I love it when folks make their own cut away lock. No special tools required and it is still more than good enough. I too loved the idea that Sparrows' tried for, but too bad the Vault comes up so short we need to just go to a real safe lock. Folks would be better off just doing that from the start.
I found the cheapest source of spare parts to these were used sites. Got a bank of bank vault lockers for a steal and was able to use them for practice once I could crack the sparrows vault. Way cheaper than 3D printing metal parts. :)
I was about to oder a Sparrows vault. Although I wouldn't want to do the modifications. Do you consider the vault worth buying as a training aid the way it is, i.e., with the cheap Chinese lock? Is there another training vault that you know of? Thanks for the video, too.
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Very impressive modifications 🙌
Thanks, I'm not a machinist. I thought it would make the package more useable.
I love it when folks make their own cut away lock. No special tools required and it is still more than good enough. I too loved the idea that Sparrows' tried for, but too bad the Vault comes up so short we need to just go to a real safe lock. Folks would be better off just doing that from the start.
Agree. But I do lite having my "improved" Vault for a show piece now.
Love this video, can't seem to pick this. YET
Because there is no hole to stick your picks in. You would be able to pick up manipulation pretty easily.
I found the cheapest source of spare parts to these were used sites. Got a bank of bank vault lockers for a steal and was able to use them for practice once I could crack the sparrows vault. Way cheaper than 3D printing metal parts. :)
I was going to go that route first, but I have been looking for a reason to use that machine too!
I was about to oder a Sparrows vault. Although I wouldn't want to do the modifications. Do you consider the vault worth buying as a training aid the way it is, i.e., with the cheap Chinese lock? Is there another training vault that you know of? Thanks for the video, too.
I think it is a good idea, but if you want to get into safe manipulation I would recommend getting a cut-a-way training lock that is mounted from MBA.
Did you ever get the levers created?
I did! It took a while to get parts off eBay, but I got them and cut them to match the Sparrows ones.