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Van Lock has anyone seen these?

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Van Lock has anyone seen these?

Postby Tfinklea » 19 Dec 2007 11:07

I saw an odd tubular lock with flush pins. Larger than normal tubular locks. Has anyone tried to pick these. Does anyone have a cutaway? It is call a Van Lock or Vanamatic I'm no tsure of the difference.
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Pick of the Van lock

Postby Tfinklea » 19 Dec 2007 11:21

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Postby mh » 19 Dec 2007 11:29

There's some material on it in the advanced section only (since they are considered high security locks and are used on vending machines etc.)

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Postby Eyes_Only » 19 Dec 2007 23:51

I've seen them around my town in laundry mats on the vending machines. This thread reminded me of them and now I'm itching to try my hand on these locks again. Guess I better check my bank account balance and then eBay.
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At I car wash

Postby Tfinklea » 20 Dec 2007 7:50

I saw them at a car wash. Believe it or not on the vacuum clean out container. go figure. Thats why I figured they were not very highly secure. On the change collector they have Abloy.
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Postby greyman » 20 Dec 2007 17:04

Van Lock is the basic axial pin-tumbler model. Vanmatic is key changeable, meaning you can put a change key in, turn it then pull it out to set the lock up for a different key.
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Postby Tfinklea » 20 Dec 2007 19:32

IS there pick tool for it or can you pick it by depressing each pin individually. Is the Vanmatic any different? What about tension. I tired to find one on ebay with no luck. It would be fun to try and pick it.
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Postby JackNco » 20 Dec 2007 20:41

as has been said its in the advanced sections, but the videos ive seen dont look that impossible. Play around and you might get them open.
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Postby taskforce_s » 22 Dec 2007 23:50

I refer you to this topic. There are en paper writed by my hand how I can open these lock with an eraser :lol: :lol: .

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Postby taskforce_s » 23 Dec 2007 16:47

its in this ezine called Rafale in the number #3 in french.


http://rafale.konace.info/
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Postby JackNco » 23 Dec 2007 17:06

how your just spamming
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Postby UWSDWF » 23 Dec 2007 18:34

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Postby JackNco » 23 Dec 2007 18:42

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Postby taskforce_s » 23 Dec 2007 22:55

oups ma maudite gagne de spamer. We know the product..
There is the online file
http://frenchezines.free.fr/tries/rafal ... nfest.html

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Postby dougfarre » 23 Dec 2007 23:14

-vanlock officially declassified-
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