plug spinner

by **fab** » 22 Jan 2006 8:57

Hello , i don't understand how a plug spinner work , can someone tell or show me ?

by **illusion** » 22 Jan 2006 9:07

hmm.. when you pick a lock you can turn the plug 360 degrees and then the pins drop back down so you must pick it again to turn it round a second time.

A plug spinner will spin the plug quickly so the pins won't have time to drop back down... this means you only have to pick it once f you need to turn the plug 720 degrees to unlock. If you pick the lock in the wrong direction you can use a plug spinner to spin it to the right direction.

DIY plug-spinner:

pick the lock and turn the plug until it gets to about 300 degrees, then put your tension wrench in the lock and hold it there. put an eleastic band over the tension wrench and stretch it (you must make sure the tension wrench is held tightly.

Now.... let go of the wrench!
the elastic will ping and make it turn the plug quickly. The plug will spin past 360 degrees.

It's really fun to do actualy

hope this helps

by **fab** » 22 Jan 2006 9:20

I thought it has special function, keep position of the pins , but il allows only to turn the plug.
Thank you.

by **illusion** » 22 Jan 2006 9:31

that's correct

and glad to help

by **SFGOON** » 22 Jan 2006 10:25

Gee whiz! I never knew that!

Seriously, that's news to me, thanks Illusion.

by **illusion** » 22 Jan 2006 10:51

Gee whiz! I never knew that!

Seriously, that's news to me, thanks Illusion.

Really? I'm glad I could help

it's really fun... I sat there just spinning the plug for about 20 mins when I first learnt

by **digital_blue** » 22 Jan 2006 11:02

SFGOON wrote:Gee whiz! I never knew that!

Seriously, that's news to me, thanks Illusion.

Come on?! You've got to be kidding, right? GOON? GOON ol' boy? Say it ain't so! There's just no way with all the time you've been around here, that you didn't know what a plug spinner did. Come on. Set the record straight. Make my world make sense again.

db

by **SFGOON** » 22 Jan 2006 12:56

I knew what a plug spinner did, I just never thought to put a rubber band on my tension wrench. Who knew it was THAT simple? Not me!

Im not a moron, I swear !:shock:

by **digital_blue** » 22 Jan 2006 14:19

SFGOON wrote:I knew what a plug spinner did, I just never thought to put a rubber band on my tension wrench. Who knew it was THAT simple? Not me!

Im not a moron, I swear !:shock:

Whew! Ok. My world makes sense again. :lol:

I've never had much luck with the rubber band myself, but the mousetrap spring DIY tool is fantastic.

db

by **illusion** » 22 Jan 2006 17:30

it is far from the best methord to be sure.. but it does work.

you need a wrench which is wide enough to not slip in the keyway really, works ok.

but yes, a ,mousetrap is a better tool really

by **stlbolt** » 22 Jan 2006 17:38

wow rubber band... lol Who would have thought! I shall try it out sometime!

by **devnill** » 25 Jan 2006 4:34

i tried using a rubber band a few times, and its a bit tricky to do sucessfully. you really need to snap it or it wont work.

by **stlbolt** » 25 Jan 2006 4:36

What do you mean by "snap" it?

by **vector40** » 25 Jan 2006 6:03

Make sure the wrench is jammed in such a way that it doesn't have any slack in the direction you're spinning it (which is probably not the direction it would rest by gravity).

by **SilverIce85** » 28 Jan 2006 17:01

Hey I just got my new plug spinner in the mail from lockpicks.com (the 25 dollar one) and I am not entirely sure how to use it. I used it on a test lock, but I don't believe i'm using it correctly because it is not working. It is only turning the lock half way and then it sticks. Where should I be putting it into the lock and how many times should I wind the plug spinner? Thank you for your help

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