As a big lock nerd, seeing 3D printed master keys like this makes me very happy. Clearly, they are a niche market, but they are very fun to play with! 👍😀
Very cool to see the 006 lock and key. Once upon a time 006 was only available on 1 specific model of luxury luggage from 1 specific manufacturer. As a dimple lock it was also considerably harder to reverse engineer from photos so the 3D model of 006 that was available at that time was just a loose estimate. Good to see 006 is available in more forms now although obviously this has made it easier to reverse engineer as researchers no longer have to spend 1000s buying multiple sets of luxury luggage to test.
I found one in a parking lot before I knew about the TSA thing. It was ridiculously easy to pick but I thought, ‘that’s about what I expected, but it’s kind of cute, I guess I’ll keep it’ When I went on vacation in France I just zip tied the zipper on all but one small pocket, where I put a cheap multitool and some spare zip ties. No one cut my zip ties or took my multitool. Different times then.
As I said, this is a niche item, but very useful to those that would actually use them. As a casual locksporter, plastic 3D printed keys could be a cheap option for occasional use with care
I see them on lockers all the time so maybe someone like a gym owner or school principal but even the cheapest set of side cut pliers would work just as well so still a obscure need. Great video as always 👍
Thanks for sharing. You summarised it quite well. These keys are very expensive and probably only made available so you can make this video 😜 Seriously. As you said those locks are for ensuring that (most of the times) the zipper doesn't open by itself. THB I just bought a Masterlock 140 which offers the same level of security as any of the TSA locks you've shown due to a horrible production flaw.
@@LockNoob Just look at the size and weight limitations. These locks are made to weight nothing and need to fit into the small openings of the zipper. So plastic and light weight aluminium parts are a must. Produced cheap because they are made to break or get lost. But... One never knows.
The dimple key is simple really. It is a drop out system -- often seen in Europe. The master has 7 cuts and the change keys choose 5 of the cuts to use one each change. Means it allows 168 keys.
Apart from being just a funky little thing for the collection, I can’t see a practical use for these at all. Even if someone decided to call a locksmith for their teeny tiny suitcase lock, you’d save time and money as a locksmith if you just bought them a new one as a ‘free gift’. I do have one of these tsa locks that had a tamper tag. It popped up when I picked it but there’s no combo lock and I don’t have the key so now it’s just permanently up and it bothers me sometimes. Maybe I’ll take it apart to figure out how to fix it some day. Fortunately, I work in a job where I can get my hands on serial numbered zip ties very easily. Im not aware off hand of this zip exploit you referred to though. Now I’ve gotta go do some digging. I just love knowing how these things work. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for doing the review. Cost is prohibitive to all but the paid worker. Plastic is an option just for fun with these locks. But as a lockpicker I would find using master keys for this type of lock an insult to my picking skills. Lol cheers
If anyone is curious about TSA locks like I was you can pickup the 002 & 007 at covered instruments for $12. as mentioned in video the two and seven are the most common. $12 is way cheaper than $300 just to experiment.
Aside from 2 and 7 the other ones are very hard to find, so for me I would just get 1 and 3 through 6 and just buy 2 and 7 elsewhere because they are much cheaper. I already have numbers 2 and 7 as well as Safe Skies but nothing else.
Very educational video for those who have been telling their parents to stop wasting money on TSA locks. I'll show this lesson to my Mom tomorrow and gift her a pack of zip ties.
TSA locks can be cheap, and they're also built into expensive baggage too. Often people are looking for a replacement key and combination change. That tool would be better sold to actual TSA workers. End users need a replacement key option and that also works for locksmiths too, and is 100x cheaper. The only niche thing about this is the manufacturing process and price to pay for it. They could have went another way and saved. They're 400 dollars because metal 3d printers are just as expensive as laser cutters with far less use. They just need to find a 1,000 buyers and their set. Don't worry. The Chinese will have one just like it for 40 dollars in a few months. They copy multipick exclusively. However, they already make these for far less.
