Locksmith Tweezers

[2122]

I saw this a while back, but I can't find the post again. Someone recommended getting a pair of these for repinning a lock, because they could hold the pins better, and had a little thing that stuck over the top that was used to push the pin down. Does anyone know where I could buy these, or is there an easy way to make one?

[JonathanEricLopez]

Honestly I wouldn't even try making something like that... It's just to much of a hassle (at least for me) for the reason being that I usually only use these when i make a mistake trying to re-key a cylinder and my plug follower(fits in the lock housing cylinder) slips. I actually use the pin tweezers your talking about and they help out a lot.

Heres what your most likely looking for... (link shown below):
http://www.lockpickersmall.com/tpt-5.html

[nostromo]

2122- Being a gear hound, I got a pair of those when I was doing a lot of repinning work and found that they were more trouble than they were worth. I worked for a major distributor and we sold locksmith tools, and several folks returned them because the 'arm' broke off at the join.

If you don't have locksmith pinning tweezers, the local flea market will probably have lab-grade tweezers that you can (carefully) file pin notches into the tip of. If you aren;t comfortable (or care to be) doing precision file work, it's well worth buying regular locksmith tweezers.

[keysman]

I like these :

http://www.jmlock.com/images/view.aspx?productId=505


I used a pair of "Gem" setting tweezers with gripping tips for many years.

[loki-aka]

The tweezers with the beveled edges-that conform to the round pin shape -are worth the $12 or so. I bought some HPC branded ones years ago. They still work fine.

Here is the mfg. page- http://www.hpcworld.com/tl/cylplugtools/ptt5/index.html

[Antique key maker]

I use those reverse pin tweezers with notch at the end, I think the tweezers that have the extra bar to push the pins in could be useful on certain locks.

[Eyes_Only]

I have that PTT-5 tweezers from HPC and I love it but I had to file the tip down a bit so that the plug follower can make contact with the pin that's being loaded for easier reassembly.

[Bad_Jason]

I just bought these, and for 8 bucks, they're great!

http://www.lockpicks.com/reverseactiontweezers.aspx

[Raymond]

Do any of you tweezer geniuses know how to demagnitize a stainless tweezer. It wont let go of my steel springs.

[Josh K]

Do any of you tweezer geniuses know how to demagnitize a stainless tweezer. It wont let go of my steel springs.

Run it through a coil of AC wire.

[loki-aka]

You may buy a tool magnatizer/demagnitizer from many tool shops.
Harbor Freight sells one for US$4.00 .

[Eyes_Only]

Do any of you tweezer geniuses know how to demagnitize a stainless tweezer. It wont let go of my steel springs.

I can only imagine how irritating that must be.

[Raymond]

We tried one of those tool magnitizer/demagnitizers and it did not work. I may try my old 5 1/4 PC disk degausers.

[Josh K]

We tried one of those tool magnitizer/demagnitizers and it did not work. I may try my old 5 1/4 PC disk degausers.

If you have a soldering iron with a loop tip you can run the tweezers through the inside of the tip while it's on.

Otherwise you need some AC current running through a spool of wire with about a hundred wraps on it.

[Raymond]

Pesky magnetic tweezers.

I have been using medical grade tweezers with a very small valley filed into the tip to hold pins better. These tweecers are somewhat thicker and stronger than normal because I use them for a lot of other things kike pulling IC tailpieces out of levers and re-hooking springs. These are my 'tool pouch' tweezers and not my special purpose tweezers kept elsewhere.

I have discovered the solution to my question about how to demagnetize my tweezers.

I found an old tape/computer disk bulk degauser. Just plug it in, pull the momentary switch and buzz the tweezers for 5-10 seconds. THEY ARE NOW CLEAN!!!

Thanks for all the suggestions.