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Left is what I’ve picked so far, right is a batch off eBay. They’re proving tricky so far. I’m trying top-of-the-keyway tension, getting a number of sets, but haven’t gotten any open. Videos online show spool pins for the Master locks.
It’s Brinks, so it falls apart if you look at it funny. Still proud of this shitty little pick and wrench. I made them out of a busted windshield wiper and a couple metal files on my lunch break at work
Got this at an consignment shop for $15. Anything tricky inside that I should know about before trying to pick? Already have to figure out how to navigate that keyway…
I’ve picked a master lock (3 I believe). I also picked all the little cylinders that came with the lockpicks I ordered. Sparrow progressive. I even respinned one… Mostly due to accident.
I picked my first lock today. It was a cylinder from a Yale deadbolt that I lost the keys to. I’m so pumped. I sat there for over an hour and finally watched a video to learn the pins are little pistons in Yales. I modified the pressure and approach and bam. It just clicked. Cylinder is now repinned to match my current Yale key. Wish I could cut my own keys. Then I’d be a full turkey service (ha… get it). I told my 12 year old who was making fun of me while I was doing it and she actually looked happy for me when I ran in and told her. She even let me show her how a cylinder and key are pinned.
Almost all of my own padlocks have been picked, save for just two, the ABUS 64TI/40 and the Master lock LOTO. Still relatively new to the tubular lock game, so the yellow Urban bike disk brake lock as also eluded me.
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This lock is a bit interesting. I keep trying to replicate the same process I took to unlock it and I guess you just push the tension wrench slightly as lots of tension didn’t seem to affect it, and just continue picking it even if it goes down. It’s a bit annoying if I’m gonna be honest here. The pins keep coming back down so I guess I just tried pushing it up over and over until it gets “stuck”? Any advice for approaching this?
Hello lockpickers, one of my friends bought a Covert Intruments Genesis set recently and I decided to play with it. Turns out I very much enjoyed it and managed to pick the beginner clear lock in 7 seconds after a couple days. So I did some research to find out what to buy for myself to get started on this journey.
Any tips on getting more consistent, and fitting both wrench and pick into tighter keyholes? Or is the latter just a matter of getting a more diverse set of wrenches and picks?
Son got me a small forge for dad day. Thinking about melting down some of the old keys I have and casting something. Any ideas? Sorry for the mess, I have too many hobbies.
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