Locksmiths would use these, especially when someone has lost the keys from the lock and used it on a bag , case ,or even a locker. There's been times I could of done with them. 2 people share a locker but one lock, the one with the key is away and the other person needs something from the locker. The other alternative is bolt cutters and a new padlock. Yes I am a locksmith.
Also a locksmith and was thinking the same... UNTIL price comes into it lol I mean sure with a $65 flat rate service charge they pay for themselves after six uses, but I've yet to find a TSA lock in the wild that couldn't just be jiggled or decoded open fairly easily... Number 6 might be an issue, but this is the first time I've ever seen one, even in a video... I was starting to think they didn't actually exist and the key was simply a placeholder for future options.
Kinda surprised. Apart from the ‘tamper’ tag popping up, I don’t know why anyone would pay a locksmith to open a lock you can basically pull apart with your bare hands. That’s a bumper pay day right there for zero work.
@@adamwest8711 You'd be surprised.... It doesn't happen everyday, but it does happen. Calls to unlock insanely cheap, insecure locks, calls to rekey a house and when you get there it's all Kwikset "smart"key.... It's partly because the average person has no real knowledge of locks and partly psychological, a person sees a lock and thinks "secure" even if the lock is garbage. Sometimes there is a valid reason though, like the situation Pete described where it's a shared custody locker where it's worth it to the customer to call a locksmith just to avoid having to reissue keys.
@@derekbroestler7687 I believe the number six (I am not a number; I am a free lock!) is only for built-in locks on hard side luggage. I do know that the master is funny: if I recall correctly, the government doesn't give all the positions of the master key to manufacturers. Instead, they give a distinct subset of the positions to each manufacturer, and that manufacturer only populates that subset in their locks.
@@PaulSteMarie Since my comment I've dug in a little bit and I've heard similar and that number 6 is rarely sold in the US and is used primarily for Europe.... As for the subsets, I hadn't heard that but I wouldn't be remotely surprised. TSA "We need all of your locks to work on a single masterkey" Company "OK, what's the code for the masterkey you want us to use?" TSA "We can't tell you that, we'll just send you a list of pinnings you can use" Company "Kinda stupid since we can all do basic addition and subtraction here, but OK.... Hey wait... You only sent us 150 approved pinnings..." TSA "Yeah we worked REALLY hard to get you that many!!!" Company "Our expected production is 6000 units a month, in the five chamber design, with 8 lengths, there are approximately 150,000 possible combinations, even after adjusting for MACs and MK requirements" TSA "Yeah, this masterkeying stuff is complicated" (six months later) News "TSA leaks pictures of their complete set of masterkeys..... for the SECOND time" No one, LITERALLY NO ONE, who's been paying the SLIGHTEST amount of attention to the TSA..... "WOW, that's really surprising!!!"
these key sets are why i'm strongly against the mandatory encryption backdoors some politicians want to push through. you'd get digital TSA locks on all your "secure" internet communication, and once the backdoor has been cracked all encryption with that specific backdoor is effectively unprotected. just like with TSA locks, 1 mistake and an entire secure communications platform is open for everyone to snoop through.
I don’t think the value is there. Maybe airport security but they have access to them through the system at better prices so educators like you are the only ones I could see using them. Second hand luggage people would most likely download the files and print or get them laser cut for the couple dollars it would cost for each. Price is the real wall if they were say 5€ each and 30€ euro for the set people would buy them just to have them but I really don’t think they will sell at those prices. They would be fun to have if reasonably priced though!
They do definitely sell at this price to those that would actually use them. I know another manufacturer who sold out of theirs which are a similar price. The low volume 3D metal printing is probably the biggest reason these are expensive
@@LockNoob that’s wild to me but if the market will bear it then it is what it is. The dimple, I think 06, would be the only one laser cutting wouldn’t make super cheap and easy. That and the new card based ones. I haven’t even seen one yet are they done type of prox? Or are they old school magnetic?
I would have to give my two cents in defense of the TSA locks. Granted, these are not Chuck Norris grade locks, not even close. However, if properly locked, it really serves a deterrent to easy access, unlike unlocked luggage. Even with hacks, getting by the locks is still a time consuming process, and being a worker in the luggage handling area is a very fast paced environment. Also, a smart thief would only carry the TSA007 key to keep it lightweight and stealthy. The other key types are nearly nonexistent; I think only the TSA006 is the alternative and that’s in small numbers.
