Update for people stumbling on this video now: the current set on banggood has the tension bars again. Bought mine a few weeks ago and it came with tension bars. They seen to have changed it back after complaints
Watch again. The indexing/tensioning bars are included, they can be inserted or removed from the tool, but they've been included in the kit all along. 2:12
@@remchaill9898 Yes. And below someone is saying that there was a change to the kit where they were not included anymore and the hole for them was removed. Which had me post that that change seemed to have reverted and that it indeed has been reverted to what you see in this video.
@@saschaschneider6355 I think the confusion was caused by them not being pictured on the website, but they've been there all along. The hole being removed refers to a different one. I can see where people got mixed up, but there's no way they'd just randomly change the device to make it useless on half the locks it can open.
@@remchaill9898 Again: the person below wrote that they've ordered that set and did get a version without the tension bars. And without a hole for them. LPL confirmed that this has happened to other people as well. I've ordered the same set some time later and I got the version LPL was reviewing. Frankly, the confusion seems to be mostly on your side of things - paired with an inability to read.
I received a set from Amazon today that are without the hole it was us stock! Guess I'll be drill thim out and finding a dowel pin in my junk drawer the right size!
Those of you having trouble with the pick not working. The blades on the pick might be sliding under the pins in the lock. Carefully bend the last 1/16th of an inch of the blades OUTWARD SLIGHTLY. the blades should just barely float above the pick when in the “flush” position. Also recommend removing some of the rubber bands. 3 is good enough.
After watching this video about a year ago, I bought this kit. Yesterday, I pulled an old sailboat out of my side yard, and was surprised to see that I had apparently used a Kryptonite lock the boat to its trailer when I rolled it back there years ago. I couldn't find the key, and I was trying to figure out what to cut when o I remember that I had this kit. It didn't set the pins automatically on the first few tries, so I lubricated the lock and used the wires one-by-one. I hoped to set the pins the way I would when picking a standard lock, but couldn't feel all the sheer lines. Once I got them all of the pins to move, though, I reset all the wires' depths to zero, and I was able to open the lock using the method demonstrated here! It was a lot of fun, and it saved me about an hour of grinding. (It also saved the lock, which is good because the key turned up in an old toolbox.)
Hi Harry, Seems like a good kit, and well priced too. The fact you have the choice of removing the tension bar for locks without the slot in the nose of the lock is unique - never seen that before. Thanks for showing, Regards, Brian.
Thanks. I've been using this set for about 1.5 years, and have been generally happy with it. The main shortcoming is the inability to lock the picking wires in place. As for the tension bar, I'd have to look, but my recollection is that the other Chinese impressioning tools I have do the same thing. I have not often needed the feature, but it's nice to have when I do.
Sorry to be off topic but does someone know a way to log back into an instagram account?? I was stupid lost the account password. I love any assistance you can give me.
@Stefan Ronin thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. I see it takes quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
Just got mine. No tension pins in the bag but there were some installed. Nice tool, especially for the price. Pick a tubular lock in less than 10 seconds! Honestly, probably more like 5 seconds. Thanks for the link.
Got a similar set off Amazon for $17 but it didn't have the indexing bar option. I saw the thumbnail and recognized it so I was curious what your opinion was. Seeing someone with lots more experience praising a cheapo set like this made me glad I got it and not regretting the purchase.
Love all your vid's LPL. I just bought all the stuff for impressioning keys after watching BB's video on it. I deal with Best IC cores at the U and they're thought to pick so I thought this might be a better option. Defo gonna buy this set though. Probably get int Wafer locks later on. Thanks.
Thanks for the great video. I bought one of these shortly after this video and used it today to open a hitch for which I lost the key. Worth every penny.
A little tip, just got mine works perfect, after adding 1 tension band, the tip: to lock your pick to a setting after picking a lock, you can make a lock ring from any piece of tube that has a slightly small inside diameter than the tension bands outer diameter. twist it over the bands so your not pushing them forward, only needs slight pressure on bands to prevent sliders from moving.
I've been looking for a set for a while now. I just didn't know what was best to buy. I'm glad these actually work for how cheap they are. Great review. I just bought a set about 10 minutes ago. These are defiantly handy to have around...
I bought this exact set on wish and they work perfectly the reason I bought them was because I lost my key to one of my pop machines and in order to fix the issue with it I had to get it open and they work great I didn't have to adjust anything I just flush the prongs on a flat surface and used it right away and it opened in a couple of seconds
You say that it can't be tightened to lock the pins in place so you can use it as a permanent key until you loosen it but isn't that what that Allen key hole on the coloured ring is for? Looks like it to me! I will find out soon as I ordered this set a week ago!!
wow , bought one today thinking it was a picking tool but finding out its an impressioning tool , that's even easier,. thanks for this old video, it proves archives are a good thing
Was able to open my mom's safe she forgot the code to, and lost the keys as well, thanks to this video. Hardest part was removing the index bar from the tool. Thanks!
