new too bump keying

[kevincad]

i just recently bought these bumpkeys off ebay.it says i need to modify them to use them as bumpkeys.they say i shave off part of the shoulder of the keys to get them working.i tried looking on the forum for help,but couldnt find any diagrams of keys to help me with.can someone help me out with where and how i should shave it down?thanks

[cheesehead]

look up the toool video on bumping. it's on this site somewhere - or you can go directly to their web site.

[VashTSPD]

I believe Andy has a great link for new members ready to jump into bumpkeying, it's all in flash and does a great job of explaining some of the finer details.

[kevincad]

any help/links would be great.i went too the toool website,and they had some info on them,but iam still unsure of what too do next.i found another similar auction on ebay, http://cgi.ebay.com/Bump-Keys-set-of-7_ ... dZViewItem

they still say you need too modify the shoulder and tip. thats where iam most confused.

[pip]

hi Kevincad

how did you first hear about bumpkeys ?
and just curious as to why you bought these

how long have you been lockpicking ?

[cheesehead]

basically, you need to file a tiny portion of the shoulder and tip off. go slow, don't take too much off at once. you want the cuts of the bump key to make contact with the bottom pins, which will slightly push the key back due to the pressure from the springs. too big of a gap is bad, we're talking about, oh say, 1/16th of an inch or so. when you "bump" the key, it should cause the driver pins to "jump", thus opening up a gap at the sheer line to turn the key.

[kevincad]

hi,thanks ill try that out.i bought them cause i seen the video on the internet about them.it just got me interesting in lockpicking.i havent been into it for very long.just wanted to learn something new.

[raimundo]

Ya don't need to cut the shoulders, just insert the key then pull it back out one pin, and hit it with the right piece of wood.

[LockNewbie21]

I retired the waffel vid, i just have a look into posts like these, but jsut go back to the manual pick section where i go when i come here.

I don't want to get banned, so i just my opinions to myself.

Really now i think there realyl should be a bumpy key sticky.. if anyone cares enugh to do it.

Other than that, i am going to work.

[zeke79]

raimundo is right. You can use what is called the "pull back" method. You insert the key and then pull it out one space then hit it in with a screw driver handle or a hickory hammer handle, etc. Good luck.