Someone ordered a key safe on Amazon.. then promptly locked the safe keys into it.
Turns out it's not really very secure at all. It took me longer figuring out which of the 3 impressioning tools was the right diameter one to use than it did to open the safe without the key.
(Also I'm a total noob and guess/luck technique at lock picking, so the safe really must be awful.) #LockPicking
Lost my bike key, so I pushed my bike home for 20 min with the back wheel lifted like a #thief. No one cares, it's surprisingly not that noticable. 5 min metal sawing and the lock is gone. Thought about #lockpicking but my #bicycle key is gone anyways.
Sparrows are generally garbage, Peterson are OK-ish but overpriced and the company’s a bit shit. I’d maybe go for Moki’s minimalist set or one of the Multipick sets. Multipick’s often seen as one of the best if not the best maker of picks, but they’ll definitely cost you.
Here’s a doc that has basic info on what you’ll want to look for when buying picks, and an overview of the most popular vendors, compiled by an LPU member (Lockpickers United, started off on /r/lockpicking but there’s a Discord server too).
If you join LPU’s Discord, you can hop on to #lockpicking-serious or #lockpicking-lounge if you have questions
Ist es möglich bei einem Schließzylinder eine Not- und Gefahren-Funktion nach zu rüsten ohne den Schließzylinder komplett zu tauschen? Alternativ auch ein Knauf, aber dafür werden wohl mehr Teile benötigt.
Auf der Innenseite soll ein #Nuki#Smartlock angebracht werden und die Tür soll trotzdem noch von außen schließbar sein
Been a hot min but I pulled out the vise and a trusty ol American 1100 padlock...
Matrix voice I'm in
Did it twice, just to make sure it's not a fluke!
Locksport is a great fidget hobby as there's not much you can do with your eyes (unless you're learning on a cutaway). Now I just have to remember how to gut them so I can mix it up with spools and serrated pins.
I removed some yale locks (with dead electronics) from my house and replaced them with another brand; hopefully better. 🤞
One of the dead locks I'd lost the key for, so I had to pick it to disassemble the cylinder to see what was in it. There, I found two surprises.
All five top pins were spools. I have seen that this is not a recommended configuration generally but is supposed to be harder to pick. So, yay me?
The bottom pins were chamfered equally at both ends. I've never seen this before that I know of, but I'd think this would make picking a lot easier by making a larger effective gap at the shear line. So, not yay me after all?
This combination is confusing me. Why would they have mixed these two choices in one lock?
I know next to nothing about #locksport but would like to learn more about this one.
@mcdanlj I think by chamfered you might mean rounded. That’s common but usually only with Kwikset and Kwikset clones, not Yale… but both brands are owned by Assa Abloy so it’s possible newer ones are using Kwikset bottom pins. The way to really tell would be to check a new one of the same model and see if its key has the usual Kwikset wide flat cuts.
As far as the top pins/all/ spools, that is unusual. I’ve seen newer Kwikset locks coming with 2 out of 5 top pins being spools now but 5 seems excessive, especially since having /all/ top pins as spools leads to the cylinder having “slop” (a little bit of turning each way) when it’s in the resting/locked position. Having them /all/ as spools makes me think maybe someone repinned it at some point 🤷♂️
I have friends who I helped replace some door locks over a few years with locks of the same kind, but not bought as a set, and thus not keyed alike. No problem, I know how to do this. I bought a lock re-pinning set, but it came (as advertised, no problem) in a set of plastic bags in a plastic bag...
Rather than look silly carrying around a zip-lock bag, I'd love to #3DPrint a complete hinged case that holds all the pins, pin gauge, follower, deadbolt cap remover, and removal tool, as well as including a nice re-pinning tray when it sits open. And I'd like to print a couple of them so that I can easily have sets for different lock types.
I could design such a thing, but thought someone else might have done this already. I haven't found the right keywords for a yeggi search if so. Anyone have any suggestions?
Finally picked my first Lockwood 334B45. What a beast! I mean, look at the bitting on that key! I'll post a picture of the pins after I gutted it, it's got beveled key pins and every top pin is a spool - makes it really hard to tell if a pin is actually set or not.
That being said, this is just...a beautiful lock. Really well made, really beautifully designed, just an amazing lock.
Anyone know how to open/remove this bike lock without the keys? Someone put a second lock on our bike and now we can’t use it since Monday. Asking around, nobody knows who’s bike it is and now we’re looking for alternative options
@vsaw
be careful, it might be a trick to steal your bike at nighttime.
You're allowed to destroy the other lock, to get your bike back!
If you can prove your ownership, you should call the police, before you do it, to avoid any misunderstandings..
In case anybody needs to hear this: PLEASE don't bring or provide handcuffs to lockpicking events. We once had somebody break a shim inside the mechanism during an event, which jammed it shut so even the key wouldn't work. We fortunately got it sorted, but it took way too long.
You really don't want to be sending somebody to the hospital during your event!
What/where to buy when in the EU
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