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Yeah, fun days. Also just as easy to plug in another phone or just tap into the copper pair.... several ways to skin a cat. Wanna talk skill? Joybubbles. Enough said.

Sim, você acabou de usar um anexo diferente.

Yeah, prices have been getting a little ridiculous lately. Here, 6-pins are commercial use with 5-pins being residential use. Sturdy things. Better with a more substantial core like Abloy, BiLock, Galaxy, Twin or whatever.

Specifically, DAINU. Essentially it is KLOM; the same cheap product.

Me too. Didn't even make myself one. :) I really should make a few more.

Cheap and nasty but it works. 3D printing would be much neater.

Occasionally, I'm nice. Don't tell anyone though. ;)

Cheers. First attempt on a mortise. Could do better, but it is not completely ugly. Meets the basic, stated need though.

It is fun. :) Looking to do better as choices and time permit.

The power of Sparrows. ;) Much appreciated, mate. Such a cool gift from a good soul. Random acts of kindness make the world go around.

@@NoctisMotus you are absolutely right, my friend!

Box opened, tool shown, workmanship evident. Perhaps open your eyes next time. :)

Hey there. Crazy days, surviving, missing sleep. :) Hope you're kickin' ass over there. Not sure I even have some of these now. Much was vanished before the move. Still enough toys here to entertain though. One or two stupidly insane things could be shown. ;) Blows me away that a single lock can cost thousands of dollars. Military budgets are crazy. smh

Meh. Spur of the moment crap with no real thought put into it. Simply documenting an event. Point taken though.

Cheers. Now, I'd probably just mill the thing out of some aluminium. Still, whatever works, works. :)

@@NoctisMotus Yup, I agree. But would not have thought of this if your video didn't spark creative thought.

Probably there is a retaining pin beneath a brass plug on the side of the body. Finding that with a centre punch and drilling the puppy out may be an option. Then just fill it again with some brass stock. That would be my guess. Although probably life would be easier if I could see and investigate the thing itself.

Oh, a bit of metal taken from a barbecue skewer, bent and filed to suit. I'll even take metal from an egg whisk to make tools from. If it works, it is good enough for me. :) Any questions about any of that, just fire away. Hopefully I can share something useful.

Meh, cheap shit or expensive shit, it is all shit. In the trade, you don't even use these things, unless you suck so much at picking you need this kind of random approach. Most videos demonstrating these types of tools usually target average (or less) quality locks with a less than spectacular bitting. Simply, these tools are more effective where the bar is quite low. Much like raking a lock open, however, there is a small amount of skill to be employed. In any case, no point faking something that is so tragically easy.

Cool! Make something nicer. :) That was my first hideous attempt. More recent versions look better. Just think about what you want to display and plan some cuts. Show pins and things, of course, but showing the actuator working is also nice.. shackle springs... anything inside that you think is worth showing... go for it.

Plucked if I know the name of that profile. That would be a question for one of the euro guys that see these more often.

Haha, yeah, some of them look just like the other things. If I were to use one of these pick guns on a lock, I'm just using the one needle. In reality though, I just don't use them. They are the type of thing that you store somewhere and forget that you ever had it.

Aah, yes, cheap or freely available, we'll take it! :) Can't tell you how many times I've walked around the house looking for something that I don't know I'm looking for until I find it. As long as we can make one thing into the thing that we need but don't have, all is well. Cheers for the encouragement. Need to get my sorry ass back on here one of these days and show some things.

Sure. Nothing fancy here. Pretty shit poor budget. Sieg M1, multi function machine. Basically a lathe, drill press and mill. Obviously restricted to small jobs, but I don't often have the need to do larger jobs. Perfect that you are saving for one. No sense in buying too cheaply and ending up with crap that won't do what you need it to do.

Oh, shit. Now that is a small nightmare. I think it can be salvaged though. So the offending driver is under spring pressure? Maybe mill out the top of the cylinder that houses the drivers and springs? Just enough to expose the pin chambers. Remove pins and springs. A little threading and some small grub screws to close up the pin chambers again. This making any sense, or do I need to shut up and get some sleep? :)

@@NoctisMotus that's exactly what I ended up doing. I used a hand file and it took about 2 hours. As someone who makes over $50 an hour, my time would have been better spent buying a new lock. Although it was a learning experience.

@@ZeginMakesMusic Haha, god love ya for it. Can't say I've never taken to long and horrible road before. Kudos to you for the effort and the win.

I love it (Hate it) when the bypass a door that’s already open and say how easy it is!!! 🤦‍♀️

You need to film somewhere you can control the lighting and audio. Bench top is perfect for this. It would take much more effort to try and light a doorway or whatever. Also, hand holding the lock is what most hobby lock pickers will be doing at home, so it makes sense for the reviews to be the same.

Makes a difference on this one. Then again, it is one of those tools that is not even needed, so, meh. If it wasn't given to me for free, I wouldn't have had it. Thankfully I've given the thing away. Crap tools are no replacement for skill.

Non sono sicuro. Mai provato.

Haha, cheers. Lazy and cheap, much like myself. ;)

Kronos is a better tool, if you really need to have something like this: czcams.com/video/Jv5j8klfbK8/video.html

Wow, this is a late reply. Sorry about that. I probably should make more of these one day. Didn't even make myself one. :(

@@NoctisMotus your good I understand we all get busy and miss stuff lol

Hehe, yeah, they can give you a kickin' when done well. With some internal mods they can be even stranger.

Cheers. Fun projects are fun. :) Fair call. That might have been helpful to show. Needle files, really. Careful and straight cuts to set a clean and straight mark. Then you can use a dremel to cut in a shape that is better for the sidebars to slot into.

Awesome. If you need to ask any questions, I'm around every now and then.

Cheers. Aah, on the side of the lock. A centre punch, lightly tapping down the sides until you see a round brass plug sink in. Drill that puppy out and you will have access to the steel retaining pin that holds in the plug. Easy sailing from there. Make a new brass plug from some brass stock, file and sand and you'll have fixed it like new again. Too late for me to go looking through locks now, but if you need me to, I can maybe take a look and see if I can give you some useful measurements to zero in on.

Cheers. Much fun and the end result is enjoyable. Proper milling bits used in a proper milling chuck. Usually 4mm bits for cutting the body of the padlock. As for the plug and the shell, 2mm bits were used. Some locks will have smaller diameter pins/pin chambers. Just be sure that cuts are not so wide that pins or springs can escape. A cross slide vise will be invaluable for you as well.

Glad to do something that helps. :)

Cool. Glad I did something useful for you. :)