to these would be fantastic!

[@jaredsmith4919]

Wish there was an x-ray to see the inner workings? Still impressive though.

[@SkyTechElectronics]

I feel like it should become a meme to throw a couple of these into any box that gets sent to Bill from here on. :p

[@LockpickingsGal]

You can send them to me!! They are beautiful and I only have a few!! Happy pickings!!

[@thumperlockpicking9269]

Really great information, I got something out of this. Great video Mr.Bill

[@TorQueMoD]

Any chance you've got a video showing the internal mechanics of this type of lock? I'm doing research for a lock picking minigame for a video game idea I have :)

[@MrThedocholiday]

Any idea how old that last one you picked is? I found one like it yesterday & wonder approx what year it was made… ballpark?

[@Westhelockpicker]

I'd love to try some of them to be honest!

[@brianfreland9065]

i collect cool and unique locks...my ex fiance got me a pretty cool hinge lock like this from england. its kind of a beast

[@gordonwiessner6327]

Be neat to make a door knocker with.

[@ianbritstone3717]

Have you tried impressioning yet, Bill? It will make a key and open at the same time.

[@randalparker835]

I have an old Railway Express Agency Lock with no key. Picking it is great, but how do I create a Key for it? I found an Adlake key blank that fits, so I have a place to start. How about a video on fitting a key to these old lever locks from a blank.

[@Kit_Bear]

I would be happy to send you some lever locks. I guarantee you they will be a bit more of a challenge.

[@samboyd5664]

Thank you for the vid. What type of wire do you use to make those tool?

[@DoctorX17]

I suspect they don't have keys because the original owner lost them, and whoever sent them to you probably got them without keys from yard sales or eBay or something. I just bought a lot of 8 old locks without keys, I suspect they lost the keys and had them in a junk drawer for a while

[@MrFmiller]

They don’t make ‘em like they used to, thank goodness.

[@rerairelandpicker9714]

Good content as always Bill

[@biotechy2k933]

Great Video really curious to know what Guage wire you made those picks with

[@thelockpickinglebowski633]

Nice work!

[@mateotownshend1680]

Isn't there a way to bring those locks back but add a little extra to it so it can't be picked so easily I'm not saying it can't be picked just a little more challenged because I love the old school locks and would like to bring them back not sure which one is stronger full like the old ones are more durable although they're too easy to pick is what I'm hearing

[@michaeltodd8112]

Sell all of these to me - they are super collectible and becoming more so every day

[@radradrad]

It would be very helpful to see the innards of a lever lock.

[@cheyannei5983]

He's shown the inside of a Yale like the first one recently.

[@alger8181]

Goto Andy Mac. He guts them all the time.

[@JuiceThe511]

Good day, Bill. Are any of these locks shim-able?

[@tomscarberry5834]

You and lpl are my heroes... And i truly mean that

[@tommasobuscetta6173]

There are 50$ locks who are faster opened without a key than these old mates 😂

[@Richard.212]

I like the old locks

[@byerboys2607]

I'd live to try lever locks

[@shark70007000]

I've been telling people, if you have a lock with no key or combo, give it to me please. LOL

[@RocRizzo]

These are easy, but kind of fun. I keep my eyes open at yard sales and second hand shops for these or tumbler/wafer locks. It is crazy how many good locks you can get for a buck each, that can provide you with hours of entertainment.

[@williamvergerwolf150]

I have one very similar to the last lock with the key, but sadly by the time it reached me the internals had rusted up. I've been trying to restore it but no luck so far.

[@cybercat1531]

I keep finding a bunch of keys for these, but rarely any of the locks. Bill somehow has all the locks without any keys Wonder if there's a correlation ;)

[@learicketts2489]

Hi interesting video thanks I was wondering if you could help me my daughter has an old fabric trunk that she use to use for boarding school it has a lock on the front with the MW lock we have the original keys for it but for some reason this season it has decided not to open! How would you suggest the best way to open it with out breaking the lock ? Please any ideas would be greatly received from uk .thanks

[@bosnianbill]

About your only option is to spray some graphite lubricant (not oil-based, it will stain the fabric) into the lock and hope it loosens up the mechanism. Alternately, maybe you could push out the hinge pin on the hasp. Other than that, I'm out of ideas.

[@learicketts2489]

Ok thanks for your suggestions I will give them a try ! Happy Thanksgiving.

[@joshuaimler7922]

Never give up!!!!....

[@CHP-Pan]

I reckon he secretly has x-ray vision.

[@2A4U.S.A]

Seems to take more to pick than your average master lock..

[@plankhill]

Good stuff... Bill took midevil locks to school heheh

[@robomoto5550]

I'm the 2nd person in the world to watch this video. HI BILL. Love the channel hoping to send u a challenge lock soon...so get ready.

[@DonzLockz]

He doesn't do challenge locks anymore.

[@perrylc8812]

Maybe easy but beautiful locks.

[@Physhi]

What type of "wire" that Bill was using?

[@dave134061]

its norm piano wire but what thickness im not sure

[@tonyholt90]

Security may be pants but c,mon they are really cool vintage locks eh...

[@michaelsebourn3425]

THE OLDER THE MASTER LOCKS ARE THE BETTER

[@plankhill]

"This Wire may not be long enough" hehehhe

[@2001S-z5i]

he said it was easy

[@aandadailey]

Pick the lock by Mindy on amazon

[@yashodanani1007]

Sir ow some, show me how to lock without key these types of locks

[@DaniThePenguin]

I’ve never seen rango in RTX mode

[@melanieshenton1646]

7

[@therealdjflip]

super early again

[@robomoto5550]

Story of my life.

[@naviftw]

I know this is an older video, but I personally have an antique pin lock (? similar to the first one you show here) and I can not open it to save my life. I was wondering what tools these 'wires' are that you're using? and where can I find them? I checked the links you have in your description but I just got very overwhelmed and didnt see those exactly. Thank you so much for your time!