how to pin up best IC core locks?

[jeffmoss26]

That is nice - it looks like A1 no longer makes them. In the shop here they just lean the cores up against their kit while they are working.

[cledry]

One trick I always do and it has never failed me is to rotate the plug before pinning. This raises the stack height to just about .030" below the top of the cylinder. Much easier to spot an uneven stack height.

Also, and this applies to other locks. If you have certain pins that like to _ sideways when inserting them, a #4Yale master pin for example try this technique. Using your finger or thumb slide the pin around the plug and it will go in straight. Not sure why this works but it does.

[MatrixBlackRock]

One trick I always do and it has never failed me is to rotate the plug before pinning. This raises the stack height to just about .030" below the top of the cylinder. Much easier to spot an uneven stack height.

What an excellent tip, that will make it so much easier to judge stack height versus looking down a hole, more so if you wear glasses like I do.

Thanks!

Wayne

[blue60]

Okay, here 'tis, sitting on our woody....

One facing and one showing the back, I have about 8 of these around here...



Sorry no bench boxes, those only came over from Best when we got tons of cores to load for them. It was not unusual for "our cut" of the job to be 5 full boxes, and you don't even want to know how cheaply Best paid for us to load, spring and cap the things. But HEY! it was a few bucks.

Sinifar

those combinating cribs are neat, I wonder if I can order 1 from Best?

[Sinifar]

I am not sure after Stanley pulled them apart. You can try -- when I worked for Best as a sub we had wooden ones which somebody made up. Someplace around here I still have a couple of them - but I haven't seen them in awhile.

[jeffmoss26]

Stanley does not appear to make anything for holding the cores while combinating - just various fixtures for stamping.

[Tyler J. Thomas]

Stanley does not appear to make anything for holding the cores while combinating - just various fixtures for stamping.

Good because Bill Lynk at ICLS Global makes a core tray that is far better than anything Best ever had. Holds up to 80 cores, has handles and rubber feet (excellent if you accidentally bump into it when it's loaded; it barely moves).

[Daedalus Erebus]

What I do is as I finish pinning the core, before it goes back into the crib for springs and caps in the press is just to look down at the stacks. They should all appear the same height. IF not, stop and get that pin flipped back over, then move on.

Good advice. It's no fun having to do the whole core over again. If you want to be extra careful, you can actually insert your key into the core after pinning each stack to see if it works. (You can use any key that is coded for your core for this.) Just be sure to insert the key slowly, and keep a finger placed over the holes so no pins come out.

[cledry]

One trick I always do and it has never failed me is to rotate the plug before pinning. This raises the stack height to just about .030" below the top of the cylinder. Much easier to spot an uneven stack height.

What an excellent tip, that will make it so much easier to judge stack height versus looking down a hole, more so if you wear glasses like I do.

Thanks!

Wayne

Also if you are doing Falcon cores that have the single cap, the pin stack will be flush with the top of the cylinder.

[Squelchtone]

hey victorylocksmith are you even following this thread? did you ever do that job? did you pick up any good tips from the guys posting replies?

please participate.

Squelchtone