schlage wafer picks

[billdeserthills]

That Schlage pick set is really easy to use and opens those locks in about 2 seconds.

Schlage wafers have 4 different keyways, hence the 4 ground keys. Choose the correct one, insert into the bottom of the keyway. Then slide the "spike", as you called it, along the top of the ground key until it stops, apply tension to the key and remove the spike. The lock will then mysteriously open.

Are you sure? I thought there were 2 keyways, A & W. The reason there are 4 picks is because the picks may work better on the top or sometimes they work better on the bottom of the keyway.

You are right about there only being two keyways but two tools for each keyway as the end wafer can be an up, or a down wafer, hence you need 4 tools because each tool will only insert into the keyway in one direction. Thats an "A" keyhole up wafer tool & an "A" keyway down wafer tool. Same with the "W" keyway set.

[peterwn]

That Schlage pick set is really easy to use and opens those locks in about 2 seconds.

Schlage wafers have 4 different keyways, hence the 4 ground keys. Choose the correct one, insert into the bottom of the keyway. Then slide the "spike", as you called it, along the top of the ground key until it stops, apply tension to the key and remove the spike. The lock will then mysteriously open.

Are you sure? I thought there were 2 keyways, A & W. The reason there are 4 picks is because the picks may work better on the top or sometimes they work better on the bottom of the keyway.

Schlage supplied blanks pre-cut in the end position hence two blanks each for A and W and a separate types of plug for each blank. They also supplied a blank with the end uncut for GMK or larger systems. A different end tumbler has to be used to accommodate the uncut tip.

Masterkeying these cylinders was a bit hopeless as they and their locks were not commercial grade to start with, it was easy to file down an ordinary key from the suite into a masterkey and there was in general only 14 masterkey differs.