DIY - Redneck Pinning Tray / Plug Holder

[Lumpy]

Hey All,

I finally tore apart an old door handle lock.

I've been tinkering with re-pinning and such. So I decided
I needed something better for holding pins and such.

So an idea was born!

Lumpy's Redneck Pinning/Plug Tray Ver. 1.0

This cost me $0.00. 20 Minutes to make.

I took a 5" chunk of 2"x4" and drilled seven 1/4" holes 2" deep into
the side. I then "attempted" to drill two more 1/2" holes about
1.5" in from the other side.

I then chopped it slightly off center with my saw, boxed off the
edges and sanded.

As you can see my 2 side plug areas didn't work as planned. So I
took a drum sander bit to them. I'll perfect this with Ver. 2.0.

Functional.

Enjoy!

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[LocksmithArmy]

too cool... might consider sellling these bad boys...

[MBI]

Nice work. Simple but effective.

[Oldfast]

Very nice! I like the looks of version 1.0..... and look foward to seeing 2.0 LoL Thanks for sharing.

[firstbiggestmost]

lol dam thats nice, I was kinda expecting to see something made out of a beer can.

[Warder]

Lumpy,
Good job on the gluing, sanding and design. And it floats! Nice grain patterns on the wood, any varathane/ wood stain going on?

[jeffmoss26]

Very cool! I like it!

[Lumpy]

Thanks everyone. Really I just slapped this together to get by for now.

Ver. 2 is in the works. Thinking separated pin slots (drilled from both
sides) and 4 plug locations (again drilled from both sides).

Maybe a better piece of wood than a scrap chunk of 2x4. lol

[mastersmith]

This is awesome, especially being "off the cuff". One thought for version 2.0, most commercially available trays have the ability to hold plugs with keys inserted. If you put a key in the plug you'll see where a slot needs to be. This really is a very handy design feature. Keep up the terrific work. I'm looking forward to future creations.

[Alera]

That's definitely an idea for future endeavors. Nice job!

[darkhorse]

very nice bit of kit