Extra Cash

[logosys]

Ok, I've stumbled upon some ill-gotten gains (my roommate got me evicted from my apartment, so now I have an extra $400. God Bless hospitable people) My Question is this. What tools should I get? Right now, I have the LAB 17-pc set which I love to death. I have Varajeal's lock set on the way. What else do I need?

[plot]

well, you seem set.. so why don't you do something charitable with what you have left, like donate it to me?

or go get some cool cheap locks and high security locks off of eBay

[Chucklz]

Besides a whole mess of locks, another place to live, a big night at the bar:

Im just going to give what I might do, from lockpickshop.com

I-core tool set 30$
Flip-it plug spinner 50$
Brockhage navigator set 40$
Small Bore 7 pin pick (works normal bores as well) $140
"Cross" pick 65$ (possibly a seldom used tool, but if you can get the locks, it would be fun.)

Maby a pin kit, possibly in place of the cross bore pick?

[lockcsi]

I like the pin kit idea but i'd recomend buying individual pins if you can... you dont need the pin kit unless you want to do mobile stuff (if thats one of your goals by all means get a pin kit and go for a lab wedge kit with a .03 incriment it's coastly but will pay off) ... by buying pins seperate you can just buy 10-20 different bags of pins (about 144 in a pack)long and short and you could buy two or three different size springs to change that up a bit too... and you could buy some spools or mushroom pins to practice with as well and they wouldn't come in a pin kit.... you also might want to look into a follower if your going to rekey a lot ... or save the 10-15$ and use a big drill bit or cylindrical piece of wood.

[Romstar]

I like the pin kit idea but i'd recomend buying individual pins if you can... you dont need the pin kit unless you want to do mobile stuff (if thats one of your goals by all means get a pin kit and go for a lab wedge kit with a .03 incriment it's coastly but will pay off) ... by buying pins seperate you can just buy 10-20 different bags of pins (about 144 in a pack)long and short and you could buy two or three different size springs to change that up a bit too... and you could buy some spools or mushroom pins to practice with as well and they wouldn't come in a pin kit.... you also might want to look into a follower if your going to rekey a lot ... or save the 10-15$ and use a big drill bit or cylindrical piece of wood.

Hey,

Now I'm curious. Why would you recomend the .03 increment over the .05?

Romstar

[logosys]

I-core tool set 30$
Flip-it plug spinner 50$
Brockhage navigator set 40$
Small Bore 7 pin pick (works normal bores as well) $140
"Cross" pick 65$

Hearing the *click* - Priceless

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[plot]

i like chucklz idea with the:

Flip-it plug spinner 50$
Brockhage navigator set 40$

those will probably be the most usefull to you.

a pin kit would be fun too though

lockcsi: any idea where a hobbyist would be able to buy bags of pins?

[logosys]

i like chucklz idea with the:

Flip-it plug spinner 50$
Brockhage navigator set 40$

those will probably be the most usefull to you.

a pin kit would be fun too though

lockcsi: any idea where a hobbyist would be able to buy bags of pins?

What advantages does the "Flip it" have over the Rytan Plug Spinner?

[plot]

preference and/or availability and/or price i guess. a plug spinner has one purpose and they all seem to get the job done.

i like chucklz idea with the:

Flip-it plug spinner 50$
Brockhage navigator set 40$

those will probably be the most usefull to you.

a pin kit would be fun too though

lockcsi: any idea where a hobbyist would be able to buy bags of pins?

What advantages does the "Flip it" have over the Rytan Plug Spinner?

[Guitar_J]

Plot: CLKsupplies sells pins, all kinds of them... someone mentioned them on here the other day... I've not ordered from them so I don't know too much about em' but they've got good prices... also check E-Bay they've got lots of pins.... lockpicks.com carries pins... all kinds of places carry pins! I've not seen security pins on there though.

[Chucklz]

All of the products I chose were available on lockpicks.com without any other looking around. Easy for me. Personally I would try and find one of the rytan small flat plug spinners, but I really dont use one much at all.

[zeke79]

Plot: CLKsupplies sells pins, all kinds of them... someone mentioned them on here the other day... I've not ordered from them so I don't know too much about em' but they've got good prices... also check E-Bay they've got lots of pins.... lockpicks.com carries pins... all kinds of places carry pins! I've not seen security pins on there though.

It was me who mentioned them the other day. I have place 2 orders with www.clksupplies.com and was very pleased with the service and speed of delivery. they can also get lab security pins if you email them and ask i believe they are around $5.00 per 100. Their standard pins are around 1.75-2.25 per 100 depending on what you want.

[logosys]

I think I'm gonna get a Rytan Plug Spinner, and try out the Navigator set. What differentiates the Navigator from a standard set of picks (Other than the strangely shaped handles)? The rest will be spent on locks and heavy drinking!

[Chucklz]

The Navigator set includes a wafer reading tool, and some picks for dimple/mul-t-locks, in addtion to a variety of hooks that seem interesting.


For locks, check ebay, you can really make out like a bandit, especially if you have a substancial amount of cash to spend.


For lockpicking drinking game.... get yourself a whole bunch of padlocks etc. Line em all up and start picking. Line them up hard to easy. Every time you open one, have a drink/shot/beer. Suddenly you will find your skill level plummeting towards zero (really only takes a little alcohol). Even the easy locks become challenging.

[Mad Mick]

That's how I started, but with the exception of drinking to each pin I successfully set.....never did get past the third lock though.....prolly explains why I'm still crap.