awesome bump key hammer!

[amc31b]

fellow lock pickers! we all have seen the amazing results of these bump keys. we all also know you need the correct hammer for it to work. i have tried to be clever and make the tomahawk out of various materials: just like you guys are now. keep it up!

Anyways my point is i think i have found the perfect hammer for bump keys! after getting tired of having no results with my previous inventions. i went to sears (sorry if you're not in the usa you might not know what that is) and got a small plastic and rubber hammer. it weighs 6 oz, has a red oak handle, one size has a bright yellow plastic strike surface, the other has a red rubber strike surface and is made by craftsman. of course the lifetime warranty comes with it! it costs about 10 dollars and i have had great results. i have opened 2 cheap 5 pin tumbler no name locks. a master lock with 5 serrated pins, and a schlage premium (7 pins). all i did was file the keys down to 999, take a bit of the shoulder and the tip, and with a good swing of this little hammer. all of them opened with one or two hits! guys(and gals), please trust me on this! someone tell me how to post pics and i will post pics of this awesome little hammer! *please note i am not affiliated with sears or craftsman tools and this is not an advertisment of any type.*

[Shrub]

Hammer = metal
Mallet = other material eg plastic/rubber

[Mad Mick]

The above is a duplicate post from here.

[amc31b]

hey man, i know i reposted.... hope it's not illegal here or anything. anyways, hey for ten bucks you have to try that little mallet.

[Mad Mick]

It's not illegal, but we have many, many threads, on the same subjects, that end up cluttering the forums and make life harder for the Mods/Admin to manage on their $80,000 P/A LP101 salaries.

[Chrispy]

.... and make life harder for the Mods/Admin to manage on their $80,000 P/A LP101 salaries.

Is that all?

*Screws up Mod application form and throws it in bin.*


Nuts to that.

[amc31b]

ok sorry about the wait, and for re-posting, i'll go shoot myself!

anyways here is the pic of my bump key hammer (mallet)
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c160/ ... edited.jpg

Here are some of the bump keys i made. as you can tell, you do not have to be real good with a file to make them.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c160/ ... edited.jpg

have fun kids!

[Pickermeapie]

i'll go shoot myself!

See a doctor.

Here are some of the bump keys i made. as you can tell, you do not have to be real good with a file to make them.

I can't see some of those working. Particularly the American key and the brass key in the lower right corner.

-Pickermeapie[/quote]

[amc31b]

Pickermeapie,
I didnt think they would work either, but all of them worked on the first try. The American lock bump key took me about 5 keys to finally get it working, and now it only seems to work with one american lock padlock. I still have key blanks for it and i'm going to try again. Any suggestions? Man, those american locks are tuff!

[spQQky]

Wow thanks for the tip. I bought one today and it works GREAT. I do contract work for out of state mortgage companies that forclose residential properties. After the resident moves out they ALWAYS lock the place up tight and never leave a key with anyone so I have to softly 'break' in and do a condition and damage report and take photos of the homes. My quick pick almost always opens the less expensive locksets I've come across so far. But since the faster I get the lock open the better for me time and money wise, I found bumping the lock WAY faster. My local lock shop cut a 999 for me with no questions asked. The 999 works great on Kwik Sets but since Defiant and GateHouse locksets only use a 6 as the longest pins I had them make a 666 key and it works every time with just a few taps of this great little Craftsman 'mallet'.

[ThE_MasteR]

Wow thanks for the tip. I bought one today and it works GREAT. I do contract work for out of state mortgage companies that forclose residential properties. After the resident moves out they ALWAYS lock the place up tight and never leave a key with anyone so I have to softly 'break' in and do a condition and damage report and take photos of the homes. My quick pick almost always opens the less expensive locksets I've come across so far. But since the faster I get the lock open the better for me time and money wise, I found bumping the lock WAY faster. My local lock shop cut a 999 for me with no questions asked. The 999 works great on Kwik Sets but since Defiant and GateHouse locksets only use a 6 as the longest pins I had them make a 666 key and it works every time with just a few taps of this great little Craftsman 'mallet'.

Lucky.

[mckutzy]

ya.... its a good tool i have one at work...

[Omikron]

Here's my tool:

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