Got myself some new files and thought I'd have a quick play to see how crispy clean I can get those pin edges 😎👌🏼

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When your custom pick tip has been polished so much that it becomes invisible! 😆👍🏻

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Not making picks right now, but all stocked up with some nice wooden pen blanks for when inspiration strikes! 😎 ☕️

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I had a video go viral on Instagram this weekend. No idea why or how. My followers went from 250ish to over 8000 and the video has had well over 1 million views!!!! WTF! 😮

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Oh. My. God. Becky, look at her butt It is so big, she looks like One of those rap guys' girlfriends.... 🤘🏻😍

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Introducing the 4 Assaholes challenge lock set, released into the wild! 😭🤪😭

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Just a little splash of pin-porn to brighten your day ✌🏻😎

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I made a how-to video for making these 'Piston Pins'. Link is in the comments 😎👌🏼

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Should give a nice deeeeep false set! 🤣

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Got myself some of that fancy-shmancy acrylic to have a play with. I'm looking forward to seeing the glossy magic on those final polishes 😎👌🏼

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Stoked to get my Rotalock back after its little trip to the Netherlands to be picked open by Rein. When I bought it it had no key and an Assa twin core (out of my league!). Rein picked it and sent it home to me in pieces so I could pop a MTL MT5 core in and get it working again. Thanks mate! 😎👌🏼

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That warding...and that bitting..... I've tried most of my pick profiles and not yet found a winner! 😁

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A trio of colourful handles ready for epoxy then shaping. SSDEVs in 0.015. Finished photos soon! 😎👌🏼

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A few challenge locks were born this morning. Fresh as daisys and ready to frustrate! 😆👍🏻

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Time to assemble some challenge locks ✌🏼😎

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All set up to make some pins and challenge locks 😎👌🏼

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Not all locks are created equal! Of the 13x 410s I practice with, this one is a royal PIA. Goes to show that bitting/binding can make a major difference when picking the same model of lock

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Got this bad boy the other day. Assa twin core and no key! 😭😆 Like I needed another paperweight!!

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10 lever Ingersoll padlock finally evicted from the NB. Feeling stoked! 😎👍🏻

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Prepping some custom picks for my 1000 subs giveaway. Padauk and Cherry wooden scales 🤟🏻😎

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I've been after one of these for a while. A relatively easy pick once I'd modded a tensioner. Picking video link is in the comments 🍺😎

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First Medeco picked open. Feels like a milestone lock. Now to get it on video!

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So, these helpful instructions came with my latest padlock purchase. I'm so glad. Not sure if I'd know how to use it otherwise 🫤

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Picking Piston pins in a cutaway lock. A first view of how these crazy articulated pins behave. Video link is in the comments ✌🏻😎

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Such a weird hook profile but I kinda like it ☝🏼😎👍🏻

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An appeal to anyone who has challenge locks tucked away in a box, the back of a drawer or anywhere else, to release them back into the wild! Challenge locks are born free and must be let out of their cages to travel the globe, ever in search of poor unsuspecting pickers to torment!

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I made a Bilock 'key' from a credit card. Link to the video is in the comments ✌🏻😎

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A bit of Assa/ruko naughtiness for you 😎

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360° pick on this ATK euro with trap pins. Tricky lil' buggar 😋👍🏻

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How's that for a false set? 🤔😆👊🏻

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Super stoked to get this one! Ruko 2 600 w/gin and full milling 👊🏻😎👌🏼

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A couple of new challenge locks born today. Ah, such a proud father! 😎👌🏼

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Gotta love making challenge lock pins 👌🏼

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That aint picked, just a false set. Gotta rotate the plug to the dot at the 9 o'clock position to call the 'hard' side picked! 👊🏼😆👌🏼

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Love making these rattlesnake pins. I like to keep a big spool-type gap to to help with those deep false sets 👌🏼

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A first CL by mcphoo picked 'Red Flying Buddha'. A fun first CL that kept me in my toes!. Posting for belt submission and general kudos 😎👍🏻

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Time for a 410 session? 😆👍🏻

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Right, I'm going in. Wish me luck! 🤟🏻😜

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Mul-t-lock interactive picked. Found some funky looking pins after aggressive gutting (bricked it! 😆)

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Well, this could be my new favourite Medeco pick 😎👌🏼

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I've had this one for too long without getting it picked. Picked it finally, & found gin milling with barrels. Question: would you swap the barrels out for gins or leave it as it came?

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How's this for a challenge lock design? 🍆😳😂🤣 Yep, you're seeing that right!!

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My Assa/Ruko collection to date. Love picking these but I've still to get opens on a few of them. Progress!

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It's been a while since I made any challenge locks and pins. Enjoying myself with a few coffees and a load of brass dust this morning! 😆👍🏻

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Question for those more experienced with Evva slider version

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Any tips, hints or tricks for this little fella? He's kicking my arse!

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Can any bilock key owners provide the measurements on the photo? Needs to be pretty accurate if possible. I have a bilock with no key but this photo shows the correct bitting. That gives me an idea on how to cut a working key if I can scale from the photo. Worth a go! 😁

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