I turn a Stainless Bolt into a Combination Lock
In this video i'm turning a stainless steel bolt into a nice little combination lock.
I was always fascinated by those antique combination locks. I really like the design of them. A few weeks ago I bought one from eBay, but it turned out to be a cheap fake copy. I was really disapointed. Well if I can't buy one, then I make one myself. It was quite a challenge to get all the parts done and fit together, but the end result speaks for itself. I'm very happy how it turned out and I'm glad I made it.
I hope you like my work and the video.
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Timestamps:
00:00 intro
00:10 cutting the bolt in pieces on the lathe
00:53 making the side plates of the lock
02:14 making the first pin, shaft for wheels (fix side)
03:46 making the second pin, upper shaft (fix side)
04:37 making the third pin, key (movable side)
06:33 making the fourth pin, upper shaft (movable side)
07:16 TIG welding the pins and side plates together
07:35 sanding and polishing the welded parts
07:57 filing the slot for the secure ring
08:16 making the wheels with numbers out of brass
09:16 etching the numbers with ferric chloride
10:52 knurling the whells with the numbers
11:48 making five tiny springs with 0.3mm spring steel wire
12:20 showing the five steel balls
12:24 assembling the wheels with the numbers
12:44 making a secure ring with 0.8mm spring steel wire
13:13 assembling the secure ring
13:21 showing the finished combination lock
Time and costs of this restoration:
I was working on this project over 2 weeks
$5 stainless steel bolt M20x70
$40 knurling wheel
$2 printing the numbers
$15 steel balls and spring steel wire
My camera:
Panasonic HC-V180
If you have any questions about the process, machines i'm using or other stuff, just ask me in the comments. I read them all and i try to reply as soon as possible.
Sorry for my bad english, it's not my language. I try my best to improve my technical english.
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Thank you for watching :-)
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Now you just have to leave it somewhere for 50 years, then come back and restore it.
AntiqueT Lol what a great comment!
AntiqueT - Haha! Good one 🤣
Providing he can remember the combination in 50 years time.
If he doesn't remember: "he make a new one"
No, he will make a new one.
Does anyone else find it extremely relaxing just watching the lathe work?
Yes
Im not relaxed, i make a new one
of course! i've been watched the same videos all day long and enjoy that.
Humans have been doing handiwork for way longer period of time than intelectual brainy work. So this has been programmed into our gene. Thats why we enjoy playing sports, watching/doing carpentry, machining, ...
🙋🏻♀️
I watched this three years ago when you first published it and was just blown away by your craftsmanship. I just watched it again and am just as blown away. It's like watching a watchmaker or jeweler doing exquisitely fine work.
Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it :-)
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Pure jewellery. Totally agree
Wow! There's no other machinist/restorer on KZhead that can outdo your precision or quality of work! Simply amazing!
Thank you very much, I really do appreciate it :-)
That is true his precision,cleaning and machining are super
Very good, but what about Chris from clickspring?
@@ariesmars29 -- Could you imagine if Clickspring and My Mechanics got together and collaborated on a project?? It would be epic I bet !!
You're my favorite resto channel. The other guys don't do it right
LADB does it right too
I hear ya. It's been a long 2 weeks waiting for a video, so I gave the other ones a try. Couldn't finish 1 video
@@norweldgp6250 oh come on... I quite like TysyTube
The other guys don't have a machine shop is all.
@@Eniramoi me too, but still not up to this level.
Puts on paper for numbers - looks good, but not up to his usual standards Oh, that is just for etching. Now the numbers look good - but they are little off of center. Oh well looks pretty good anyway Add in finger grips - oh the number are frigg'n perfect now - this man is a machine
I had exactly this same experience. Thanks for saving me the trouble of describing it!
X 2 👍
Yep, same here. We should never have doubted even for a second.
Yes
I was thinking the same exact thing.
Not only is he incredibly talented, these videos are also unbelievably relaxing. Well done
Thank you very much!
Soooo true.
@@mymechanics in materia 8kk. I
I couldn't agree more
@@theylive8256
I am literally in awe of this. The ingenuity and craftsmanship is amazing. WOW!!!!
Thank you:-)
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This is a man who knows EXACTLY what he's doing!
Elroy fell off the wagon, again.
