medeco pick

[Rath]

so i was snooping around the site and i was watching a video and i herd somthing about a medeco pick and that it was an old design but dose any one know if it would still work or if its a restricted lock thing ill understand. just wondering

[Romstar]

Well, the best thing is a twisted diamond.

I know it sounds screwy, but it does actually work. Gently heat the end of a half diamond, grasp with a pair of pliers, and give the upper part of the diamond a 45 degree angle twist.

You can also do the same thing to a lifter pick, and the results are similar.

It would at first seem like you would need a left and right twist, but the fact of the matter is that you can use the twisted tip to rotate the pins left or right.

Romstar

[WhiteHat]

what about a full diamond whith one side twisted one way and the other the other?

[Romstar]

A full diamond is just too large for most of the Medeco keyways.

There is no reason why you need a left and right twist.

The twist is what allows you to "grasp" the point on the pin and turn it left or right.

Romstar

[Rath]

wow didnt even think of that cool but maby i should explaing myself better what i ment was they acually have a gismo that you insert into the lock and you can turn somthing not sure how it acually workes but you can open it alot faster. i saw it in a movie that was on this site but now i cant find it, it was some young guy that studderd alot i think it was one of pyros movies it was 30 min long approx. and he also mentioned somthing about restricted picks or somthing what was that all about?

[mcm757207]

There are only 5 possible rotated positions for a medeco pin (-20,-10,0,10,20 degrees) in orientation to the sidebar. It would be nice if you could some how measure these inside of the lock so you wouldn't have to rotate it 360 degrees until you find the right place :-\

[Romstar]

There are only 5 possible rotated positions for a medeco pin (-20,-10,0,10,20 degrees) in orientation to the sidebar. It would be nice if you could some how measure these inside of the lock so you wouldn't have to rotate it 360 degrees until you find the right place :-\

They don't rotate 360 degrees.

Romstar