mulTlock picks

[kodierer]

I seen that multipick service sells picks specially designed for MulTlocks. Are these worth getting, and is there anyone else selling them cheaper.
If they worth it for picking MulTlocks, and they are that expensive everywhere does anyone of the plans for making those picks

[tri-city]

apparently they are hard to pick i heard of a way of picking them that could work out cheaper. what you do is you go to a key cutting shop and ask the nice man if he would make you a key with the deepest cuts you can get all the way down the key then what you do is that you file 1/2 mm off the end of the key and then you get a hot plastic gun and you pipe the plasic around the key so that it sits into the lock with the 1/2 mm to spare. when it is hard and dry you insert the key put a little tension on the key and you tap it with a hammer. sort of like a rap key... try it and see. tell me if you had success as i haven't tried it yet. all the best..

[Wolf2486]

I have picked Mul-T-Locks before using the two Mul-T-Lock picks that come with the navigator set. I can't recall what's cheaper, the Mul-T-Lock pickset or the Navigator set. Anyways, these are tricky to pick and take a long time even for experienced pickers. If you have Mul-T-Locks to play with, you might think about buying these, if not, I'd try to obtain one first. What's the picks without the lock. Good Luck.

[digital_blue]

And good luck finding a locksmith who will cut bump keys for you.

db

[TOWCH]

You don't need to, just do it yourself with a drill press.

[vector40]

No way of knowing how deep to cut, though.

[Jimmie]

it works very well !!! ... even on ... the MTL interactive !!

you need a cut key machine to cut out this bump key

don't hit the bump key too hard cause you can damage the lock and bent or dent some pins and ... after that you could not enter any key into the lock

if the key stucks into the lock you have to hit the lock with a plastic or wood hammer to have the pins working correctly again ... or you have to remove the key by force keeping the key in a vice grip and hitting the lock with a wood or plastic hammer

hard to make on MTL lock fitted on a door !!

[Chris B]

There is a new version of the Mul-T-lock Pick coming in from the East.
Aldridges are advertising and selling it, although stocks are not in the UK as yet.

regards from Chris B

[vector40]

By the way, when you hit the key, you do it on the back of the bow, right? (Striking "into" the lock.) Not the top of it, striking down, toward the ground?

[digital_blue]

vec: That is correct.

[Jimmie]

the bump keys can be hit in different ways ...

sometimes when you hit the sides of the key bow rather than to hit in line with the key bow ... the MTL pops opened !!

so I use to hit the bump key in 3 directions, to the righ and to the left of the bow then in the middle using a king of "tam tam" rhymthm

you have to play with the tension when tapping !


happy bumping !!


Jimmie

[kodierer]

Bump keys are alright, but not a cherished method of opening a lock. They can also damage a lock if you use too much force.

And good luck finding a locksmith who will cut bump keys for you.

You can buy power keys on multipick service. You can also hand file them, and the local hardware store wouldn't likely know about bump keys, and they'll put any cuts you want on them if you pay for them.

[digital_blue]

All my local hardware store has is key duplicaters, not code cutters. Am I mistaken to assume that you need a code cutter to cut bump keys?

db

[kodierer]

No, You are not mistaken, but my Hardware store can do both. Also a code cutter is usually cheaper than a duplicator, so if you used a key decoder you could duplicate keys without ever leaving the customer keyless.

[vector40]

A code cutter is cheaper than a duplicator?