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Andy thank you for your quick response.  If you have a copy of "Safe Man's Guide Volume 3" by Locksmith  Ledger you can see a diagram of my lock on page 2.  It is a three wheel lock and the parts I am missing are "A" and "C".  I could probably get the parts made if I had diagrams of them.  If you have another lock like this one let me know how much it would be if you wanted to sell it.  If you have any other ideas of how to fix this lock or what company I could check with for parts let me know.  Once again thank you for your help and time, this is a great service.  Ray

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Ray,

The parts "A" and "C" that you are refering to are the "roller bolt assembly", while these are individual items, they are assembled as a part.

As I mentioned in our earlier session, I do have a couple of these locks, but not individual parts.

I do have a diagram and better photos, including photos of a roller bolt assembly which was fabricated at home by someone doing a similar project as yours.

Send an email to me at:  andy@securitysafeusa.com

Requesting the S&G 6810 Roller bolt photos, as I'm not going to remember this by Monday.  It may take me several days to locate the fabrication photos, as I have about 10,000 photos to go through to find them - I organize them by safe manufacturer, NOT lock manufacturer.

If you have any welding and/or brazing skills you should be able to fabricate the roller bolt with no problems, though it may be a little rough.

I'll look at the lock that I have and come up with a price for them.  I'll also come up with a price for me to fabricate the piece for you.  Just don't count on it happening overnight as I have a number of other projects I'm working on that I don't have time for either.  you know how that goes!   :)

Andy

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Safe and Vault related Questions; Antique Safe Repair and Restoration; With over 40 years in the Safe & Vault industry, if I can't answer your question I know where to get the answer. Current Project: Restoration of two Tilton & McFarland Safes from the 1860's. Will answer Safe & Vault related questions concerning age, value, restoration, moving, opening & repairing, parts, operation and history. Note: It is not my intention to teach you to open safes or to provide information which may aid in the unlawful opening of a safe. I will not give out drill points or information which I deem inappropriate.

Experience

40 years in the Safe & Vault Industry. Service Manager for one of the largest Safe & Vault companies on the West Coast. Graduate of Lockmasters Safe Lock Servicing, Safe lock Manipulation and Safe Deposit Lock Courses. Graduate of Locksmith Institute. Certified Instructor for the California Locksmith Association teaching Basic and Advanced Lock Servicing, Basic Safe opening and Repairing. Factory Trained by AMSEC, LORD Safes, LeFebure, Mosler, KabaMas, LaGard and Sargent & Greenleaf

Organizations
Safecrackers International and the National Antique Safe Association

Education/Credentials
Graduate of Locksmith Institute 1972 Graduate Lockmasters Safe Lock Servicing 1974 Graduate Lockmasters Safe Lock Manipulation 1975 Graduate Lockmasters Safe Deposit Lock Servicing 1985 Instructor Certified - California Locksmith Association - 1985 Factory trained by AMSEC, MAJOR, STAR, Johnson-Pacific, Kaba-MAS, Allied-Gary, ISM, Lord, Brown Safe, EXL, Mosler, Diebold.

Awards and Honors
2009, 2010 & 2011 Listed in AllExperts top 50 Experts. All Experts Categories - Safes & Security Containers, Locksmithing, Antique Safes. Retired US Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer (CW3), with 32 years of total service. With numerous awards from Vietnam, Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. US Navy - 1971-1981 US Army Reserve 1984-2006 US Army Retired Reserve 2006-present

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US Secret Service, FBI, BATF, Local Law enforcment agencies, Diebold, Hamilton Pacific, Red Hawk Int., Chubb International, Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, Mechanics Bank, El Dorado Savings Bank, many Credit unions and smaller banks. McDonalds, Togos, BurgerKing, TacoBell, Carls Jr. FoodMaxx, SaveMart, Lucky's, Albertson's, Raley's, Safeway, NobHill, Bell Markets, PW Markets. Great America, Century Theatres, Cinemark Theatres, UA Cinemas, and many homeowners and small businesses. Provide warranty service for lock and safe manufactures. Service area is Northern California - Fresno to Oregon, including western Nevada

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