Yale Y300/63

[Josh66]

Anybody have this lock?

6 pins, rekeyable, combination of serrated & spool pins from what I've been reading. I just ordered one from Amazon - they had some used ones at a price too good to pass up. $7.51 for what is normally a $30+ lock.

As I type this, there is still one used one left at that price:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GK ... 00_s01_i00

Anyway - should be here soon. I'll let you know how it goes.

[Solomon]

I had one of those before, or at least very similar (Ed: turns out it was a Y90S). No serrations in the one I had but it was packed with spools, very slender middle so you get a wicked false set out of it. Really fun to pick and the bible uses one of those steel clips so you can rekey without a follower. Handy stuff.

[Josh66]

Well, it came in today. I got it "used" for $7 from Amazon - this thing is still in the original packaging (the packaging does have a little shelf wear though). Score!

I haven't tried to pick it yet, I'll do that soon. Looking at the bitting of the key - the last pin is very high, with a very low one blocking it. Should be interesting. Wish me luck!

[Darkness1569]

My Lock just got here today, new in its package with just a little bit of showing sitting.
Thank you so much Josh66, it was such a great price
Picked it as soon as it came in, and then took it apart to look at the spools that it has.

[Josh66]

I'm glad somebody else got the deal while it was hot.

They still show used ones at about half price - not quite as sweet as the deal I got, but it's still a good deal.

[Josh66]

Well, I still haven't got this thing open - but I did take it apart. It has 1 steel pin (#2) and 5 spools:

[Solomon]

Just as I thought... got the same chamfer on the key pins as all of mine aswell. Dunno why they do that.

[Josh66]

It probably makes it easier to overset the pin. That's the only thing I can think of anyway...

(Part of the picture appears to have been cut off ... didn't notice that when I posted it. Oh well - you get the idea.)

[Solomon]

If that's what they were trying to achieve they failed miserably, makes them easier to pick in my opinion.

[Josh66]

Finally got this thing open!



I had to use both of those picks (the larger one couldn't maneuver around the warding good enough to set the last pin).

[Solomon]

That photo is pure sex. I can't wait to get my hands on a new camera, not being able to take decent pics is doing my bap in.