@@LockNoob A company which does short-run CNC milling and 3D printing I'm a variety of materials including a few metals. They were one of the first 3D print-as-a-service companies.
A cheap, generic set with just 002 and 007 (the two most common) can be had from all your favorite vendors of generic Chinese merchandise for roughly 1% of what this set costs.
Most or all TSA keys can be purchased or 3D printed at home with readily available programming for less than the cost of a cuppa. Paying THAT much for something so common and cheap just makes no sense at all unless you also use your Ferrari to haul lumber...
The price is ridiculous even if they're 3D printed metal and low volume. I worked in metal fabrication for years, we did a lot of 3D printing for prototyping, it's time consuming but i bet Multipick is making a nearly £250+ profit on that set. I've always felt they were overpriced, even for quality stuff, but now i reckon I'm going to have boycott them. This is fucking ridiculous.
Insane price for something that can be open with a multitool or screwdriver. Waste on money. I seriously doubt TSA is paying anything close to that for the real thing.
I actually know that’s not true. Agencies buy the steel 3D printed ones for durability and strength reasons. They actually were sold at a higher price by other manufacturers in the past
The price for the Multipick TSA keys is a joke tho. I mean 57 Euro per key wtf is wrong with them, it’s a tiny piece of metal you can get for 3 Euro on Ali Express lol.
@@GAFO777 it’s most likely a combination of how common the profiles are as well as the availability of a suitable key blank profile. Making a blank profile for a key Kan be very expensive if it’s not something that’s going to be sold as much. That’s why the low volume, high precision 3D printing is good… but it’s just an expensive production method in itself
Why? There are so, so many easier ways into luggage that are faster and cost way less. What do you feel TSA locks bring to luggage security? Genuine question
You can cut all of those TSA locks with a pair of side cutters and a bit of elbow grease. Or twist attack with a screwdriver. I object to these being $400 and 3D printed. Are the plastic? For $400 I'd expect high quality keys at a minimum
@@damienheitzer8712 3D printed metal is very high quality, I’m not sure what you mean. As for objecting to the price. Yes, they are very expensive and I’m sure lots of people feel the same way. Thing is, these are a very niche item and people who are just curious can make themselves a plastic 3D printed set for fun. Professionals who want a durable set have this as an option.
@@LockNoob are the keys magnetic? I'm asking because I was being somewhat condescending in my previous comment. There is still plastic and ceramic in the layers of sintered metal. It might be a decent key if its 3D printed stainless steel. I have a long background in metals. Ive been a welder, blacksmith, machinist and worked in metallurgy and heat treating for over 20 years. From a purely scientific approach nothing about 3D printed metal is considered high quality. Technically and legally 3D printers don't create objects which are true stainless steel. I've done destructive testing on 3D printed metals and they lack in every testible area, even time to produce and cost. It's a cool emerging science for sure and theoretically people are creating new alloys, one of which will eventually have a top tier performance for a niche use. I'm a metal nerd to the max, sorry if I'm dumping it out here lol. Hope you don't feel like I'm calling you out. There is just not one single metric these keys excel in. They are cool, but I'd like to see them for a tenth of the price. That's what they are worth imo. In a perfect world a 3d printed key should cost half the price of an everyday key. We aren't there with the science yet. These keys are well beyond a novelty price tag tho, and that's where my real objection comes in.
As a big lock nerd, seeing 3D printed master keys like this makes me very happy. Clearly, they are a niche market, but they are very fun to play with! 👍😀
I asked to do a review on those keys and thay said no
Very cool to see the 006 lock and key. Once upon a time 006 was only available on 1 specific model of luxury luggage from 1 specific manufacturer. As a dimple lock it was also considerably harder to reverse engineer from photos so the 3D model of 006 that was available at that time was just a loose estimate. Good to see 006 is available in more forms now although obviously this has made it easier to reverse engineer as researchers no longer have to spend 1000s buying multiple sets of luxury luggage to test.
