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by scrub » 21 Mar 2006 19:43
Why is it when I buy a high security lock from the locksmith it is so easy for any one to pick. All one has to do is walk a pick shaft across the pins two or three times and tug to the left the last pin and its open. This I feel the locksmith has it out for me to jeopradize my security. While other customers get tuff high security locks im paying something like $40.00 bucks a cam. I should just use masking tape to lock up.
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by n2oah » 21 Mar 2006 20:15
Here are some possibilities:
It's masterkeyed
It's not fully pinned
It has an easy combination
It has no sidebar
It is malfunctioning somehow
"Lockpicking is what robbing is all about!" says Jim King.
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by Omikron » 21 Mar 2006 21:15
n2oah wrote:Here are some possibilities: It's masterkeyed It's not fully pinned It has an easy combination It has no sidebar It is malfunctioning somehow
Medeco camlocks only use a single sidebar, and no shear line. If there was no sidebar, the plug would spin freely. 
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by n2oah » 21 Mar 2006 21:19
Omikron wrote:n2oah wrote:Here are some possibilities: It's masterkeyed It's not fully pinned It has an easy combination It has no sidebar It is malfunctioning somehow
Medeco camlocks only use a single sidebar, and no shear line. If there was no sidebar, the plug would spin freely. 
I thought some older Medeco cams had a shearline. Silly me.
"Lockpicking is what robbing is all about!" says Jim King.
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by bembel » 21 Mar 2006 21:47
n2oah wrote:Omikron wrote:n2oah wrote:Here are some possibilities: It's masterkeyed It's not fully pinned It has an easy combination It has no sidebar It is malfunctioning somehow
Medeco camlocks only use a single sidebar, and no shear line. If there was no sidebar, the plug would spin freely. 
I thought some older Medeco cams had a shearline. Silly me.
Fullquotes are fun.
(Seriously: You guys really must have some memory problems) 
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by Omikron » 21 Mar 2006 21:53
bembel wrote:n2oah wrote:Omikron wrote:n2oah wrote:Here are some possibilities: It's masterkeyed It's not fully pinned It has an easy combination It has no sidebar It is malfunctioning somehow
Medeco camlocks only use a single sidebar, and no shear line. If there was no sidebar, the plug would spin freely. 
I thought some older Medeco cams had a shearline. Silly me.
Fullquotes are fun.  (Seriously: You guys really must have some memory problems) 
I don't really have a memory problem. It's just a matter of practicality and courtesy. Often there are multiple discussions within the same thread, and that can become confusing. In order to minimize the confusion, I frequently will use full quotations in order to relate my post to the appropriate sub-topic within the thread. When used properly, the practice greatly increases the readability of a given thread and accelerates the comprehension of the thread content.
It could also be that I have bad memory... 
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by bembel » 21 Mar 2006 22:30
No multiple discussions detected.
Also the readability didn't increase very much (more the opposite)
But enough complaints. Please forgive me for interruption. Back to topic! 
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by n2oah » 21 Mar 2006 22:32
bembel wrote:No multiple discussions detected. Also the readability didn't increase very much (more the opposite) But enough complaints. Please forgive me for interruption. Back to topic! 
Multiple discussions detected!!!!!!!! 
"Lockpicking is what robbing is all about!" says Jim King.
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by bembel » 21 Mar 2006 23:36
n2oah wrote:bembel wrote:No multiple discussions detected. Also the readability didn't increase very much (more the opposite) But enough complaints. Please forgive me for interruption. Back to topic! 
Multiple discussions detected!!!!!!!! 
Got me.
Without fullquotes, we would be completely helpless now! 
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by chrisjc33 » 23 Mar 2006 14:51
scrub wrote:Why is it when I buy a high security lock from the locksmith it is so easy for any one to pick.
Whats your home address? 
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by NKT » 24 Mar 2006 13:54
scrub wrote:Why is it when I buy a high security lock from the locksmith it is so easy for any one to pick.
He doesn't like you? Or you just got a crud profile...
...or you are a Troll.
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by Bahrg » 24 Mar 2006 21:25
NKT wrote:scrub wrote:Why is it when I buy a high security lock from the locksmith it is so easy for any one to pick.
He doesn't like you? Or you just got a crud profile... ...or you are a Troll.
I pick (a) and (c) 
Cause if they catch you in the back seat
Trying to pick her locks,
They're gonna send you back to mother
In a cardboard box. (Gilmour, Waters)
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