RLS 25 “Baldwin Mortise Locks”

[@cjshank8477]

Thanks! My wife’s father recently passed away. We have been together 25 years and her dad tinkered with the lock in the front door the whole time I knew him. It recently stopped working and my wife and I have been trying to repair it for 6 months, and we found your video. We just fixed it!❤ Thank you so much!!🎉😅

[@selock]

Thank you! I'm glad the video was able to help get it going again :) Happy New Year!

[@ImGumbyDangit]

Thanx for the Video. It so nice to have an explanation of all the parts and what they do. Sitting at home with COVID so have been rewatching some of your other mortise videos.

[@geraldskinner63]

Get better soon Gumby! I caught a bug over the weekend but testing negative to covid. Lost sense of smell but that has happened with other colds in the past.

[@ImGumbyDangit]

@@geraldskinner63 thx. Sucks to be stuck at home.

[@kevinkoepke8311]

Hope your recovery is speedy!

[@ken_9359]

I can't wait until we get to the Commercial and Institutional Locksmith series.

[@kevinkoepke8311]

I still love the looks of these locks in doors. Even though they're a pain! Thanks Jason!

[@Pyrolock]

Thanks for showing us how to work as a "Mechanic" with all the tips & tricks on the various Baldwin Mortise locks, by the "school of experience", and perhaps a bit of the "school of hard knocks" I think.

[@pricelessx421]

Good to know locksmiths still willing and able to fix mortise locks.

[@richardleblanc]

This video answered a lot of my questions and is very helpful. At 17:29, you mention “One little bar.” That dastardly piece needed to be removed from my mortise set, but until I watched it to the VERY END, I couldn't figure out where you removed it. Thank you for your instruction.

[@drewwalter5339]

I have the same problem. Any advice? Anyone?

[@geraldskinner63]

Great tip at tip end!!! noted. I treasure my Baldwin "puzzle" mortise lock. It sits keyed up on top of my desk like a trophy. I await the phone call from the customer that has an issue with one, I sincerely look forward to the challenge to fix it. Got my block ready Coach! Thanks!

[@mattoliverau]

I hate it when I'm pulling a lock apart and it goes bleh, I learnt a new technical term🤣 I'll be using it 😀 A long but great video Jason!

[@debbielevault321]

Thanks!

[@selock]

Thank you ! :) We appreciate it

[@lynh8378]

Yay, mortise lock video!!!! Thanks.

[@gkeyman565]

great video and tips. have a great day

[@jeffmoss26]

great info, don't see too many of these in the shop

[@davidteuteberg4254]

Great tips and tricks, Thanks

[@maxmendel3235]

Really helpful video! Unfortunately, though my lock looks like the 5 screw case cover version, I could find no spindle like in the video. The problem is droopy heavy brass handle on the inside. . Is the single coil spring inside the case likely to be the problem? Really a cool all brass mechanism. Whose the wizard that invented it?

[@CommonFella1010]

@20:50 when you talk about removing the bar to change the function where you dont have to manually unlock the buttons after throwing the deadbolt, would the principle be the same on similar brands like emtek or rocky mountain where your able to remove a similar piece to achieve the same goal?

[@selock]

more than likely, emtek is pretty much a copy of Baldwin but I don’t often run across them enough to say for sure :)

[@CommonFella1010]

Thanks for the info 👍

[@robertriggs7865]

@@selock I tried removing this bar and it works great except for one thing...the exterior lever handle unlocks the lock!! What am I doing wrong coach?

[@selock]

@@robertriggs7865 even when deadbolted?

[@selock]

@@robertriggs7865 the only way it would be able to unlock is if that top button was flipped the wrong way, but even then the deadbolt being engaged should stop it anywsy

[@alayahightower3677]

Thank you for this video!!!

[@robertriggs7865]

I currently have a Baldwin set with a lever lock. Being old the thumb lever is hard to operate. Can the trim be replaced with a trim set with only knobs/Levers without changing the mortise lock?🙏

[@selock]

Have you tried lubricating the interior of the mortise lock. Get a good quality Lube like Tri-Flow, Houdini, or LPS1 push in the latch, stick the straw in angled upwards and give it a 2-3 second burst

[@citylockapolytechnikeyllcc7936]

I like your Craftsman vice. Wish I had one. Current vices on market suck

[@donnellbaxter8050]

Thanks make more videos.

[@PaulHenning84]

Use a putty knife to set the bottom button just before closing it makes your life so much easier.

[@selock]

Good tip :)

[@PaulHenning84]

@@selock Get the cover on and bind it on the button, slide the knife in from the bottom and set the button in the cover, test function then put screws back in.

[@selock]

@@PaulHenning84 yeah I understood the first time

[@robertriggs7865]

Thanks!

[@selock]

Thank you Robert! We appreciate it & hope you get it sorted out :)