I found one in a parking lot before I knew about the TSA thing. It was ridiculously easy to pick but I thought, ‘that’s about what I expected, but it’s kind of cute, I guess I’ll keep it’
When I went on vacation in France I just zip tied the zipper on all but one small pocket, where I put a cheap multitool and some spare zip ties. No one cut my zip ties or took my multitool. Different times then.
Zip ties are underrated
Another great video ash my friend very cool👊👍😎🇬🇧😊
Cheers Leon mate
Almost $400 USD???!!!!
I think that’s a hard pass for me. I would rather put that money towards Lishi picks.
As I said, this is a niche item, but very useful to those that would actually use them. As a casual locksporter, plastic 3D printed keys could be a cheap option for occasional use with care
You can get the keys 7 and 2 for 3$.
@@LockNoob You can get these for a fraction - a very, very small fraction - of the price elsewhere.
Especially considering you can pick most of them with a single pin pick or a waverake. No tension tool is needed.
Much cheaper just buying a lock cutter.
Really good set. Thankfully I won't be needing a set. Price is quite high. Thank you for sharing.
Multipick is really a bonkers! Well done, very well done. XD
Thanks 🙏
I see them on lockers all the time so maybe someone like a gym owner or school principal but even the cheapest set of side cut pliers would work just as well so still a obscure need.
Great video as always 👍
Fun set of keys😅
🐈⬛🐾🐈🐾🇬🇧🍻
Agreed
Ouch... They look well-made and should last a lifetime BUT the price is a real sticker shock!
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Even though I am a retired Master Locksmith, I would certainly carry these keys.
Thanks for sharing.
You summarised it quite well. These keys are very expensive and probably only made available so you can make this video 😜
Seriously. As you said those locks are for ensuring that (most of the times) the zipper doesn't open by itself.
THB I just bought a Masterlock 140 which offers the same level of security as any of the TSA locks you've shown due to a horrible production flaw.
TSA locks … I’ve yet to find a good one. Maybe there is one?
@@LockNoob Just look at the size and weight limitations. These locks are made to weight nothing and need to fit into the small openings of the zipper.
So plastic and light weight aluminium parts are a must.
Produced cheap because they are made to break or get lost.
But... One never knows.
How do you call that cable with screw thingie that keeps the keys together. I need that!
Awesome
Yeah!
The dimple key is simple really. It is a drop out system -- often seen in Europe. The master has 7 cuts and the change keys choose 5 of the cuts to use one each change. Means it allows 168 keys.
You can also make the master key from a number 6 key if you cut to the right depth
please tell me what brand is the tsa 002 locks you have
My wife worked in the travel industry for 15 years. We use cheap color zip ties. That tells us if the bags have been opened.
Apart from being just a funky little thing for the collection, I can’t see a practical use for these at all. Even if someone decided to call a locksmith for their teeny tiny suitcase lock, you’d save time and money as a locksmith if you just bought them a new one as a ‘free gift’.
I do have one of these tsa locks that had a tamper tag. It popped up when I picked it but there’s no combo lock and I don’t have the key so now it’s just permanently up and it bothers me sometimes. Maybe I’ll take it apart to figure out how to fix it some day.
Fortunately, I work in a job where I can get my hands on serial numbered zip ties very easily.
Im not aware off hand of this zip exploit you referred to though. Now I’ve gotta go do some digging. I just love knowing how these things work.
Thanks for sharing.
In America...
TSA / (equivalent) ✔️
Locksmith ❌️
Private Investor ❗️
Penetration tester ❌️
Junkers / storage warrior ❗️
Spouse cheating ❓️
FBI ✔️ or❗️
Customs agent ❗️
[Other fed.s] ❌️ (confident can pick)
Thanks for sharing.
👍
Good summary
@@LockNoob,
Thanks
Thanks for doing the review. Cost is prohibitive to all but the paid worker. Plastic is an option just for fun with these locks. But as a lockpicker I would find using master keys for this type of lock an insult to my picking skills. Lol cheers
Yeah mostly only needs by agencies
Does the standard actually require that the logo be in that translucent rubberized plastic?
