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How To Get Into Spools

When it comes down to it there is nothing better than manual tools for your Lock pick Set, whether they be retail, homebrew, macgyver style. DIY'ers look here.

How To Get Into Spools

Postby RapeSnake » 10 Jan 2010 21:46

I'm quite new into lock-picking and enjoy so far doing "easy" locks. But as soon as there are spools involved I just don't get them open. I spent over 3h to get ahead on a Abus 72/40 ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE8NEFduZcs ) but I just don't get it.
So my question is if you guys have any recommendation on how to develop a feeling for spools or any specific locks to improve the "spool" skills.
Thanks
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Re: How To Get Into Spools

Postby sfodd » 11 Jan 2010 2:09

I'm not sure about the difficulty of that lock so hopefully someone else will chime in if that's a good lock to start with spools on. But as for picking spools; When you pick it to a false set, that is when the plug turns a bit but doesn't open, the grove of the spool pin is stuck between the plug and the shell.

To find the spool pin you push up on each of them until you find one causes the plug to counter rotate. You'll feel it pushing back in your tension wrench if you're not using too much. Once you find the spool pin carefully push up on it while lightening the tension until the point where you get it to move out of the little pocket of the spool and above the sheer line. It's easy to overset the bottom pin while doing this so be careful. If the lock doesn't open look for other spool pins with the same method, or it could be that you overset a pin or that some others have fallen when the plug rotated back slightly.

Light tension is key for spool pins.

Search the site for more info on spools, there's a lot of good knowledge here. Remember, don't pick locks you don't own or that are in use.

Welcome to site and happy picking :)

Andrew
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Re: How To Get Into Spools

Postby MacGnG1 » 11 Jan 2010 21:58

master 140 is good to start at picking spools. also the R70 brinks.
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Re: How To Get Into Spools

Postby Eyes_Only » 12 Jan 2010 14:10

A Brinks padlock might be a easier lock with spools to start off with. Abus are usually a little bit tricky to pick cos of the more paracentric keyway they use.

Here's a video of a brinks being picked that might be of help, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riPO1do9dgw
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Re: How To Get Into Spools

Postby UEDan » 15 Jan 2010 3:56

hahha is that Top Gear in the background?

And just like sfodd said light tension is the key. And feedback, I personally wouldn't recommend twist flex picks since all the feedback is going into the twist flex part and not your finger.
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