Having played with old cars and trucks for most of my life (I built my first, a '48 Ford at 14 years old) and used a variation of the safety door latch assembly in the vast majority of them over the ...

Regardless if you are building a new ride from scratch or simply enhancing your existing one, there's always time to improve its original factory design. Some of the most common updates used are to ...

Locking systems offer a certain amount of mystery because few of us understand how they work. We look to the expertise of a locksmith to get what we need from keyed locks, but you really don't need ...

It doesn't matter if it is your house, your toolbox, or even your car. Generally speaking, if you have something nice, there's someone out there that wants to take those nice things away from you and ...

Installing a door knob might seem simple, but doing it correctly ensures smooth operation and a clean look. In this guide, you’ll learn how to measure, drill (if needed), and attach both the latch and ...

The Cat LatchFree Dipper System for rope shovels replaces the standard maintenance­intensive latch assembly with a steel link assembly mounted to the dipper back. The key to the design is the geometry ...