Taking apart Best cores

[Evan]

I just purchased the set of slimline picks and the three wrenches. I am still having trouble picking an SFIC core to either line.. I realize there might be a few security pins I'm struggling with, but do you have any suggestions? I'm working with a BEST sfic also..

Umm... Spooled pin segments are not very common in SFIC cores... They are only made by BEST Access Systems and not many people who work on SFICs deal directly with BEST on principle because they accuse BEST of bypassing locksmiths and dealing only directly with end users...

Are you trying to SPP the SFIC core which has you stuck ? Perhaps if you tried a more aggressive raking technique you might find that you will have more success... Also SFICs without any additional security measures like Peaks pins, MX8/Coremax or Scorpion sidebars bump rather easily...

~~ Evan

[misterj]

As for the keyway, take a look at where the bow meets the shaft. There will be a little letter...that's the keyway.

Some keys won't have it, but most do, and I think I see it in your pictures. That will at least tell you the keyway of the cores you have keys to.