I accidentally locked myself out of the office. I took a similar knob off another door to figure out the mechanism. Went to Don's Lock and Key on Mission about options on how to deal with a 1940's lock. They told me, "I wouldn't attempt that yourself. I suggest you do it professionally and call to make an appt. (for tomorrow?? even though they are 50 yds from my door!!) Note to self: Geezus, it ain't brain surgery for F*sake.
Returned to the crime scene. Judy's book to the rescue!
Great recommendation. Dan was really great guy.
I had some ideas of what might work and asked Dan who said it might do the trick and walked me through some other possibilities over the phone. Figured it out somehow with a screwdriver (less than 5 min). I told him about Don's and their pricing and he even offered me a discounted rate that was way cheaper than what Don's quoted me, if I couldn't do it myself.
I called Dan back to tell him I got the lock to open, he also agreed, "nope, locksmithing isn't brain surgery" and that he was glad he could help.
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