Extractors

by **Itry** » 26 Jan 2005 15:15

I have been collecting vairious locks to start practicing on and have found an old electrical cabinet handle with a broken double sided key in it,
and I will be trying make an extractor pick. I have not found a topic on this, am I trying to get over the top of the key or hook the side of it? any help or ref to old posts would be great.

by **jason** » 27 Jan 2005 15:38

Try and go over the key and pull it back with the bitting - my Majestic extractor is a single sided arrowhead design - you could try filing down a junior hacksaw blade and use the teeth to grab the bitting.

Remember smooth side to the lock jaggy bit to the key - get in wrong and you've got a stuck extractor (not that I've done that :oops:

)

Is nothing idiot proof near me?

by **quicklocks** » 27 Jan 2005 15:43

by **xodishox** » 27 Jan 2005 22:29

i got an idea, might not work but here goes

make 2 really thin short hooks and use them like tweezer or chop-sticks to drag the key out, but try to get the hooks locked onto something thats on the key

by **Itry** » 27 Jan 2005 22:41

jason wrote:Remember smooth side to the lock jaggy bit to the key - get in wrong and you've got a stuck extractor (not that I've done that )

Hmm! smooth side to the lock :lol:

I'll make an effort to remember that.
Cheers

by **gee252** » 28 Jan 2005 13:45

iv'e got the hpc 4 peice extractor set they have a grip like a yorkshire man has on his wallet plus they look the part

by **jason** » 28 Jan 2005 16:29

Yep I can agree with that - I cut the inside of my mouth by sticking it in my mouth. Those HPC fellas really grip

by **stick** » 28 Jan 2005 18:22

Please, elaborate. Why was it in your mouth? :shock:

by **jason** » 28 Jan 2005 20:20

When I'm working, I learnt not to put tools down (they get nicked or lost that way) so if I have a couple of picks out at the same time the unused one gets kept in my mouth.

If I want to use a pick as a toothpick I find that the angled pick from an electric pickgun is ideal (take it out of the pickgun first though)

by **EvoRed** » 29 Jan 2005 8:10

gee252 wrote:iv'e got the hpc 4 peice extractor set they have a grip like a yorkshire man has on his wallet plus they look the part

Yep, I've got two sets! Don't ask...

by **gee252** » 29 Jan 2005 11:41

have we another pinky in our mist collecting two of every thing? :lol:

by **EvoRed** » 30 Jan 2005 5:34

It would take a long time to reach the level of Pinky's shiny collection. I jest you not when I say he's even got two Safeventures curtain picks, one set up for a right sided lock and one for a left! :lol:

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