Had a Heritage safe from Costco that failed....I can't believe I spent 3 hours trying to hand pick it without success and the next day this set picked it _literally_ in 3 seconds. Straight out of the box I went with the one you said was most common and *CLICK!*
@@lockpickinglawyer Feed a man a fish, he'll won't be hungry that day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll be buying fishing equipment for the rest of his life... :)
Before clicking on this video I was thinking, how awesome it would be if LPL said how he _impressed_ he is with the kit 😂 just 30 seconds into the video and I'm laughing my ass of
Crap talk shit.. if you are responsable and work winning money with that brand who is fucking people u should stop do that and respond to the fans who have being robbed and not talk shit about stars.shame on u
You can add a locking ring to these pics by finding a short piece of tube that is slightly smaller than the tension bands, and after picking the lock, put on the tube with a twisting motion, you can then check the pin lengths or reopen the lock like its a key. It's good as long as you dont push on pins to hard. Ps: great pick job
Nice little review. I have had this set for a while and although made in the east works better and has held up to my rigorous testing better than the southOrd. Thanks as always for sharing 😘😘👍👍👍👍
+Pick Beard Thanks for sharing your experience. I've always wondered about the SO product... the price is pretty steep. By all accounts I've heard, it works well, but I can't bring myself to pay that much when there are options like this.
TLPL Have you tried the SouthOrd impression set for 7 and 8 pin tubular locks? They seem ridiculously expensive for what you're getting, but perhaps they are better? Loyal Fan!
Good set but the new ones come with the driver pins installed and there almost impossible to remove, I borrowed a set of snap on needle nose pliers to remove them and it was a struggle! Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated 👍
Just FYI the link below is to a set that does not have the hole for the indexing bar. I bought it based on the review and when I contacted them they tried to sell me a more expensive set with the indexing bar included. I see now I'm not the only person having this issue. Its a shame though I ordered a day after you put up this video. I hope they didn't use your reputation to shift other stock.
Great review. However, buyers beware. I just purchased this kit and they no longer have the small hole for the tension bar and they no longer include the tension bars.
I bought one of these and they're pretty great ' - I work in vending and it defeated our locks very quickly an easily. The problem I had with it was that it misaligned the notches on the inner and outer ring (obvious user error). I wasn't able to rectify this issue without using a key with the upper notch filed off. Probably could have been avoided if I had turned the pick back before removing, but this really illustrates why not being able to lock in the impression is indeed a problem.
@@napleswolverine7189 I'm thinking about buying a set very soon, just wondering if they still work, or have lock manufacturers come up with new designs to prevent these picks from still being effective ? Cheers
I had the exact same problem my first time using these, which was yesterday😅 picked the vending machine open, took out the pick, and it was stuck. Luckily I could put the pick back in (the key didn't work, as the notches weren't aligned), and after a few tries got it closed again. @R33f4_61 in answer to your question, which is probably irrelevant by now, some newer lock companies vary the length of springs or pins in tubular locks to make them impossible for these tools to pick. Most large companies (like coin-operated gumball machines, vending machines, any claw-game style money-maker, or coin-accepting machine, etc.) still make very simple locks, since very few people naturally know how to pick tubular locks.
Pass on the savings and use the menu to change the prices of the drinks. You can get into a more basic menu (just stats, no changes) on coke machines by pressing 4,2,3,1 but the real fun menu only shows when the door is open. You can change prices and (I believe) 'test' things like drink dispensing and change dispensing. I think you might even be able to change whether the 'fun' menu shows up with the door closed or not.
Thanks for the review, I recently bought the Klom tubular tool, and have found it to be very well made, also it has the tensioner and decoder key so you can make a key once you have it impressioned, , I have wanted to try these Huk 3 piece for a while so thanks for the insight into them, with the 20% off coupon , I think its time to Order!
The klom tool is definitely well-made... I just didn't have much luck with it opening locks. Not sure if the problem was me or the tool. :-( Good luck with the HUK set!
How would you go about closing the lock once you have opened it? I have my bike lock I was practicing on open but I can’t use my key anymore because the indexing bar.
Not good for me.Bought this set with tensioning rods in order to decode an big old kryptonite 7.8mm (circa 1999) bike lock that I had lost the keys to. I installed the tensioning rod correctly using the allen key/slot. No success after many attempts. The rods would all be pushed back to the same position. Tried more or fewer o-rings but no luck. I then tried to pick another tubular OXFORD bike lock which I was using but this was 7.5mm. That lock pick could not slide in at all with or without tension rod. It was very close but just would not go in. I also asked two recommended locksmiths if they could decode and key my kryptonite and they said not possible. Any advice would be appreciated.
This video is very helpul to us beginners, i just want to ask if this tool can be used to a sentry safe which is mde in china, there is a small notch in the center post, are they all 7.8 mm in diameter?