Shut The Muck Up I have no clue what this means, but I am laughing so hard 💀
Something that's not a restoration, but every bit as impressive.
No music no talking ...pure work...u got a subscriber.
My father did an identical lock as a machinist exercise when he was young... some 60 maybe 65 years ago. He used letters instead of numbers. Since i was a kid i've always been fascinated by that lock. I still have it. Now I know how he made it. Thanks for this video. 🥰
My Mechanics, between your supreme lathe skills, Rescue & Restore’s powder coating and Tysytube’s enthusiasm, my KZhead viewing is complete.
If you haven't watched This Old Tony or Clickspring you're missing out, worth a go.
Uremawife Nowdave I KNOW RIGHT?!? I started off watching ONE of these.. and now I’m subbed to all 3 of the channels you mentioned and watch them every day to relax!! Cheers my friend 😊👍🇨🇦
@@samvimes1083, this video reminded me of Clickspring in so many ways! It's been a few months since last time Chris posted a video, which makes me kind of hopeful that we're in for a real treat this time!
I concur!
I would add Restore It for the obsessiveness and Hand Tool Rescue for the tongue-in-cheek humour.
How the hell can somebody dislike this guy's mad skills?
maybe it was the sound of those files - put my teeth right on edge...
They work for master lock company.
1) No polishing 2) No new ones!
Reaper 3000 for people who aren’t a fan of his content? not everyone has to like ‘your’ stuff that your into
Maybe for his complete lack of safety when drilling holes and holding the workpiece with his fingertip....then add a bit of oil, what is the worst that could happen. Great role model.
I mean I'm a wood maker, and I just see you as pure genius, I love the editing and patience
Thank you so much :-)
This takes “I make a new one” to a whole new level
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Starting of the video: how tf did he do that End of the video: how tf did he do that
best coment
Exactly. Above my pay grade...
Magnet
@@GWiens2001 no, it's a stop motion
Well being a metal workshop engineer He’s clearly built up expertise & experience. Probable disassembled stuff & thought through how different stuff is made. His level of workmanship is amazingly good compiled with good tools.
This guy is the Leonardo DaVinci of the lathe. Amazing work my friend!
Leonardo da Vinci was the Leonardo da Vinci of the lathe...
@@KCNusach true..... but ypu know what I mean
Things like this make me wonder if I'm using the word "amazing" too lightly. :) I love everything about this, from the idea to the craftsmanship to the editing
Great job sir . I have always admired the skills of a good machinist . Fascinating to watch . And I am 70.Bravo👋
Now send it to the Lockpicking Lawyer!
Click out of 1...
theres a major flaw...
Gonna say that myself.
I was thinking the same thing...
Bosnian Bill would appreciate the craftsmanship more.
You, sir, have the patience of a saint. And a large supply of sanding belts. :-)
Watching this was such an emotional journey. Who polishes like that? A saint of Sand belts that who. I'm flabbergasted at the order of operations needed to craft this.
I know. Right?
Wow! Thank you for not talking or having music. This is so relaxing & visually satisfying!
You're welcome 😊
And that my friends is the epitome of technical artisan craftsmanship! 👍😊
That has to be one of the coolest things i have seen on youtube in a long time
That was easy. The next video shows how to turn the combination lock back into a bolt.
Thats much more easy.... you mold it back in a forge.
😄👍
"these parts are useless to make a bolt... i make a new one"
No
Lool.😝 very funny!
this man makes magic with those machines and metal ... my admiration for you.
Thank you very much
Simple by design, but extraordinary in execution. A true joy to watch!!
You should make another one and send it to LockPickingLawyer and see if he can pick it!
This is the LockPickingLawyer!
Far Mandi
Far man
😭😊🤣😂😄🤣😄🚹🚻🚮🛅🛃⚠🚱🚯🇧🇦🇦🇫🇦🇸:P 8) :O :/
@@sorlid5072 lol no it isn't
Cool little project!! Thanks for sharing. 👍
Now he needs to send it to you and see how long it takes you to open it
@@angrypug9841 These little direct drive locks don't take long. You can just bind up the wheels and manipulate them in your hand. Especially with no anti-manipulation notches, it'll be quick.
Is this a crossover episode?
would the smal notches and the ball bearings make it easier or harder to manipulate? love your channel by the way
Angel Moreno They wouldn’t make a meaningful difference.
