What did you pick today?

[Josh66]

Picked a Master M530. I was excited when I saw that it was an interchangeable core solid steel lock, but disappointed when I discovered that it's the same core they use in the #3...

[maestrodt]

Finally picked this American 1105 I've been toying with for about a week. I could rake it open, no problem... but SPP it.. just stumped me. The key had pretty drastic cuts all the way down.

And you know how I finally unlocked it? I was on the phone talking to someone, completely not paying attention to my hands... I only noticed because the shackle popped open

[boggif]

I found a plastic cover Abloy Ava padlock at buried with some old stuff and I gave it a try. It didn't take too long to figure out how to open it with a single hook pick (no tension bar needed!) So far this is the only lock I've opened without tensioning.

Raking it with some dual sided picks from my Klom set opens it in about a second or two as well.

I never knew they were that easy to open! No wonder they're not made any more.

[GWiens2001]

If you are raking it, I guess that it is a pin tumbler lock, right?

Even so, it is fun finding a lock and opening it without a key, even if it turns out to not be difficult. Good job! Any pictures of your find?

Gordon

[K'an]

I finally just picked my Abus EC75. My first dimple lock picked open. The keyway is too tight for my dimple picks, so I used a standard diamond pick and rotated it to lift the pins. A massive false set followed by a spring-loaded Pavlovian click-reward noise followed by a generous dopamine squirt followed by a smug aftergloat.

Hopefully, my Mul-T-Lock G47 will be next.

[yogibayer]

A Mailbox lock for a customer who had lost her last key. Just replaced it with a universal.

[torugl]

Picked some 6-pin schlage I had at hand,
And some easy padlocks. Just for practising tension options.

Then I found one old Boda 918 (6-pin with spools)
And a Abus 65/40 padlock. It was a little bit tricky because it had been outside for about 5 years and never been used in that time.

[mhole]

Picked a Banham sidebar lock which I'm sending out soon, as the cam was out of position, and also a new addition, a CISA astral euro cylinder. Had to make some new picks to handle the tight keyway, and I've picked it three times, but still haven't got it consistent, or really got to the point where I am totally sure what going on. Time to strip it and see what's going on inside...

[Nikolas342]

Worked on a Sargent High security deadbolt.
I am new to lock picking, and picked it in around 6 minutes the first try.

[benjour]

I PICKED MY FIRST LOCK!
Picked a tiny little Wilkinson (wilko) padlock... feels like there's 4 pins.
I've been using a stupidly cheap set of picks from China, and can only seem to do it with the half diamond, although I'm by no means raking.
Sometimes I'm getting it in about 30 seconds, others it'll take me 10 minutes, seems to be no rhyme or reason and sometimes I get to the last pin and it feels like what I'd imagine a false set to feel like.
Thanks for everyone's help, couldn't have done it without you guys
Thanks again,
Ben

[catsoup]

picked a pair of everests' with my new gonzo hook. The angle is too high to get the check pin, so I have to use a different tool for that.

[brinard]

two different kwiksets and a schlage mortise cylinder. funny, because i was on call for auto lock outs and got a few door jobs instead.

[Pickmequick]

A Yale 5 pin which was an absolute tw*t to pick.

Took me over an hour and i didn't get a good feel for the back pins. The front 2 are definitely spools and there is or are more further back.

Will practice some more on this one and hopefully get the feel for it soon.

[GWiens2001]

The locks in the pictures, and the custom made comfortable bamboo handled dimple pick came the day before Christmas from Femurat. They became my most used Christmas present. Both ends of the CAS dimple lock opened right up! Thanks, Femurat!

Next, three euro profile cylinders (Yale, ERA, generic) with generous helping of security pins are from Femurat, the sleek and sexy picks that opened them are from Legion303. Great picks, thank you Legion303!


Gordon

[femurat]

Hey Gordon,

I was waiting for this post. I'm happy you have now mastered the locks I sent you. Those are not easy.

Congratulations