What lock to get from England?

by **arris** » 12 Apr 2007 9:32

thought i was going mad then, when ya put the :?:

hmmm, safe sounds more interesting than a smoke tbh,

anything interesting, i think this afternoon i gonna draw out some locks, for drill points etc.. anyone know of any good links for help etc...

bored outta me mind having a week of work

ran out of things i can pick aswell..

by **Gordon Airporte** » 12 Apr 2007 20:50

OOh so many replies! lol.
I would love to pick up some fancy collectors' stuff devildog, but yeah, I'm pretty much stuck with more every day locks. She doesn't love me that much :-)

I just picked up the Master 4 lever padlock today which is very poorly put together and clearly more for looks than security. The mechanism works though, so that'll be my lever padlock.
So looks like a Chubb 110 or 114, Union 3 lever, ISEO, Union oval...gege and Yale X5. Whew.
Now Shrub... hehe. If you're delivering one of these fancy Battleships, I might be okay with you taking a shot - but she is staying with her boyfriend...Honestly you could probably take him in a fight though ;-)

But, if anybody really is feeling generous and can get something there by the 17th (names changed to protect the innocent):
Gordon Airporte
10 Salter Close
Oxford Ox1-4QD

by **Schuyler** » 12 Apr 2007 20:56

I've seen the guy, I think he could take most of us in a fight. He and UW going at it would be pretty epic, however...

by **Shrub** » 13 Apr 2007 6:09

My problem is getting wound up enough to start fighting, i say problem as its a bit difficult to protect yourself when all your doing is pissing yourself at the person trying to hit me lol

Gordon, is that the proper full address?

by **Chucklz** » 13 Apr 2007 15:03

My problem is getting wound up enough to start fighting

Shrub, drink pint. Repeat as necesary.

by **Chucklz** » 13 Apr 2007 15:04

My problem is getting wound up enough to start fighting

Shrub, drink pint. Repeat as necesary.

by **Shrub** » 13 Apr 2007 21:09

problem is i dont know which one of him to hit then,

by **Gordon Airporte** » 14 Apr 2007 20:22

Shrub wrote:My problem is getting wound up enough to start fighting, i say problem as its a bit difficult to protect yourself when all your doing is pissing yourself at the person trying to hit me lol

If you could develop the pissing into some form of martial art...

Gordon, is that the proper full address?

I know nothing of British address formatting, that's just what I have in the address book - but with my name rather than his because I'm not sure how paranoid he is about his personal info... His name is Rodrick Owen, if that's critical :-)

That O in 'Ox1' might be a 0, but 'O' for 'Oxford' seems much more likely.

by **greyman** » 15 Apr 2007 11:31

You must get an Ingersoll padlock or cylinder lock. Mind you, there are plenty on ebay, but they cost a fair bit to send due to the weight. Chubb AVA also worth a look, but probably available in the US. Otherwise, there's heaps of Chubb stuff for doors and safes.

by **Shrub** » 16 Apr 2007 12:26

Gordon Airporte wrote:
If you could develop the pissing into some form of martial art...

Sorry ive had this with a few people accross the pond, pissing yourself means to laugh your arse off :wink:

I had full intent and good intent to send you somthing off but i forgot and now the threads come up again ive not got time to get anything to her so i appolagise,

by **Gordon Airporte** » 4 May 2007 20:33

Well, I got a Union 3-lever, which may not be that impressive, but it is certainly turning out to be a challenge for me so I'm happy.
So far, using a DIY 2-in-1 ala snapcart's guide, I can only really consistently pick it open, and only from one side. So it looks like I have some more reading to do :-)

by **NKT** » 7 May 2007 11:57

It's probably just you not getting the feel for the bolt notch. Work on that, then you are far more likely to be getting someplace fast.

by **Gordon Airporte** » 7 May 2007 20:22

NKT wrote:It's probably just you not getting the feel for the bolt notch. Work on that, then you are far more likely to be getting someplace fast.

Well, I can't get the levers to stay put - even if I can feel a notch I can't get it to rest on the stump, it will just get pushed back down by the spring when I back the flipper off. I have to very carefully push or pull on the tensioning flipper to compress the levers for anything to stick, but it's awkward and usually the flipper slips off into the cut in the lever next to it.
So the way I figure it, either:
- You're supposed to need to compress the levers and I'm just not good at it yet.
- The springs are too strong.
- I'm not applying enough tension. (I kind of doubt it.)
- The flippers on my pick are too long and are somehow not allowing me to back off of a set lever without jarring it loose.
- I have a perfectly machined 15 quid lock.

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