What did you pick today?

[adi_picker]

Nice work Broken! You can see above I popped the 1800 a few weeks back, and I have a 6000 that I have been working on for about a week now. The difference is night and day, the 1800 was a cakewalk in comparison. The best thing I have done so far is take it apart and progressively pin it, its helped me get a feel for the barrels and trees inside. I tried picking it straight, and wasted a lot of days just playing around

[Robotnik]

Unfortunately, I've been laid up with a back injury. That's left me with way too much time to pick. Here's Monday & Tuesday's highlights.

Primus. Same one as Saturday; I'm thinking this qualifies as a "confidence Primus." Almost too easy.

Medeco original 6 pin

Assa V10. I picked this one more or less by accident a couple years ago, re-pinned it, and haven't been able to take it down since. Finally picked it once yesterday and once today.

[femurat]

Impressive work, Robotnik.

Get well soon

[Silverado]

Get well soon Robotnik!

The keyway on that Assa looks wicked. Did you have to use a particularly thin pick for that?

[Robotnik]

The ASSA keyway is actually fairly open; looks worse than it is. Access to pins wasn't a problem.

Appreciate the well-wishes. Hopefully I'll be back in action soon (though likely in a slightly different career )

[Squelchtone]

Twitter friend Rik Kershaw-Moore @tsiolkovsky sent me a FAB euro profile half cylinder with custom spool pins he made/modified. It false set quickly with a deep false set, and was real chore to pick, but I enjoyed every minute of it! That hi low bitting in the middle made it even more of a challenge.



He also included some nice London souvenirs, thanks!




I picked it using a pick made by Femurat, with a very polished half diamond and bamboo handle. Top notch pick, it glides in and out of the lock without any friction!

Squelchtone

[mseifert]

i need to get some friends across the pond so I can get some euro style locks.. Actually as I type this I do have a guy I know that lives in London .. hhhmmm may have to give him a shout..

[quietmike]

Picked the Sparrow practice lock 5 pin with two spools. Opened it first with the "best buster" then again with the offset hybrid. No luck with the hook yet (but I'll keep trying).

[Shackle Jackal]

Opened it first with the "best buster"

Best Buster ? elaborate please !

[GWiens2001]

Opened it first with the "best buster"

Best Buster ? elaborate please !

Think that is a pick from Sparrows. Supposedly specifically made for SFIC locks, but don't know how good it would be since have never tried one.

Gordon

[sisk]

So...pure dumb luck, but....



And when I say dumb luck I mean it. I've no idea how I got it open ( I've been messing with it for weeks and haven't even gotten close before now) and I'd be shocked if I did it again anytime soon. Then again I'm shocked I got it this time.

[GWiens2001]

Dumb luck counts for me! That is how I got open an Evva 3KS. Congrats, SISK.

Gordon

[kwoswalt99-]

Appreciate the well-wishes. Hopefully I'll be back in action soon (though likely in a slightly different career )

From what to what?

[femurat]

I picked it using a pick made by Femurat, with a very polished half diamond and bamboo handle. Top notch pick, it glides in and out of the lock without any friction!

Squelchtone

It takes a homemade pick to open homemade pins
I'm glad you like and use the pick.

Cheers

[Robotnik]

Appreciate the well-wishes. Hopefully I'll be back in action soon (though likely in a slightly different career )

From what to what?

That's a bit of a long story. Initially did door, lock, and glazing work when the injury happened; switched over to metal fabrication after resting it, but the injury got worse.

In limbo right now, so to speak. I'm fortunate to have some background in programming, electronics, and CCTV; pairing that with having worked in the trades, am hopeful that I can go the route of project management or consulting.