Has anyone tried picking these?

[66sprite]

I am looking at a new key system and I came across

http://www.timelocksecurity.com

and then click on the InstaKey logo.

The lock is rekeyable without having to pull the pins you just have to turn a key.

Has anyone had any experience with these locks.

[datagram]

If I am not mistaken the way this works is with a special key and segmented bottom pins and you basically break them apart to provide proper depth positions for the new key. The special key includes a gap on the bottom of the blade that is used to catch broken segments and remove them from the lock. Segments are glue bonded, which makes them real easy to break apart. Imagine a scenario where you have picked all but one of the pins, it'd be very easy to just shear the last one.

I don't own one, so I can't attest to their normal pickability, but I'd say that a poorly maintained instakey could be very easy to pick due to many possible shear lines.

dg

[66sprite]

Thanks for the info.

I just have one more question. How would you break the pin off when trying to pick it if these wafers are in the columns where the pins ride up and down?

[MacGnG1]

that looks really interesting to mess with

[workstation]

I've never seen one of these before.

Breaking parts out of the lock seems bad, though.

I think Rielda probably does the same thing better.