Lockwood 234B45

[Geek142]

Hey

Anyone had any experiences with these? i was looking for another lock to add my collection and went down and paid for one of these, thinking that it was going to be similar to the 234/45s, i have alot of 234/45 cylinders and was just looking for a housing.

When i took it home and took it apart found out they weren't quite the same, the cylinder is different and it seems to be very difficult for the pin combonation it has based on looking at its key, doesnt seem to be any security pins ect and have looked up but only found 1 useful youtube video for the 234S45 locks and still can't get this baby open.

Won't give up though. Just thought id see if any of ya's had experiences with this type.

Thanks ^^

[raimundo]

Not many australian locks come this way, but a few of our members from the other side of the world may have something for you Good to see an old time member comeing back for a visit.

Fact, the furthest place on land that you can get from minneapolis, is St Paul. put one finger on the globe at minneapolis, and the other directly opposite, St Paul in the indian ocean

[Geek142]

Heh

I've picked one before, but it was masterkeyed, so that might have had something to do with why it was alot easier then the current one i have. But oh wells.

I'll be hanging around for a while now aswell, had a loonnng break from picking, was 2 or so years i think. Anyway

Cya.

[aussielocky]

Should pick OK - although they are well made to quite tight tolerances as you have pointed out there are no spool pins etc used.

The lock can also be set to key retaining via the pin in the end of the cylinder. The new design also allows for the removal of the shackle without tearing down the whole lock which was allways a problem with the previous version.

[kizza8484]

I've got a few lockwoods in this catergory. I'm in Aus btw. I've found that the pins like to just barely underset when the feel as if the've set. The upper pin mustn't completely clear the cyclinder when you feel the set.

A method that has been very successful for me is to first use normal tension (as in whatever you feel comfortable with) to get the pins to all set. Then switch on the tension reasonably heavy and using a small hook pick, give each pin a small nudge on after the other. It wont feel like they move at all but eventually it should just open.

I've noticed it takes longer on the ones that have a very deep 4th pin, and a really high 5th pin, especially with standard picks. But still seems to work within a couple of minutes. My slimline picks should arrive soon so i can see if they make it any easier.

I was thinking about making a youtube video about exactly this, maybe i should get around to it.