CCL Sesamee decoder

[dontlook]

After doing a fair bit of research on the CCL Sesamee, I can decode two wheels at a time(because the wheels for dial 1 & 2 are right up against each other). I make the tool out of soda can or shim stock .0015 or .0025 but its not rigid enough to be accurate enough to only reach one wheel and not the other.

Can folks recommend a material to make a decoder out of? I was thinking maybe a stronger can(like Guinness can)? Something with far less bend.

Here is a pic of a rough current tool. It is based on a1locksandkeys tool on youtube:


Any thoughts are appreciated.

Edit: fixed imgur image link

[WestCoastPicks]

Get a pack of feeler guages. You can use most guages for lock stuff and the steel is usually 1095 high carbon with a decent Rockwell hardness.

Always works for me.

[MBI]

Get a pack of feeler guages.

Yep. This.

Harbor Freight's tools are... well, not exactly the best. However, you can get little pocketknife-looking feeler gauge sets for around a buck when they're on sale.

I've always kept a couple of them around just as material for tool making. If I need a shim or other tool, I just pick out whatever thickness I need, then undo the retaining screw on the feeler gauge set and remove the piece so I can cut it into whatever shape I need. Maybe put a handle on it, depending on what it's for. The reason I always keep at least two of those folding feeler gauge sets is so I'll have more than one piece of metal in each thickness. For the next time.

[dontlook]

Hmmm did not think of Harbor Freight for feeler gauges. I have been through a lot of them for the Master175. I can definitely play with grinding down or cutting other thicknesses.

The soda can and .002 thickness metal are nice because they are easily cut, but bow easily so the different thicknesses may be needed. I'll try .004 and see how that goes.

[darksim905]

Welcome, dontlook

[Josephus]

I use around .010 in 1095 for Sesamee bypass tools. Not sure what would be best for decoding.

[WestCoastPicks]

.008 for me. That's why suggested the pack. It comes with almost all the guages, you can use the one that works best. And still have a ton of other guages for other things.

[dontlook]

Thanks, on first brush .004 with the cuts below seems to work but is abrasive, so the might be just a bit big.