Lol very possible
I knew you'd get a set of these. Really lovely, Multipick quality, but the price...
Well, to me they are desirable, but I don’t really have a need for them lol
The TSA rage of locks are, as you say rubbish. Nice master set of keys from Multipick.
Agreed on both accounts
And some people put them on soft side bags which can be cut open with a knife.
If anyone is curious about TSA locks like I was you can pickup the 002 & 007 at covered instruments for $12. as mentioned in video the two and seven are the most common. $12 is way cheaper than $300 just to experiment.
Or 3D print
True but the ones I was referring to are metal.
Aside from 2 and 7 the other ones are very hard to find, so for me I would just get 1 and 3 through 6 and just buy 2 and 7 elsewhere because they are much cheaper. I already have numbers 2 and 7 as well as Safe Skies but nothing else.
Very educational video for those who have been telling their parents to stop wasting money on TSA locks. I'll show this lesson to my Mom tomorrow and gift her a pack of zip ties.
You can’t go wrong with zip ties!!
TSA locks can be cheap, and they're also built into expensive baggage too.
Often people are looking for a replacement key and combination change. That tool would be better sold to actual TSA workers. End users need a replacement key option and that also works for locksmiths too, and is 100x cheaper.
The only niche thing about this is the manufacturing process and price to pay for it.
They could have went another way and saved. They're 400 dollars because metal 3d printers are just as expensive as laser cutters with far less use. They just need to find a 1,000 buyers and their set.
Don't worry. The Chinese will have one just like it for 40 dollars in a few months. They copy multipick exclusively. However, they already make these for far less.
Locksmiths would use these, especially when someone has lost the keys from the lock and used it on a bag , case ,or even a locker. There's been times I could of done with them.
2 people share a locker but one lock, the one with the key is away and the other person needs something from the locker.
The other alternative is bolt cutters and a new padlock.
Yes I am a locksmith.
Also a locksmith and was thinking the same... UNTIL price comes into it lol I mean sure with a $65 flat rate service charge they pay for themselves after six uses, but I've yet to find a TSA lock in the wild that couldn't just be jiggled or decoded open fairly easily... Number 6 might be an issue, but this is the first time I've ever seen one, even in a video... I was starting to think they didn't actually exist and the key was simply a placeholder for future options.
Kinda surprised. Apart from the ‘tamper’ tag popping up, I don’t know why anyone would pay a locksmith to open a lock you can basically pull apart with your bare hands. That’s a bumper pay day right there for zero work.
@@adamwest8711 You'd be surprised.... It doesn't happen everyday, but it does happen. Calls to unlock insanely cheap, insecure locks, calls to rekey a house and when you get there it's all Kwikset "smart"key.... It's partly because the average person has no real knowledge of locks and partly psychological, a person sees a lock and thinks "secure" even if the lock is garbage.
Sometimes there is a valid reason though, like the situation Pete described where it's a shared custody locker where it's worth it to the customer to call a locksmith just to avoid having to reissue keys.
@@derekbroestler7687 I believe the number six (I am not a number; I am a free lock!) is only for built-in locks on hard side luggage. I do know that the master is funny: if I recall correctly, the government doesn't give all the positions of the master key to manufacturers. Instead, they give a distinct subset of the positions to each manufacturer, and that manufacturer only populates that subset in their locks.
@@PaulSteMarie Since my comment I've dug in a little bit and I've heard similar and that number 6 is rarely sold in the US and is used primarily for Europe.... As for the subsets, I hadn't heard that but I wouldn't be remotely surprised.
TSA "We need all of your locks to work on a single masterkey"
Company "OK, what's the code for the masterkey you want us to use?"
TSA "We can't tell you that, we'll just send you a list of pinnings you can use"
Company "Kinda stupid since we can all do basic addition and subtraction here, but OK.... Hey wait... You only sent us 150 approved pinnings..."
TSA "Yeah we worked REALLY hard to get you that many!!!"
