What did you pick today?

[GWiens2001]

Just got my first caterpillar pick today for Tibbe locks.





And turned (picked)...


Here is the lock itself:



Thanks, GGL!

Gordon

[Ocelot24]

I picked a Masterlock that was supposedly resistant to picking. As tempted as I was to rake it, I decided to take it slow and train myself in counting the pins since I'm still new to this hobby.

[Shackle Jackal]

I picked a Masterlock that was supposedly resistant to picking. As tempted as I was to rake it, I decided to take it slow and train myself in counting the pins since I'm still new to this hobby.

I love that kind of advertising, I recently picked up a U-haul branded lock that was advertised as "Yale keyway" and "Very hard to pick". Honestly I would not have spent the money if I did not feel the need to make the advertiser a liar ! Keep on it ! rakes down hooks up !

[Prizrak]

I figured out that a Master Lock 930 with pretty decent bitting and spool pins (as far as I know) can be open very quickly with my snake rake.

[adi_picker]

Back to the Medecos

Biaxial 6 Pin KIK - Modified with a cap for repinning

First time to open a Medeco rotating the pins using ony a hook or lifter, no rake. I have been complaining about these recently, but they arent as hard as I have been making out once you get the feel of rotating the pins.

Classic 5 Pin Block Logo

Thanks to jimu57 for trading for this one Also manual rotated, I found it easier to use the hook on my DCAP lifter to cup the chisel of these pins and pull them around, in comparison to the pushing of the faces I did in the Biaxial.

Abloy AVALock Wafer

Cool little lock, a bit of fight in it! I like the way the rotation of the key ramps all the wafers very smoothly, rather than a regular wafer where the key feels like its going 10 rounds with everything on the way in.

adi_picker

[greengrowlocks]

Great picking adi!, Very cool old Medeco and excellent work on the AVA padlock. I received a Chubb AVA a few weeks ago and have been looking for an Abloy version. Does anyone know what year Medeco stopped using the older logo?

[dontlook]

This ACE padlock is an American clone, has plenty of spools and nice tolerances. Took me a while.


This guy was on a container at work and keys were misplaced, my bogotas were the only thing that could fit in due to handle length. It opened quick after I got the tools settled.

[adi_picker]

More Medeco

Classic 5 Pin - New Logo


greengrow, not entirely sure on when Medeco changed the logo, the Classic / Original was around from 63 - 85, so somewhere in the 70's? Maybe the late 70s, the newer logo looks rather 80's style to me. There is a big difference between the AVA I picked and the Chubb AVA, the Chubb are a proper high sec disc detainer, and the padlock I picked is just a regular wafer lock that uses the AVA style key to set the wafers. Still a fun pick, but leagues apart from the 'real' AVA. I have 2 Chubb AVAs, and I dont see them being opened anytime soon

adi_picker

[adi_picker]

Medeco Biaxial 6 Pin KIK

Another similar to the above in original pinning.

adi_picker

[Ocelot24]

I picked a Master lock No.3 (Not pictured), and an acrylc Southord lock. A bit mundane in itself, but I just got a new half diamond that I couldn't wait to use!

I love that kind of advertising, I recently picked up a U-haul branded lock that was advertised as "Yale keyway" and "Very hard to pick". Honestly I would not have spent the money if I did not feel the need to make the advertiser a liar ! Keep on it ! rakes down hooks up !

Honestly I felt cheated It took me less than a minute to open it. Working with the hooks definitely makes lockpicking more enjoyable since the very action of counting pins, and how I focus on the pins with my mind as well as how they feel as they are manipulated -- its very therapeutic.

[Ralph_Goodman]

I picked a Master lock No.3 (Not pictured), and an acrylc Southord lock. A bit mundane in itself, but I just got a new half diamond that I couldn't wait to use!

Honestly I felt cheated It took me less than a minute to open it. Working with the hooks definitely makes lockpicking more enjoyable since the very action of counting pins, and how I focus on the pins with my mind as well as how they feel as they are manipulated -- its very therapeutic.

What technique were you using with the half diamond? Zipping?

[Ocelot24]

What technique were you using with the half diamond? Zipping?

I'm not familiar with that technique -- I'm going to look that up and practice it.

I flipped it upside-down to count the individual pins, then flipped it over again. As I was looking for the binder pin moved the half diamond slowly backward until I felt a pin drop. For some reason I can't remember pin location by feeling -- yet. Then, I proceed it use the half diamond to manipulate the individual pins until... "open!"

My apologies for the verbosity, but in time as I learn more terminology, technique, and gain experience my descriptions will be more accurate and succinct.

[adi_picker]

Lockwood 334 with Restricted 'X1' core



adi_picker

[GWiens2001]

Lockwood 334 with Restricted 'X1' core



adi_picker

Nice picking!

Is it just me, or does that keyway look more about key control than picking resistance?

Gordon

[mattc]

I just picked a simple 5 wafer lock at work, nothing tricky except you never can tell which way to turn them on account of the variety of ways they were installed!