Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:28 pm by ToolyMcgee
Twisted, like the key cuts in the key. The front of the half diamond, at least, should have a slope cut.
Yes, the ARX pins are rolling off the line now. The medecoder would work and I never said it didn't work best for rotating pins. 3 minutes and I didn't see him look at the key first, did you?
I was under the impression when I first got one that the chisel pins could spin 360 degrees. As far as I can tell, they don't. That makes manipulation considerably easier if you can see a key. The only experience I have with medeco besides my infatuation with the machining is the handful of times I have opened my 6 pin biaxial. Just under ten minutes my first time. Of course that isn't counting the two entire days I spent before that smashing my head on the wall... I've mixed up the pins with what I believe is an acceptable combination, but blind I have only been able to pick it with 4 stacks a few times.
They say tensioning should be done with a feather light, but I don't see how you could possibly get enough feedback to tell whether or not the sidebar is activating without the rigid or twist TOK wrech. I have been doing it with a tempered bristle steel half diamond, because it is thin enough to manuever in the keyway, but I was going to try making some twisted half diamonds soon, as I feel it will raise my consistency. Then it's time to buy keyless locks off ebay for dirt cheap to test my steel, and my sanity.
Medecoder is good, great in fact. I will be making one as soon as manual manipulation doesn't give me a kick anymore. Somehow I feel like it is a great tool, but probably has a steep learning curve. That's why I tried standard tools to get a feel for the lock first. You'll have to keep me posted on your success. Either way you choose it's a tough lock to be sure.
-Tooly