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Fortress decoder

A skill known and practiced for years by seasoned locksmiths, impressioning a working key from a blank is a popular new addition in locksport circles everywhere. Get your blanks and Pippin files and get busy!

Fortress decoder

Postby capt midnite » 2 Jan 2023 15:58

Evening all , just been playing around with this fortress decoder , very nice feeling to open a lock with it , went a bit quicker than picking it , different story sat at home picking than out in the pouring rain somewhere. anyone had any experience with this tool ? Cheers midnite
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Re: Fortress decoder

Postby billdeserthills » 2 Jan 2023 18:23

capt midnite wrote:Evening all , just been playing around with this fortress decoder , very nice feeling to open a lock with it , went a bit quicker than picking it , different story sat at home picking than out in the pouring rain somewhere. anyone had any experience with this tool ? Cheers midnite
https://ibb.co/z71x6jp
https://ibb.co/2SMXkQL
https://ibb.co/cTy4npX


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Re: Fortress decoder

Postby stratmando » 5 Jan 2023 21:51

Actually saw LPL Open a Lever Lock with a cool little tool,
Insert into lock turn til it stops, rock up and down Simular to Pin Tumbler Impressoning, after rocking it about 15 times, it opened. Then turn end of tool to secure each arm? From there you can use that as a Key. Or Make a Key. Pick/Decoder. Who would have figured?
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