I Restore A 100 Year Old Rail Road Lock! Weirdest Key Creation 

I don't know why I feel so drawn to these videos - I think it might have something to do with the fact that I am utterly useless with my hands - this almost feels like magic lol. Beautifully done!

At the 9:50 mark, there is a period next to the 'V' on the lock, and it also looks like there may be part of a letter next to it, maybe an 'L'. If that is the case, then that lock would have been used on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, which operated in the Northeast US (primarily in Pennsylvania) until it was merged into Conrail in 1976.

Love how you put your heart and soul into something so simple as a lock. The dedication and final result is totally outstanding

That is a lock typically used on RR signal equipment cases. The key is called a skate key because of its simplicity. We usually use a 6 point nut driver to open them.

What a job ! My son ,of course liked the magic ,and when you brought out the play doh ... he said " if you want to borrow mine , you can .... but l want it back"... great work restoring this rail lock... Respect.

I love the lock. Simple. And I’m super impressed that you were able to make the key! It was a work of art itself. Very nice.

So beautiful! Thank you for a great video. The techniques used to make the key is so old, I'm surprised people still use it. Glad you did though.

That is a signalman's lock. It is used for the wayside signal boxes (big silver cabnets) along the tracks. Only qualified signal men and supervisors have those keys, so they can access the relays and electrical switching gear in those cabinets for signal and communications.

Such ingenuity and dedication just to open the lock. Excellent video skills, looking forward to your next video.👍😊

WOW, I am a 71 yr old gramma , and i really love the work you do. Great channel.👍🏼💙

i love to watch you as you uncover beauty and utility. the illusionist in you makes me smile. thank you

Beautiful restoration. My grandfather had a lock like that from when his father worked for the railroad in the late 1800s.

Its so satisfying to watch you make the key but any thin walled 1/2 inch socket will work. I have a bunch of those collected by my father.

Didn't look that good the day they left the factory. Love these artisan channels.

I think you are a funny man. And you make the videos fun to watch.I especially loved the " sand " joke about the man who must. Have been blind RED / NOT GREEN👍😁😁😁😁

I imagine V.R.R. stands for the Virginian Rail Road, but there could be other railways with those initials that I'm not aware of.

The magic vise always cracks me up!

This guy is such a good master perfectionist that he should get not 100,000 but 1 million views and likes a day because he absolutely deserves it!!! great video, work and product, respect from old BG.

Super tare 👍👍👍😻

Nice restoration, unique lock. Having magic hands helps restoration work.

You’re best keymaster! You’re best creator! From stuck key 🔑 to successful key 🔑 I’m glad you repaired the key 🔑 with lock 🔐 Again, best magician! You can open any cases from your brand new key with lock 🔐 See ya next MasterMind maker!!!

Shiny as ass that brass! lol 🤭 So nice you have comments from people who have seen these old locks! What a beautiful yet simple key too!

For years I'd walk over to Woburn on the Greensand ridge walk in the Shire every Sunday, the sand wasn't green there either.............................cracking restoration.

Amazing job you did restoring the old railroad lock, and how you made a new key to fit it. Great work. It looks like new and works like a charm as well.

Interesting lock, not complicated but merely Interesting. 😊

Your lighting has improved so much since your first videos. I’ve been meaning to comment that for awhile now.

Your toolmaking methods when compared to your peers are, frankly, rather brutish and imprecise. But I think there's some charm in it, shows you can really think outside the box. I know few people who would be willing to manually file down a die shape. Good work on this.

Great restoration! The railroad lock was a signal lock. Those locks are in use today in the U.S. Though watching you make the key was fun, the actual key tool can be purchased online from a railroad supply company.

That lock you have is at best around 50-55 years old. That exact style was made by RACO and produced for Safetran as well. First sold in the late 60’s.

Your magic tricks are too much, you’re a real hood!

Комментарий в поддержку канала и ролика, а также труда мастера.

Superb job ! 👍

Would be cool to see you restore your bench vice

These types of Locks were Not used on Buildings. But Railroad Track Switching. Where Some are Still being Used Today

Reminds me of the key that was used on old shackle type handcuffs from the 60's and 70's here in the UK.

Beautiful!

I almost forgot about the lock and was enjoying your fabricate the key, Great work!!

Brilliant restoration ❤. Many many congratulations and very well done once again.

Great job 👏🏼 that lock is safer than most new locks nowadays

Ha, I worked for the B&O and NYC in the early 1960s and still have my RACO key. I used to have a padlock, too, but it has disappeared in the ensuing 60 years. 🙂 Nice job on this lock.

Very nice!

This one was pretty cool. Never seen one like this before

Столько мороки с ключом,а открывалось всё обычной торцевой головкой😉

Green Sand Castings are castings made using wet sand or “green sand” molds. The sand is not green in color nor do the molds use “greensand,” a greenish color sandstone. Instead the sand is called “green” because it has moisture in it (like green wood) before the sand dries out when molten metal is poured in the mold

Beautiful work. Love watching the transformation.

In my childhood home in Norway we had a lock with a key like that on the house over the water well.

Beautiful work my friend!

Outstanding restoration!

