some locks ive never heard of.

[gr00ve]

so i was walking through the building i work in on campus and naturally im observing every lock possible (hah) and i came across a couple that ive never heard of.

Dexter (deadbolt)
Sesamee? (padlock)

also i saw an American 3000 i think, monster padlocks.

any info on these locks?
and no im not trying to pick them.

[cppdungeon]

Dexter i dont know about, the american im sure has stats on the web.
The sesamee is a beast of a different color, and cannot be "picked". its a four-dial combo lock where the correct combo is entered, then the shackle is depressed, and it opens. It can be "read" somehow with a thin strip of metal. im not sure how though, which is too bad cuz i have one w/o a combo.

[sipple]

Dexter is a intermediate security lock made by Schlage

[gr00ve]

ooh. cool, thanks for the info

[cppdungeon]

just out of curiosity...What makes the dexter intermediate security?

[sipple]

just out of curiosity...What makes the dexter intermediate security?

ANSI (the American National Standards Institute) gives it a level 2 rating

[nothumbs]

cppdungeon, this might help you with the Sesame lock.

http://www.geocities.com/masterunlocked/thumb_wheel.html

The same info can be found on this site by searching, or via a site specific search via Google.

[raimundo]

Sesamee is the original four wheel padlock, to open, the combo must be set then the shackle is push in to unlock.

This and every other fourwheel lock is susceptable to a simple trick that opens it faster than setting the combination can compete with.

Call it the fence lift or the mightyknife manipulation, and its made out of a .010" feeler gauge. Round or bluntly pointed, and the blade about as wide as a line of this type Im using, cant tell you the pica but its the common size. Cut the feeler to width carefully with a sharp metal shears, (sissors) and dress the edges with file and sand paper to make a tool that will last. (leaving burrs or other scratches on the edge surfaces creates a starting point for fractures that will run long later.)