Antique Lock Repair : Part 1 of 4

[@Wingsnthings23]

Locksmith here great video. I take a pic immediately after taking off cover.

[@hairyfro]

It will be great to see this restored. Growing up in Chicago these were in lots of older homes and they all seemed to be malfunctioning in some way. Easy to see why now with all those moving parts.

[@Blondihacks]

For sure! I hope you enjoy the final result. It was fun to do!

[@kurtkyre]

I have an old house full of these locks! So glad I found your channel!

[@petem6291]

Quinn , never saw this series of videos as president of the Quinn Dunki fan club (east coast chapter) I should pay more attention . Ozone park is a stones throw from me , I aways found locks fascinating it could not have been easy to design a lock a 100 years ago , stay well Pete M

[@randyrodriguez4643]

Sweet! I grew up in a very old apartment and those mortise locks were all over. Love them, can't wait to see the repair and restoration.

[@Blondihacks]

Randy Rodriguez Right on!

[@setSCEtoAUX]

Is it weird that I'm jealous you get to repair and restore something like that? Figuring out and fixing broken things is THE BEST.

[@Blondihacks]

Seriously- my friend thought I was nuts for being SUPER EXCITED to take on this project.

[@TheScaryName]

Hello! I really like your channel/videos, keep up the great work! I'm a locksmith from Sweden, and the dominant style of locks here are actually the ones that require a mortise. Granted that most of our (more secure) doors are made of steel, but a lot are still made of 45-60 mm thick pine wood. The way we (most of us) install a mortise style lock (ASSA in my case) in a wooden door, is by using a properly sized spade drill at a specific distance apart, cleaning up the leftovers with a chisel and then using a hole saw to allow for a handle and/or a lock cylinder (tumbler?). Have a great day.

[@greatevil-one-too]

Love your kitty cameos

[@Blondihacks]

Haha, thanks! I can't predict when Sprocket H.G. Shopcat will decide to make an appearance. It depends how much she refuses to stay out of the room when I'm recording.

[@5610winston]

I have a very similar entry lock in my front door. It has brass exterior handle, glass interior knob, and brass deadbolt turn, and is engraved "Earle" in a fancy script on the escutcheon around the exterior cylinder. It is a beautiful piece of functional pre-war trim. It is original to the house (My parents were the second owners, I am the third), and I want to recondition the lock to last another eighty-five years, and rekey it if possible to accept the Schlage key used in all the other exterior locks in the house.

[@trentonjennings9105]

I love mechanical restoration, and I'm learning more and more through others and my own experience. My main interest is in antique typewriters of which I've restored several including repairs and some handmade parts and broken cast iron repair. I'm seriously considering a mini lathe for possibly making parts in some special cases. At least that is my excuse. So videos like this are both fascinating, educational and inspirational.

[@Blondihacks]

A lathe is a great tool for restoring machinery, for sure! You can make all those little pins, shafts, linkages, bolts, etc that aren't obtainable any more. They're also great for cleaning, sanding, and polishing round parts (as long as you cover the ways when using abrasives). I say go for it. 😉

[@gymntonic]

Just found this short series. My parents old house had a lock set and latch like this on their front door. I took it apart a few times as a kid to see how it worked!

[@Blondihacks]

That’s cool! They are great old mechanisms. Built to last!

[@DudleyToolwright]

Nice lock. I love the design for longevity of things made in yesteryears as opposed to almost everything made today, designed to be 'upgraded' in a couple of years.

[@Blondihacks]

Dudley Toolwright Totally! These things were built to last, and it shows! There’s surprisingly little wrong with it after 100 years of use.

[@shoofle]

super excited for this series!!! i love repairing stuff!

[@Blondihacks]

Great! I hope you enjoy it- it was a challenging project!

[@Mark1024MAK]

In the U.K. at least, some mortice locks do have the feature of operating the latch once the bolt has been drawn back. The mortice locks on the PVC double glazed doors on my home (less than 20 years old) do this. And mortice locks similar to yours (but without the “soft lock” buttons) suitable for fitting in wooden doors are still available.

[@Blondihacks]

That's great additional context- thanks for sharing!

[@The_Bearded_Lady]

just found your channel after watching your most recent shop tour. subscribed. and this is my second video. super excited about what you do here to fix your lock. i have a house that was finished in 1900 and one of the old doors with this type of lock. i want to keep it, but i want to figure out how to disable the lock part in a way that doesn't hurt it. because we added a modern set to the door... but this means, to open that door you have to turn both the old knob and the new knob lol. i want to disable the old one without hurting it. or maybe watching these 4 parts i will find that i can temporarily pull it out and get a machinist to fix it so that it can be more secure (i live in a high break in area) without the modern set (which is easily pickable lol)... but with both door knobs even people who know struggle to open the door... which is good for security, but it breaks a lot of the modern door knobs because people go too hard at it and it constantly loosens the knob set once to the point someone bent it (not just the screws) etc. anyway, i'm excited to see more of your videos and have a nice selection of 15-20. all the best!

