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Wilenhall S2 & S5 locks. by Keith Bradley
Willenhall locks started as Keys Of Steel in 1952 and were incorporated as Willenhall locks in 1959. One of the locks in their range, the S2, is well known throughout the British safe engineering world.
A BASIC GUIDE TO RECOGNISING BUMPING
Contents: INTRODUCTION KEYWAY DAMAGE BASIC DIAGRAM OF PIN CYLINDER BUMPING ACTION MECHANICS CHAMBER DAMAGE SPRING DAMAGE PIN DAMAGE...FAC lock
Todays artcicle is by Paul Cunneen of Cork in the Republic of Ireland on one of the FAC ranges of lock which is found on a range of wall and floor safes finding their way to our shores from the continent....
Dual Control lock
Unknown dual control lock This lock is one which I have had knocking around the workshop for some time now. I have absolutely no idea where it came from, what make it is, or it's age. I suspect it is probably a Powerlock but if anyone knows better, please let me know....L & F 3010 and 3012
L & F have put out a few euro standard footprint locks over the past few years and this article is about 2 of them - the 3010 and it's little brother the 3012. I find the numbering of the locks quite odd – the 3010 is a class II lock with 11 levers and 200,000 differs while the 3012 is a class I lock with 8 levers offering a mere 80,000 differs. Maybe I am being a bit pedantic but I thought the big brother of the 2 would have the bigger number……………...
NL Locks by Gerald Unger
NL Locks are the newest locks from Klaus "Nick" Gartner.( founder of La Gard)...LaGard 2200 by Keith Bradley
Elsewhere on the site is a short post/article regarding the 2200 pick which is made by Chris Belcher. However, there are bound to be a few folk out there who have never used or even have seen the LaGard 2200, so here we have a brief rundown of the lock and some instructions....
