Kaba Gege and Lockwood V7

by **Chrispy** » 30 Sep 2005 9:12

Anyone picked a Kaba Gege or a Lockwood V7? How did you accomplish that? I've got a couple of cylinders I can practice on, anyone got some tips?

by **toomush2drink** » 30 Sep 2005 13:26

Pinky is the man for gege, he loves them, Hes known as the gege slayer :wink:

by **skold** » 1 Oct 2005 4:45

V7..beautiful locks, all of mine appear to have spool pins but other than that i find them no harder than a normal 7-pin inline (not that i can say i have picked or seen too many 7 pin locks)

How restricted is the V7 keyway?

by **Chrispy** » 1 Oct 2005 5:24

Don't quite know. How did you get yours?

by **EvoRed** » 1 Oct 2005 11:06

I'm sure with the Wendt gun to hand, Mr Pink fears the Gege no more...

by **Wallaby** » 1 Oct 2005 14:41

the gege is no walk over even with the Wendt pick !

by **EvoRed** » 2 Oct 2005 5:46

You're right, it isn't, but it's still yet to fail to open one for me, and long may it continue...

by **Chrispy** » 2 Oct 2005 6:24

A Wendt pick? Hmmmm... I shall search for this.... wendt pick.

by **Chrispy** » 2 Oct 2005 6:27

Ahhhh... the German Wendt Electropick. I've been looking for an electric pick, most likely a SouthOrd. If anyone has an electropick they want to part with, let me know.

by **oldlock** » 5 Oct 2005 8:01

Chrispy wrote:Anyone picked a Kaba Gege or a Lockwood V7? How did you accomplish that? I've got a couple of cylinders I can practice on, anyone got some tips?

V7 is easy to pick, easier than inline stuff. The MLA trade test requires you to pick it with hand picks only. The way it's machined usually means that one side will set first, and them the other.

Simple.

As for Kaba Ge-Ge, nasty tight keyways, and serrated pins. Never tried one.

Paul

by **Chrispy** » 5 Oct 2005 8:14

Does the MLA trade test specifically require a V7 cylinder? I'm hoping to get my hands on one to keep at home, so that I can practice.

Same with a Gege.

by **oldlock** » 5 Oct 2005 8:19

Chrispy wrote:Does the MLA trade test specifically require a V7 cylinder? I'm hoping to get my hands on one to keep at home, so that I can practice. Same with a Gege.

here's the info :

Exercise 4 Lock Picking
*1. Pick a 5 pin 570 cylinder using hand picks, read and decode the cylinder and cut one key without disassembling the cylinder.
Code machine may be used
(Maximum 10 Marks)
2. Pick open a V7 padlock using hand picks.
(Maximum 7 marks)
3. Pick open a 5 pin 201 cylinder using hand picks.
(Maximum 5 marks)
* Marks will be deducted for using more than one key blank in this task.

Paul

by **Chucklz** » 5 Oct 2005 12:59

Would some kind UK lockie give the rest of us more information on these cylinders and a sense of how difficult these tasks are?

by **Keyring** » 5 Oct 2005 13:13

Yes. Like the manufacturer of each would be helpful.

by **oldlock** » 5 Oct 2005 15:40

This is the MLAA (aussie mla) not the UK MLA. All made by lockwood.

Paul

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