Company "Our expected production is 6000 units a month, in the five chamber design, with 8 lengths, there are approximately 150,000 possible combinations, even after adjusting for MACs and MK requirements"
TSA "Yeah, this masterkeying stuff is complicated"
(six months later)
News "TSA leaks pictures of their complete set of masterkeys..... for the SECOND time"
No one, LITERALLY NO ONE, who's been paying the SLIGHTEST amount of attention to the TSA.....
"WOW, that's really surprising!!!"
these key sets are why i'm strongly against the mandatory encryption backdoors some politicians want to push through.
you'd get digital TSA locks on all your "secure" internet communication, and once the backdoor has been cracked all encryption with that specific backdoor is effectively unprotected.
just like with TSA locks, 1 mistake and an entire secure communications platform is open for everyone to snoop through.
Interesting
😱 what a price !!!!!
Not cheap! But to those who would actually use these, not bad value
I worked at the airport and all I saw was number 7 and number 2. Mainly 7.
Yes. Those are the most common by far
All I've ever seen here in the US is the 007. And I have searched!
In the U.K. it’s mostly 7 and sometimes, if you are lucky, the 6
I don’t think the value is there. Maybe airport security but they have access to them through the system at better prices so educators like you are the only ones I could see using them. Second hand luggage people would most likely download the files and print or get them laser cut for the couple dollars it would cost for each. Price is the real wall if they were say 5€ each and 30€ euro for the set people would buy them just to have them but I really don’t think they will sell at those prices. They would be fun to have if reasonably priced though!
They do definitely sell at this price to those that would actually use them. I know another manufacturer who sold out of theirs which are a similar price. The low volume 3D metal printing is probably the biggest reason these are expensive
@@LockNoob that’s wild to me but if the market will bear it then it is what it is. The dimple, I think 06, would be the only one laser cutting wouldn’t make super cheap and easy. That and the new card based ones. I haven’t even seen one yet are they done type of prox? Or are they old school magnetic?
any suitcase with a zip you don't a key just push a pen push through the zipper and open it then close it with the lock
The cost of them for what you actually get reminds me of the Inkjet Cartridges rip-off, they also cost more than Gold per ounce ;-)
mcnally: this is a tsa lock and it can be opened with a tsa lock
I would have to give my two cents in defense of the TSA locks. Granted, these are not Chuck Norris grade locks, not even close. However, if properly locked, it really serves a deterrent to easy access, unlike unlocked luggage. Even with hacks, getting by the locks is still a time consuming process, and being a worker in the luggage handling area is a very fast paced environment. Also, a smart thief would only carry the TSA007 key to keep it lightweight and stealthy. The other key types are nearly nonexistent; I think only the TSA006 is the alternative and that’s in small numbers.
I'd imagine if you could get Shapeways to make them they would charge even more than Multipick does.
Not heard of them. What do they do?
@@LockNoob A company which does short-run CNC milling and 3D printing I'm a variety of materials including a few metals. They were one of the first 3D print-as-a-service companies.
@@douro20 aaaah yes! That’s the thing. 3D metal printing at low volume and high precision in a good tool steel is still so so expensive
Got a blue one / never wrote down code.. Shit to pick.. Never yet
It's neat, but I wish they'd just use whatever process the cheaper manufacturers use that lets them sell keys 2 and 7 for a couple of dollars.
A cheap, generic set with just 002 and 007 (the two most common) can be had from all your favorite vendors of generic Chinese merchandise for roughly 1% of what this set costs.
Yes
Most or all TSA keys can be purchased or 3D printed at home with readily available programming for less than the cost of a cuppa. Paying THAT much for something so common and cheap just makes no sense at all unless you also use your Ferrari to haul lumber...
I think there are strength and reuse factors for agencies
Yes, I am priced out of these
Most people would be tbf
Hacked? No, published in the Federal Register IIRC. The #6 is a bit weird, I think they don't give all of the positions to any one manufacturer.
The hacked bit was reverse engineering them from pictures really
"Hacked" feels a bit exaggerated, some TSA dude just posed for a picture with the keys in hand.
exactly what i was gonna say it was deven published in a paper i believe
The ‘hacked’ bit was more reverse engineering from pictures
At over $300 multipick can keep that set.
