subnoizchild024 wrote:after u bump a lock and look at the plug its ussal dented or dimpled. so in physics if pressure = force over area (P=F/A) the more area of contact u give the object the less force is apied to that area. so if you were able to put some bar of metal on the key like the diagram it shouldnt dent the plug because there would be less force per square mm of metal.
anyone else think it would work?
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The landing won't be dented deeply but there will be a lesser horizontal dent running across the barrel/plug if you use a metal bar. Also, if the pressure is to be distributed evenly the bar would have to be almost perfectly perpendicular to the key blade else you will dislodge the bar and/or mark the face of the lock elsewhere.
Some TOOOL members remove the shoulders completely and replace them with a lump of hot glue material. The glue is elastic so it acts like a cushion. I thought to use a tight fitting rubber grommet attached using any elastic adhesive (one that won't crack when crushed).
