Most Interesting Lock I Own, With Decent Photos

by **Krypos** » 11 Sep 2006 18:16

ill give you $20 for it. lol....probably worth quite a bit more....

that lock is VERY cool. i wish i had some sort of something other than "it looks like a DOM ix-5" to go by so i can look for something similiar.

good luck picking it and have fun man!

by **Schuyler** » 11 Sep 2006 19:38

Bembel, interesting, I would have thought they would be extremely frustrating to set properly.

Zeke: Ah! I will, that's one I haven't read yet (truth be told, I've only read two, but they tend to be hefty documents, I'm getting through them in good spirits, though

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Krypos: I'm almost tempted after spending too much money at home depot replacing my dremel and buying numerous other lockpick-making supplies...

And thanks, it was quite the pleasant surprise in the midst of my fairly anonymous collection.

by **bembel** » 11 Sep 2006 21:54

Mine's a standard pin tumbler, not a dimple lock. Also master keyed. Quite easy to pick or to rake.
Just wanted to point to DOM (again) as possible manifacturer.

by **darrel.h** » 11 Sep 2006 22:57

I actually mentioned the magnets in an older tread. They are indeed snapgun proof.

by **Squelchtone** » 12 Sep 2006 1:49

zeke79 wrote:Are the pins actually magnetic? They appear to be anti drill pins similar to what comes in UL437 schlage primus locks from the factory in the upper chambers.

As far as the lock itself goes I am drawing a blank at the moment though the shape of the bottom pins seems familiar to me.

you mean like these anti drill pins?

at first I thought it was a pin in pin, but then it hit me, this is Medeco, these guys are just crazy enough to put anti drill inserts in every part of the lock. I have to say I'm impressed they drilled little holes inside the pins.

I'd like to say more about this picture, but it would be considered advanced.. I hope the pic itself is not.

mods feel free to edit pic link if need be.

Awesome pics Schuyler, next time you have a meeting I'm driving out there!

by **Squelchtone** » 12 Sep 2006 2:37

Schuyler wrote:And thanks, it was quite the pleasant surprise in the midst of my fairly anonymous collection.

here's another pleasant surprise, I've recoreved your sig.

;-)

enjoy.

Squelchtone

by **Schuyler** » 12 Sep 2006 14:46

http://www.toool.nl/dom-ix.pdf

in case you wanted to see the article Zeke mentioned, this is it. You'll find my lock down on the 14th page. The whole time I was reading it I thought "Geez, these are awesome...mine must be a knockoff" nope, just a weird, wussy american version

by **eric343** » 12 Sep 2006 18:16

Schuyler wrote:http://www.toool.nl/dom-ix.pdf

in case you wanted to see the article Zeke mentioned, this is it. You'll find my lock down on the 14th page. The whole time I was reading it I thought "Geez, these are awesome...mine must be a knockoff" nope, just a weird, wussy american version

I knew it!
As soon as I saw the bottom of those pins, I figured it had to be at least a clone of the Dom IX

by **eric343** » 12 Sep 2006 18:17

Krypos wrote:ill give you $20 for it. lol....probably worth quite a bit more....

I would ask Han Fey what he thinks it's worth before selling it...

by **Schuyler** » 12 Sep 2006 18:30

:\ If I had a key I might try to make a cutaway (practicing on some normal locks presently)

by **greyman** » 13 Sep 2006 6:15

Krypos wrote:ill give you $20 for it. lol....probably worth quite a bit more....

that lock is VERY cool. i wish i had some sort of something other than "it looks like a DOM ix-5" to go by so i can look for something similiar.

good luck picking it and have fun man!

OK, it IS a Dom ix-5. Does that make you feel better?

I don't think they're that hard to pick with only 5 or 6 pins. The bottom pins do nothing, they are for profile control.

by **raimundo** » 13 Sep 2006 8:00

those half cuts on the tip of the pins must be to pass ward cuts on the key? eh?

by **Schuyler** » 13 Sep 2006 9:27

greyman wrote:OK, it IS a Dom ix-5. Does that make you feel better?
I don't think they're that hard to pick with only 5 or 6 pins. The bottom pins do nothing, they are for profile control.

Hmm, then why are some of them different? Specifically, the two with the mushroomed tops? The other 3 don't have this, though 2 of the other 3 have the drill-resistant centers, but the last one is very normal in comparison. I know that the tapered horizontal axis is to keep them lined up properly in their chambers (which have a corresponding teardrop design).

Also, if I'm not mistaken, this is actually the simpler american export of the DOM ix-10, not an actualy DOM ix-5. As I said, check page 14 if you want to see Han's photo and (very brief) write-up of this, specific, lock.

by **raimundo** » 17 Sep 2006 10:44

check out schuylers fancy pin collumn organizer, I use to have one like that, then I discovered lightbulb packaging, now i organize the pin columns with a column or two of corregations not used between the rows, so that when my hand passes over the organizer, if the sleeve brushes one of the pins out of its row into the next row, its easier for me to see which pin was doing the jumping and which pin belongs in the column. when you put pin columns side by side, a sleeve brush can confuse the issues.

by **HeadHunterCEO** » 17 Sep 2006 12:25

unrelated side note

I like your use of corrugated paper to keep track of the stacks

Most Interesting Lock I Own, With Decent Photos

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