Greetings! I'm the new kid here. Hope to get to know eveyone. It appears that this might be a good place to share some of the fun I've been having with the new ASP cuffs. They are like a carnival for cuff lovers. To read about it go to:
http://mighellsillusions.com/ASPCuffs.htm
Enjoy!
Clyde
Gotta agree with Pastor Clyde and others concerning the vulnerabilities of ASP cuffs. I have never been good at picking cuffs through the key hole. I can handle a shim, and like Steve Santini's on another post, mine is made from a filed thin street sweeper blade. Incidentally, these may not be easy to come by in all locales. I have never seen a blade on the ground here in Atlanta, but I picked up about 20 on my last trip to my childhood hometown. I found a bunch in the Bergen Mall (New Jersey) parking lot. My sister-in-law thought I was nuts.
At any rate, my shim, which is not only filed thin but tapered slightly (if you make one too tapered, it will miss the outer floating teeth of a Hiatts cuff) inserted into the keyway as Pastor Clyde directs, knocks the double lock right off. The red bit really does act as a target, and you can hear a "click" when it is deactivated . Then, shimming the cuff open is a very easy matter using the same tool, due to the loose tolerances. Thanks for the tip Pastor Clyde.
I have dipped several of my shim handles into plati-dip; this gives you a better grip.
Enjoy the football games, everyone. Paul
