are these anti-pick pins?

by **linty** » 17 Feb 2006 7:43

i know i should have pics to go along with this but for now i got nothing.

i was really stuck trying to pick a mailbox lock with the dominion keyway, s54f i think, anyways i couldn't pick it for the life of me.

when i pulled out the top pins they were strangely tapered. not rounded in the way you sometimes see pins that are supposed to set themselves as long as they are close enough but tapered evenly and having a sharp edge.

bah okay
something like this

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note that the angle and length of the tapered part is much sharper than what you'd normally see.

anyways, is this supposed to make the pins harder to set or easier to set (but done on a lower budget)?

by **HarryHoudini** » 17 Feb 2006 8:54

Looks like a 'mushroom'-pin to me.
When handled wrongly, it jammes any further setting.

by **Jason13** » 17 Feb 2006 14:07

Is it this?

http://www.crypto.com/papers/notes/pick ... spool1.jpg

by **linty** » 18 Feb 2006 18:21

no, not a mushroom because it tapers in right from the end, and not a spool pin either. it's looks sort of like how some of the better quality top pins will have rounded or beveled ends, but the angle is sharper, enough that i can't imagine it would make the pins set easier

by **CPLP** » 18 Feb 2006 19:08

Check the page Jason13 said.

by **vector40** » 18 Feb 2006 19:39

We may need a better picture here.

by **What** » 18 Feb 2006 20:25

does it look like this?

by **Gundanium** » 20 Feb 2006 15:20

Yeah the technique for these false binding pins is to rake them, good luck picking them, you'd have to know picking very well to do that, but yeah, get a good raking technique and these aren't "as big" of a problem.

by **Shrub** » 20 Feb 2006 15:40

When you find the security pins try over lifting them by this i mean lift them higher than the shear line, then let them drop down to set at the shear line, youll find this a lot easier.

Raking isnt the answer to security pins in a half decent lock but yes in a cheap lock its more than feasable.

Does anyone else see the big fat burr on that pin jason has linked to?

by **Jason13** » 20 Feb 2006 16:57

burr? you mean blurr cause the only blurr i see is at the top right and acorss a bit but not on spool

by **Shrub** » 20 Feb 2006 18:55

No i meant a BURR.

by **illusion** » 20 Feb 2006 19:00

You mean 'burrito' surely?

by **Shrub** » 20 Feb 2006 19:30

Dont you start youll only confuse him and heel search for the wrong thing.

Find out what a burr is and ignore this chump

by **illusion** » 20 Feb 2006 19:33

Chump?.... :cry:

by **Shrub** » 20 Feb 2006 19:38

Yes you

are these anti-pick pins?

are these anti-pick pins?

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