On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 21:18:21 -0400, "miamicuse"
wrote:

I have a mortise door lock - no idea what brand and what model. It is
missing two pins and took it around to different locksmiths and no one knows
how to fix it. Finally this locksmith told me if I left the mortise with
him:

I you sure you can't make the pins yourself. Start with a bolt and
grind the threads off, or a rod and stack washers around it, or
something. (You can cut the bolt off with the same grindstone, after
the other dimensions are good.)

MY mother's power window on her Chrysler broke. When I looked inside
it was 2 of the 3 little plastic barrels that had burst. But
Chrysler only sold a full repair kit for $65. I made copies out of
dowel rod, and it worked but only for 2 or 3 ups and downs.

So I went to a plastic store and bought a rod made out of nylon. An
8" scrap and it was only a dollar or two. Put it in a chuck, and
turned it down a bit with a surfform. Cut two pieces off. Worked
fine. I still have enough for 6 more pieces, for other Chryslers.



Thanks in advance,

MC



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