4 Jun
2002
4 Jun
'02
10:44 a.m.
> > > right diameter (hint: look at drill bit
shanks as an easy source of
> > > various diameters)
When using drill bit shanks as plug followers, you sometimes need to use a
piece of shim stock to keep the pins from falling in the gap between the
plug and follower.
> > > If you can remove the lock completely,
then you have the option of
> > > handing the entire task oer to a locksmith, who has experience doing
> > > it. It usually isn't very expensive.
On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, Tony
Duell wrote:
> Yes, but
what's the fun in that ;-)
My comment was that it's not much fun to have
somebody else do the work.
Not that locksmithing isn't fun (it is...) Well... my
brother _is_ a locksmith, and he has a fun toy - a circular
pin-tumbler lock *pick* - it is essentially a follower that is the same
proportions as a real key, 4" (10cm) long with a large knob for a
Sure...
It is possible to pick a cylindrical lock like any other -- by applying
torque and picking the pins one at a time. The problem is that once
you've done this, the moving disk (see my other posting) will move
through the angle between the pins (perhaps 1/8 revolution) and then lock
again. And you'll have to pick it again. Considering that you might have
to turn the disk through 3/4 revolution or something, this is a somewhat
impractical way of picking the lock.