Picture of a tubular torque wrench???

by **jimb** » 6 Jul 2008 20:23

Kranmer wrote:
Take a peek at the tubular picking tool I am making, I just posted a new update in this forum.

I seen it earlier. you have all the tools I want but can't afford.

I'm currently working on a way to do some milling with a dremel.

Oh ya, nice work can't wait to see it when you finish.

by **steve0527** » 6 Jul 2008 22:57

Eyes_Only wrote:Does this thing actually work? If it does it looks like it can come in handy.

I love this tool I use it all the time and my long pick to push the pins down

by **djslacker** » 7 Jul 2008 8:57

jimb wrote:I just want to add one thing since no one has mentioned it yet. If you use this method to pick a tubular lock you might have to pick it more than once as when you start to rotate the lock the pins will fall into the next set of holes. The number of times will vary depending on the type of lock it is. The first one I picked with this method only required me to pick it twice but some locks will require many more times.

If you was too only turn it half way between the next set of holes you might be able to make something to imitate the key or come up with some sort of a plug spinner to avoid picking it more than once, but I have never tried this.

The other downside of this method is that on the older Ace II tubular locks (I've only used the older ones) there is an empty hole where the tension notch of the key inserts. If you only turn the lock to the next hole, then a pin will set in that hole and there is no spring or second pin to work with, the pin just floats in there and it's a pain to pick.

Just something to look out for.

by **mkultra23** » 7 Jul 2008 11:18

tha'ts a nice wrench. I like how you don't waste material instead getting 4 tools in one. I will have to try making one of those. The tubular picks are too easy; I'd like to try it this way, just for fun.

by **Kranmer** » 7 Jul 2008 14:31

jimb wrote:
Kranmer wrote:
Take a peek at the tubular picking tool I am making, I just posted a new update in this forum.

I seen it earlier. you have all the tools I want but can't afford. I'm currently working on a way to do some milling with a dremel.

Oh ya, nice work can't wait to see it when you finish.

Have you seen the Harbor Freight Lathe and Minimills???? There are TONS of resources out there for making those lathes rock solid work horses. they are only 400 bucks. heck mine was only 1200.00 and when you figure what you can do with it, its so worth the one time expense.

I have made tons of mods to mine already.

Look here..

This is where I got mine. The 9X30
http://lathemaster.com/

Here are the other resources for mini lathes..
http://bedair.org/9x20.html

http://tool20895.homestead.com/jose7x10taig.html

by **jimb** » 7 Jul 2008 17:04

Kranmer wrote:Have you seen the Harbor Freight Lathe and Minimills???? There are TONS of resources out there for making those lathes rock solid work horses. they are only 400 bucks. heck mine was only 1200.00 and when you figure what you can do with it, its so worth the one time expense.

Thanks, I was at Harbor freight over the weekend and they didn't have much. I just went to their website and I see there are a lot of possibilities that were not in the store. I may have to re-think my Dremel project.

by **apb** » 7 Jul 2008 17:44

Eyes_Only wrote:Does this thing actually work? If it does it looks like it can come in handy.

+1 that it works. At least on the lock I used it on. I've had this thing for awhile and haven't really used it but I will start to get some more practice with it thanks to this post. I decided to give it a shot yesterday and was able to open a 7-pin tubular bike lock in no time. I know these aren't rated too difficult compared to other tubular locks but I can attest that this thing works. Good find.

by **E1001** » 20 Jul 2008 7:28

apb wrote:
Eyes_Only wrote:Does this thing actually work? If it does it looks like it can come in handy.

+1 that it works. At least on the lock I used it on. I've had this thing for awhile and haven't really used it but I will start to get some more practice with it thanks to this post. I decided to give it a shot yesterday and was able to open a 7-pin tubular bike lock in no time. I know these aren't rated too difficult compared to other tubular locks but I can attest that this thing works. Good find.

how well do you think it would work compared to one of the commercial ones that you buy, say from southord? and which one do you think would be more worth it, both money and time wise? how much still does this method take compared to the commercial tubular pick sets?

by **lockpicker69** » 20 Jul 2008 17:44

i ordered the locksmith pro kit as advertized below on the 6th july at a cost of $44.95 plus and extra $6.00 postage for being a UK customer.3 weeks has now now passed . i have recived no tools to date and no reply to any of my emails .
i feel i must warn all lockpicking 101 users to avoid this mistake i may have foolishly made .

http://www.idealcreations.net/order.htm

by **E1001** » 20 Jul 2008 19:04

lockpicker69 wrote:i ordered the locksmith pro kit as advertized below on the 6th july at a cost of $44.95 plus and extra $6.00 postage for being a UK customer.3 weeks has now now passed . i have recived no tools to date and no reply to any of my emails .
i feel i must warn all lockpicking 101 users to avoid this mistake i may have foolishly made .

http://www.idealcreations.net/order.htm

that really sucks.
Let us know if it ever ends up getting there.

by **lockpicker69** » 21 Jul 2008 6:52

do you think i will be able to make a claim as i paid through paypal ?

by **E1001** » 21 Jul 2008 7:04

lockpicker69 wrote:do you think i will be able to make a claim as i paid through paypal ?

Maybe, although I don't know who you would be able to take it up with, if it's just a bunch of dudes with a fake website scamming for some extra cash. But at least you have a record of the transaction from paypal. Maybe the feds can track them down. :twisted:

by **lockpicker69** » 21 Jul 2008 11:57

i feel it is right to let all the members of 101 know that

http://www.idealcreations.net/order.htm

have now emailed me to say there is a backlog of orders and "are shipping them out as fast as they can make them"
they have apolagized for the inconveniance.As soon as i get them you can be sure i will let all you members know.

by **E1001** » 21 Jul 2008 14:21

lockpicker69 wrote:i feel it is right to let all the members of 101 know that

http://www.idealcreations.net/order.htm

have now emailed me to say there is a backlog of orders and "are shipping them out as fast as they can make them"
they have apolagized for the inconveniance.As soon as i get them you can be sure i will let all you members know.

Good to know, before they got blacklisted

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