Hello! The product showed in the link doesn't have the hole for the indexing bar anymore, can someone share a link to a set that still has that feature? I'd really appreciate it, thanks!
Several years later, the link is still good, and now, in April 2020, the set happens to be on sale! I just ordered one. I don't really know why, I'm a level 0 novice picker whose regular picks are still in the mail, and I don't know what I would use these impressioning tools for (impressioning, I guess), but they should give me some locksport street cred, I guess.
Maybe this is a stupid question but after inserting the HUK tool and tensioning the lock could you not push down on each rod separately and pick each pin singly?
Just received mine to hopefully open two tool chest I have that I lost the keys to during a move. One is 7.5 and the other 7.8. I can insert the 7.5 but I can barely get it to turn. The 7.8 just turns, it does not seem to engage anything. What am I doing wrong? I would really like to put my tools away! Thanks
I got the banggood lock pick set you reviewed as my first picks but they were from dhgate. I am really happy with them for what they are. They were under a different name though
How does it work without the pin though I was seeing your shell and I have found that using one without the pin doesn’t open till 12 but I can see that you using the other locks with the beard and without the paint so I have to do you have to show me how to do that again over and over again thank you
I’m thinking if you really like these picks, and really want to lock the pins in place to pick several of the same locks or make a key, you could slide a very small worm-screw type hose clamp onto the lower part of the shaft. Tighten it down when you have the correct set on the pins.
The set screw on the colored ring is to hold the wires in place and maintain the impression that you got. Same as the twist ring, just not as convenient.
I was just re-watching this video, and I wondered; would it be possible to take the locking ring from your other tool and put it on these? Looking at how they work, the locking ring just replaces the rubber bands after all....
So... quick question: what if there is a tubular lock where pin #4 is broken - more precisely, the spring isn't reacting at all. The pin doesnt want to go all the way in and yet the spring does not kick the pin out? hope that makes sense. The pin does move in and out a little, but not all the way
Daft question but I have a small tubular lock...keys sadly lost , hence me being here. Looking to get one of the lock picking tools but dont want to get the wrong diameter of lock. Its quite small, 4 pin . How do I measure to get the right diameter lock picking tool? Inside circle only or from outside of lock to outside of lock? Many thanks Callum
I'm surprised so many people like this set. I got this exact same set and can't get it to work at all. I've been picking for over 20 years. I've tried everything including bending the pick wires and have had no success with this kit at all. I've single pin picked these locks with more success.
Why not just have the indexing bar permanently installed with a spring? That way if you need it it'll stay extended and if you don't it will retract into the tool. I mean it would make the tool a bit more complex (aka more expensive) but then you wouldn't have the chance to lose the rods.
@@quinnpriv7393 there's an Allen head screw under one of the wires. Slide the wire up towards the magnetic ring and then unscrew the Allen head. Then I'll use needle nose pliers to remove the tension rod if hard to get out.
I bought this and the cheapest tubular lock on Amazon. I couldn't get it open.I compared the key with the position of the pins on the impressioning tool. They were almost the same, but I had to adjust a few pins. Then the lock opened. What am I doing wrong?
Interesting that these only work on padlocks. We tried them on some vending machine locks and no luck at all. Apparently vending machine locks have some kind of scheme to block such an easy to get defeat to their security!
I bought this set to open my safe I'd lost the key to - it didn't work, but bouncing the safe and turning the handle did! I could have saved myself some money lol
Hello, I bought the huk set to open a cheap safe in our basement. The huk set did not come with the pins to insert to turn the lock. Your set in the video had it in and the huk set they sent you had pins for each tube. I have looked online and don’t see a huk set that comes with the pins? I came with extra rings, several picks that I don’t know how to use because the tubes cover everything. How do I get the pins for the center ? I cannot open the lock without them. Thanks and your videos are the bomb! Been watching you for years! Thanks
Hi all, I know this is super old but, would this be worth to open the coin tray door from an arcade cabinet that I bought? Its missing that key so I cant access the coins that have been inserted.
I ordered the tubular lock pick tool, but it was the wrong set that you gave.. that's still OK. I will just drill the hole and install the index tension bar. do you happen to know what size of hole it is.ie diameter.. oh thanks for teaching me this hobby. you and also bosina bill
I thought I had purchased this set but the set that I received didn’t have the three indexing bars or the hole to take the bar so have not as yet been able to unlock the box
I gave up. Ended up just forcing and was not happy how easy it was to get that open. Are there any tubular style locks like this that rock and can't be nuked so easy?
I got them off of Amazon and mine have a hole in the center for tensioning pin so IDK what the guy below me is talking about or where he got his from...
I have had zero luck this this set. Strangely however, I have had unbelievable success with the same tool with the inner bar. Specifically the red tool. The purple tool is supose to be the same size as the red but it is not. The newest version doesnt even have a hole to add a tention rod if needed.
