Ye olde mortice locks

[warped one]

Right at work i've been given a set of Victorian gates to repair.

There is a what I presume to be a mortice lock at the bottom of one of the gates. The bolt is about 3inch by 1inch and it is all jammed up.

I have the keys to it and have been told, to repair the lock, by stripping it down and cleaning it up.

I know there are a few amongst us who play around with lock picks and such so could someone please give the gist of what i'm going to be attempting.

Thanks in advance.
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[deleted111]

I'm of no use. I've never dabbled with anything that 3 in 1 penetrating oil can't solve

[warped one]

Thanks for the help Slam.

I think I might need a lot of 3 in 1 to remove and unstuck a lock thats been outside for well over 100yrs and not worked for about 50.
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[deleted111]

You'll be needing the Chuck Norris edition then mate.

And a shit load of luck incase anything snaps

[nowhere.elysium]

[Skudd]

Is it full of paint? this needs to be cleared.
then loads of WD40, be gentle with the keys, I presume they are brass ones.
make sure that the mortice is straight and not splayed out at the end. Gentle taps at the end of the mortice as you turn the key if it is sticking out. make sure it is clear all around the plate if it is inside the lock. Sometimes there are screws on the side or base of the lock that can be undone to get to the mechanism.
Just be gentle.
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[warped one]

Well I was thinking about just grinding the rivvets off and pulling the fucker apart. There is one big key (Steriotypical victorian style) And a smaller one on the same side.

I'm just curious what i'll find inside it.
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[tvchimp]

any pictures?...


I'd suggest the dousing in WD40 route and trying the key, also a few taps with a hammer shouldn't hurt it too much (maybe a soft edged hammer?) Are you able to make a copy of the key in a harder material at all?... If the original key is brass it may break like a mo-fo if you try to turn it too hard..
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[Ariel Badger]

A client has contracted your company to do repair work to valuable antique gates and they give the job to the apprentice who has to ask online how to do the job.
Tell us who you work for so we never trust them with any work in the future.
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[warped one]

I'll see what I can do tomorrow. But there will be no pics of it apart as I don't take my phone in the workshop.

It is about a foot square and if it's anything like the rest of the bloody things it'll be shagged.

They seem to heavy to be brass and are rather shagged as well so that's another thing to sort out.

The keys are rather ornate. like these.

https://rarevictorian.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/herter-brothers-key.jpg

But they are alot bigger than those shown and the end is slightly different.

Sort of like a harry potter key.
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[deleted111]

https://www.ldiehl.com/jpgs/thekey_7-16-07.jpg