re-pining idea for practice locks

by **UWSDWF** » 17 Jun 2006 8:24

Probably already done before and posted and I should be burned horribly and fed to the masses but...

I have a Sh!tty cylinder (Faultless) 5-pin. I knocked the pin stoppers in the top out ( yeah my lingo is to be desired)) used a tap of appropriate size to thread it and put in hexagon socket headless screws. this allows me to effectivly re-pin, change order ect... quickly and easily.

by **keysman** » 17 Jun 2006 8:35

Nice idea.. the set screws are probably worth more than the "faultless" cylinder, but if it works for you....

by **UWSDWF** » 17 Jun 2006 8:37

get'em free at work

by **UWSDWF** » 17 Jun 2006 19:10

by **Shrub** » 17 Jun 2006 19:16

They are called grub scews and are on some commercial locks as standard like the Medecos.

If there is room to do it without compressing the springs more than standard its a good way of doing it.

by **UWSDWF** » 17 Jun 2006 19:30

Shrub wrote:They are called grub scews and are on some commercial locks as standard like the Medecos.

If there is room to do it without compressing the springs more than standard its a good way of doing it.

they are also called hexagon socket headless screws as ber the order binin my shop or the manufacturer could be wrong who knows? :wink:

by **Shrub** » 17 Jun 2006 19:32

Well differant countries use differant names i suppoose but its widley known in europe as grub screws but hey as long as you, i and the others know its no biggy hehehe

by **UWSDWF** » 17 Jun 2006 19:33

by **TheMikeMan** » 17 Jun 2006 21:52

Yeah, I did that last month to a schlage. It loses its novelty after about 2 days.

by **undeadspacehippie** » 17 Jun 2006 22:57

Regarless of how fast the novelty wears down, I am definately going to attempt this. I have a cylinder that I use to train with - a schlage with a very tight keyway and a high low setup. The short of the long, the slide off cover is wearing thin and is kinda beat up.

Any suggestions as to what size thread?? - I want to do this, but maybe should do it to a cylinder I don't care about that much.

by **TheMikeMan** » 17 Jun 2006 23:29

i just randomly selected a tap, and went for it. Good luck.

by **UWSDWF** » 18 Jun 2006 14:33

You take the hole size and find a screw slightly larger then tap the hole to 75% the screw

by **Shrub** » 18 Jun 2006 17:50

Do as suggested or tell us the size of the holes so we can tell you the best size to use.

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