Bramah Lock

This is a 3d printable Bramah lock. Modelled from reference images. Adjustments have been made for 3d printing e.g. thicker sliders, tolerances etc. This model is not to scale.

Joseph Bramah (13 April 1748 – 9 December 1814), was an English inventor and locksmith. He is best known for having improved the flush toilet and inventing the hydraulic press. he can be considered one of the two fathers of hydraulic engineering. (Source: Wikipedia)

Assembly
- check that the notches can fit into the groove in the core (if not use small wire cutters to widen groove)
- line up the sliders in shortest to longest (the shortest being Slider 1 and longest Slider 5)
- turn the core upside down so that the sliders can be inserted into it. And the stopping pin is facing towards you (at the 6 o’clock position)
- starting with slider 2 (second shortest) insert the slider into the 2 o’clock position. (use a small screw driver to poke it into its hole)
- than repeat clock wise with slider 3 going