The magnetic reset-ring is pretty badass. The collar can be used to vary tension as well as use it as a key. It is that lock without the notch though...a Cobra isn't it? The design of the centre post there is heptagonal and is supposed to stop tubular picks from even entering the lock at all! Awesome, they're gonna be super-pissed if they see that I reckon, lol.
+huxleypig69 I'd imagine that they are even more pissed about my video #224 (though it does have a generally upbeat message)... 😜 can you explain what you mean about the collar?
So you'll get some tubular locks that self-impression easier using different amounts of collar tension. Then there is the 100% full bollock-lock for key.
I am having a problem opening a tubular lock. Any chance you can walk me through it? My son was given a sticker vending machine without keys. Don't want to drill.
I bought this set a few years ago and it came with some demo perspex locks to pick. It was a nightmare to pick, putting in the tool and twisting got me nowhere, I had to manually manipulate the pins to move the lock part of a rotation. So I got bored with it and left it. Then I come across a bike locked to my bike and I grab the tool just in case I can at least jiggle it. Lo and behold, old Kryptonite lock fell away in seconds. Back to the plastic demo locks, still won't work, they're just too sloppy for the pick it seems 😝
I use the A1 security ones I paid 75 each I have been working with them for years and they work great I will have to get a set of these to have in the shop
you don't know what you're talking about, the HUK tubular lock pick set does have a tightening ring to keep the pick needles in place. On the Blu one, it's right on that blue ring there is a set-screw, well tighten that with the included Allen key and it will tighten that ring, thus keeping those needles in place, allowing you to have permanent key to measure and make a real key with. SO THIS SET HAS NO DOWN SIDE!! I GOT THEM OFF OF AMAZON FOR 17 DOLLARS (US) AND THEY ARE AWESOME. of course Amazon gives you free 2 day shipping too!
I bought a set of these on Amazon. The set didn't come with tensioning bars... and it would appear I needed them. After spending over an hour trying to pick the lock, I gave up and drilled it out. Drilling it took about five minutes (I was amazed by how soft the metal was). As I had lost the key, I needed a new lock anyway. I returned the set.
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Update for people stumbling on this video now: the current set on banggood has the tension bars again. Bought mine a few weeks ago and it came with tension bars. They seen to have changed it back after complaints
Watch again. The indexing/tensioning bars are included, they can be inserted or removed from the tool, but they've been included in the kit all along. 2:12
@@remchaill9898 Yes. And below someone is saying that there was a change to the kit where they were not included anymore and the hole for them was removed. Which had me post that that change seemed to have reverted and that it indeed has been reverted to what you see in this video.
@@saschaschneider6355 I think the confusion was caused by them not being pictured on the website, but they've been there all along. The hole being removed refers to a different one. I can see where people got mixed up, but there's no way they'd just randomly change the device to make it useless on half the locks it can open.
@@remchaill9898 Again: the person below wrote that they've ordered that set and did get a version without the tension bars. And without a hole for them. LPL confirmed that this has happened to other people as well. I've ordered the same set some time later and I got the version LPL was reviewing. Frankly, the confusion seems to be mostly on your side of things - paired with an inability to read.
I received a set from Amazon today that are without the hole it was us stock! Guess I'll be drill thim out and finding a dowel pin in my junk drawer the right size!
Those of you having trouble with the pick not working. The blades on the pick might be sliding under the pins in the lock. Carefully bend the last 1/16th of an inch of the blades OUTWARD SLIGHTLY. the blades should just barely float above the pick when in the “flush” position. Also recommend removing some of the rubber bands. 3 is good enough.
Where can I buy this pick
@@pinehaspinehas716 amazon
The overall quality of stuff sold by Banggood never ceases to amaze me. Very rarely have I bought anything from them I've not been happy with.
Got mine yesterday, was getting frustrated. Watched your video, and it opened the safe I needed to in three seconds flat. Thanks LPL!
Lol who's safe
After watching this video about a year ago, I bought this kit. Yesterday, I pulled an old sailboat out of my side yard, and was surprised to see that I had apparently used a Kryptonite lock the boat to its trailer when I rolled it back there years ago. I couldn't find the key, and I was trying to figure out what to cut when o I remember that I had this kit.
It didn't set the pins automatically on the first few tries, so I lubricated the lock and used the wires one-by-one. I hoped to set the pins the way I would when picking a standard lock, but couldn't feel all the sheer lines. Once I got them all of the pins to move, though, I reset all the wires' depths to zero, and I was able to open the lock using the method demonstrated here!
It was a lot of fun, and it saved me about an hour of grinding. (It also saved the lock, which is good because the key turned up in an old toolbox.)
Thats why i keep all keys in a box and label them.
@@RomboutVersluijs What lock do you put on the key box? and where do you store that key? :)
@@meateaw none ;)
I've been a locksmith for 28yrs now. I ordered these just to see if they work and they do. They arrived yesterday and mine have the tension pins.
