OHW

Nice work! What happened to the tower?

jeff

I had pretty poor luck with anything Japanned...any rubbing at all, or paint removal took the finish/copper with it. :( I ended up painting them afterwards...which was a huge improvement over the originals with white paint spattered all over. Otherwise, the $10 crockpot with a little baking soda in ...

Yep, those size/type--that's what puts the spring in your mortise lock.

jeff

Yeah, I would definitely start taking things apart and seeing what you can see. I was able to get just about everything working, and the couple that were an issue I used a dremel to fix the holes in the catch to fit. Couple of pen springs; backplates boiled; paint removed; polished or repainted; wd4...

Ok, I'm moving to Ohio...

Lol...they tout have both fuses AND breakers as a selling point...

jeff

Sorry, but 1999 no workee...ya done good!

jeff

I would be very curious to hear what quotes you end up getting for the project. Our POs had plans drawn up for a garage that matches the house exactly and after factoring in the wood siding and shakes, the cheapest bid we got was $40k (and that's with the pad already poured).

jeff

Dark green sounds perfect!

Wow! Incredible work... Is the orange a historical color? (I asked because I have orange front and rear doors)

jeff