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spools, ANSI and anti-pick locks

Having read the FAQ's you are still unfulfilled and seek more enlightenment, so post your general lock picking questions here.
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spools, ANSI and anti-pick locks

Postby Krypos » 26 Jun 2006 2:22

what is it about spool pins people find hard? i just bought a lock- 5 pins with 2 spools. within the first minute of opening it i picked it twice with a freaking hairpin and pen clippy thing! i have now repinned it multiple times and changed position of the spools, and the entire pin placement, etc, and i even used DB's beginner exercise with it. ANY way i do it it seems to take about 10 sec to pick. sometimes with varying tension (release a bit, while still applying) all i see that is different than other locks i have played with is the amount of tension- it takes a bit more finesse to it- lighter but still applied. otherwise i dont seem to notice much of a difference- best yet:

this is the packaging:

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i especially like the "Anti-pick spool pins"
**please note- i have i think less than 100 posts here and i am still about a novice (more than noob, but less than anything decent) in LPing.

also- does anyone know what this means?:

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Postby Omikron » 26 Jun 2006 2:50

Well, for your own reference, ANSI Grade 3 is the worst of the 3 grades.
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Postby Krypos » 26 Jun 2006 2:55

oh, well perhaps THAT has something to do with something. what does it mean though? what does it stand for? etc...
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Postby mattc » 26 Jun 2006 4:54

American National Standards Institute, I think.
[One day, I'm going to apply for the Advanced section, just to see if I get accepted....]
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Postby UWSDWF » 26 Jun 2006 5:53

google-fu young grasshopper
ANSI/BHMA Standards
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DISCLAIMER:repeating anything written in the above post may result in dismemberment,arrest,drug and/or alcohol use,scars,injury,death, and midget obsession.
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