Masterlock Pick'd

by **1080p** » 18 Apr 2007 0:33

Hi all

Below are some photos of the lock I have just picked. Its a masterlock combination lock with a pin tumberler at the back. I just picked it with the snake pick off my southord jacknife. I don't understand what I did. I picked it in about 5 seconds but have been trying for about half an hour now and cant seem to get it open it again. I watched a video on youtube and it said there was a button that u can press at the back of the tumbler. I don't know if I pressed this or if there is such thing as a button at the back. Do you guys have any photos with the anatomy of this lock. Im not willing to Dremel it open btw cause I use this lock regularly.

~~Pics below~~

by **1080p** » 18 Apr 2007 0:46

Guys you wont believe this, As soon as I posted here I figured how to do this guy. I just use the snake pick and give it a bit of a jiggle. I would still love your comments about this lock.

by **Eyes_Only** » 18 Apr 2007 0:54

A button at the back of the lock. :lol:

Yeah, someone told me that once when I was still in elementary school when I was trying to figure out how to pick locks but couldn't find any info on it at the local library. Thats complete bull, though you probably figured that out by now. Anyone who tells you that there is a button or a convenient unlocking method provided by the lock manufacturer is pulling garbage out of their arse. Oh, congrats on getting that thing open by the way. Back when I had that similar lock all I had was a pick I made out of a safety pin so it didn't go so well. Now I seem to have lost the lock. :cry:

by **1080p** » 18 Apr 2007 1:01

I heard it from this video, I don't understand how he can open it so quickly?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aZ_EBqNugpE&mode=related&search=

by **Eyes_Only** » 18 Apr 2007 1:11

Ohhhhhh....He probably meant pins when he said buttons. Very misleading.

by **1080p** » 18 Apr 2007 1:15

Yer I was very confused. Until I realsised there was no button so I focused on the pins and sure enough i opened it.

by **Marco** » 18 Apr 2007 1:42

Im surprised im the first one saying this, but u shouldnt pick locks that you or anybody else rely on. I know that what your picking isnt the main way to get entry to the lock, but if you break the pin-tumbler mechanism at the back, and then you lose your combination, you are pretty much screwed.

by **Eyes_Only** » 18 Apr 2007 1:48

by **1080p** » 18 Apr 2007 2:13

Marco wrote:Im surprised im the first one saying this, but u shouldnt pick locks that you or anybody else rely on. I know that what your picking isnt the main way to get entry to the lock, but if you break the pin-tumbler mechanism at the back, and then you lose your combination, you are pretty much screwed.

Very unlikely, I use it everyday but do not "rely" on it.

by **nekret** » 18 Apr 2007 5:27

LP101 motto aside, even if you lose your combination, you can either crack the combination (see google for more) or shim the lock and read the wheels directly.

by **raimundo** » 18 Apr 2007 10:03

that keyway is very tiny, the pics you show in the photos would fill up that keyway, the only pick that looked like a possibility was that one in the last photo beneath the cylinder, looks like a nice homemade pick slimmed and sanded. if your gonna pick tiny keyways, you need to make some good picks in small sizes, they arent made commercially. the tiny lock is simple, four pins, low security.

by **Shrub** » 19 Apr 2007 6:23

I had a long post typed out but to be honest i think it would be wasted and just cause more crying through pm so i will just say this,

A lock in use is a lock relied on, we dont and do not advise any lock that is used in any way to be played with,

But as i know you will argue this point i will say dont waste your time as im not interested,

by **Eyes_Only** » 19 Apr 2007 9:45

Would a SO slimline picks be small enough to be able to tackle a keyway this small?

by **CVScam** » 19 Apr 2007 21:50

I have one of those locks and I admit I can't pick it with any regular Southard picks I own. I don't own a set of commercial slimline picks but my homemade slimlines had no problem. It is easy to rake or pin by pin. My homemade slimline picks are only .016 inches (.40 milli I think) thick.

by **1080p** » 20 Apr 2007 1:46

Shrub wrote:I had a long post typed out but to be honest i think it would be wasted and just cause more crying through pm so i will just say this,

A lock in use is a lock relied on, we dont and do not advise any lock that is used in any way to be played with,

But as i know you will argue this point i will say dont waste your time as im not interested,

I don't care, Do you really think I would have posted here wanting to know what you just wrote. Please do not waste space in my thread when the same comment has already been said numerous times.

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