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Offline Gaeckle

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I engraved a lock!
« on: December 09, 2015, 09:03:54 AM »
well, sorta......


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Re: I engraved a lock!
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2015, 02:59:02 PM »
Looks great!

Which engravers did you use?

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Re: I engraved a lock!
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2015, 04:00:31 PM »
 Pretty neat John. I would think that stuff would be hard to work, no?

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Re: I engraved a lock!
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2015, 05:14:46 PM »
Well done, John!

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Re: I engraved a lock!
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2015, 05:30:27 PM »
That is really neat, but where does the flint go?
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Re: I engraved a lock!
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2015, 05:42:42 PM »
Arrrgghhh!

I'm sorry I looked.  ;D
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Re: I engraved a lock!
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2015, 06:03:13 PM »
That must be for a California gun ( lock)

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Re: I engraved a lock!
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2015, 06:08:18 PM »
I forget that brand of lock, it's on my toolbox at work. It's easy to work on, just lock it into the vise and tap away. The gravers are allen wrenches that I modify: heat them up, straighten out the bend, then I use a die grinder with a sanding disk on it and grind a square on the end, cut a 45 degree angle on it. I heat it up to a bright red and quench in motor oil, then use a wetstone and sharpen it up and there's an engraver.

I find a virtual ton of allen wrenches on the washfloor at work, pick up about 5 a day and what else does one do with free stuff besides using them as allen wrenches? Make stuff out of them....the make great tiny little chissels too.

Maybe I should do a step-by-step process on how make them.....who knows.  

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Re: I engraved a lock!
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2015, 03:02:24 AM »
I am actually glad I opened this posting. I have lots of old brass locks that the keys have vanished from long ago, and like you I have lots of old worn out Allen wrenches I can modify.

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Re: I engraved a lock!
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2015, 04:38:40 AM »
LOL I Like it an the Allen wrench idea. Neat.

Offline Bill Ladd

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Re: I engraved a lock!
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2015, 04:48:58 AM »
Funny.  Nice work, too.

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Re: I engraved a lock!
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2015, 09:44:23 AM »
I forget that brand of lock, it's on my toolbox at work. It's easy to work on, just lock it into the vise and tap away. The gravers are allen wrenches that I modify: heat them up, straighten out the bend, then I use a die grinder with a sanding disk on it and grind a square on the end, cut a 45 degree angle on it. I heat it up to a bright red and quench in motor oil, then use a wetstone and sharpen it up and there's an engraver.

I find a virtual ton of allen wrenches on the washfloor at work, pick up about 5 a day and what else does one do with free stuff besides using them as allen wrenches? Make stuff out of them....the make great tiny little chissels too.

Maybe I should do a step-by-step process on how make them.....who knows.  
You should!