master 140 video

by **geno** » 12 Jul 2005 11:51

I finally ran out of locks to pick around the house, so I picked up a master 140 at the drug store.

There are 2 mushroom/spool pins and 4 pins total. I have grown used to larger keyways so I had trouble at first. My homebrew picks aren't exactly slim, but I used that to my advantage.

I will admit that since i'm still a n00b to picking, I looked at the keys in the packages to make sure I didn't get a nasty hi-low pin configuration.

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by **oaksy** » 12 Jul 2005 12:07

Lol everyone is doing videos now...Good one Geno by the way...
Regards
Oaksy :wink:

by **quicklocks** » 12 Jul 2005 12:45

nice video mate

by **Santos718** » 12 Jul 2005 15:50

nice...good job.

by **Grudge** » 12 Jul 2005 18:59

Nice video Geno! I like the way you talked it through. Particularly helpful with the description of how much tension you were using (hard to see tension :-)

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by **n2oah** » 12 Jul 2005 19:24

I thought the 140 was a laminated padlock. Nice job on the picking, next you should try an american padlock.

by **geno** » 12 Jul 2005 19:47

n2oah wrote:I thought the 140 was a laminated padlock. Nice job on the picking, next you should try an american padlock.

Odd that you should mention that. I have an American series 700 on my desk. I took it apart and started with 1 pin, I just put in the 5th pin today.

Every pin is serrated and there are 2 spools.

Thanks for the kind words guys!

by **Mad Mick** » 12 Jul 2005 20:04

n2oah wrote:I thought the 140 was a laminated padlock...

FYI, 140 is a solid brass-bodied 4 pin lock. Expect from 1 to 3 spools (random). Normal pin usually located in 1st position, for proper plug alignment. Mushroom pins are not used in these locks.

No's 141, 2, 3, 4 are derivatives of the 140, with the 'attraction' of a different coloured vinyl sleeve on the lock, and also on the key bow.

HTH.

by **Grudge** » 12 Jul 2005 20:17

Mad Mick wrote:FYI, 140 is a solid brass-bodied 4 pin lock. Expect from 1 to 3 spools (random). Normal pin usually located in 1st position, for proper plug alignment. Mushroom pins are not used in these locks.HTH.

Wow, good info. I need to add one of these to my collection. Thanks Mick!

by **savior** » 15 Jul 2005 4:40

i think it's great that everyone is doing videos... gives you a good variety of locks to watch, and styles. i gained my first boost of confidence through videos... second through my first successful pick. too bad i learned nothing from that first pick though, so excited over doing it, i couldn't focus on what i had done, even though i knew that normally happens.

anyway, this was my first lock!!! i got really relaxed and just raked it open. i can do it pin by pin now. except the fisrt pin, it sets itself as you see in the video. heh good job geno!

by **Ezzi** » 15 Jul 2005 14:07

once i get the hang of making my own picks

by **yofu** » 20 Jul 2005 13:19

wow that snake worked fast.

what do you guys make the picks out of? just flat pieces of metal you find lying around?

by **Santos718** » 20 Jul 2005 15:34

yofu wrote:wow that snake worked fast.

what do you guys make the picks out of? just flat pieces of metal you find lying around?

SEARCH please...but street sweeper bristles are just wonderful

by **geno** » 20 Jul 2005 16:57

yofu wrote:wow that snake worked fast.

what do you guys make the picks out of? just flat pieces of metal you find lying around?

I used spring steel from my cars old wiper blades. You get 2 strips per wiper.
Each 18-21" long.

Then I shaped it with a dremel. I used a very worn out gridning stone attachment because thats all I had.

by **Chrispy** » 20 Jul 2005 19:04

yofu wrote:what do you guys make the picks out of? just flat pieces of metal you find lying around?

Hacksaw blades are good. Junior blades are also good for wrenches.

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