Jim,

I had never thought of that. I was thinking negatively; that maybe
South Bend (for a price) would give you an operational lock....

:-)

Dave

jim rozen wrote:

In article , Dave Young says...


Regarding the key, I have an old (1961 vintage) South Bend lathe with an
underdrive cabinet. The cabinet has three drawers on the left side that
were in great condition with a keyed latch. Of course the keys were
long lost. South Bend, nor Leblonde had replacement keys. I took off
the locks and brought them to a locksmith to have keys fitted. It cost
me about $40. The key was an old "flag" style. Of course the keys
aren't original South Bend, but the locks work now. Interestingly, the
locksmith showed me a round washer like part that he took out of the
inside of the locks. With the washer installed, it acted as a block to
keep the lock from working even if you had the right key. With it out,
the lock worked very smoothly. I've no idea why South Bend would have
installed this washer....



It's possible this might have been an option, so that schools
or industrial plants could prevent folks from locking the drawers
so that the tooling inside could be available for everyone to
use.

Jim

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