I finally cutaway my dream lock ;)

[SnowyBoy]

Well I took the plunge today, quite at last minute too!

Pin Tumbler Side:

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6434/cimg5884y.jpg

Sidebar Side:

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7558/cimg5883a.jpg

Sidebar Side Showing Pins:

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9706/cimg5885q.jpg


Instead of totally copying the one from Han Fey's collection (where all teh cuts are placed on one side) I decided to put the cuts for the sidebar on one side and the cut for the pins on the opposite so it didn't look too 'busy'.

Cutting this lock must have been the most intense time I've had on my machine so far! I knew nothing of where to cut, I just had to cut as I went along! But the result is perfect. This one is for keeps

Comments welcome

[Squelchtone]

dude, totally awesome! it looks perfect. very nice work.



Squelchtone

[SnowyBoy]

dude, totally awesome! it looks perfect. very nice work.



Squelchtone

Thanks mate! Do you remember the lock at all?

[SnowyBoy]

Oh yeah, I forgot to say that I simply can't leave this lock alone for 5 minutes!!! I jsut HAVE to play with it and look at it.

Still not picked it, I had a little feel around on the pins, but it appears the sidebar needs setting first before the pins. Plenty of time though

[Squelchtone]

dude, totally awesome! it looks perfect. very nice work.



Squelchtone

Thanks mate! Do you remember the lock at all?

yes, I sold it to you =) hey, how did you remove the anti-drill pin behind stack #2 ? or did you mill into it and tap it out from the bottom up?

Thanks,
Squelchtone

[SnowyBoy]

dude, totally awesome! it looks perfect. very nice work.



Squelchtone

Thanks mate! Do you remember the lock at all?

yes, I sold it to you =) hey, how did you remove the anti-drill pin behind stack #2 ? or did you mill into it and tap it out from the bottom up?

Thanks,
Squelchtone

I did exactly that

My milling cutters arn't up to the job of hardened steel, but i managed to make it cut a little notch into it which I could bash out with a small flathead screwdriver. Was in there VERY tight.

[SnowyBoy]

Ah Squelchtone ( this not being able to edit last posts).....

Are you releasing any more of these from your collection? And if not, dod you know if all the Twin 6000's were brass bodied? It's jsut I saw one on Security Snobs which looks like it's rusted!

[mr_chris79]

That looks absolutely amazing Snowyboy, really good cuts and well it just looks excellent!


Whats the chances of doing my assa 6000 mate? i got one from our friend Squelchtone too!....Cheers again Squelch!

[SnowyBoy]

That looks absolutely amazing Snowyboy, really good cuts and well it just looks excellent!


Whats the chances of doing my assa 6000 mate? i got one from our friend Squelchtone too!....Cheers again Squelch!

Thanks

Well, I've already taken on a job of 6 Abloy Protec padlocks for someone in the locksport community and TBH I wish I hadn't. The pressure to get the cuts right first time is immense, and I don't know if I can take on such a responcibility again since it's been stressing me out quite badly keep thinking about it and meeting the deadline etc

But I'm waiting on Squelch to get back to me on some more Twins, if he doesn't want to release any then I will have to get some from Security Snobs. I've found in my two short weeks of doing this that it's much better for me to have my own stock and go from there.

[Squelchtone]

That looks absolutely amazing Snowyboy, really good cuts and well it just looks excellent!


Whats the chances of doing my assa 6000 mate? i got one from our friend Squelchtone too!....Cheers again Squelch!

Thanks

Well, I've already taken on a job of 6 Abloy Protec padlocks for someone in the locksport community and TBH I wish I hadn't. The pressure to get the cuts right first time is immense, and I don't know if I can take on such a responcibility again since it's been stressing me out quite badly keep thinking about it and meeting the deadline etc

But I'm waiting on Squelch to get back to me on some more Twins, if he doesn't want to release any then I will have to get some from Security Snobs. I've found in my two short weeks of doing this that it's much better for me to have my own stock and go from there.

check your PM.

Squelchtone

[l0ckp1cker]

Wow!
That looks great!!!
What I wonder, do you cut the lock while it's disassembled or are you cutting so carefully that you don't hit the pins or plug?
I guess the latter would be more or less impossible IMO

[FrenchKey]

I want such a milling machine !!!

Very good job, I'm really impressed by the beauty of your cutaways.

[SnowyBoy]

Wow!
That looks great!!!
What I wonder, do you cut the lock while it's disassembled or are you cutting so carefully that you don't hit the pins or plug?
I guess the latter would be more or less impossible IMO

Well, there is some formula to what you are saying. Basically, locks like this are easy enough to dismantle to cutaway. But locks like padlocks are hard to get in to since they are held together by brass rods which are hidden on the body of the lock.

A new method I am trialing for the padlocks involves cutting in to the lock with all the internal parts there so I can gain access to the bar and push it out from the inside.

Thanks for the nice comments

[femurat]

wonderful job, as usual!

Cheers

[SnowyBoy]

wonderful job, as usual!

Cheers

Cheers

Here is my latest cutting adventure. Nowhere near finished, will take a few days to do all that I have planned

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4563/cimg5910f.jpg

It's a KESO/KABA style cylinder, nice pins in it, but not a lot of space.... and it's a right git to put back together.