Kawneer...any info?

[globallockytoo]

What you explain is counter sinking and somthing i would never do to a plug, ever,

Reamin is removing a very slight amount from a bore by useing a tool called a reamer, a reamer is like a drill but has almost straight flutes and lots of them, they only remove the slightest amount of material and are for giving a good finish on a bore and making it a certain dimension, they are useually used on smaller holes where a proper boring attachment wouldnt fit,

To phisically alter any part of a lock be it the plug, pins, chambers or otherwise is simply not the correct way of doing things,

It can be acceptable as an emergency repair to alter the phisical properties of a lock but that lock must be replaced asap,

I agree and support your principled stance Shrub, however if you are faced with a situation where you cannot key 1 cylider suitably and you need to finish the job....then sure, go ahead and ream.

I agree that the responsible thing to do is to replace that cylinder at the earliest opportunity/

[Shrub]

For sure, i think we were both on the same agreement anyway i was just setting it out for the others,

[butterboy]

My LAB pinning set says to use bottom pins on top inverted when pinning a schlage lock.
I went to this thread wondering about a kawneer lock I own , and then read about how ubsured it was to invert pins , I know this is an old thread do you guys still have the same take on it or has your opinion chanched?

[Schuyler]

My LAB pinning set says to use bottom pins on top inverted when pinning a schlage lock.
I went to this thread wondering about a kawneer lock I own , and then read about how ubsured it was to invert pins , I know this is an old thread do you guys still have the same take on it or has your opinion chanched?

Bullet end up is not as bad as bullet end down.

I could imagine that you'd risk mucking up the springs with the bullet end up, but my LAB's don't have very dramatic points, so I don't think it would be a huge issue.

That said, bullet end down creates a HUGE sheerline, which dramatically effects the security of the lock. Yanno?

I'd say to avoid either.

[Krypos]

wow thread revival.

i still agree with the thread. i think, i havent read it in months. pointy end up is gonna make it far less secure.

[raimundo]

kawneer as stated above are common locks in aluminum frame doors almost always mortised into adams rite swing bolt mechanisms and usually sc1.
they will come in anodized aluminum in the same shade as the aluminum door frame, see brown anodyzing, and a brown anodized lock, your most likely looking at kawneer. real common around here.

[raimundo]

kawneer as stated above are common locks in aluminum frame doors almost always mortised into adams rite swing bolt mechanisms and usually sc1.
they will come in anodized aluminum in the same shade as the aluminum door frame, see brown anodyzing, and a brown anodized lock, your most likely looking at kawneer. real common around here.