Plug Spinner

[Oak]

Is it possible to build a homemade plug spinner?
Can i with a plug spinner when picking a dead bolt spin the lock in the opening direction in order not to have to pick it again?

Thanks in advance.

[stick]

1.) Yes, it's somewhere on the site. If you can't find it, it's available in zeke79's ftp site.
2.) Yes, that's what it's made for.

[Exodus5000]

Yeah you can make your own like stick said, but I recommend just buying one. the Rytan RY57 plug spinner is cheap enough and works marvelously.

[Dr Money]

I dident like the RY57 myself. Very disappointed, really hard to use.

[Exodus5000]

I dident like the RY57 myself. Very disappointed, really hard to use.

What problem did you run into?

[thertel]

I'll pay you for that spinner.

Thomas

[Varjeal]

Here's a little tip on using the Rytan plug spinner...I found it extremely effective to actually "push" it into the lock while pressing the release button. If you try to hold it in the lock without touching the first pin you'll find that quite often it doesn't work like it should. Once I learned this I've found it overcomes even the grungiest of locks when spinning.

[Oak]

Thanks i will consider buying one, but i live in Portugal (If you dont make any idea where this is think about the euro 2004 football championship)
also my town is small its really hard to get somethinng like this coming arround so iif anyone knows where to get somethig like thath arround here please tell me, or recomend me a good ordering site relatively close to where i live, cause i really dont want to have to pay alot on shiping taxes.

[Dr Money]

I dident like the RY57 myself. Very disappointed, really hard to use.

What problem did you run into?

it may have just been a defect or something, but the spring on mine was really tight, and the mechanism is somewhat flimsy, it is really hard to wind.

[Exodus5000]

I found that at first with mine too. But after about 10 spins the spring found a nice balance. What plug spinner did you opt for other than the RY57?

[logosys]

1.) Yes, it's somewhere on the site. If you can't find it, it's available in zeke79's ftp site.
2.) Yes, that's what it's made for.

It was a post by DrDave....

[Oak]

Well i will consider buying one, but still im going to try making one first, and im going to convert my manual (yes manual, hard to work with, great muscle builder!) grinding whell into an automatic so watch out for the topic as i plan to release it maybe on monday, do you think thath it can be of any use to someone?
Ill post some pictures and a guide how to.

[TOWCH]

I've been thinking those children's helicopter toys might work. The cheap plastic ones that they give out at birthday partys. I'll pick one up from the dollar store later and try it out.

[NDE Manipulation]

Here's a little tip on using the Rytan plug spinner...I found it extremely effective to actually "push" it into the lock while pressing the release button. If you try to hold it in the lock without touching the first pin you'll find that quite often it doesn't work like it should. Once I learned this I've found it overcomes even the grungiest of locks when spinning.

Do you think it is better than the A-1 Plug Spinner?

[Exodus5000]

Here's kind of a funny story.
I was locked out of a room in my house. Im not sure what brand the lock was, but it came from wal-mart. A standard lock in door knob style. Anyways, I was locked out, so I picked it quick ableit the wrong way. I didn't have my plug spinner around (which i've come to love) so I turned the core until it was JUST before the locked position again. I rested the tension wrench in the keyway and flicked the very end of the handle part of the wrench with my finger and sure enough it spun to the unlocked position.

imagine that, an even cheaper plug spinner than the rubber band trick!