[L237] How to add grub screws to a lock for locksport - and some reasons why you'd want to do so

[@hgec]

Hi! Good to see you back

[@norlin76]

Thanks! :)

[@LockpickingDev]

Good thinking, nice video! Definitely ups one's locksport game.

[@norlin76]

Thank you! Hopefully this'll help a few people save some money as well rather than donating it to some of the overpriced gear out there!

[@LockpickingsGal]

Awesome video!!

[@norlin76]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@unclerojelio6320]

Tap Magic my friend.

[@norlin76]

Tap Magic? :)

[@unclerojelio6320]

@@norlin76 It’s a tapping fluid. I realize this isn’t a high stakes project but still, you don’t want to snap a tap off in your core.

[@norlin76]

@@unclerojelio6320 yah, I think I mention it briefly in the video that you'll want some sort of oil or tapping fluid, I didn't bother as it was 2.5 turns in brass with a 4 dollar tap. But definitely thanks for pointing it out, might be worth trying rather than the normal oil I use.

[@oli_ia]

yay you’re back!

[@norlin76]

Woohoo!

[@DoctorHogmaster]

If there were a locksport 101 course, this video would be required viewing. While oil might not be needed in this case, it can help prevent breaking taps and can help clear chips when tapping deeper holes. Just about any liquid can serve these purposes, so I might personally recommend a spritz of Houdini or tri-flow as an added factor of oopsie prevention. 👏👏👏

[@BeercanBushcraft]

I sort of agree, however, brass is a soft metal and a tap makes short work of it. It's always a good idea to make plenty of cleaning 'back strokes' (anticlockwise). Using lubricant, especially when threading the core, causes the swarf stick inside and it's difficult to clean out. Just saying my friend 👍 🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@norlin76]

Good points for sure! I had considered using a lubricant and maybe I should have explained the benefits a bit and the reasoning for my choice. Basically 1) I was only going 2.5 turns into a soft metal so figured the risk of breakage was low, and not much to clean up 2) I was lazy and didn't want to clean the liquid after :P

[@DoctorHogmaster]

@@BeercanBushcraft I just get paranoid because I had some bad experiences using a 4 flute tap in aluminum in the past. And it was for a high vacuum chamber so I couldn't use oil, haha. 🍻

[@DoctorHogmaster]

@@norlin76 When I was working on high vacuum chambers I had some bad experiences with using 4 flute taps in aluminum, and it's made me paranoid. For ~2 1/2 turns in brass I'm sure you'd about never have an issue. And I'm sure you've done that enough times to know exactly what you're doing, too.

[@BeercanBushcraft]

@@DoctorHogmaster yeah ali is another problem because it's so soft and claggy. Horrible to drill and tap.

[@BeercanBushcraft]

Nice one mate 👍 Of course one could always thread the bible at the same time 🕺🏿😂💖😂💃 for a bit of extra fun 😀 Well explained 👍🍻🍻🍻

[@norlin76]

Very true! Get some nice extra clicks in there :)

[@Mia-kc5wj]

Haven’t seen you for a while. Good to see you ❤

[@norlin76]

💖

[@chriscapune7873]

Great video!! 🐾🐈‍⬛🐈🐾👍👏

[@norlin76]

Thank you so much 😀

[@shadroid]

Heh I'm chuckling... "if it didn't have those holes you'd "just" drill those holes in there" Hehehe.

[@norlin76]

Everything is easy if you add the word "just"! :)

[@LockSpaz]

Nice, I'd thought about looking into this down the road. Excellent channel! Did that Schlage come with the hole and bar across the bible already? That's neat. I had a question from your earlier videos, but you didn't need your vise here; I noticed that around 2-3 years ago, you incorporated your Small Rig clamp into your Panavise 350 base (and added the piezo mic, diabolically clever); I've seen quite a few locktubers mix the Small Rig and PV base now, I'd like to give that a try.. I've had both for some time but can't find a 5/8" to 3/8" shaft to connect the Small rig to the base for the life of me, is that something from a different vise or camera stand ...? Outside of the mic, what do you perceive as the benefit of the Small Rig over the standard head?

[@norlin76]

Thanks for the visit. Yes, this particular format of lock has a bar installed over the top which I removed to expose the already open holes. As for the vise, I have a copy/paste I'll put below. The benefits are in my opinion 1) that it's curved so has more surface contact with the lock for a better hold, 2) it's less bulky, especially to the left and right so needs less space The mic I wouldn't consider as part of the vise, it's there purely for the viewer to add to the click sounds, I don't hear anything from it during pick sessions as I'm not wearing a headset during picking. The only time I've used it for picking is for a magnetic rotor lock so that I could listen into the lock better. Panavise base (from my 350) with a camera clamp up top and a simple stud I use this clamp: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0062U2M4E/ This stud: www.bandh.com/c/product/1340616-REG/ or www.adorama.com/kukg016512.html or www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072T4TNYW/ And an adapter to connect the two: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N132CZ0/ You need to screw the clamp on to the knurled end of the stud, if you put the knurled end down into the base it will not be held solid and will wiggle. The red thing is a guitar pickup for listening to the lock (helps the viewer hear the lock better, doesn't help with the picking process) www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HVFTGTH/ which gets fed into my Zoom H6 Audio Recorder, but many people use this amp into headphones www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EJCYSMQ/ Any picks with white handles in my videos are homemade. The music wire tensioners are cold bent, filed at the end, and 0.078" diameter, but you should use whichever thickness is wider than your keyway.

[@LockSpaz]

@@norlin76 Wow, thanks so much Michael, very much appreciate all that info!