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What did you pick today?

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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby jeffmoss26 » 20 May 2016 7:26

Wow...that Almont duo is awesome!
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby rafa1910 » 22 May 2016 2:11

A 15 year old or more Chinese Lions lock found in my girls house backyard, "top security in my country back then".

Only 4 pin, pop open under a minute, raked in less than 10 secs.

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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby adi_picker » 23 May 2016 2:30

Abus 83/45 Series 1, fitted with an 'A' Profile Binary Plus core. Nice wide open keyway, but was fitted with one of those nasty anti-pick sidepins they mention in the brochure. I made a wiper-insert shim that fitted in the groove to hold it out of the way.

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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby inJapan » 23 May 2016 4:58

Received my Miwa U9 in the post today. Im expecting I will not be getting it opened today. Do I still post here, even if the lock im working on hasent opened for me yet?
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby inJapan » 23 May 2016 7:22

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6bdenr4ywoxkh0d/AAA9NmcGol2vNNFXXbVAVDCaa?dl=0
heres a dropbox link to a few pics of my miwa u9. i got it open once while looking at the gates and sidebar. trying to figure out the secret its keeping from me. theres still no way i can get it open without looking.
i know its high security so im not expecting to receive any tips yet... ill keep at it. i hope i get it before gaining access to the high security section...
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby GWiens2001 » 23 May 2016 8:54

Just like the Fichet 666A lock! :) nice picking.

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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby sleepyrz » 27 May 2016 22:35

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To control

Best keyway ic core

F keyway I think
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby adi_picker » 28 May 2016 7:54

ABUS 72/40 (in Purple ;))

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Tough little pick. I could not lever from the ward closest to the pins, as even my smallest pick would overlift the deep cut in the centre. I used the 0.015" thin hook from the bottom, and pushed if around the top ward when required. New favorite pick! 6 pins, 5 spools, 1 normal. Light tension.

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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby safecracker33 » 2 Jun 2016 14:58

A Best core at work to get keys that were locked inside a cash office, this dimple padlock for fun with a pick made from a stainless steel barbecue scewer, 7 pins total on three sides
make unknown.
http://imgur.com/k9TDVna
http://imgur.com/SfYlmLs
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby safecracker33 » 2 Jun 2016 15:13

haven't been able to pick this yet, but it wiggled open with the Chinese foil kit quite nicely ,blade 4-2 from the kit.

http://imgur.com/6iuNsQF

http://imgur.com/HtNm5TO

http://imgur.com/bQqqPgz

http://imgur.com/6TFWCbT
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby safecracker33 » 4 Jun 2016 17:23

Had foil impressioned this previously, now raked and spp'd it
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby safecracker33 » 4 Jun 2016 17:30

Brisant dimple cylinder, hadn't been able to rake this and took me quite a while to SPP it, but did it several times and was getting it in just under a minute after a bit of practice.
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby Robotnik » 5 Jun 2016 15:51

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Ventured out to a flea market for a bit this weekend - it's been around 100 degrees outside here, so I've been inside in front of a fan as much as possible. Found these three locks for a buck each - Master 77, Slaymaker 5-pin, and a Junkunc American wafer tumbler. Picked the first two in under a minute, and much to my surprise, found the American to be the easiest pick of my life. Granted, there turned out to be no wafers in it, so all I had to do was apply a little rotation. Not what I was expecting, but have an extra core I'll drop in; it'll be a functioning padlock by tonight.
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby nine4t4 » 6 Jun 2016 15:01

Cracked a combo bike lock (technically, not a picking). An idiot chained his bike not only to a pole but also my buddy's bike. He asked if I could cut it off.

Since the unknown idiot didn't deserve to be left with an unlocked bike, I thought I try to decode. At first glance it looked like Kryptonite (which I know has false gates) but it was actually a nice beefy chinese clone. It didn't have a name but was a spitting image of the Kryptonite
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No false gates, each wheel had a distinct binding point, and I was done in about a minute. It might as well been one of these crappy locks for all the actual security it gave.
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I didn't explain the technique, or why the lock was crappy, so he thinks I have movie level (read: not realistic) skills and was listening to clicks.

I should have locked it back around a note that said "You locked your bike to my friend's, I figured out your combo in a minute. Buy a better lock"
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Re: What did you pick today?

Postby Robotnik » 6 Jun 2016 19:45

nine4t4 wrote:I should have locked it back around a note that said "You locked your bike to my friend's, I figured out your combo in a minute. Buy a better lock"


Probably prudent not to leave that note, but I understand the temptation.

At one of my former company's sites, a resident's contractor was leaving a Master push button lockbox sitting open on a downtown sidewalk while they used the keys. This was obviously a huge security issue; for those unfamiliar, these and other boxes (Supra, etc) can be decoded at a glance when open, then the code re-used later to obtain building keys. Finally, it pissed me off enough to where I walked over, observed the code, wrote a note saying something to the effect of:

"Do not leave this box open and unattended. This allows decoding by passers-by and compromises building security. Please change code immediately."

...placed the note in the box, and locked it up. Think they got the point after that; code was changed and never saw the box open again.
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