This is incredible. Such fine work you do. I am learning so much from watching, but mostly just enjoying them 🙂
Glad you like them!
Perfect pieces, impeccable finish, and patience! Very good!
Eight hours of fighting fire and putting up an emergency roof as a volunteer firefighter, but comming home to see your new video saved this sunday
"This is the Lockpicking Lawyer and what I have for you today is a hand-made Combination Lock..." Awesome work man, superb content
@@waterwinterwonderland6222 especially since he'd have access to the combination beforehand.
Beat me to it ! L O L
@@waterwinterwonderland6222 This would be easy to open with shims. No need for an expert.
@@NicholasMarshall its even easier to open with the combination 53247 lol
Dang, how does one get this good at something like this? I’m super impressed with these kinds of videos
I'm glad you like it :-)
In a league of their own! Brilliant videos and outstanding craftsmanship.
Don’t ever stop making your videos. They’re so satisfying! They just calm down my inner OCD.
What does OCD mean to you?
@@pumpkin6429 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
@@cybervoid666 That's what it stands for, yes. I just wanted to know what it meant to him. 😂
Pumpkin so you don’t think he knew what it meant ?
Pumpkin I love how Mr. My Mechanics perfects everything he works on. He makes them so shiny and neat. That’s what I’m obsessed about, making things clean and perfect. So, Mr. My Mechanics satisfies my OCD. Now go watch more of his videos and don’t mind what things mean to other people.
You are crazy. This is almost watch making territory where You're getting! Man, I really envy Your skills.
A lot of time, lots of money, and more time.
@@BackSeatHump ...and a lot of caution to avoid cutting your fingers off in the process. Also the machining process is not even the hardest part, but the idea, design, order of operations on delicate parts and all the subtle details that make this lock work blown my mind.
@@michaelmechex Exactly. ✅ "the hardest part ..... the idea, design, order of operations". ✅
I believe he is Swiss, precision is built into his genetics!
Dude I love this channel but this is nowhere near watch making.
This is one of my favorites videos of this channel. Thank you
proper clever and great editing as well
I think so too 😁
I like him because he doesn’t clickbait
Ι like him because he doesnt talk just acts
@@grimmshredsanguinus2915 yes
Yes he does he did not use only bolts😂😂🥱
Hahagagi E
Those without talent rely on Click Bait
Way cool. I got 3or4 bolts laying around. Can you build me a 57 Chevy? 😁
Even i cant imaging that you did it so precisely....wt a talent.....😊🎉
This isn't something I would spend time doing but it just seems so satisfying to watch...thank you to the man who made this video 💪💪
"Hey man, you got a spare lock I could have?" (Sees random bolt) "Yes"
Not quite: The answer should be "Not yet - I make a new one."
😂
"Hey man, you got a spare lock I could have?" Hold my beer son.
Hey man, got a spare lock? Looks around, sees a bolt. Yeah wait a minute.
Yea only 600 hours later.
I'm not sure which I find more impressive: the mechanical or design skills.
Both are equally impressive.
Yes
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Thanks for not adding ANY type/style of music over the beautiful process sounds...Great!
The editing and flow of this has a similar energy to the videos from that Japanese guy who makes knives out of anything.
I know right😨
Which is that channel
Knives out of loo paper?
Omg so true. But definitely without the creepy cucumber aspect 😂
He definitely has Kiwami energy.
Mate I love your videos. No talking and still crystal clear. You are an amazing craftsman too. 👍
I feel like this dude has legit been blessed by Hephaestus, this kinda stuff is honestly pretty cool.
Gave you a thumbs up for agreeing with your comment but also because you used Hephaestus in a KZhead comment. Of such erudite elucidation I am bemused.
I mean, like, this guy makes his own custom springs!!
Heck, he makes his own custom ~everything~.
That's not a combination lock........that's a f***ing work of art! Amazing job.
esse cara é fantástico, não perco um vídeo, tá aí um artista de verdade, parabéns pelo trabalho, não é pra qualquer um não. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I watched this video several times now, it's so good.
This brings "I make a new one" to a whole new level :O
I don't know which to admire the most from you; either your industry and precision when hand working, or better yet your previous mental vision of what has to get done before you start working. Both are astonishing. Congratulations.
Wow... I followed this channel for a few years a years . This is a whole new level right here !
