Cannot lock Milner safe with key

By Alan Morgan | January 20, 2021 |

If you suddenly cannot lock your Milner safe with it’s key, I made this video to explain a common error. Milner safes with the chevron keyway, also old Ratner safes and some Whitfield too. The key only goes into the same position that it came out of. Normally when locked, you put the key in…

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Fichet Valois lock conversion

By Alan Morgan | March 8, 2019 |

Converted Fichet Bauche safe after the M3b ‘Monopole’ key lock became very difficult to open. Supplied and fitted La Gard 2270 key lock which is much less expensive than a Fichet lock. Made up special plates and brackets such that the new lock drives the mechanism in the same way as the original.

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