Varjeal wrote:Let's leave that discussion for the advanced forum, but to give this thread a slight detour....
Have any of you heard of sight reading?
Sight reading is most commonly used with wafer-style locks. Generally the lock is picked to a partial open position, then a strong light and magnification are used to view the wafers inside the lock. Using the locksmiths knowledge, d&s charts, etc...a skilled locksmith can quickly decode a lock without removing it all.
Some factory coded locks have the bitting stamped right on the wafer itself, and a newly-pinned pin tumbler lock may have original lab-style colored pins, allowing the locksmith to make an educated guess as to the length/bitting of the position.
A very useful skill to master. This can safe you time and effort with a range of different locks including automotive (saves you taking out a door lock or sifting through the Instacode). But most of the time you don't need to pick it at all, simply lift the tumblers with a small hook.
A scope light can be purchased rather cheaply, but the decent ones cost around $100-$150AUD. There's one sitting at work that no-one uses, so I'm trying to persuade the purchasing manager to let me buy it at a reduced rate.
