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Good locks to practice on in the uk

European hardware -lever locks, profile cylinders specific for European locks. European lock picks and European locks.

Good locks to practice on in the uk

Postby skedone » 8 Mar 2006 10:19

hi

can u guys please help me out here i pick locks for sport and hobbie (great buzz on opening locks ) can u give me some advice on what locks are good to try in uk for proctice i have open over 25 yale locks and over 10 diff double glazing locks in the uk so far with my own home made picks , and i just wanted to know some model numbers of good yale front door locks(or other brands ) plus good double glaze lock make models to practice on i do this alot when watching telly in evening ect im allways ask people for any locks they have to practice on and i never leave home without a home made set u never can tell lol

i will put some videos and picks soon its just i dont have net at my new adress and i am using friend pc so will have to make vids at mine then transfer here

thanks all and ps i have a lot of info on picking includeing pdfs ect so if anything is lost or missing please let me know i might have a backup of it
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Postby Shrub » 8 Mar 2006 14:31

Get a yale X5 for your next step.
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Postby Keyring » 8 Mar 2006 14:45

Um, and tell us if you do manage to pick it manually. I'd certainly be interested in your technique. :)
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Postby Shrub » 8 Mar 2006 18:07

Youy having problems? there not that bad once youve done a fair few, feel for the plug turning back when youve hit a spool and lift it higher, you can also overlift the pins and drop them down to the shearline which is a bit easier than feeling for the kickback whilst picking normally.
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Postby Keyring » 9 Mar 2006 6:15

I'll dig it out again and try. I probably gave up too soon. Everyone was saying how difficult is was when it first came out.
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Postby Shrub » 9 Mar 2006 7:04

First time i came across one was on a door, i didnt realise what it was and just thought it was a normal 6 pin Yale, that bugger took me a while to hand pick but 10 mins down the line i felt i had achieved somthing lol, i bought som e the very next day to practise on.
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Federal Locks/Kaba Padlocks

Postby Big Dave » 9 Mar 2006 16:40

If your locking for a challenge I suggest you try a Kaba padlock they come in an array of anodized colours and are very sensitive to tension, also bear in mind that the keyway is some what tricky to manouvere a pick, if this is too easy go for an expensive federal range lock
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Postby skedone » 10 Mar 2006 9:56

thanks for the davice guys i will try both ideas and let u know how i get on . sorry for slow reply but i dont have net were i live at mo as it is arse end of no were so no broadband atall in my area
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Postby Shrub » 10 Mar 2006 9:58

What in essex? :lol: Fair enough.
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Postby skedone » 10 Mar 2006 10:10

yeah mate im in arse end of rayliegh and only bt is allowed broadband conections in this area and i am not giving some tech support guy permission to read my emails and monitor all my net traffic (new terms in the contract) so yeah no net at mo but im moving soon so will be back on cable soon

so were u from friend as u seem to know essex
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Postby Shrub » 10 Mar 2006 10:35

:lol: Dont know essex, other than the boys in da rs turbos and girls with the dyed hair etc, im from up north mate :wink:
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Postby illusion » 10 Mar 2006 10:54

Meh.. you have the gyst of it Shrub...

Don't forget short-skirts even in minus temperatures, and stupidly high heels to walk everywhere... :wink:
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Postby skedone » 10 Mar 2006 11:04

and IQ lower than 4 lol glad i don`t come from round here

any ways

thanks for the info lads and as i say i will post some picks of all my home made picks soon im making 20+ at the mo (some more rake types and begota mods)
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Postby Shrub » 10 Mar 2006 14:04

I like essex girls :P

Problem is so do most of essex *cough* easy *cough* lol
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Postby zeke79 » 10 Mar 2006 14:41

Heck, it sounds to me like I would like essex girls too :P . Short skirts, high heels, and low IQ's what's not to love about that :lol: .
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