Ive been using these for a few yrs now, never had a lock i couldnt open, great bit of kit
Hi Harry, Seems like a good kit, and well priced too. The fact you have the choice of removing the tension bar for locks without the slot in the nose of the lock is unique - never seen that before. Thanks for showing, Regards, Brian.
Thanks. I've been using this set for about 1.5 years, and have been generally happy with it. The main shortcoming is the inability to lock the picking wires in place. As for the tension bar, I'd have to look, but my recollection is that the other Chinese impressioning tools I have do the same thing. I have not often needed the feature, but it's nice to have when I do.
The screw in the coloured ring is there precisely to lock the wires in place.
He almost said "within a couple of strokes" but he paused and chose another word. Good move LPL.
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Sorry to be off topic but does someone know a way to log back into an instagram account??
I was stupid lost the account password. I love any assistance you can give me.
@Hugo Beckham instablaster ;)
@Stefan Ronin thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
I see it takes quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Stefan Ronin it did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thank you so much you really help me out :D
Just got mine. No tension pins in the bag but there were some installed. Nice tool, especially for the price. Pick a tubular lock in less than 10 seconds! Honestly, probably more like 5 seconds. Thanks for the link.
Got a similar set off Amazon for $17 but it didn't have the indexing bar option.
I saw the thumbnail and recognized it so I was curious what your opinion was. Seeing someone with lots more experience praising a cheapo set like this made me glad I got it and not regretting the purchase.
Love all your vid's LPL. I just bought all the stuff for impressioning keys after watching BB's video on it. I deal with Best IC cores at the U and they're thought to pick so I thought this might be a better option. Defo gonna buy this set though. Probably get int Wafer locks later on. Thanks.
Thanks for the great video.
I bought one of these shortly after this video and used it today to open a hitch for which I lost the key.
Worth every penny.
A little tip, just got mine works perfect, after adding 1 tension band, the tip: to lock your pick to a setting after picking a lock, you can make a lock ring from any piece of tube that has a slightly small inside diameter than the tension bands outer diameter. twist it over the bands so your not pushing them forward, only needs slight pressure on bands to prevent sliders from moving.
I dont understand, what did you do?
Great thinking, thank you!
Received my set today was definitely worth buying and learning how to use...thanks for the video 😁
I've been looking for a set for a while now. I just didn't know what was best to buy. I'm glad these actually work for how cheap they are. Great review. I just bought a set about 10 minutes ago. These are defiantly handy to have around...
Good luck with them!
I bought this exact set on wish and they work perfectly the reason I bought them was because I lost my key to one of my pop machines and in order to fix the issue with it I had to get it open and they work great I didn't have to adjust anything I just flush the prongs on a flat surface and used it right away and it opened in a couple of seconds
You say that it can't be tightened to lock the pins in place so you can use it as a permanent key until you loosen it but isn't that what that Allen key hole on the coloured ring is for? Looks like it to me! I will find out soon as I ordered this set a week ago!!
wow , bought one today thinking it was a picking tool but finding out its an impressioning tool , that's even easier,. thanks for this old video, it proves archives are a good thing
Was able to open my mom's safe she forgot the code to, and lost the keys as well, thanks to this video. Hardest part was removing the index bar from the tool. Thanks!
Had a Heritage safe from Costco that failed....I can't believe I spent 3 hours trying to hand pick it without success and the next day this set picked it _literally_ in 3 seconds. Straight out of the box I went with the one you said was most common and *CLICK!*
How do I get that indexing bar out of the tool....?
I was thinking I would never bother buying such tools, but you know, seems you've talked me into buying these ones. :)
LOL... I've thought that more than once on more than a couple different tools (all of which I eventually bought). It's a sickness!
@@lockpickinglawyer Feed a man a fish, he'll won't be hungry that day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll be buying fishing equipment for the rest of his life... :)
Thank you for taking time to explain everything in detail, some ppl are so lazy.....keep up the great work
Thanks very much I just found now but I will order one for father's day.
Before clicking on this video I was thinking, how awesome it would be if LPL said how he _impressed_ he is with the kit 😂 just 30 seconds into the video and I'm laughing my ass of
Cringe
I was just about to order it :)... literally... Perfect!
Thanks
+Boris Kozo Sometimes the stars align. Glad I could save you a few shekels.
Crap talk shit.. if you are responsable and work winning money with that brand who is fucking people u should stop do that and respond to the fans who have being robbed and not talk shit about stars.shame on u
I got mine from wish about a week and a half before seeing this video, they work great and have the remaining bar spot. Came with 3 little bars too
You can add a locking ring to these pics by finding a short piece of tube that is slightly smaller than the tension bands, and after picking the lock, put on the tube with a twisting motion, you can then check the pin lengths or reopen the lock like its a key.
It's good as long as you dont push on pins to hard.
Ps: great pick job
Great video, I just got this set yesterday, good timing.
Just bought this set last week, thinking I was getting junk but it might work, lol. Thanks LPL.
