A trio picked open today.
It's been a while since I've posted anything to this topic, mostly 'cus I haven't picked anything new until recently. But today I decided to pick up a couple of new locks from the hardware store while I was picking up some other items.
First up is an Ace Hardware branded, American lock. The packaging states is has 6-pins for pick resistance, but it turned out to only have 5. Like my other American cylinder locks, I used a Southord large hook for picking duties.
Next up was a warded Master Lock Co. No. 500D. I've never picked a warded lock before, but I recently received a set of warded picks in a grab bag from HackerStickers.com, so I thought I would give it a try. It took me a little while to figure out how to pick this thing, but, once I figured it out, it only took a minute or two:
Last up is a Master Lock Co. No. 15. I was give this lock by someone at work, because they no longer had a key for it. I've had this lock a little over a year or two now, and have never been able to pick it open...until tonight. It turns out that this particular lock required so much tension to open it, that I thought I was going to bend the prybar I was using for tension. Chances are I probably picked it open prior to tonight, but, since it was so hard to turn, I figured it was a false set. I started with a short hook, and, eventually, ended up using my trusty Southord large hook to pick this monster.
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I gave the two I opened back so they can rekey them to sell. Still working on the third. I wish I could rekey them myself because they were always fun.