Brilliant, love the etching trick w/ silicone transfer paper!
I'm just as impressed with how clean his fingers and nails are. What the hell kind of hand soap does this guy use?
i think nothing but gloves dude
@@lil_vupsen When his fingers get dirty, he makes new ones
@@kooshal0000 ahhahah
Sometimes he doesn't use gloves when he's polishing...
@@kooshal0000 lmao
I hope my grandson gets to watch your grandson restore this lock in 50 years.
A rather poetic notion
LOOOOOL
Nah. He make new one.
r/SuspiciouslySpecific
You know it will never need restoration. It will have preservation. :-) "Dad? This is the third bicycle of mine stolen this month. Do you think I could use the lock you ma....." "NO! Besides, it is in the Smithsonian Institute. The paperwork and everything. I hope you understand, son. I have been collaborating with Colin Furze and I think I can help you with the bike thefts."
Enjoyed by the whole family. Thanks. Truly educational and inspirational.
I hear the lock picking lawyer refused to pick this out of pure respect for the ingenuity and craftsmanship.
😎 there is nothing more interesting to watch, than a professional at work - I like it 😀
My mechanics posted, it will be a good day.
Really I dont know why the people take dislike for this video good luck my mechanic you are a hero
That is not only beautiful, but ingenious!
С таким оборудованием, с такой слесаркой, не то что замок, а пушку можно сделать. Живут же люди, мне так даже и не снилось... Работа не плохая, руки точно не из жопы растут. Уважение мастеру))
Мастеру да, уважуха, только перед тем как меня застрелить, расскажите, при чем тут болт????? Просто из-за принципа? И да, приблуды класс)))
Дешевле купить номерной замок чем столько мучиться. 😀
Вячеслав Slava болт тут служил в качестве заготовки..Всё же в видео есть)
Бадро Мисербиев эхх..ничего вы не понимаете в ручной работе! Это искусство!)
Исскуство всегда в цене, а вот сколько же времени затрачено?
Next: I turn a combination lock into a stainless bolt.
....plus a brass round bar and steel wire and small ball bearings
This comment deserves an award 🥇
Next chapter : I've turned a stainless bolt to F-35
Ji
Lol
Da hat jmd beim U Stahl feilen gut aufgepasst ‼️ top Job Bravo 👍👍👍
As a form you are a reliable innovator in the modern era👍👍
I’d like to understand the thought process that can look at a bolt and envision a combination lock. And then the way he shims the piece in the chuck so the pin will be offset! This is 3 parts aptitude, 1 part sorcery. The guy is a modern day mad scientist.
😂🤣😂🤣
And then we see people on here saying... well I could do that with all his tools. Most knuckleheads wouldn't know how to use the machines or have ability to think and execute the process to make these parts.
@@TheRoadhammer379 I do CNC work, milling, drilling etc (aerospace parts) What this guy does is another level. I'm given a drawing to follow, it's easy, all this is coming out of his own mind. Almost Asian level (but I think he's Swiss)
This guy’s accuracy is almost to a 100% in machining and maybe he makes blunders but the end product is near perfection. Plus his bare hands are always clean even while he handles filing - this is amazing mystery. I think he is from outer space or something like Anunaki tribe 😜😜🤣🤣😂😂
@@SamMonkulas aàqq no
I'm sure LockPickingLawyer could bypass this in seconds, but damn it's beautiful
Still better than a master Lock
I thought of him too! haha
mlnlme1 yep. This is the comment I was looking for. It can be bypassed very quickly. Too quickly. The mechanics were not thought through. But you are correct-- it is beautiful.
@@TheIpmedicaaron what is the bypass?
avoid or circumvent (an obstacle or problem).
Amazing work! You are a true craftsman with imagination!
Boa Noite! Sou do Brasil, assisto seus vídeos e acho eles muito ótimos!!! parabéns pelos belos trabalhos!!!
the 'precision' of your craftsmanship is too damn accurate & great! wOw just wOw 👏🏻
Why put precision in quotes? That implies sarcasm.
@@DougSalad How did you come to that conclusion you Asshat?
@@fellovercliff4525 it's not a conclusion. In english, quotation marks are for direct quotes or to imply sarcasm.
