Lockwood cylinder

[globallockytoo]

okay....you bring up some other things now that might also add to the mystery. A 2nd hand throw away might be in that pile because it is stuffed.

It might be incorrectly pinned, have a broken spring, a stuck pin, too long a driver (top pin), etc etc.

There are multiple scenarios possible.

I have bee locksmithing 28 years almost and encountered cylinders I have been unable to pick too. It can be luck of the draw.

[ElAbogado]

The pins are not stainless steel. They are nickel-silver.

A new & clean lock should pose no great problems, there is certainly no specific trick to picking them.

I was excited when I heard that the Lockwood had stainless steel pins, but alas, they are like our Schlage original pins, nickel silver; which is also a good material for wear, but not against DE. The only locks I know with stainless steel pins are UL rated locks.

El Abogado

[globallockytoo]

The pins are not stainless steel. They are nickel-silver.

A new & clean lock should pose no great problems, there is certainly no specific trick to picking them.

I was excited when I heard that the Lockwood had stainless steel pins, but alas, they are like our Schlage original pins, nickel silver; which is also a good material for wear, but not against DE. The only locks I know with stainless steel pins are UL rated locks.

El Abogado

Bilock pins are made from stainless (from memory).

[Mr. Peabody]

okay....you bring up some other things now that might also add to the mystery. A 2nd hand throw away might be in that pile because it is stuffed.

It might be incorrectly pinned, have a broken spring, a stuck pin, too long a driver (top pin), etc etc.

There are multiple scenarios possible.

I have bee locksmithing 28 years almost and encountered cylinders I have been unable to pick too. It can be luck of the draw.

Cool man. I pondered that too. From the looks of these cylinders the guy seemed to have given me cylinders that were still unused but that he didn't want anymore? They all had that new feeling about them. Two of them have been pickable. But yeah I wondered why he would give me things he could still quite easily use if there wasn't something wrong with them.

Anyways yep luck of the draw. Ill keep hitting this lock every once and a while but I'm keen to get something new to play with hehehe migh buy another padlock soon

[lockrite]

A lot of Lockwood locks come with the 5 pin outside cylinder.
These are often replaced with a 6 pin cylinder by the locksmith when the locks are used on a masterkey system.
Thus the locksmith ends up with a surplus of new 5 pin cylinders.

The cylinder you are having trouble with might have a deep-high-deep combination.
Try single pin picking using feather light tension with a high lift hook pick.