misslady123 wrote:Does anyone have success reading pin tumber locks? What tools do you use? I love impressionism locks and I think that being able to read pin tumbler locks could help speed up the impressioning process. I was looking at the
http://www.lockpicks.com/usb-wr.aspx which is USB magnified wafer reader from Keedex. Not sure if it will work though on pin tumbler locks though because of the restricted keyway. So what are your tips and tricks?
It is possible to get some of the cuts and if they have been rekeyed with coloured pins not at all difficult. Another way to speed things up is to pick the lock and use keys cut continuously to a single depth to help figure out the cuts. For example you have picked a padlock, you then slide the deepest cut key which obviously will pass all pins, then proceed to the next deepest, obviously this often won't work because a deep cut in the first position or second position will make determining the subsequent two cuts more difficult, but often you can get half the cuts or better with this method.
