What did you pick today?

[Robotnik]

Unable to sleep I resumed my fight with a Schlage Everest KnK cylinder I had gotten off Ebay, it finally gave up its long fight with me and opened several times.
I decided I needed a new challenge and decided to get back to working on my Medecos. After working through my 5-pin UL-rated mortice cylinder with progressive excercises I got it up to all five chambers. Then this happened:
Five times in a row.

Wish my sleepless nights were that productive. Congrats!

[Robotnik]

Picked up a batch of vintage keys today to use in various key-less locks I have. Have wanted to key up this Slaymaker for a while, and while I was hoping this one would work unaltered, it turned out the bitting on the key I bought was on the opposite side of where it needed to be. Busted out the lighter, smoked it, and began impressioning the opposite edge. Opened it on my third round of cutting. Existing cuts on top, my cuts are on the bottom.

A little odd to have a double-sided Slaymaker key? Sure, but it opens the lock, so I'm fine with it .

[Barthel]

Just another Burg Wächter Profi with few spools in (5 Pinner)

[swampy3524]

Brinks 462-40351 1-9/16-Inch 40mm Laminated Steel Weather Resistant . 4 pins with spool pins. For some reason it seems to be
getting harder to turn tension but the key is still nice and smoth turning. With the rubber and plastic body prtection makes it
interesting to get tension just right.

[teamstarlet]

Brinks 462-40351 1-9/16-Inch 40mm Laminated Steel Weather Resistant . 4 pins with spool pins. For some reason it seems to be
getting harder to turn tension but the key is still nice and smoth turning. With the rubber and plastic body prtection makes it
interesting to get tension just right.

Sounds like the keyway might be wearing out ever so slightly... Check that your tension tool isn't catching on the actual cylinder at the bottom of the keyway.

[Snakedoc]

I was playing around with a few Abus padlocks today and noticed this on a 24/60 Diskus. Is that a serrated key pin?

[Valdo]

Well it looks like a normal pin to me, it's just you can see the separation between the driver pin and the lower one.

[me+lock12]

I picked a Pado E-40 and a 50mm TRI-ANGLE padlock. The Pado was was pretty easy to pick. The 50mm TRI-ANGLE padlock opened with a couple of rakes.

[nite0wl]

I was playing around with a few Abus padlocks today and noticed this on a 24/60 Diskus. Is that a serrated key pin?

Well it looks like a normal pin to me, it's just you can see the separation between the driver pin and the lower one.

I would second Valdo's suggestion. I have seen this in other locks that have very short pins in the front-most chamber. If you apply tension and get that first pin to bind, then set it, you should be able to see that end section moving independently. Personally I have never seen a serrated pin of any kind (key or driver) in a factory pinned Abus lock.

[Barthel]

I was playing around with a few Abus padlocks today and noticed this on a 24/60 Diskus. Is that a serrated key pin?

[...] Personally I have never seen a serrated pin of any kind (key or driver) in a factory pinned Abus lock.

I See that type on many of my Locks, ist gust the gap between driver and locking pin.

I have some 2 Abus (repinnable, 6 pinns) here which have a serrated pin on Pos. nr. 5. out of the box/factory. (and a bunch of spools as well). Interessting, same Locks, diffrent Charge: no serrated, only spools.

[Robotnik]

Had a bored moment at work today and picked my deskbound American 5200 - old style, serrated pins - with a paper clip and a random BOK tension tool. Was only able to pick it CCW (opposite opening direction), but did turn the plug, so I'm counting it . Had all but one pin set in the opening direction a couple times, but with the soft metal in the paper clip, I couldn't get out of the same false-set feedback loop.

[billdeserthills]

Well it looks like a normal pin to me, it's just you can see the separation between the driver pin and the lower one.

You can see the top because it is a zero or #1 cut depth

[Robotnik]

Hercules 800 electrical utility padlock. Got this in the mail today, and had the package open and the lock picked within about 3 minutes.

[Robotnik]

Rifkin 7-Pin Arco Lock bank bag. Purchased this from a thrift shop almost a year ago, and finally opened it. Pinning is extreme, and keyway's very restrictive.

[1mrchristopher]

Cool bag Robotnik, and good job!