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Picking High-Low combinations on locks.

Picked all the easy locks and want to step up your game? Further your lock picking techniques, exchange pro tips, videos, lessons, and develop your skills here.

Postby qwerty125 » 23 Sep 2005 14:06

I've wondered.. is there any company thats made a lock (for educational purposes) with like plexi glass or some kind of plastic so that you can see ALL the parts of the lock and see what you're doing exactly when picking. I know they have locks that are cut so you can see just what I'm talking about.. but I mean a totally transpartent lock
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Postby Chucklz » 23 Sep 2005 14:43

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Postby MudSlinger » 26 Sep 2005 18:28

well noone really mentioned this so I though I would put it out there.

A selection of 3 or 4 good High low rakes can come in handy if you have tried every thing else. :roll: While single pin picking is alway best for understanding the art, having a good set of emergency rakes can mean the difference between getting paid more than your service call or not(not to mention sav your pride), I know they have saved me in a few lock outs where single pin simply wouldnt pop it.

so like they said mabey you should give a crack at pick making, there are countless forums already on materials technique ect...

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Postby RangerF150 » 30 Sep 2005 15:23

I have a Euro lock the weirdest key i've seen , very high , very low, very high , very low and very high cut's. Can i pick it after some month's trying ?
No :-(
Ain't giving up just yet !
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Postby n2oah » 30 Sep 2005 15:26

Bogotas are magic :wink:
"Lockpicking is what robbing is all about!" says Jim King.
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Postby luckyPick » 4 Oct 2005 0:55

digital_blue wrote:
n2oah wrote:I think the Peterson reach is better than the Falle deep-curves :o


Isn't that like saying that a knife is better than a fork?

db


I prefer the fork over a knife or spoon anyday.
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Postby chopitup » 4 Oct 2005 1:37

You call that a knife? Now thisis a knife.
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bitting

Postby sivlogkart » 4 Oct 2005 1:41

If the reason that they don't make sure there is a high-low combination in a lock is that it would reduce the total number of possible bittings, are there any combinations that are avoided, like for example constant pin heights?

In that extreme case you could use a torsion tool like a key!

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Postby Chrispy » 4 Oct 2005 3:20

chopitup wrote:You call that a knife? Now thisis a knife.

:roll: That, my friend, is a tear-shape handled extra large staple remover. Jeez.... :wink:
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Postby digital_blue » 4 Oct 2005 8:51

chopitup wrote:You call that a knife? Now thisis a knife.


"That's not a knife, that's a spoon"
"Ah, I see you've played knifey spoony before then"
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Postby Varjeal » 4 Oct 2005 9:17

*back on topic* qwerty125: Working on it. Not ready for production.
*insert witty comment here*
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Postby Chrispy » 5 Oct 2005 2:30

digital_blue wrote:"That's not a knife, that's a spoon"
"Ah, I see you've played knifey spoony before then"

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby digital_blue » 5 Oct 2005 9:46

I'm glad somebody got that. :lol:
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Postby vector40 » 5 Oct 2005 10:37

You know, I actually have a couple Schlage mortises cut to all 1s (six pins), and they're harder to open than you'd think. You continually overset unless you know what's going on, and even if you do and just stick a wrench or something in there straight, it's WAY harder than is reasonable to actually lift them all the same height simultaneously.
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Postby Chrispy » 6 Oct 2005 3:44

digital_blue wrote:I'm glad somebody got that. :lol:

You just can't beat a good simpsons quote. :)
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