I just Picked a master lock no.140

by **bumpit** » 21 Dec 2006 1:49

parapilot that would have taken forever to grind!

by **the_real_ninja** » 21 Dec 2006 4:35

How do you know what masterlock is what number? Does it say it on the box? I know it has nothing to do with the topic much, but its just been bugging me.

by **hellfire911** » 21 Dec 2006 8:42

I always thought it was an oil hole at the bottom

by **parapilot** » 21 Dec 2006 10:01

bumpit wrote::o parapilot that would have taken forever to grind!

Wouldn't clog up my grinder with all that brass! It took about 2 mins with a large hacksaw.

by **SCJudd** » 2 Jan 2007 22:56

this is my favorite lock that I own (and I dont own alot.. but still)

I once 'single pinned it' open in 4 seconds. My friends counted

by **designer1** » 3 Jan 2007 4:15

So....am I right in saying that:

Security pins are like normal pins but with a minute serated or rebated section which provides a higher degree of accuracy to get picked?

Please correct me if im wrong?
I own a 140 - and am struggling to date! But i am very new to this lockpicking malarky....

Cheers

by **Deathadder** » 3 Jan 2007 16:58

Security pins in general are designed to make the picker completely oblivious as to what is going on inside the lock. They make all the bumps and serrations and spools so you can't tell the difference between a serration getting caught and the pin setting. In other words, it creates a smokescreen inside your imaginary vision of the lock, so you don't know what is happening. However, once you become more adept at picking, you will learn to recognize the difference. This, though, will take some practice with security pins, and possibly even a re-pinning or two. If you are further confused with what I just said, or just want to know more about them do a search on security pins (top right corner of the site)

by **designer1** » 4 Jan 2007 9:20

Thank you - very much.....

I picked my Masterlock 140 twice last night - im sure you guys know the delight, and the feeling of your partner staring at your smug grinning face - thinking is it healthy hes that excited !!!!!!!

But still....I am new to this......perhaps ill learn to hide it - in time!

Thanks again guys

by **Solid Snake** » 6 Jan 2007 20:09

Just picked it after about 20 minutes... Lets just say paper clips aren't workin very well... But that is the first lock I've picked!

by **h1f1ve** » 21 Nov 2007 10:16

Thanks for the photographs they are great.

As a newby my interpretation is that the spools allow the pins move as if they are on the shear plane. This can feel as movement allowing new pins to be trapped before the spooled pin is actually picked? Is this correct :?:

A couple of diagrams would be great and perhaps athe names of a couple of locks available in the UK that are good to practise on and easy to find.

Are there any other types of security pins? I ask as I have a double glazed outer door where the key is cut to the middle of the key past the normal height you would expect as below
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Thank you.

by **BorisTheSpider** » 26 Nov 2007 20:59

Masterlock 140 was the very first lock I picked. I got it open in under a minute. It wasn't that easy every time, but I never had any real problems with it. I bought a SouthOrd 14-piece pickset (12 picks and two tension wrenches) and set out to get it with eery pick. And I did, even the broken key extractor. Then I went to my front door and opened my Schlage deadbolt. I broke that, and felt less awesome, both because it was master keyed.
I really must have just gotten a very easy pin setup because I haven't once struggled with my 140. Either that, or I am so "the man." Yeah, it's most likely the former. Either way, it's my "confidence builder" lock for when I get stuck. It reminds me that I can do it.

by **BorisTheSpider** » 26 Nov 2007 21:02

Oh, I really hope I didn't sound like I was bustin' your balls. Great job with the pick! It's a great feeling, isn't it?
I was just saying that mine wasn't too difficult - there must be some great variety in difficulty levels for this lock. Maybe I'll go buy another and hope for something more difficult. I really had no idea this thing had security pins or anything.

by **digital_blue** » 26 Nov 2007 22:32

Somehow I get the idea that there will be no hard feelings on the part of the OP.

by **cjames73** » 26 Nov 2007 22:58

digital_blue wrote:Somehow I get the idea that there will be no hard feelings on the part of the OP.

unless he hears a bump in the night :shock:

by **BorisTheSpider** » 27 Nov 2007 0:38

Heh, maybe I should take better note of how old a thread is, too, eh?

I just Picked a master lock no.140

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