Need a lock builder

[Mike Brooks]

Broke a mainspring on one of TOTWs ' WILLETS" lock today. Got a spring coming but it's a raw casting. Can anyone point me the way to get this tempered by somebody who knows what they are doing? Unfortunately this is not my forte'.

[smylee grouch]

I wonder if Brad at Cabin Creek would do the job?

[Mark Elliott]

Mike,

If you send me the lock and spring,  I will fix it up for you.    How is $50 for the service?

Thanks,

Mark

[Mike Brooks]

Mike,

If you send me the lock and spring,  I will fix it up for you.    How is $50 for the service?

Thanks,

Mark

Sounds great, PM me your addy.

[pathfinder]

Does that apply to ayone? I have a TRS Bess lock that could use some help,tuning wise that is.

[SPG]

There's really only one way to learn how to temper a spring...

[Mark Elliott]

Yes,  I will take any work I can get.     E-mail me at mark@markelliottva.com with the particulars and I will give you a price.     

[Mark Elliott]

Mike,  PM sent.

Mark

Don't forget to include an extra $6 for return postage.

[David R. Pennington]

The fascination of building for me is stretching my abilities and learning new skills. I had a lock that didn't have a strong enough mainspring so I forged and filed one out of an old hayrake tooth and oil hardened and tempered in a can of oil by burning off the oil. Kit Ravenshear's little books give good instructions on this method.

[Yancey von Yeast]

I also do lock work.  I have built dozens of Rifle Shoppe locks, forged and made my own, tuned all sorts of repros for competition, and performed repairs.  Feel free to contact me if you need lock or spring help.

Thanks,
Yancey

[Kopfjaeger]

I figured you would have known how. Mark will fix ya up. Sounds like a fair price to me.

[Mike Brooks]

I figured you would have known how. Mark will fix ya up. Sounds like a fair price to me.

I'm a gunstocker, not a gunsmith. There's quit a difference.

[Acer Saccharum]

I'm a stocker, a dabbler, and a doodler. I don't make barrels, and I don't make locks.

[Mark Elliott]

Mike,

I never did get that lock or spring.   I assume you decided to do it yourself.

Mark

[Mark Elliott]

I hope to make one all handmade gun (rifle or pistol) before I die.   I guess that makes me an apprentice gunsmith.   

[Kopfjaeger]

I figured you would have known how. Mark will fix ya up. Sounds like a fair price to me.

I'm a gunstocker, not a gunsmith. There's quit a difference.

Mike,
Yes there is quite a difference. I've worked on my own locks and triggers for about 28 years now. Mainly because I couldn't find anyone local that did it so I had to learn.  As far as stocks I never got into that except repairing a few cracks through the years. I always wanted to learn, but I have a pretty demanding job working for the state of pennsylvaina. But on June 8th of this year thats going to end because I'm retiring with 29 1/2 years service. After I retire I should have the time to do some of the things I want to learn. Plus I'll be retired at 54 years old so I'm still young enough to do stuff.