Thank You!!

[shaned]

Hello,
I would start by saying I'm new to this website, but not new to locks. I'm still learning but having lots of fun. The thank you, goes for your infomation on "Bumping" I've read about it a little before, but yesterday I scanned your site looking for bumbing info and found lots, and today I cut my first bump key. This bumping is great!
I have several "American Lock 5200" and parts around my house. So I hand cut a bump key for them, took an old cylinder and set up one pin inside. So I could test to make sure every mountain would work, and after a little fine tuning with the file, it works. So I'm the morning I'll place some more pins in and keep playing.....Thank you very much

[pauly003]

From all of us here at LP101...your very welcome.

[Tygart]

Welcome to the site shaned, I hope you have fun, thses guys are really smart. Bumping is cool but so is lock picking.

[RangerF150]

At the risk of being flamed
For the pro bumping may be a valid method of opening a lock, but for a hobby I don't rate bumping at all!
Sure it opens the lock without a key, which is the objective of the hobby, but in a rather crude manner.
I'd rather spend an hour and fail trying to pick a lock than bump one in seconds.

But that's just me !
Welcome to the site dude, it's full of great info and help, enjoy

[raimundo]

Shane the original poster, mentions testing his bumpkey one pin collumn at a time to tune up the bumptips, this is a refinement not mentioned elsewhere that I know of, if you are making a bumpkey for a specific lock and you do not have a code cutter machine, or are doing it by hand, this is a worthy method of quality control, doing this as each valley is cut.

Who is making the little hotglue pads on their bumpkeys, this is the refinement that all the europeans use, and it is necessary on best, multilock or any lock that indexes by the tip, or has no shoulder. I have two such bumpkeys made, but have yet to find the situation to practice with them. I think we should move the bumpkey discussion along, by considering the refinements already known, and perhaps inventing the mcguyver of all bump mallets.

[Shrub]

I use hot glue the few times i tried bumping and i got the idea from Germany i think,

The MTL keys etc that dont have a shoulder have to have somnthing and most use somthing like a rubber tube slipped over the key,

I suggest we dont move the disussion along and instead put it to bed, if i never hear about bumping again it will be too soon,

LP101 = picking forum,

Bumping = for those that cant pick or those that want to steal things,

Just my opinions of course,

[helloman]

LP101 is great im glad you found it its great if you have a question but try to stay on peoples good sides like dont spam or use chat lingo but i hope you have a good time at LP101.com