It’s certainly not for everyone
Gutes Video es wäre schön wenn du vielmehr Videos senden könntest Gruß robby
Zip bypass? Interesting video maybe ;)
BosnianBill did an EXCELLENT video on this already
@@LockNoob ooh I'll check it out! Thanks 👍
TBH, the only keyway I’ve ever seen used was that key on top. Not that one needs a key to open these trash locks 😂
Lol
The price is ridiculous even if they're 3D printed metal and low volume. I worked in metal fabrication for years, we did a lot of 3D printing for prototyping, it's time consuming but i bet Multipick is making a nearly £250+ profit on that set. I've always felt they were overpriced, even for quality stuff, but now i reckon I'm going to have boycott them. This is fucking ridiculous.
Insane price for something that can be open with a multitool or screwdriver. Waste on money. I seriously doubt TSA is paying anything close to that for the real thing.
I actually know that’s not true. Agencies buy the steel 3D printed ones for durability and strength reasons. They actually were sold at a higher price by other manufacturers in the past
I would consider them a bad investment if you don't actually have a need to use them. Those locks are to easy to get through.
I agree
I don't think even a thief would want those, it's easier to just break the lock, or the zipper.
Yup
The price for the Multipick TSA keys is a joke tho. I mean 57 Euro per key wtf is wrong with them, it’s a tiny piece of metal you can get for 3 Euro on Ali Express lol.
Can you get the TSA master keys on Ali Express? EDIT: the 2 and 7 are… can’t see the others
@@LockNoob Yea those I mean 👍 Wonder why they don’t have the other numbers, that said sometimes there is a country lock on certain articles. 🤔
@@GAFO777 it’s most likely a combination of how common the profiles are as well as the availability of a suitable key blank profile. Making a blank profile for a key Kan be very expensive if it’s not something that’s going to be sold as much. That’s why the low volume, high precision 3D printing is good… but it’s just an expensive production method in itself
$300 my ass....I have a residential and car Gigglers...they work amazing...$30 each...
Thief need that!
$400???
Lulz Those locks can be picked with the cheapest of picks or improvised tools.
Better invest in a 3D printer and print your own.
people need to stop using tsa locks. get a better lock. You dont have to use tsa locks.
Top market… thieves…
Why? There are so, so many easier ways into luggage that are faster and cost way less. What do you feel TSA locks bring to luggage security? Genuine question
You can cut all of those TSA locks with a pair of side cutters and a bit of elbow grease. Or twist attack with a screwdriver.
I object to these being $400 and 3D printed. Are the plastic? For $400 I'd expect high quality keys at a minimum
@@damienheitzer8712 3D printed metal is very high quality, I’m not sure what you mean. As for objecting to the price. Yes, they are very expensive and I’m sure lots of people feel the same way. Thing is, these are a very niche item and people who are just curious can make themselves a plastic 3D printed set for fun. Professionals who want a durable set have this as an option.
@@LockNoob are the keys magnetic? I'm asking because I was being somewhat condescending in my previous comment. There is still plastic and ceramic in the layers of sintered metal. It might be a decent key if its 3D printed stainless steel. I have a long background in metals. Ive been a welder, blacksmith, machinist and worked in metallurgy and heat treating for over 20 years. From a purely scientific approach nothing about 3D printed metal is considered high quality. Technically and legally 3D printers don't create objects which are true stainless steel. I've done destructive testing on 3D printed metals and they lack in every testible area, even time to produce and cost. It's a cool emerging science for sure and theoretically people are creating new alloys, one of which will eventually have a top tier performance for a niche use.
I'm a metal nerd to the max, sorry if I'm dumping it out here lol. Hope you don't feel like I'm calling you out. There is just not one single metric these keys excel in. They are cool, but I'd like to see them for a tenth of the price. That's what they are worth imo. In a perfect world a 3d printed key should cost half the price of an everyday key. We aren't there with the science yet. These keys are well beyond a novelty price tag tho, and that's where my real objection comes in.