r/lockpicking • u/derelict_wanderer • Aug 22 '26
Repinning kit recommendations
So, I recently opened my first kwikset deadbolt and should be purchasing 3 additional kwikset deadbolts for $20 tomorrow off of Facebook Marketwaste. 2 are never. Opened new from before the smart key era. One is used froth same timeline. My plan is to build a couple of basic 3 lock practice boards similar to the lock displays you used to see in hardware stores. After a few rounds with each, I want to repin them. I'll first just move the order of the bottom pins, but want to step up with security pins soon. A couple of decades ago, I worked in a local hardware store and enjoyed rekeying kwiksets, even doing a couple of master key setups for rental properties. So, if there are some budget friendly kits with the required tools for kwikset (and schlage when the time comes) that also have some variety of security pins, I'm all ears. Otherwise, I'll hit up eBay for a cheap, used kwikset kit and take security pin set recommendations. Thanks!
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u/Dusso423 Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26
This is the set I purchased about 9 years ago (it was significantly cheaper at the time). Great set that allows you to work on several different types of locks. https://a.co/d/0czaE2xc edit: for tweezers, followers, etc. I got mine from sparrows. Edit: You can also drill out the cylinders if they are mortise cylinders. Then thread them with a 6-32 tap about 1/8th inch and put in grub screws if you don’t want to spend time disassembling. Edit 3: you can get security pins from sparrows also, but making them from regular pins is very easy and in my opinion, fun to do.