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What did you pick today?

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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby femurat » 18 Dec 2013 3:10

Hey mechanical_nightmare, it's a unique looking "double key" like the one pictured here. Those two locks are the inner and the outer part of the same door lock. The square one has all the pins and it's the external one. The round one has less pins, it's a lot thinner, and it's the internal one.

Well done l0ckcr4ck3r, now that you've opened the astral, look into the AP3 :twisted:

Cheers :)
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby l0ckcr4ck3r » 18 Dec 2013 3:45

Blahhahahah… maybe in another year femurat :)

I've got my hands full with an Elzett X-11 right now!
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby mechanical_nightmare » 18 Dec 2013 9:58

Thanks l0ckcr4ck3r, by the way, it looks like you filed/sanded the edges of your SO dimple picks. Is that what you did? I would assume it makes moving through the wards easier. If it does I might just do the same with mine. By the way, that CISA AstralS looks very difficult to pick. Good job!

@femurat - First time I've ever seen a key like that. It would be cool to have one in my collection, and try to pick it!
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby l0ckcr4ck3r » 18 Dec 2013 11:17

Yeah i used a sanding drum on a dremel to start with and then finished of with 600 grit, it makes a big difference! Be careful not to remove much from the handle end of the pick tip, i did this and the tips are now a little too springy.
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby Pickmequick » 18 Dec 2013 13:21

l0ckcr4ck3r wrote:
Tonight i finally got the AstralS :)

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Wow.

Congrats..............I tried one of those. Stupidly tight keyway! Well done.

How long did it take?
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby l0ckcr4ck3r » 18 Dec 2013 15:13

Thanks Pickmequick, but it was too long! Probably about 10hours in total to get the feel of the lock and figure out how the top pins worked and opened the first time. The third time round was about 6 mins.
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby HerrMannelig » 19 Dec 2013 9:07

And out of the box pick:

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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby HerrMannelig » 21 Dec 2013 12:25

3/4" Popular Mechanics padlock.

It is the best small padlock so far, although I have more on the way for which I have high hopes:



It is very visible in this video, where I drop an overset pin by reducing tension. I do not see this recommended or mentioned in most videos and guides on lock picking, but I do it all the time. It is noticeable because it is the last thing I do before opening the lock. It doesn't happen to be the last pin very often.
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby mechanical_nightmare » 23 Dec 2013 8:12

Yale 1500 Series dimple cylinder:

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This lock also has an anti-snap cut between the number 2 and 3 pins. You can see it in the photo if you look to the left side of the cylinder carefully. The guy at the hardware store claimed the lock has a patent restricted keyway. Can anyone confirm this?
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby fgarci03 » 23 Dec 2013 8:42

@Femurat: I'm glad you liked them!
I'm enjoying your dimple pick so much. Even for regular pin tumblers. I'm not usually a guy to use half diamonds but this one just works like charm! Will post pictures of it later!

@l0ckcr4ck3r: Amazing job with the AstralS! You should post how you got to it, and tips for us noobs :mrgreen:

mechanical_nightmare wrote:@femurat - First time I've ever seen a key like that. It would be cool to have one in my collection, and try to pick it!

That lock is incredibly easy to pick! Poor machinery unfortunately. I just love it for it's uniqueness!


@mechanical_nightmare: Very nice job on the Yale. To answer your question, I'm not sure if it's restricted or not, but I just picked up 3 random cheap dimple locks of my collection and they have the inverted shape of that keyway:
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Let's see what Gordon has to say about this. He has 2 dimples with that keyway too, not sure if they are that exactly, or the inverted version!
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby DennisK » 23 Dec 2013 11:28

HerrMannelig wrote:And out of the box pick:


Seems to be easier to bypass it!
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby HerrMannelig » 23 Dec 2013 13:14

DennisK wrote:
HerrMannelig wrote:And out of the box pick:


Seems to be easier to bypass it!


Yes, this lock is not the easiest to pick, but the bypass makes it a loser.

The Guard lock you sent me arrived today. It is better than the Master Lock. Thanks for the lock. It wasn't bad.

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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby DennisK » 23 Dec 2013 20:13

HerrMannelig wrote:
DennisK wrote:
HerrMannelig wrote:And out of the box pick:


Seems to be easier to bypass it!


Yes, this lock is not the easiest to pick, but the bypass makes it a loser.

The Guard lock you sent me arrived today. It is better than the Master Lock. Thanks for the lock. It wasn't bad.


Cool! Glad you like it! :)
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby kilae » 24 Dec 2013 4:40

Christmas picking.

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VACHETTE V5 (not specially)

Merry Christmas lockpickers!

@femurat: Thank you for the tools!
Mess with the BEST, die like the REST!

I search: All magnetic locks (Miwa Magnetic, MagLok, Mottura MC), Trioving locks, Xylok, S&G 951, ...
I have: Swiss locks like Sea, Kaba and Keso, magnetic locks and some more :D
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby femurat » 24 Dec 2013 6:49

Hey kilae, I'm happy you got the pick!

Merry Christmas to you and to every other fellow picker :)
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