How to find pin lenth

[ThE_MasteR]

Hey peeps,

I have a Masterlock re-keyeable cylinder that I would like to get a key made for. I am able to pick the lock open, but I would like to decode the pin sizes myself.

Should I used the impressioning method ?

[Shrub]

Impressioning is goign to be your quickest solution yes,

Otherwise knock somthing up with 2 wires pivoted against each other and you may manage to decode the pins enough once its picked to make a pretty close key that you then need to tickle up with a file whislt impressioning,

[yng_pick]

since its rekeyable-
if you have the cylinder out in your hand, you could always use a dowel the size of the plug to follow the plug out while it is picked- holding the top pins in while you work-

then, drop the pins one at a time in a pill container, or on a soft pad where they wont roll and mix-

use a fine tip marker, sticking through the pin chambers, to mark your key blank- this will give you the location of each cut on your key-

then replace the pins in the plug. look at the first position- if the pin is not flush- take the key out, and file a couple of times on the first position- then repeat. once it is flush- move on to the next pin and repeat. once the pins are all flush- you have a working key

this is a good method if you want practice taking apart and reassembling a lock-
though if you havent impressioned much, you might want to try that for the practice

[Krypos]

Otherwise knock somthing up with 2 wires pivoted against each other...

hmmm. well im thinking a pregnant woman. dunno if you know or not, but in the states, to knock something up is to get it pregnant. so if you say i knocked her up, then you got her pregnant. this being said, to knock something up with two wires pivoted against each other sounds funny.



all in good humor of course, just thought its funny.

[devildog]

I'd just pick it open, dump the pins, decode and cut a key by hand with a pippin file.