Homemade Schlage cut-away cylinder

[Kayvon]

Ooh... I feel a tingling excitement of starting a new thread.

So I managed to get a hold of a few different Schlage cylinders (I believe they were removed from deadbolts--got them off eBay) and I thought to myself, "Self, it would be nice to make a cut-away cylinder out of one of these."
So I did.

Here the key is inserted and the plug is turned, so all the driver pins are lined up:


Here's a straight-on shot when the key isn't completely insterted:


And another (forgive the glare):


So, what do you think? I like the idea of a cut-away Schlage because it's a better-quality lock than most cut-aways for sale out there. I'm hoping it'll give me a better feel of what's going on inside the lock when I'm trying other picking styles. Now I just need a way to mount it.
I'm thinking about making a few more of these and selling them on the forum. It takes quite a while to make one (a little under a couple hours), but I enjoy it and I could use the extra cash to buy more locks (note the irony). Would anyone be interested in them?

[kodierer]

Pretty cool
What did you use on it? A dremel?

[Kayvon]

What did you use on it? A dremel?

Yes. And a grinder, a pocket knife (smooth off shavings), a tubular knife (smooth inside where the grinder had prevented driver pins from moving), a sander, a dental pick (to replace the springs/drivers), and probably a couple other things that don't come to mind right now.

[Uisgdlyast]

i like the way yours looks.
How much would you be letting one go for?

[Mr Ules]

You should try using an angled grinder. This tool will have the lock ground down in about 45 minutes.

[digital_blue]

Kayvon, great piece of work!

db

[HeadHunterCEO]

clean nice

[Kaellman]

Nice work man! Gimme a msg if u start selling them!

[Kayvon]

It was a lot of fun making it and I'm thinking that with some practice I can cut the time down that it takes to make them. It was my first try, after all, and I was going very slowly because I wasn't too terribly sure how I was going to cut it.

How much would these be worth? Time permitting, I'll make a couple more in the next week or two and sell them. I have no clue what to ask for them, though (and I hate it when people list items without giving a price; does that bug anyone else?).