Nice little review.
I have had this set for a while and although made in the east works better and has held up to my rigorous testing better than the southOrd.
Thanks as always for sharing 😘😘👍👍👍👍
+Pick Beard Thanks for sharing your experience. I've always wondered about the SO product... the price is pretty steep. By all accounts I've heard, it works well, but I can't bring myself to pay that much when there are options like this.
TLPL Have you tried the SouthOrd impression set for 7 and 8 pin tubular locks? They seem ridiculously expensive for what you're getting, but perhaps they are better?
Loyal Fan!
Good set but the new ones come with the driver pins installed and there almost impossible to remove, I borrowed a set of snap on needle nose pliers to remove them and it was a struggle!
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated 👍
Just FYI the link below is to a set that does not have the hole for the indexing bar. I bought it based on the review and when I contacted them they tried to sell me a more expensive set with the indexing bar included.
I see now I'm not the only person having this issue. Its a shame though I ordered a day after you put up this video. I hope they didn't use your reputation to shift other stock.
Yes, you are not the only one who has been disappointed with the way this has been handled. I am very sorry.
Not your fault in any way. Just wanted to make sure you knew in case you're in touch with them going forward. Great videos by the way.
Also ran into this problem. I don't blame "LockPickingLawyer". He couldn't have known they'd change the product.
glad i read this reply and the reviews on the banged website. looks like a few people had this issue.
Where's the link to the set with the indexing bar?
you cant get a key made after u open the lock? it doesn't save the pin depths?
Great review. However, buyers beware. I just purchased this kit and they no longer have the small hole for the tension bar and they no longer include the tension bars.
Where abouts did you buy them, and where they banggood?
I bought one of these and they're pretty great ' - I work in vending and it defeated our locks very quickly an easily. The problem I had with it was that it misaligned the notches on the inner and outer ring (obvious user error). I wasn't able to rectify this issue without using a key with the upper notch filed off. Probably could have been avoided if I had turned the pick back before removing, but this really illustrates why not being able to lock in the impression is indeed a problem.
How much did bought that please thank you
@@redhaAlRoume I bought some recently they’re less than $30 a real nice set solid well-made
@@napleswolverine7189 I'm thinking about buying a set very soon, just wondering if they still work, or have lock manufacturers come up with new designs to prevent these picks from still being effective ?
Cheers
I had the exact same problem my first time using these, which was yesterday😅 picked the vending machine open, took out the pick, and it was stuck. Luckily I could put the pick back in (the key didn't work, as the notches weren't aligned), and after a few tries got it closed again.
@R33f4_61 in answer to your question, which is probably irrelevant by now, some newer lock companies vary the length of springs or pins in tubular locks to make them impossible for these tools to pick. Most large companies (like coin-operated gumball machines, vending machines, any claw-game style money-maker, or coin-accepting machine, etc.) still make very simple locks, since very few people naturally know how to pick tubular locks.
HOw do you remove the indexing bar? Ive tried loosening the set screws I see but it doesnt fall out. Thanks.
I'll never have to pay for vending machines again!
Me either...but I eat healthy food anyway...sooo...
Why do you buy vending machines?
@@Defy5 lmao good one
Same,now I can get free vending machine product
Pass on the savings and use the menu to change the prices of the drinks. You can get into a more basic menu (just stats, no changes) on coke machines by pressing 4,2,3,1 but the real fun menu only shows when the door is open. You can change prices and (I believe) 'test' things like drink dispensing and change dispensing. I think you might even be able to change whether the 'fun' menu shows up with the door closed or not.
Thanks for the review, I recently bought the Klom tubular tool, and have found it to be very well made, also it has the tensioner and decoder key so you can make a key once you have it impressioned, , I have wanted to try these Huk 3 piece for a while so thanks for the insight into them, with the 20% off coupon , I think its time to Order!
The klom tool is definitely well-made... I just didn't have much luck with it opening locks. Not sure if the problem was me or the tool. :-( Good luck with the HUK set!
How would you go about closing the lock once you have opened it? I have my bike lock I was practicing on open but I can’t use my key anymore because the indexing bar.
David Rosenberg you either have to pick it back or grind the index mark off the key.
Not good for me.Bought this set with tensioning rods in order to decode an big old kryptonite 7.8mm (circa 1999) bike lock that I had lost the keys to. I installed the tensioning rod correctly using the allen key/slot. No success after many attempts. The rods would all be pushed back to the same position. Tried more or fewer o-rings but no luck. I then tried to pick another tubular OXFORD bike lock which I was using but this was 7.5mm. That lock pick could not slide in at all with or without tension rod. It was very close but just would not go in. I also asked two recommended locksmiths if they could decode and key my kryptonite and they said not possible. Any advice would be appreciated.
This video is very helpul to us beginners, i just want to ask if this tool can be used to a sentry safe which is mde in china, there is a small notch in the center post, are they all 7.8 mm in diameter?
