nataz wrote:Hello again friends. I purchased a disassembled SG 6700 type II safe lock off of ebay over break to make a cutaway out of, but I'm having trouble putting it back together and setting the combination. Since I'm not talking about manipulation or DE I *think* its okay to have in the open forum. If not, apologies in advance.
Essentially all I want to know is how to "install" this lock onto a piece of wood.
Here are all the pieces.
I know that the black plastic piece goes over the shaft of the dial, and then the shroud goes on. Obviously the shaft extends through the body of the locking mech and into the brass cam. The back plate has to be on for it to work as well, again for obvious reasons.
Here is a picture with how I thought it should be assembled. I hand aligned the wheels, slotted the nose and the cam, and retracted the bolt.
The problem I have is three fold. 1) the shaft is now way to long to attach the back plate, and 2) if I spin the shaft out so there is more room, when I turn the wheel it hits the threads and forces the shaft into the back plate. 3) how do I set the combination with the provided set key?
What am I missing here? I feel like an idiot trying to put this together.
Help?
Okay, I feel a little bit foolish. There was another bag of parts which I assumed was just screws and a key (we'll talk about this in a second), however I missed the small brass (?) L shaped piece of metal that locks the shaft to the cam - mysteries 1 & 2 solved.
Here is the offending part partially raised up - I'm calling it a set pin for lack of a better term.
However problem #3 - How to set the combination is still up in the air. I have the change keyand I know the small end fits into a slot on the wheels that you can only get to when the back is off. I also know that the large "Arrow" end fits into a corrisponding hole in the back of the case. Not exactly sure what to do here. I also know that the second mark on the dial is involved in setting the number for the new combination, but I'm not really sure how it works and would still appreciate help.
I'm not sure I'm assembleing the dial correctly. there are 3 main parts shown below in front and back. 1) round plastic spacer. 2) main dial body with built wafer (?) lock. 3) shroud for the dial which has the marker to read the number, and the marker thats involved in resetting the combo.
If you look at the front pic of the shroud you can see two rectangular boxes on either side of the center hole directly underneath the combination marker. These boxes have screw marks on them, so I assume this is where I screw the shroud into the stand. I place the plastic spacer face down into the center hole, and then slide the dial on top of that. Looks like the wafer lock works to lock the dial and keep it from spinning. I think this is right, but I won't know for sure until tomorrow when I drill a hole/screw everything down into a piece of wood.
Whoop, this is fun.
BTW, does anyone have an idea where I can get plexi-glass? Is it called something else at Home Depot or Lowes? When I make the cutaway it looks like the only thing I have to be really careful on the back plate is the brass relocker needs to be depressed slightly below the plain of the sidewall. Looks like a lot of the sidewalls can also be taken out and replaced to let in more light. I'm looking forward to shareing pics.
peace out
-nataz
, I've been meaning to post pictures of the fin product. Thanks for bringing back this thread and reminding me. Whoop.