fgarci03 - I figured the Yale's 'restricted keyway' wasn't so restricted. Usual sales and marketing lies. I didn't care though as I only wanted to pick the lock.
kilae - The key to that Vachette looks like it was impressioned. Was this the case?
I also wish HerrMannelig well on his small padlock adventure. I am interested in seeing his conclusion as to what is the best (non-Abloy) small padlock. I think ABUS will be high on the list.
If you do not manipulate the lock, then the lock will manipulate you
I also wish HerrMannelig well on his small padlock adventure. I am interested in seeing his conclusion as to what is the best (non-Abloy) small padlock. I think ABUS will be high on the list.
It isn't looking good so far. Today, I opened a package I had because I had nothing else to do. I tried to pick them, but I had trouble, as you can see in the video. I was feeling around for pins, but couldn't feel anything.
I only have a few more padlocks shipping from China, but they are similar to other padlocks I have now I think, and two more Abus locks on the way. I have two already, but I am not opening them until I have all four locks. I got them in 15, 20, 25, and 30mm versions. I hope the 15mm lock is worthy of the Abus name. I cannot imagine it being a good lock though.
My conclusion so far is that it is unlikely to be a good 20mm padlock. However, there is a small hope that Abus can save the day.
On the other hand, small keyways won't trip me up anymore.
I once bought a cheap chinese padlock (same size) and its very badly made. When you apply the tension plug rotates about 20 degrees and i can stick my lockpick between the body and the plug. It has just 3 pins but thanks to small keyway and poor fabrication its hard to pick...
mechanical_nightmare wrote:kilae - The key to that Vachette looks like it was impressioned. Was this the case?
No, it's a normal key.
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
Nothing special, considering the above locks. But I'm pretty flipping stoked!
This is the first new lock I've picked - everything else has been a worn Kwikset from the interior of my house. I picked about 5 or 6 of those pretty quick - Many seemed to turn once you head straight for, and set, pin 4. I think most of them were pretty knackered.
I bought a masterlock 3 and a 150 2 days ago as a part Christmas present to myself, based on Bosnian Bill's recommendations. The other part was a decent set of picks
All the 140's were sold out.
I just SPP'd this Masterlock 150 with my "pick" on my second go.... (the end of the hook is currently living in my masterlock 3 - I never had much material to create the hook in the first place, so I was expecting it to break fairly quickly, despite light tension pressure)!
I took a snap of the false sets just before it opened. I can get to this part pretty quick, but hitting pin 4 can be a little tricky with this pick and the bittings.
Can't wait for my Peterson set to arrive....maybe on tomorrow's cargo flight!
Only problem is that I've run out of challenging locks to pick now - this was the best in the shop. No American locks on island
I'm majorly stoked - I never thought I'd SPP this so quickly with my POS tools!
I'm a newbie just picking for a few weeks now. I'm only single pin picking at this point. Just a couple I picked before breakfast this morning. I have some schlage practice locks with up to 6 pins including the cutaway that was very helpful to me to understand how the innards of how locks work. Though I did a lot of reading and looking at pictures nothing compares to holding it in hand as you watch how it behaves inserting key and picking.
Also, a brinks 5 pin, a generic padlock and a tiny one. The two in the back I haven't picked yet. One is an American I just got yesterday Series A1100 I think it may be a challenge for me. The round lock at the back is a USPS mailbox lock I found on the ground. The lock itself is a pin tumbler lock made by compx. Those two I will be attempting the next few days.
Funny thing. I got a box of assorted padlocks and picked through them rather quickly. My wife said "that's not hard" and I said "oh really why don't you try". My wife got a random generic padlock and grabbed a pick and opened the lock by chance in about 5 secs with no tension wrench used. Lol.. she doesn't think my hobby is hard at all.
I have been doing a lot of reading here which has been helping me a lot. I hope everyone has a good and safe New Years eve
I've been after a KASP 190 Series padlock for ever and a day after I just loved picking a 180 Series. And I just couldn't stop myself drooling over the K19070XD version since it's such a monster.
That's a 1.5Kg (3.3lb) 6 pin paracentric CEN Grade 6. When Mr. Postie dropped it through and I heard it hit the deck yesterday morning, I really thought I had a dent out of the wood floor.
No doubt, many of you guys on the other side of the pond have not heard much of Kasp Security. They're a UK company closely linked to Abus until they fell out with each other in around 2005.
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IIRC the connection between abus and Kasp is actually more of a separation, in that Kasp are the own brand of CK tools, who formerly stocked abus padlocks. Abus did something to sorely piss off CK, possibly to do with axing an exclusive line, or discontinuing a product which CK had heavily invested in, and as a result CK severed all ties with abus (having previously been the largest UK dealer) and introduced their own kasp line. Consequently, all the tool stores which used to carry abus now carry kasp, unless they source elsewhere.
mhole wrote:IIRC the connection between abus and Kasp is actually more of a separation, in that Kasp are the own brand of CK tools, who formerly stocked abus padlocks. Abus did something to sorely piss off CK, possibly to do with axing an exclusive line, or discontinuing a product which CK had heavily invested in, and as a result CK severed all ties with abus (having previously been the largest UK dealer) and introduced their own kasp line. Consequently, all the tool stores which used to carry abus now carry kasp, unless they source elsewhere.
Cool. Many thanks for the clarification, mhole. I was really curious on that.
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