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Posted by spaco on December 29, 2005, 12:47 pm
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Tom Latane', blacksmith extraordinaire, from Pepin, Wisconsin recently
put on a padlock making workshop at the Tunnel Mill School south east of
Stewartville, MN. I had a chance to attend. It was a great workshop!
The 8 students each made a 16th/17th century padlock in this 3 day
workshop. The most modern tool we used was a simple drill press. All
other parts were hand forged, chiseled, punched and filed. There were
16 individual parts to be made for the lock. Tom provided partially
completed key blanks for us because they are very time consuming to make
from scratch. Other than the key blank, the whole lock was made from
scratch, using 3/8" round stock, a couple of sizes of flat stock and a
piece of band saw blade.
We each received a 3 ring binder with good instructions and drawings.
We learned a lot about filing and fitting, too. Tom also talked about
padlocks in general, focusing on the various "defensive" measures that
go into lock design.
My lock is basically done, but I have decided not to rivet the case
shut. That way I can dismantle it to show how it works. My 4 year old
grand daughter loves to take it apart and reassemble it, too!
John and Carol Adams, the proprietors of the school have convinced
Tom to put on a similar workshop in March of 2006. They are still
working on a topic. No matter what the focus of that next workshop will
be, I certianly plan to register.
If anybody is interested in some pictures of my lock, they can email me
off list and I will upload a couple of them to my website for you to
look at.
Pete Stanaitis
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Posted by on December 29, 2005, 3:33 pm
Please log in for more thread options > Tom Latane', blacksmith extraordinaire, from Pepin, Wisconsin
> recently put on a padlock making workshop at the Tunnel Mill
> School south east of Stewartville, MN. I had a chance to attend.
> It was a great workshop!
<snip>
Cool. :)
> If anybody is interested in some pictures of my lock, they can
> email me off list and I will upload a couple of them to my website
> for you to look at.
> Pete Stanaitis
Heck, just post the url here when you get 'em up and going. :)
Alvin in AZ
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Posted by 781 on December 30, 2005, 9:45 pm
Please log in for more thread options Tom Latane' will be the demonstrator at the Feb 2006 conference, at
B.R. Amon & Sons Inc., W2950 Hwy 11, Elkhorn, WI 53121.
. More info should be online in the coming weeks at www.umbaonline.org
extraordinaire, from Pepin, Wisconsin recently
> put on a padlock making workshop at the Tunnel Mill School south east of
> Stewartville, MN. I had a chance to attend. It was a great workshop!
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Posted by spaco on December 31, 2005, 9:54 am
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For what it's worth, I also added a "my shop" page. So far it only
talks about the shop building, not what's in it. I did this because
many guys on rec.crafts.metalworking write in asking about heat, rust,
electricity, floors, etc..
It's at: www.spaco.org/myshop.htm
If the mystery poster (781) to this site would ever post HIS SHOP, you
would ALL be amazed!!!!
Pete Stanaitis
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Posted by Drakon1 on January 1, 2006, 11:17 pm
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"spaco" wrote in message
www.spaco.org/padlock.htm
Too cool!! I would love to learn to make a lock like that. I could make a
killing selling to the local Renaissance community.
Rodney
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