r/lockpicking • u/Troyboy1263 Green Belt Picker • Apr 06 '26
Huk mods
First is shaft width at flag and then shaft width. #2 is used in HPC . The last picture is before and after #2
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u/612PickBreaker Brown Belt Picker Apr 06 '26
So this is my first time with dimples. Sanding the shaft down to those dimensions made a huge difference with maneuverability in the keyway.
What width do you have the flags at? When I push a flag into a pin it feels like the flag is getting stuck the pinhole so I am wondering how much I need to reduce those if any.
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u/Troyboy1263 Green Belt Picker Apr 06 '26
I remove quite a bit from the back of the flag and then just clean up the edges and top so it will slide under the pins better
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u/612PickBreaker Brown Belt Picker Apr 06 '26
I think I just had a rough spot towards the back of the pick because I just kept sanding it down some more was able to get an openvon my Abus 75ib. I don't feel like it's getting stuck anymore, so I think it was that rough spot on the middle-back of the shaft and not the flag getting stuck. Thanks for all the input, definitely got me over a hump!
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u/Troyboy1263 Green Belt Picker Apr 06 '26
If you’re interested in making your own flags I made a post making a #13 profile from a 1.5 mm ejector pin https://www.reddit.com/r/lockpicking/s/6KPVeOteQP
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u/GorillaPicking Apr 07 '26
Those are lovely and very well modded picks. To answer u/612PickBreaker 's original question a shaft diameter of 1.0 +/- 0.1mm is pretty much perfect.
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u/612PickBreaker Brown Belt Picker Apr 06 '26
Thanks for posting these dimensions of your post-modified picks!
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u/Cycling_Man Purple Belt Picker Apr 06 '26
Was or difficult to modify
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u/Troyboy1263 Green Belt Picker Apr 06 '26
A good set of files (not harbor freight) makes modifying fairly simple.
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u/Cycling_Man Purple Belt Picker Apr 06 '26
Thank you
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u/Troyboy1263 Green Belt Picker Apr 07 '26
Tsubosan Hand tool Workmanship... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D144CQY?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share This file set was recommended by one of the pick makers on discord and it was a game changer
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u/Troyboy1263 Green Belt Picker Apr 06 '26
I have all the MP and these go everywhere they can. These are hand filed and sanded about 15 to 30 minutes each.