Lock bumping

[DeAd]

Well I don't think so. I mean really? I suppose you could try and get the locksmith to do the B&E for you. then you wouldn't have to do anything.
ound: :rofl:
just use a dremmel it takes 15 seconds to get the rough cut, the rest is with a file

[TheFallen]

Get the locksmith to do it, and cite the excellent excuse, "it's for an art project about security and safety"

[EventualFate]

Originally Posted by TheFallen

Get the locksmith to do it, and cite the excellent excuse, "it's for an art project about security and safety"

I'm a locksmith, so I am getting a kick out of these replies
/obligatory

Seriously though, if you ask most locksmiths to cut you a bump key, they aren't going to cut you anything. In fact, they will probably be obligated to ask you to leave. It's like trying to buy a San Pedro cactus and telling the botanist that you want it for the Mescaline. Not going to happen. Try to be more inconspicuous.. If you get a key cut (or already have a key cut to the lowest setting, see below for depth settings by brand) so that one of the depths is the lowest possible, you can file the rest down to that height. After you file the key and it works, you should get a copy cut using a key duplicator (somewhere other than a locksmith, any other place that will cut keys.. hardware store?) it will work smoother and be less prone to wear and tear. Remember that most locksmiths work close-in with local law enforcement, so it's probably not your best idea to march in and ask for a key to anyone's house.

If you are going to use a dremel tool as DeAd suggested, I would highly recommend the use of safety goggles/glasses, as it is no treat if you get brass filings in your eye and you scratch your lens. (Been there, done that)

How-to vid: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...13949300140850

Common lowest depth settings by brand: (these depths are brand specific, meaning a weiser 9 is not the same as a schlage 9)

Weiser .018 - 9
Schlage .015 - 9
Dexter .015 - 9
Arrow-Reading .014 - 9
Yale .019 - 9
Master - 9
Sargent .020 - 0 (0 comes after 9 in Sargent, pretend it's a 10)
Sargent .0125 - 0
Weslock .0156 - 7
Weslock 1100 Series Large Plug .0156 - 9
Kwikset .023 - 6
Corbin .014 - 10
Corbin .028 - 6
Russwin .015 - 9
Russwin .023 - 6
Russwin .028 - 6
Segal .020 - 6
Ilco-Unican-Lockwood .018 - 9

[Beyond]

I wouldn't bother making them (EDIT:Manually via hand tools). Waste of time. Great way to destroy a lock if you cut it wrong.

Buy or borrow an already working one and use it as a master. Don't file the shoulders or bow on it. Then file 1 duplicate's shoulders and bows to go into a lock a little bit further. Use this as the second master, the one on how the key should ultimately look.

If you have access to a code key cutter, even better. This is how I was able to finish the rest of my collection. I made "999" keys based on the top 20 keys found in residential applications. A quick Google search should tell you which keys to go for, if not, I am sure I could post them.