Sliding Shoe Door Lock Replacement

Why this part exists — The sliding shoe inside my door-lock hardware cracked over and over, always in the same spot: right where the pivot pin seats. The manufacturer's part couldn't take the load, so I designed my own instead of buying replacements forever. This is revision 3. What I changed - Reinforced walls at the pivot-pin seat — the exact failure point of the original - Chamfers added at the locking contact points — the locking action generates strong forces; the chamfers let the part def…

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