Welcome
Welcome to my blog, I am a lock collector with an interest specifically in cutaways. I have always followed several other blogs, but few have much in the way of cutaways and even fewer in how to...
View ArticleMaster Lock 572 Padlock - My Cutaway
| Image Gallery I figured I would start with a cheap rekeyable padlock. This is a MasterLock 572 bought from a Home Depot with a price of about $13. Aside from the cheap factor of this padlock the...
View ArticleAbloy Protec Mortise - Factory Cutaway
| Image Gallery The Abloy Protec lock is one of the most secure cylinder locks in the world. It is currently the second most secure lock that Abloy offers, only superseded by the Abloy Protec CLIQ,...
View ArticleDuo 14 Tumbler Cam - My Cutaway
| Image Gallery The Dirty Duo. The Duo lock is somewhat unknown among lock enthusiasts, often looked at as a simple wafer lock. The Duo, however, is not everything it seems, as it features a...
View ArticleMedeco M3 and M3 BiLevel Mortise - Factory Cutaways
| Image Gallery Update: Some errors were made in this article, please see the end for the corrections. The Medeco M3 is Medeco’s latest commercial cylinder and was released as a replacement for the...
View ArticleUpdates
I am sorry for the lack of updates on my blog, after doing the last factory cutaway article I vowed the next one would be a custom cutaway on my new mill. There were some delays in getting the mill...
View ArticleMedeco Biaxial Mortise - My Cutaway
Medeco Biaxial | Image Gallery The Medeco Biaxial is the previous generation of Medeco lock, however it is arguably a more secure cylinder than the newer M3. Involving almost as much complexity as the...
View ArticleGetting Started with Milling
My Mill | Image Gallery Several people have asked me about my milling setup, and so I decided to write a bit about my setup, and getting started with your own setup. This will serve as a very basic...
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