security pin or not

[NIC]

Hi this is my first post !!i've got a small question !!I've been picking this Master 575 with success.the only thing is when i start picking, it turns about 10 degrees then gets stuck, i then release the tension keep picking until it opens.Does the 10 degrees absolutely mean i'm dealing with a security pin ??

[linty]

sounds very much like you're dealing with a spool or mushroom pin, yes.

[cjames73]

with 10 deg of movement i'd say it was security pins.

[NIC]

Thanks for the reply!!! Do you usually find spools in master padlocks ?

[linty]

I am not familiar with the 575 model, but i've yet to see a mushroom in a master padlock, so spool is a pretty good guess.

[Squelchtone]

Hi this is my first post !!i've got a small question !!I've been picking this Master 575 with success.the only thing is when i start picking, it turns about 10 degrees then gets stuck, i then release the tension keep picking until it opens.Does the 10 degrees absolutely mean i'm dealing with a security pin ??

attack the second pin. when you have it turned 10 degrees, lighten up the tension just a bit so it returns to like 5 degrees, and using a hook pick skip the 1st pin, and lift the second pin, and as you do that apply more tension and it should open.

Squelchtone

TOOOL Boston

[blackfoot]

thats masters all brass body lock might have at least 1 security pin installed in it, should be a 5 pin lock though.

[NIC]

ya it's a 5pin lock.The middle pin is the one that makes it turn alot.I can open the lock no problem. I just have to put alot of pressure at first or else that middle pin won't set in the middle of the spool (i'm guessing).Then i release just a bit so the spool passes then two more normal pins to go and VOILÀ !!