MASTER EX series. Uncuttable, Tough under Fire. Com'On

[Truck]

Hi to everyone:
I bet some of you saw the MASTER EX series padlock. It has a round sticker and stated tough under fire and the outer shell wrap all the way to the top to protect the shackle. I thought this lock must be really "TOUGH" under all condition.

Guess what, I can pick it while watching TV under few seconds. Iam not really good at lock picking. I need about 5 minute to pick a normal 5 pin tumbler lock.
I thought mine was defected and I brought another one.
Same thing. At last, both locks went for a refund.

A lock like this mislead a lot of people, especially, when it is on sale.
Com' On.

[CitySpider]

I wouldn't say it "misled." People buy a lock like that -- people buy a padlock, really -- with physical security in mind, not picking resistance. Go lock it onto something and then physically break it off. I'm not saying it can't be done, but it's not EASY.

[David_Parker]

Actually, it is tough. Master locks can take quite a physical beating. Hammers, fire, water, guns, bolt-cutters; they've really created a good anti-attacking lock.

However, you're right. Most of us begin picking Master Locks. Why? Because they're simple easy to pick padlocks for the most part.


-Dave.

[Chucklz]

Picking isnt much of a security concern for the vast majority of applications. Consider what you would expect to be locked with such a padlock. Imagine how the average hoodlum would try to get in. The lock addresses bolt cutters, hammer, projectile, etc etc, attacks very well.

The ProSeries locks are in general more pick resistant though.

[Mad Mick]

I'm not a bible-basher, but the earliest reported locking mechanism that I'm aware of was the large rock placed in front of 's tomb. Imagine trying to get past that with a hammer, or prybar.......That would be 'tough under all conditions'!

[CitySpider]

Nope. There've been -- I'm going off topics -- significantly older locks, and I mean actual locks. I know that Egypt used them as early as 1000BC. There were probably folks using locks or similar security measures much earlier than that, but I can't think of any without doing some research.

[Chucklz]

I remember something about doors, and bags tied shut with an intricate series of knots to detect tampering. The knots were of course accompanied by a curse. It seems a fair estimation that humans have been doing something similar for a long, long time.

[CitySpider]

I remember something about doors, and bags tied shut with an intricate series of knots to detect tampering.

Thief knot. Not very intricate, but the same idea.

[FunkyGuy]

egypt people also had a stamp with dry mud, that blocked all robbers because if you broke it you were cursed a bad after-life so...yeah I hadnt seen , or read about any acual accoutns of locks in egypt besides stamps/seals.

[locknut]

im sure it was in egypt that the first mechanical lock was used it was like a disc/pin lock made out of wood
the key was like a plank that looked like a mortice lock key (slotted) that had a combination !
the lock had a slot for the key you put the key in with the cuts pointing up lift the key and slide it across and then lower the key to take it out
one cut on the key would move the bolt and the other cuts would lift the discs up and out of a slotted bit of wood to alow the bolt to move across
my pick of choice would be the chain saw

[Cub]

I actually just picked this one myself! This was the first padlock I have every picked so I was surprised as well

[GWiens2001]

DING DING DING DING DING!!! We have a winner! 9 years since anybody wrote on this thread!

Congratulations on picking the lock! You might want to look at the date of the last thread before posting, though.

Gordon