Well, it's nice to know occasionally I have a good thought!🤣🤣 That was the first thing I thought of was putty or clay going in there to get your measurements! Amazing restoration!

brilliant job

Класс 👍👍👍

me encanto la restauración de este candado...magnifico😍😍😍😍😍😍

Great job on the restoration! It looks like they sent you lava sand instead of greensand.

How cool is that? And the key making process was a thing of beauty.

Muy buen trabajo. (Estoy tratando de imitarte en la técnica de los golpecitos pero aún no me funciona, pero espero llegar a dominar ese toqué mágico y auxiliador 😀👌👍🇪🇸🌿

Love the way you work it is fun to watch you!!!

As a retired railroad worker I'm here to tell you those locks are still in use today and SafeTrans has the keys for sale. In a pinch, a 1/2" socket will work also.

What a style! I subscribed.

Hello L & R. You sound like a railway company. Nice work. Enjoyed your novel mech problem solutions. The problem with showing railway equipment work, is that it opens floodgates of knowledge from ex railroaders. How many are there? My large rail company peaked at 125,000 employees, due to servicing steam trains every 75 (!) miles all the way across Canada. Over 65 years they fought it down to under 19,000, and found that wasn't enough to make things work. Since then staffing was bought back to about 23.000, seems about right with modern machinery. Lots of rail people out there. So. That lock is indeed a specially made railway lock. Each rail company tried to have their own key pattern. Our local Station Museum has a few different rail locks in their displays. They got my last one a few years ago. Around 2004 my railway switched to nice Master locks. They work fine but heavy rain splashes sand in the works. Occasional WD40 shots keep them working usually. The old style didn't mind mud or sand at all. Your key design is pretty close. The old keys had wing nut handles, and were quite stubby to go in small pockets or key bundles. They were a one piece casting, with barely de burred edges. Seeing you hook it in a light chain made me smile. That is exactly how we secured switches before working in a track. Your magic vice is fun. I have the same model on a small bench, no magic there. Quite the opposite. If anyone sees any rail equipment locked in any way, leave it all alone please. The moving equipment is always unforgiving and never bluffs. Good luck.

That looks really good. You do amazing work

👍👍👍КЛАССНЫЙ ЗАМОЧЕК !!!👍👍👍

PLEASE, you did a so fantastic job at that key, stunning technique, stunning shape, a state of the art work, I was absolutely amazed with your work, TILL you started to welding that handle with tin 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️😭😭😭 But WHY the hell didn't you properly welded it with brass or 15% silver??? It's so easy and it would have given an amazing professional finnish to your work!!! 🤯🤯🤯

Beautiful restoration good job well done mister

Excellent work👍👍👍👍👍👍

Getting corrosion off brass make a thick pastes of salt, vinegar and flour pack the brass object in and leave overnight in a plastic bag it gets the crud off hope this is useful because I really like your work

Absolutely beautiful lock what a great design and so simple back in the day, it looked amazing at the end

So talented and editing brilliant

Fantastico!

That was neat how you made the key. Great video.

I really liked this video! I am looking forward to seeing more!

As someone who is colorblind I can tell you if I had named it it would be called 'gray sand'. Or maybe just some random color, to screw with the normals.

Great restoration and you did a wonderful job restoring it yourself!! Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

Beautiful lock. Great job

Should be WRRS stamped on it. "Western Railroad Supply".

The locks and keys are still in use and can be bought brand new

Parabéns ! Excelente restauração. < Brazil >

I love your video and u make people happy and laugh every time you post and they want to subscribe to you because u are so awesome

Absolutely love your videos, xxx❤️🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

What an unfortunate colour of Playdough to use! 😂😂

Cool Lock. Don't think I've seen on of these. My brother came accross some old Locks from the late 1800's just digging in his yarder around the Old Barn. The whole place House an Barn were from the early 1800's. The Old Mining town just Eventually disappeared, taken over by the Big town. 1 was an old set of hand cuffs with the key. Should have taken pictures oh well.

Raco still make the same locks. Many railroads still use them.

Great work as always.

Interesting piece, nicely done.😊

Super

A triangular stub can usually be grabbed by an appropriate size of 12-point socket. Quarter-inch-drive deep 12-point sockets usually have really thin walls, so that would be my first go-to. It's cheating, but I'd have tried it as an expedient to get the lock open.

Lost me on the. Key for a sec but I got it that lock came out great thank you!

Magnificent....

Мастер золотые руки!

Un trabajo inútil con la llave, ya que esas llaves se vende en Aliexpress por un dólar americano. El resto del trabajo valía la pena. Gracias por el vídeo.

Świetna jest ta zrobiona robota pozdrawiam twórcę tego filmiku mile i serdecznie 👍👍👍👍

Как всё сложно, а так молодец

Bic pen, take the ink cartridge out, melt the big end and push it in agents the triangle in the lock, let cool, you now have a key...

Прекрасная работа!!!!!

Very well done, thanks for the vid!

Traducir. A español gracias 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏

This is really cool!

jajajajaja tremendo trabajo que pudiste haber hecho con un dado de 10 mm

A lock is always useless without the key, especially when it's a very old lock. But you managed to make the key for the lock, to have actual use for it and it turned out quite well.

Interesting... it's less of a lock and more of anchor that has a bolt that needs a triangle shaped socket.

MADE in USA? いろんなロックあるんだ!:))