First lock

[Dartan]

One thing I just noticed is, when setting the pins, sometimes I have to let off of the tension in order to set a pin after I have just set a pin. Is this normal, or am I just setting the pins in the wrong order possibly?

[pickin]

Ive run across this also I think it might be from too much tension but don't take my word for it let the Elders here tell us.

[Dartan]

Another thing I noticed about this lock is that not one of the pins is a spool pin (even though on the packaging it even says "Anti-pick spool pins". I wonder if I called Brinks and told them about this if they would send me spool pins for it. Not that I'm anywhere near ready to take on a spool pin, but would be nice to have on hand, especially since the lock is supposed to have them.

[Octillion]

If you overset any pins, you will need to ease up on the torque to let the overset pins fall down. If done carefully, you can often let the lower pin fall down while keeping the driver above the sheer line.

[jimb]

Another thing I noticed about this lock is that not one of the pins is a spool pin (even though on the packaging it even says "Anti-pick spool pins".

Are you sure? The spools are the upper pins. If you haven't got this far into the lock yet you might want to read this thread.

http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=7204&highlight=10145091

If you remove any lower pins you will also need to remove the upper pins and spring or you might damage the springs and bind the lock.

I bought this lock yesterday and the package says 6 pins. It is drilled for 6 but only contained 5 pins. Of the 5 pins 4 have spools.

[Dartan]

*open mouth, insert foot* Guess that shows how much I know about spool pins! I thought the spool pins were the lower pins. Hmm...after finding this out though, it does give me a boost of confidence since I can now pretty consistently pick this lock!

Dave