Squared Pins...

by **!*AMP*!** » 2 Jul 2006 15:24

Had a question about squared pins...

I decided to pick a fire proof safe here in the house and saw that it had squared pins...is there a particular reason for this or is it just brand/manufacturing? Is there a particular name for the type of lock, or are there certain types of locks that use squared pins more often than others?

by **Octillion** » 2 Jul 2006 15:52

You mean wafers? Do a search for wafer locks.

by **n2oah** » 2 Jul 2006 16:42

There are actually square pins on some very, very cheap locks from the orient.

by **!*AMP*!** » 2 Jul 2006 16:55

as you all probably surmise, I'm new to lockpickng, but have read about wafer locks...and am not sure if this is a wafer lock...I really dont think it is...because it acts exactly like a normal circular pinned lock, but instead has square pins...hmm, will do some more checking.

by **Shrub** » 2 Jul 2006 16:56

You will have to show us a picture, they tell a thousand words afterall :wink:

by **!*AMP*!** » 2 Jul 2006 17:20

heres a picture of it:

and this is what you're looking at:
http://www.officeworld.com/Worlds-Bigge ... 1100/06Q2/

by **unbreakable** » 2 Jul 2006 17:40

That sure looks like a wafer lock to me. How easy is it to pick?

EDIT: To check to see if it is in fact a wafer, lift the first wafer(or pin...) as high as you can. If you see a piece of metal similar to the top piece now in the bottom of the lock, this is a wafer lock. Hope this isn't too confusing.

Unbreakable

by **!*AMP*!** » 2 Jul 2006 17:43

incredibly easy...it has three pins by the feel of it. So are wafers easier to pick? I thought they were...but of course I'm still really in the learning stage.

by **unbreakable** » 2 Jul 2006 17:47

After you're latest comment, I would say there's a 99% chance it is a wafer lock.

Unbreakable

by **!*AMP*!** » 2 Jul 2006 17:48

cool, thanks man. I'll have to do more research so I can know my locks.

by **Shrub** » 2 Jul 2006 19:30

It is a wafer lock and will be easy to pick.

by **raimundo** » 3 Jul 2006 9:07

I think hes wrong about it being 99% chance, its 100% wafer and you can pick it with a banana :twisted:

by **!*AMP*!** » 3 Jul 2006 9:43

that's about how easy it feels, LOL

by **Raccoon** » 3 Jul 2006 18:26

And no, not all wafer locks are easy to pick. Automotive wafer locks with as many as 10 wafers can seem quite impossible to pick. Double-sided wafer locks, locks with wafers that push both up and push down, require picking from both sides.

by **!*AMP*!** » 3 Jul 2006 20:31

that does sound quite complex

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