[@CatPalace-d2m]

Record more in portrait = more Sprocket. Excellent.

[@UDoIt2]

Watching this now!!!

[@TangentJim]

Well done -- you could talk a Dog down off of a meat wagon. Suggestion -- When you split open the Mortise lock -- take a picture of the assembly -- to avoid any head scratching ! Two thumbs up .

[@Blondihacks]

That's a great tip- thanks for sharing! I did in fact take a bunch of photos, as you'll see in the reassembly.

[@Made2hack]

I took one of these apart once and just scrapped the various metals. I should have restored it!

[@Blondihacks]

That's okay too! Not everything needs saving, despite what my Junk Pile keeps telling me.

[@Made2hack]

Is your junk pile generational like mine? The older junk now has children junk? @@Blondihacks

[@Blondihacks]

@@Made2hack Probably! I hear some disturbing noises from that corner of the shop sometimes, that's for sure.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Those noises you hear are those darn shop rats. They move your tools around when your not there.

[@madmat2001]

Needs more cat pictures. Your kitty is adorable by the way.

[@Blondihacks]

She agrees!

[@garyhardman8369]

I just came here from Abom79, liked your video and subscribed.

[@Blondihacks]

Awesome, thank you! I'm a big fan of Adam too.

[@randomguy7253]

This mortise style of locks is all I've ever seen in at least Austria and Germany; they are a bit narrower and are mounted even in the flimsiest of doors. But I've never seen that "soft lock button" function around here. Goes to show that inustrial traditions are way different around the world...

[@Blondihacks]

Very cool- thanks for sharing! It's neat to see they are still used in many places.

[@mrradio4944]

In europe you still see these types of locks around!

[@johnapel2856]

Neat! Just learned about your channel from Adam (Abom79) and wanted to subscribe. Thanks.

[@Blondihacks]

Awesome! Thanks for subscribing, and welcome to Blondihacks!

[@robertevans6481]

I came across your channel from Abom79 and had to subbed...👍

[@Blondihacks]

Awesome- welcome! I love Adam's channel too. :D

[@HLEE4192]

Can you please give me a clue how this steel sping goes in this old lock? It is a surface mount corbin dead bolt. The little button won't work. 0366 1/2 Thank yo

[@thecheatingfoodie5028]

What do you call the ones with a side ways key hole ==O like this. I have an old storage cupboard, I can't figure out how to open it?

[@douglasbarnes3506]

I too just came here from Adam's and noticed there were a ton of your stickers in the box.Any chance of getting one for my shop?Oh yeah please keep up the instructional videos!!

[@Blondihacks]

Douglas Barnes Welcome and thanks for the sub! The stickers are presently a perk for my Patrons, so you can sign up there to get one: Patreon.com/join/QuinnDunki I also give them to people I meet in person or fellow KZbinrs. I may sell them at some point, but haven’t set that up yet.

[@bdkj3e]

Abom79 just sent me here, can't wait to catch up on all your vids.

[@Blondihacks]

That's great, thanks! Adam is a great dude.

[@billbaggins]

Another new sub via Abom😏 just binge watched everything, great content Quinn and such a lovely voice nice simple explanations, hope you keep going with the machining basics, gonna need it when i get my lathe . love the subtle nods to other makers. i think you have pretty much made my bloke vs sheila makers ratio even. sadly not in a position to support on patreon,hopefully you will upload that content later on. Looking foward to much more from you 😊 Cheers from Tasmania 🍺

[@Blondihacks]

Thanks very much for the kind words! All the way from Tasmania- wow! I think you win the award for the viewer who traveled the furthest to be here. 😉

[@billbaggins]

🤣 we are a long way from anywhere but we dont care cos it's so nice down here

[@lockeyestlocksmith2349]

This is a bit key lock, Skelton key is the slang term for a key that works a group of Locks I know everybody calls them skeleton key locks . As you describe the buttons lock and unlock the outside handle or knob, in this case a vary rare Iever handle. This function used to be called the carpet bagger function, 1860's on. it allowes you to lock the outside of the door , but you can open it from the inside just by Turing the inside knob to answer . Carpet baggers are notorious for barging in your house and setting up their carpet bag goods with the intent to sell you something you didn't need. And the early days you would grab your flintlock gun then later on shotgun and escort them out of the house. If he was really argumentative with a shotgun double barrel you would have one load of rock salt. And in the other barrel you would have the real business. These poor guys will get shot in the ass with rocksalt on their way off the property. Presuming you can remember which barrel had the rocksalt in it??!!😎

[@shanemiller6947]

You can't bet oll Blondie she's my kinda gal

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

AWESOME , I enjoy fixing things . Just subbed up , Check out my channel .. Thanks !