practice locks (dont flame me, it wont change a thing.)

by **minkis18** » 6 Feb 2005 14:53

ok, i hate internet searches and im ****ing lazy as hell

i need practice locks. (see-thru plz:) ) Im looking for a 3-and 4-pin to practice on.

lay off the flaming... i looked and gave up faster than my last gf gave up on me

by **stick** » 6 Feb 2005 15:02

The only places you're going to be able to buy see-through practice locks are online lock pick stores or ebay, and it's going to be very, very expensive. All the ones I've seen go for $40+. If you really want a see-through lock, I highly recommend you buy a dremel tool and make your own. Romstar made an excellent post a while back detailing the process needed to make a see-through lock, completely with glass cover. The dremel tool itself will be cheaper than a practice lock, and is also an excellent tool for making homemade picks.

If I decided to make a see-through lock, I'd get a mortise cylinder and cut it similarly to what Matt Blaze (crypto.com) did. It's easy, and no plexiglass (spelling/name?) is required.

by **quicklocks** » 6 Feb 2005 15:06

try here

http://www.multipick-service.de/en/start_en.htm

why dont you make some there are some pics of them on 101

search

there not flamed just sing'ed

by **minkis18** » 6 Feb 2005 15:09

well, i saw a post just yesterday that mentioned it but just then, my computer got as unstable as a drunk on a highwire and i was forced to reboot(i estimate i had 10 seconds left before a full crash due to the apps i was running). i already have a dremel but i dont trust myself to ame a lock... maybe i will post a pic of my first pick attemt just to show how 'good' i am with it.

by **Romstar** » 6 Feb 2005 15:22

www.lockpicks.com carries some excellent see through locks for practice.

Check out their web site.

Romstar

by **minkis18** » 6 Feb 2005 18:50

ok, i gave up and made my own.

I'm already working on my second one. the first was more of a trial so that i could do the second one right. Kinda like my English class

by **minkis18** » 6 Feb 2005 18:54

by the way, any suggestions on picking it? the only picks i have so far are a rake and a half round. as son as i go get some more blades I'm gonna go for a snake and a steeper rake.

by **Chucklz** » 6 Feb 2005 19:07

I would make a hook pick before any rake, except maby a set of Bogota and Sabana rakes. By the way, nice use of gaff tape in that cutaway.

by **minkis18** » 6 Feb 2005 19:14

oh, thats 'cause when reinstalling teh pins, i needed to punch out the keepers to ease the process but then i had to keep the pins from spilling out of it like it was a vending machine

by **Redbull83** » 7 Feb 2005 20:47

What kind of tool did you use to make that? Just a Dremel tool?

by **Chucklz** » 7 Feb 2005 21:10

Looks like a Dremel to me. Every lock that I've ever destructively dissassembled has been with a dremel or hand file. Of course, the black gaff is the true secret to success. :lol:

by **minkis18** » 8 Feb 2005 17:11

ya just a dremel and 3 grindign disks (2 broke). Quite easy and good practive if it wasn't such a of a lock!

by **99atlantic** » 8 Feb 2005 22:34

goto your local liquidation world and buy some kwikset titan deadbolts. they're easy as all hell to pop open and remove pins and whatnot.

by **minkis18** » 8 Feb 2005 22:40

well, i pulled out the rear pin of my gaff-1 (i dunno the actuall brand of the lock. i found it in my garage) and was able to hack it in about a minute.

I still have my Gaff-2 (no cutout yet) to crack open before i go buy more locks.

by **minkis18** » 8 Feb 2005 23:21

ok, i was able to po it wth all the pins in record time (for me).

oh, and just to show hw high tech and frugal I am...

practice locks (dont flame me, it wont change a thing.)

practice locks (dont flame me, it wont change a thing.)

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