Hello! The product showed in the link doesn't have the hole for the indexing bar anymore, can someone share a link to a set that still has that feature? I'd really appreciate it, thanks!
Several years later, the link is still good, and now, in April 2020, the set happens to be on sale! I just ordered one. I don't really know why, I'm a level 0 novice picker whose regular picks are still in the mail, and I don't know what I would use these impressioning tools for (impressioning, I guess), but they should give me some locksport street cred, I guess.
Been a fan for awhile, Just clicked on the video without looking who it was by. Should’ve know it was you.
Maybe this is a stupid question but after inserting the HUK tool and tensioning the lock could you not push down on each rod separately and pick each pin singly?
I got mine today.. Looks and works great :)
Just received mine to hopefully open two tool chest I have that I lost the keys to during a move. One is 7.5 and the other 7.8. I can insert the 7.5 but I can barely get it to turn. The 7.8 just turns, it does not seem to engage anything. What am I doing wrong? I would really like to put my tools away! Thanks
When openend, can I lock it again without a key? Thank you
I got the banggood lock pick set you reviewed as my first picks but they were from dhgate. I am really happy with them for what they are. They were under a different name though
How does it work without the pin though I was seeing your shell and I have found that using one without the pin doesn’t open till 12 but I can see that you using the other locks with the beard and without the paint so I have to do you have to show me how to do that again over and over again thank you
I’m thinking if you really like these picks, and really want to lock the pins in place to pick several of the same locks or make a key, you could slide a very small worm-screw type hose clamp onto the lower part of the shaft. Tighten it down when you have the correct set on the pins.
good thinking!
The set screw on the colored ring is to hold the wires in place and maintain the impression that you got. Same as the twist ring, just not as convenient.
I was just re-watching this video, and I wondered; would it be possible to take the locking ring from your other tool and put it on these?
Looking at how they work, the locking ring just replaces the rubber bands after all....
The issue is there is no threads on the hill set
So... quick question: what if there is a tubular lock where pin #4 is broken - more precisely, the spring isn't reacting at all. The pin doesnt want to go all the way in and yet the spring does not kick the pin out? hope that makes sense. The pin does move in and out a little, but not all the way
where can i buy the tension/indexing bars i got the set with the hole but no index/tension pins
Daft question but I have a small tubular lock...keys sadly lost , hence me being here. Looking to get one of the lock picking tools but dont want to get the wrong diameter of lock. Its quite small, 4 pin . How do I measure to get the right diameter lock picking tool? Inside circle only or from outside of lock to outside of lock? Many thanks Callum
Will this work on a Harley? I will be buying one for the storage fees owed and won't have a key.
I'm surprised so many people like this set. I got this exact same set and can't get it to work at all. I've been picking for over 20 years. I've tried everything including bending the pick wires and have had no success with this kit at all. I've single pin picked these locks with more success.
Great video simple and easy great info thxs LPL
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I bought this set and him seem to have removed the removable indexing bar.
Why not just have the indexing bar permanently installed with a spring? That way if you need it it'll stay extended and if you don't it will retract into the tool. I mean it would make the tool a bit more complex (aka more expensive) but then you wouldn't have the chance to lose the rods.
Good idea
Cost, the king of all Chinese manufacturing.
Is there a way to get the indexing bar out of the tool? I got mine used and I'm not sure how to. Tried pulling them out with pliers but didn't work
@@quinnpriv7393 there's an Allen head screw under one of the wires. Slide the wire up towards the magnetic ring and then unscrew the Allen head. Then I'll use needle nose pliers to remove the tension rod if hard to get out.
I bought this and the cheapest tubular lock on Amazon. I couldn't get it open.I compared the key with the position of the pins on the impressioning tool. They were almost the same, but I had to adjust a few pins. Then the lock opened. What am I doing wrong?
What about 4pin tubulars? Bewator for example uses 2-4 pins and the circle is about 5-6mm. Cant find tool for it
Thats on my to get list nice review m8👍👍😊
+Leon's lockpad good luck with it!
Interesting that these only work on padlocks. We tried them on some vending machine locks and no luck at all. Apparently vending machine locks have some kind of scheme to block such an easy to get defeat to their security!
brilliant review and a great price to!!
Thanks.
is there any good tubular locks you would recommend?
I bought this set to open my safe I'd lost the key to - it didn't work, but bouncing the safe and turning the handle did! I could have saved myself some money lol
It is 2020 and I just ordered the set for 14.99. Good deal. Thank you for the info.
Does it have the tension bar? On the pictures on the website it says that they removed it
SuperKaanos It has the index bar.
@@highvisibilityraincoat I am so confused because some people say it does not but some say it does.