Fellover Cliff That’s just how the English language works, my dude ://
Here in Iowa, USA- Damn I lost my lock, guess I'll just tie it up with #9 wire, it'll be fine. Meanwhile in Switzerland:
so a metal zip tie? Fancy
@John Johnson rumor has it they were going to join the war but they spent all 6 years checking their equipment for tolerances 😂
Your comment made my day! 😄
Because Iowa people are so drunk all the time that they can't untie a simple rope?
@@MotoMototo Hey now, we aren't THAT far South lol
Amazing! Swiss precision engineering, beautiful !
This guy is everything I always wanted to be in my mind....
He needs to send this to the Lock Picking Lawyer or Bosnian Bill.
Exactly my thought :)
...not sure what sending it to them would accomplish
@@AveragePicker LockLab (BosnianBill) in particular tests opening combination locks. I think LPL has some.
That awkward moment when you realize thieves are more interested in stealing your padlock than whatever is locked behind it.
Good one!! And true
It would be lockpicking lawyer. He would probably post it on his channel.
@@helidude3502 Imagine how good LPL would be if he shut up and just put subtitles like MM. I think he wins cases in his day job by making opposing counsel settle just to get out of the conference room and be relieved from that infernal drone. I love his work tho.
LOL
Now That Creative Combination Transforming!
Thanks for watching
That is awesome. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for making them.
This is pure magic for me, I've no idea how it works even after he put all the pieces together. Still, 14 minutes and a half of calming magic!
Each of the wheels have a slot for the notched rod to go through. It can only go through when all the slots on the wheels are lined up. Since the numbering was put on each wheel with a different offset in relation to the slot, each wheel has a different number showing when it's in the correct position.
Lock picking lawyer: **breaks open a lock with no problem** My mechanics: I make new one
there should be a chart with the mechanical/crafting/restoration side of youtube because they're so overlooked
He should actually send it
All I could think of the whole time was having LPL narration regarding the design choices and the vulnerabilities.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that was going to suggest sending it to the lock pick lawyer. Would be pretty cool to see!
Now I always think of Lockpicking Lawyer everytime I see a lock. Dammit.
Seriously man, you're skills and resourcefulness is at another level! Next you're going to be showing us how to make a watch out of an anvil..
Ювелирная работа,браво мастеру!Смотрела не отрываясь,класс!Золотые руки.
Юлевирная
my mechanics: "I don't have a combination lock made from stainless steel. I make new one."
Peter Pistor making him sound like a caveman 😂
The I.T. geek was given the same task, so he just popped down to the hardware store and purchased one... It cost him $6.25. On the next shelf, he noticed there were some large stainless bolts @ $14.50 each!
my mechanics: *Breaks lock to door* "I make a new one."
People keep commenting about best part of video being "I'll make a new one". So he just uploads a whole video long of that part 👏
I don't Know Why I am Watching This But This Gives a Satisfaction
Thank you for sharing your amazing talent, breathtaking work😉👍
7:58 I almost forgot to make this slot… Me: Okay well, I mean, I don't even understand why it's necessary, but I'm happy you remembered it 🙂🙂
It's the lock keeping the wheels on the slide @13:13
You cut the slot at the corresponding number of the combination so they line up with the pins when you dial in the combination.
Just wait for the next video when he turns the lock back into a bolt!
Sooner Keith he can use ramen noodles and superglue
That's what he did, he just played it in reverse 🙃
XDDDDDD
Underrated comment Xd👍🏿🗿
If he can turn it back into two bolts, even better.
Absolutely incredible work!!
You sir are a true genius!! in the day and age of Millennials who can't change a lightbulb or boil water!
But now all 738 000 subscribers know the number combination of your lock 🔒. Oh I nearly forgot, you will make a new one 😉
Best comment 😂
He'll just stack the wheels in a different order.
Those wheels are pretty easy to swap out
Just take the snap ring off and reposition the number wheels and he will have a new combo number. Lol
@@kingyoman1 best vote for a comment:)))
Good,...now bury it in dirt and then dig it up 100 years later and restore it
Its only 304 stainless... would not last 100 years in the dirt
@Albert Rieder yeah but almost impossible to make a lock with
Jacko B it was a joke
@@marcush.bach-nielsen6059 Yeah.. I got that. Just saying
LMAO 🤣
Thats real Craftmanship!
re-watching this video and its still a beautiful piece of art