Fingers sore but happy...
Finished the fine filing of the key just a bit ago. I will try to get some pics up tomorrow. What I was filing was some cross shaped holes in the key. Once again, because of the size of the files, they remove material very slowly. It probably comes out to about 3 hours per hole. The key now fully rotates to where it should be. I still have a bit to go but hopefully the rest will be easier and quicker. I need to remove some excess material but that should be pretty simple. Next, I need to form two little teeth that actually unlock the chest by pushing a spring out of the way. That has the potential of me screwing up but I'm going to try to be very, very careful. I do not want to start this over again. Finally, I need to clean up filing on the key. This filing is simple to make it look nicer. I will be able to use larger, quicker files for this.
Also, I realized a minor mistake that I've made. This is a mistake that can be attributed to this being the first lock I've made. The slide is a little too wide. This means that when I put the lock into the wood, the lock will project a little into the chest. Its not a big deal and I'm going to put in a piece of protective wood to keep the lock from being damaged. If I ever do one of these chests again with a lock (doubtful) I will make the slide smaller. If I do make this style of chest again, it will probably be without a lock. I may put the lock plate on it for looks but not for functionality.
A chronicle of my attempts to create an early clock using only traditional techniques.
2 comments:
This is really interesting, It must take the patience of a Buddhist monk to take on a task like this. Not much of a severe patience guy myself.
Lol, yeah, its taken a lot of patience. However, it has been such a valuable learning experience that it doesn't bother me. I hope most of the major problems are behind me. I just hope that I don't have to pick up any more files for a little while.
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