A vid from Azerith

by **Azerith** » 24 Oct 2006 0:37

hey all, i havent had much joy with my lockwood but im sticking at it, ive had a bit of a rough week so i though id try some locks in my office at work for a laugh and wow, what do you know, that mushed bike spoke of mine seems to open more then just the $20 mitre 10 locks. haha.

check this vid out, sorry about my voice i was a bit nervious, and yes i was holding the camera in one hand.

http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k9/Azer1th/?action=view&current=RMOV0101.flv

please dont ask me what type of lock this is as i dont know, we have 4 or 5 of the cabnets in our office(not telling you where i work either) but sufice to say that some people do leave there laptops in these things.

anyway hope you found it as amusing as i did.

by **melvin2001** » 24 Oct 2006 1:45

first off not bad, 1 handed thats some skill.

now on to the fun stuff

DONT PICK LOCKS THAT DONT BELONG TO YOU!

DONT PICK LOCKS THAT ARE IN USE!

seriously, if you get caught doing that its bad news. also that looks like a wafer tumbler which are easier to damage then pin tumber locks, which is even worse news when your boss finds out that not only did you try and break open a lock, you also busted it in the process.

seriously, keep on picking and everything... just but a masterlock or something to practice on to keep your urges at bay while your at work

by **Azerith** » 24 Oct 2006 8:30

hahaha good points. normaly i wouldnt have thought to pick them but there is an intresting story behind the guy who's cabnet it is. but i know that doesnt make it right. and yeah im paranoid, i only did that after hours.

I have 3 locs to priactive on + some padlocks i pick up round the place, im having alot of problems with my lockwood though. anyway is 130am, im going to sleep. thanks for the ++ to my 1 handedness:P

by **d_goldsmith** » 24 Oct 2006 8:44

What is lockwood?

by **UWSDWF** » 24 Oct 2006 8:47

a type of higer then normal security lock thats found namely in austrailia and NZ

by **HaXiT** » 24 Oct 2006 15:05

nice that was very good!!!

by **LockNewbie21** » 24 Oct 2006 15:57

Its not mine but i don;t care :lol:

But don;tpick locks that aren't yours. Sitll foudnthe line amusing though

by **unbreakable** » 24 Oct 2006 16:43

That was amusing ! :lol:

Really good for a one handed job!

by **jasontimmer** » 25 Oct 2006 2:22

melvin- why are wafers easier to damage than pins? i would somehow think it would be the other way around. please enlighten me.

by **Romstar** » 25 Oct 2006 2:29

jasontimmer wrote:melvin- why are wafers easier to damage than pins? i would somehow think it would be the other way around. please enlighten me.

Because the wafers are thin flat metal, sometimes not even steel. The pins are small, hard, round compact brass. The wafers have a larger surface area, and therefore are easier to bend.

Romstar

by **melvin2001** » 25 Oct 2006 2:35

well in my professional opinion it is because the wafers are thin flat metal, sometimes not even steel. The pins are small, hard, round compact brass. The wafers have a larger surface area, and therefore are easier to bend.

but you know... thats just my opinion

by **d_goldsmith** » 25 Oct 2006 2:44

Wierd. Was that a very strange coincedence in phrazing and grammer or did you each copy paste that from somewhere?

by **melvin2001** » 25 Oct 2006 2:46

oh dangit romstar beat me to it! gosh i totally thought i could be helpful and insightful for once! that is pretty weird about the wording and grammer though... i bet me and romstar are brothers.

by **Azerith** » 26 Oct 2006 17:39

haha you guys were like 6min apart, lol. yeah i went back and had another look and it does look alot like a wafer lock. quick question about them, i grabed the 8peace beginners set from http://www.lockpicks.com/ and it included a pick what has a nice round end on it, as in O-----<===== is kinda what it looks like, i believe it to be a wafer pick, i think, is this so, and if so, would this be better then a half diamond on the grounds that this is round its easier to set the pins, if you will, since you have only a small point with a half diamond.

by **melvin2001** » 26 Oct 2006 18:04

Round picks are good for double sided wafer locks. the reason for this is that you can pick both sides of the lock without having to flip your pick over or anything wierd like that. for single sided wafers a hook or half diamond works well.

most (that i have seen personally that is) wafer locks on office furniture is single sided. i think that the "higher security" things like display cases and car doors use double sided. my cash register at work even has a single sided wafer lock on it!

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