What have you picked today

[UN-locked1]

These locks tonight the American very wobbly core so you keep loosing tension the eurospec was a standard lock with passive side pins

[10ringo10]

nice to see new members jumping straight into the fun - nice job buddy nothing like picking locks with tools made
for the job going to post up something I have - just received when I get them open and you don't see these locks every day
off to make a tension tool for the job

[10ringo10]

Really enjoyed this abus lever padlock - it popped open in the end - both keyed alike so wont be going for the other one
anytime soon - nice find for me so happy days cup at tea time

[DroppedTensionWrench]

Spring made my TOK tensioner fly out the first time opening losing my pick lol

[Papa Gleb]

Wow great stuff gents. Yea very nice to see new gents jumping right in.
Ringo great stuff with those levers. Is that a tap wrench turned tension tool? Show the tools you use/made.

Love that guttable Yale. Had no idea they made them like that. Loving it having the antique appearance with the new Technics.

[10ringo10]

To put tension on the bolt - a cut down key works well as a tension tool if you bend or break the end it don't matter
Any tool that will hold the stem - bit secure will do - providing it will take different gauges - YOU REQUIRE - trick is to run a grove down the whole length to make a universal holder - you do need this grove for wire to sit in and becomes clear the first time you use it - keep up the good work papa gleb

[Robotnik]

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Received the Mayday lock photo contest Best cores and lock from Riyame today. Finally picked each of the 4, 5, and 6 pin cores to control. Still working on operating with even the 4 pin, though

Thanks to Riy and to the rest of the admin team for hosting the contest!

[rodneybu0]

Picked open 2 X filing cabinets and serviced about 15 MKIV / MK8 Manofoil locks

[farmall]

After being away from picking for 15 years or so I picked this Corbin lock made for J&L Steel Company.

[Riyame]

Received the Mayday lock photo contest Best cores and lock from Riyame today. Finally picked each of the 4, 5, and 6 pin cores to control. Still working on operating with even the 4 pin, though

Thanks to Riy and to the rest of the admin team for hosting the contest!

Haha, awesome. I guess that biting and cores must naturally go to the control shear line. I wanted to make it fairly easy.

[norwoodgolf]

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Picked this up today. It took about ten minutes to pick. The guy I bought it from said it was salvaged from a bank.

[Anarchy_won]

Picked this today, 6 pin Best core (no control key)
still trying to pick to control so I can decode it and have a control key made.

[femurat]

I was riding my bicycle and saw something familiar on the side of the road. I thought I look at too many lock pictures and now I see them everywhere. Just to be sure I stopped and went back. The lock was still there. I picked it up and put it in my bike basket. As soon as I got home I cleaned it with a rag and some alcohol, then picked it open a few times on both sides. It's an old CISA with four pins, no security pins. I guess it's from the '70.

Cheers

[Mitchell s]

Locksmith buddy of mine pulled a Lockwood V7 out of a door today and thought I might like it

Seriously we should all have a mate who is a locksmith! Anyway no key, but since when does that stop us!?

I've never come across any blanks for V7s either...



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[Papa Gleb]

Wow great find. 100% agree with you, having a buddy who is a locksmith is priceless.