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New (to me) Brass Best padlock

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New (to me) Brass Best padlock

Postby GWiens2001 » 14 Feb 2013 0:01

My thanks to IBLarry for this great addition to my collection! :wink: He even sent both the change key and the control key. :mrgreen:
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Re: New (to me) Brass Best padlock

Postby jeffmoss26 » 14 Feb 2013 12:50

Moderately jealous over here!
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Re: New (to me) Brass Best padlock

Postby daniel22747 » 17 Feb 2013 6:29

wow that's cool find!

Should give you some challenge
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Re: New (to me) Brass Best padlock

Postby GWiens2001 » 17 Feb 2013 10:31

This one is going to be tougher!

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Look at the keyway (WC). It also has spools. :twisted: it will likely take me a while. :wink: My first IC with spools.

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Re: New (to me) Brass Best padlock

Postby mseifert » 15 Aug 2016 17:11

I ended up with a couple of these.. Do they require a control key to remove the cylinder

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Re: New (to me) Brass Best padlock

Postby tpark » 15 Aug 2016 23:47

How do you pick highly paracentric keyways? I made a pick that had a curved end, and I got a lock with a known pin pattern open, but the PKS locks are a pain compared to the regular Best locks. By curved, I meant curved in the plane of the handle, so you have to rotate the pick in order to lift the pins. I think maybe bumping may be an option, but in general these aren't an easy open.
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Re: New (to me) Brass Best padlock

Postby mseifert » 16 Aug 2016 16:39

No they are not an easy open.. Generally I will use a short hook and the channel as my pivet point instead of the bottom of the keyway ..
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Re: New (to me) Brass Best padlock

Postby averagejoe » 21 Aug 2016 19:00

mseifert wrote:I ended up with a couple of these.. Do they require a control key to remove the cylinder

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Yes, they require a control key. The biting in every chamber is different for the control key.
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Re: New (to me) Brass Best padlock

Postby GWiens2001 » 21 Aug 2016 21:06

averagejoe wrote:
mseifert wrote:I ended up with a couple of these.. Do they require a control key to remove the cylinder

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Yes, they require a control key. The biting in every chamber is different for the control key.
http://www.crypto.com/photos/misc/sfic/


Pinned correctly, the bitting in every chamber is different. Have one that has every bitting in five chambers exactly the same, but the sixth is different.

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Re: New (to me) Brass Best padlock

Postby tpark » 21 Aug 2016 22:13

mseifert wrote:No they are not an easy open.. Generally I will use a short hook and the channel as my pivet point instead of the bottom of the keyway ..

I find Best PKS really hard. I'll try your suggestion, thanks.
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