What did you pick today?

[Rickthepick]

no idea?..

best to ask your local upvc lock supplier as they may have been given a sample as mine had. offer them some money for it :-p

[Schuyler]

best to ask your local upvc lock supplier ...

...You are the closest thing I have to one of those =P not too big in the states hehe.

[gilduran]

Are you sure you aren't confused about the difference between spool and serrated pins? Serrated pins have shallow little grooves cut in them, whereas spool pins have a much more pronounced grooves cut into them.

Here are a couple of pictures for comparison:

Spool

Serrated

I've found that, in cheaper padlocks, spool pins are more common by far than serrated pins. Certainly in Master and Brinks padlocks.

From your pictires, they are definitely not spooled pins.

Looking down into the keyway you can see multiple grooves on the first pin. And when lifting the pins I can't see, I can feel each little groove as I lift it. Unless there can be multiple spool grooves per pin? I suppose I could take one apart just to confirm.

[Schuyler]

Yeah - brinks have serrated pins.

[femurat]

<censored> that was def. the toughest lock iv beat, really struggled to get the sidebar in

Hey Rick, finally you did it!!!

Congrats

[gilduran]

Picked up a couple new locks to work on yesterday and today:

First up was a Master No. 532


Not sure about any security pins, but the warding made it a little tricky to get my pick in there.

Next up was an American 1105:


The guy at the store told me this cylinder has mushroom pins, but I honestly couldn't tell. I might return it for another lock with a different key code(?), as this one is pretty much the same all the way across, with the exception of a 7 thrown in.

I also busted out one of my BEST cores to give it a try since I've been practicing more. Apologies for crappy photo:


From the previous ones I have disassembled, there are no security pins, just the small wafers used for multiple sheer lines.

I've got a couple more locks I have yet to unpackage. One of which is a Stanley Professional Grade lock which states is has a "special anti-pick pin that resists picking attacks". That too has some heavy warding in the keyway, but I'm pretty confident I can get it open with a little time.

[Schuyler]

1105s aren't typically walks in the park. They have spools, serrateds & spoorateds (serrations along the top & bottom of a spool pin). They do not, however, have mushroom drivers. Those are their own deal. Nice picking.

[gilduran]

1105s aren't typically walks in the park. They have spools, serrateds & spoorateds (serrations along the top & bottom of a spool pin). They do not, however, have mushroom drivers. Those are their own deal. Nice picking.

That's what I thought too.

I'm half tempted to see if I can get another core and disassemble this one to see what it's got inside.

[thededer]

I finally picked my schlage B300 or BA300 deadbolt (not sure which one) its got 3 spools in it and 2 normal pins I didnt even have to rake it into false set I spp'd it. this is the first schlage I've ever picked. I have a matching knob for this deadbolt keyed alike they were once a set on my front door I have yet to pick the knob. I used my new short hook which I made from a street sweerper bristle and the handles from 2 shorter pieces of sweeper bristle heat shrink tubed together. It worked like a charm

[Schuyler]

Awesome pick & awesome hair!

[thededer]

lol thanks

[nostromo]

Raimundo -

FOUND YOUR TOOTHPICKS!!!


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[spinoinside]

Best IC Cores

[THECRACKERMAN]

well this is my first post and i am sorry if this does not fit in with best cores and master padlocks, but as i only open safes its all i can really contribute,
but today I picked open the following,

first call one newer style Chubb 6k202,
second call seven lever Chubb 6k75
third and forth call not pick opens but openings of LaGard 33e's
fifth call Chubb safe with a variant of a Chubb 3g114 but opened with 3g114 pin and cam all the same.

[thededer]

congratz on your 1st post and welcome to lockpicking101 and it doesnt matter what type of lock it is that you picked open, its not like it says what master lock did you pick today