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  1. 19-01-12 08:00 PM #21
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    Hi Darryl

    You raised a question about the screw threads.

    In the early days, many screws/bolts will have been made by hand before the Whitworth thread became the norm. Have you checked to see if they are Whitworths?

    Good to catch up again.
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    I have taken the escutcheon off although unfortunately it is incomplete. This shouldn't be too much of a problem as I shall make the missing brass part that I guess slides up and down?!?

    It has very distinctive lines scribed round the edges. I have the spring that pushes the lever back and the original screws to attach it to the front of the safe.

    Does any one know what it would of looked like and how the mechanism works? My knowledge is quite poor around escutcheons.

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  2. 19-01-12 11:48 PM #22
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    Hi Russell, Thanks for the reply. Yes I have tried Whitworth thread gauges and various others. I think as they are very rough and inconsistent they were hand cut. The long lost skill of cutting a tap's flutes with a hand file is too time consuming, so I shall clean up the threads with a needle file under an eye glass and best match them to the holes. Once they are in they won't be coming out for years to come. I visit many engineering companies and I don't think I know of any one who would know how to hand cut a thread any more, all done by pre machined taps and machines now, shame I'd love to learn. Many thanks, Darryl
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