tubular picks

by **taylorgdl** » 1 Sep 2006 9:51

Used mine today on a digital safe with flat batteries. Overide lock was a standard tubular, but the keys had been lost ages ago.

Easy money!

Now after a key. Local cutters have a machine, (zephyr) but the pick wouldn't go on far enough. Anyone know of another machine that I might be able to get a key cut from the pick?

G.

by **Shrub** » 1 Sep 2006 10:34

A lot of the tubular machines should be able to cut to code so just decode the pick and get it cut to code,

Im makign my own soon :wink:

by **keysman** » 1 Sep 2006 12:14

taylorgdl wrote:Now after a key. Local cutters have a machine, (zephyr) but the pick wouldn't go on far enough. Anyone know of another machine that I might be able to get a key cut from the pick?

G.

If you don't do a lot of them.. a set of space and depth keys might work well with a dupilicator.

There is a SWEET little hand held machine called a "hurdy gurdy" that only code cuts.

I will post a pic when I get a chance

by **alex20005uk** » 3 Sep 2006 20:12

is a 7 pin tubular the standard or most commonly used? im new and looking to start picking tubular locks, just wondering what one to start with, ive seen 8 pin ones too - or do i just need ot buy both?

by **Gordon Airporte** » 3 Sep 2006 21:12

alex20005uk wrote:is a 7 pin tubular the standard or most commonly used? im new and looking to start picking tubular locks, just wondering what one to start with, ive seen 8 pin ones too - or do i just need ot buy both?

You buy one to fit the lock(s) THAT YOU OWN. Right? hmmmm???

by **alex20005uk** » 4 Sep 2006 6:02

Think you misundertsood - im learning to lock pick and wanted to know which was more commonly used, so i can buy some locks - maybe i should have explained it better but i dont have a particular lock to pick, im looking ot buy some to practice on. Also one may be easier than the pther and better to start out on? or am i wrong?

by **Shrub** » 4 Sep 2006 12:51

Learning to pick or learnign to pick tubular locks?

If learning to pick dont start on tubular locks,

If you are learning to pick tubular locks dont buy a tubular pick, hobby/sport picking is about the achiement that a tubular lockpick doesnt give you,

by **alex20005uk** » 4 Sep 2006 17:30

Thanks shrub - yep its learning to pick! il have search around on the forum

by **Shrub** » 4 Sep 2006 17:56

Dont start on tubular locks then, get yourself a simple cylinder like a standard yale and go from there,

Click my picture to see some interesting links and look for the begineer exorcise by digital blue,

by **alex20005uk** » 5 Sep 2006 21:24

Thanks shrub - yeah i already looked at his post, really good stuff, ive been messing around with pin locks for about 2 weeks now and changed all the pins around etc etc. Stuck on a 2 spool yale at the mo (picked it with 1 spool in)

So i was just thinking of trying some other stuff, like tubulars, wafers, mortice/sash locks and maybe euro locks, but yeah being new to picking, its difficult to know what you should try and what will just frustrate you to death!

Maybe il stick with the pin tumblers for now then (probably try a cheeky mortice lock - a very basic one.....)

Going back to my original question - does eveyone agree that i shouldnt go out and buy the commercial picks(specific tubular pick and 2 in 1 etc etc etc) but try and learn to pick on my own first?

Am i ruining this thread? sorry!

by **lost profit** » 1 Oct 2006 16:00

you ruin nothin its a free for all and all is free ................or is it

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