Sean P Mine had it
@@highvisibilityraincoat Was the tension bar removable? Thanks in advance
Is there a tubular lock-pick tool that fits in the ACE II keyway? I bought the Banggood and none of them fit.
just had a set of these came with the pins but looks like ill have to file the pins down to fit the holes
Hello,
I bought the huk set to open a cheap safe in our basement. The huk set did not come with the pins to insert to turn the lock. Your set in the video had it in and the huk set they sent you had pins for each tube. I have looked online and don’t see a huk set that comes with the pins? I came with extra rings, several picks that I don’t know how to use because the tubes cover everything.
How do I get the pins for the center ? I cannot open the lock without them.
Thanks and your videos are the bomb! Been watching you for years!
Thanks
Hi all, I know this is super old but, would this be worth to open the coin tray door from an arcade cabinet that I bought? Its missing that key so I cant access the coins that have been inserted.
I ordered the tubular lock pick tool, but it was the wrong set that you gave.. that's still OK. I will just drill the hole and install the index tension bar. do you happen to know what size of hole it is.ie diameter.. oh thanks for teaching me this hobby. you and also bosina bill
Sorry about that. >:-(
The rods that came with the set I got for review were .052", so something along those lines should be ok.
I thought I had purchased this set but the set that I received didn’t have the three indexing bars or the hole to take the bar so have not as yet been able to unlock the box
My set can with those "indexing " bars installed, how do I remove them? I have tried using a pair of pliers without success.
I have the same set. It's good but I cannot seem to get one specific lock open with it, been driving me crazy.
I gave up. Ended up just forcing and was not happy how easy it was to get that open.
Are there any tubular style locks like this that rock and can't be nuked so easy?
What's the overall differences between this set and the covert tubular lockpick from covert instruments?
I know you said the pins don't lock but can you use that same set to lock and unlock if I lost my original key.
How do you transfer the 7 pins from the tool (that opened the lock) to a depth code on a tubular key cutter for a blank key?
You have to buy a piece like a legos with the size of each measure pin code..
I got them off of Amazon and mine have a hole in the center for tensioning pin so IDK what the guy below me is talking about or where he got his from...
I have had zero luck this this set. Strangely however, I have had unbelievable success with the same tool with the inner bar. Specifically the red tool.
The purple tool is supose to be the same size as the red but it is not.
The newest version doesnt even have a hole to add a tention rod if needed.
The magnetic reset-ring is pretty badass. The collar can be used to vary tension as well as use it as a key. It is that lock without the notch though...a Cobra isn't it? The design of the centre post there is heptagonal and is supposed to stop tubular picks from even entering the lock at all! Awesome, they're gonna be super-pissed if they see that I reckon, lol.
+huxleypig69 I'd imagine that they are even more pissed about my video #224 (though it does have a generally upbeat message)... 😜 can you explain what you mean about the collar?
So you'll get some tubular locks that self-impression easier using different amounts of collar tension. Then there is the 100% full bollock-lock for key.
Thank you! I’ll never be hungry again!
how to put in the locking bar thing. mine doesn’t go in like yours it sticks far out
I am having a problem opening a tubular lock. Any chance you can walk me through it? My son was given a sticker vending machine without keys. Don't want to drill.
I bought it before watching this video and now I'm a happy little bugger ;)
thank you.....love the videos !!!
I bought this set a few years ago and it came with some demo perspex locks to pick. It was a nightmare to pick, putting in the tool and twisting got me nowhere, I had to manually manipulate the pins to move the lock part of a rotation. So I got bored with it and left it. Then I come across a bike locked to my bike and I grab the tool just in case I can at least jiggle it. Lo and behold, old Kryptonite lock fell away in seconds. Back to the plastic demo locks, still won't work, they're just too sloppy for the pick it seems 😝
thanks for a great video
I can't wait for mine to come
I use the A1 security ones I paid 75 each I have been working with them for years and they work great I will have to get a set of these to have in the shop
+BIG WILLY THE LOCKSMITH C.P.L. (WILLIAM PREVOST) Never tried A1's tool, but I've heard good things about the company in general.
Sorry I made mistake the ones I have are from Southord not A1 just used today been a while and saw the name on handle
Tried using the picks but none of the three of them even fit into the circular lock groove. Weird that they don't come in more of a variety of sizes.
How do you know when or when not to use tension bands?
you don't know what you're talking about, the HUK tubular lock pick set does have a tightening ring to keep the pick needles in place. On the Blu one, it's right on that blue ring there is a set-screw, well tighten that with the included Allen key and it will tighten that ring, thus keeping those needles in place, allowing you to have permanent key to measure and make a real key with. SO THIS SET HAS NO DOWN SIDE!! I GOT THEM OFF OF AMAZON FOR 17 DOLLARS (US) AND THEY ARE AWESOME. of course Amazon gives you free 2 day shipping too!
I bought a set of these on Amazon. The set didn't come with tensioning bars... and it would appear I needed them. After spending over an hour trying to pick the lock, I gave up and drilled it out. Drilling it took about five minutes (I was amazed by how soft the metal was). As I had lost the key, I needed a new lock anyway. I returned the set.