Newb at picking, trying to pick a canadian door look

[mcm757207]

Very true. I've found that you can easily cut the mag strip off with some crafty work with an eraser and a powerfull magnet. Quickly swipe the card with the magnet, and then try to use the eraser. The magnet will polarize some of the mag stip, which will then seperate it from the glue that holds it on. By using the erasor, you can sometimes peel it away quickly before it goes back to normal and the glue bonds again.

I did go out and get some plastic knives, and they work very well. They are a bit thick for some of the paracentric keyways on some of the higher-end ($500+) E-Z-Set deadbolts, but a little work with some sand paper will quickly fix that.

[Mad Mick]

I think you missed a point regarding the mag strips...Primarily, the usage of a powerful magnet erases the magnetism of the strip, but the secondary action of using an eraser is a double-negative and thus reverses the process, resulting in a re-magnetising operation. To effectively complete this process proficiently, one must be inside a Farraday cage, with an anti-static grounding strap around one wrist and the other end securely fastened to any single third phase of the local main grid.

RE: Paracentric keyways.
I've found that the problem with paracentric keyways is that they are so darned restrictive. A popular misconception, is that slim-line picks must be used. I've been studying a workaround for this problem for a few years now, and am pleased to announce a solution. I recently purchased a powersaw which came with a few spare blades. The best method I came up with, is to glue some #40 grit sandpaper to each side of the spare blade, and remove the inhibiting wards. This leaves ample room to pick with even the most ugly of home-made picks...

[mcm757207]

All this talk of these high security E-Z-Set locks has got me thinking. I decided that if you could somehow put something in the lock that would act as a buffer in between the picks and the resistors, you wouldn't need any fancy plastic picks! To solve this, I went to my fridge, and started looking through. After several very messy attempts, I've found that if you spray whipped cream into the lock, the consitancy and the conductivness of the cream will act as a perfect buffer, and you can pick it with your normal picks. Mods, sorry if we should be discussing this in the advanced forums, feel free to move the thread.

[Mad Mick]

Actually MCM, you've posted a very valid point here. In fact, I have it on very good authority that the factory lubrication used in E-Z-Set locks is derived from animal origins. E-Z-Set are the pioneers in this latest ecotistical venture in the field. It is a well known fact that mineral oils are rapidly being depleted each day, and the more we can do as an industry/hobby/profession/sport/pastime/fleeting-fancy, the better. It has been observed that the current supply of mineral oils may be consumed entirely in the near future, but the supply of animals is almost endless...

[pretender]

no offense, but if you want to just compromise it - drill, do away with the (typically) idiot standards, and just get what you want...a dead lock.

find a great bit to cut through everything, buy extras, and spend 10 minutes to kill it - nobody will notice...it's noise.

anyway, it's still tough to magically break...and if you all think you can just grab daddy's cordless and his right-sized bit - you're

you'll pass college and make more than you will doing this shit - work on your silly ass job, and shut up..

nuff said, or should i advocate eye security when you have brass chips and cops to fear?

how far does it go? I think it's mostly piss-poor...so be it

[digital_blue]

And again I say....

[Mad Mick]

The same drill bits used in the US won't work in AUS, as they are required to rotate the opposite way. The US embassy in AUS spent millions of dollars making a toilet flush the correct way, and are now offering the correct bits to any tradesperson who has dealings with any drilling operation on products from the northern hemisphere. These bits can purchased in a 64 piece set from our very own Whitehat, but please be warned...they are extremely expensive and are limited to one set per customer. The price is $2,000 US and the main reason for the expense (apart from the R&D involved) is due to the new material the bits are made from......Unobtainium.

[mcm757207]

Check ebay, I saw some the other day for about $1,500.

[Chucklz]

Unobtanium. Sweet, now I can drill into the ultimate safe....... THE earth's CORE!!!!

[Mad Mick]

Chuck: Please bear in mind that as an American citizen, you'll have to purchase the counter-rotating retrofit kit for your drill as these bits are for the Aussie market. WH has a special pricing clause for Mods though, so can you please order a set for me too?