Oldfast Impressions

[Oldfast]

That's exactly it Gordon! You just had to wait long enough and let me do all this work?! lol
Hell with it... might as well post mine too now. LOL

The pins are dual purpose; they retain the plug in the core, and also create a rotational boundary (noon - 3). I may be missing something, but they appear to be permanent?! I cannot remove the plug, nor can I rotate 180 to reach the rekey holes to drop the keypins. Maybe this is some type of 'oldschool' American core? This is the second time I've run into one. The first one I found was in an old Series 600 from 1977. And this 747 was made in '92.

So there's the two pins that are holding me up. Are they meant to be removed?
If they are... you'd probably have to have replacement pins for it -- for I'm
pretty certain I'd mangle the shit outta of em' getting them out.

[GWiens2001]

Ok Oldfast,

Yes, it can be rekeyed. Turn the plug with the key to 45-90 degrees, so the top retaining pin on the back of the plug is not blocked, then tap it down. My drift punches are at work, so I used a screwdriver and rawhide mallet.



Then you can turn the plug to 180 degrees and rekey!



Turn it back to the 45-90 degree point, then tap the pin back out to the original position.



Next, you spin AWR, and graph the third wheel...

Gordon

[Riyame]

Yes, those are the ones you have to remove to rekey it. I took out the top pin in mine. IIRC it extended down into the keyway and I pushed it out most of the way with a pick. They are jsut pressure fit in there.

Edit: I was beaten to it lol.

[GWiens2001]

I did not replace my pin, and the lock works fine. However, if you need some of them, the pinning kit has about 100 of them, so if you need any, let me know.

Gordon

[NNFAK]

Forgive me as I'm not real familiar with ASSA. On those peanut cylinders... is there something I should know?

The peanut cylinder is a five pin and has standard pins so that isn't a problem... Riyame just loves making fun of me for that ASSA Ruko 2 with the Twin 6000 core I locked up on camera a bit ago!

[GWiens2001]

Trap pins?

Gordon

[Oldfast]

Excellent. Thanks so much guys. I had tapped them both ways with moderate force,
but I didn't really want to go ape shit on em' till I heard what you guys thought.

Thanks for takin' the time to mess with yours & snap some pictures Gordon.
I might take you up on the offer of a few replacement pins someday...
I appreciate that. I've only come across a couple of these so far.

...The peanut cylinder is a five pin and has standard pins so that isn't a problem... Riyame just loves making fun of me for that ASSA Ruko 2 with the Twin 6000 core I locked up on camera a bit ago!

HahAAAA! Ya know, I think I remember that vid... it was QUITE a bit ago.
I believe your exact words were, "I'm probably going to regret this". LOL!

[Riyame]

I believe your exact words were, "I'm probably going to regret this". LOL!

[Oldfast]

Yup... that's the one. HAAAAAAA! The hesitation... LOL... priceless.


Again, not familiar with ASSA; how come the one I impressioned lacks a sidebar? Different core?

[Riyame]

Yup, just a lower security ASSA core.

[Oldfast]

Thanks for your patience Jeff. So here's 1 of 3. A very hardy 6-pin CORBIN. I really like this lock.
First time I picked it, it nearly fell open. But gave me a bit of a battle the second time around.



With ball bearings underneath the keypins along with a great amount of lubrication already in the lock...
I wondered if this one was going to be troublesome. Impressions turned out to be pretty apparent though.
3/4 of the way through the process, they did become a little faint... but still plenty of footsteps to follow.

I'll be gone for the weekend... so I'm hoping to get at your other two before then.

[jeffmoss26]

She's a beaut! I was not able to pick it! You sir, are a legend!

[rai]

Thread Hijack

Do any of the locksmiths on here have a replacement shackle for an american 5200?
I have a cut one and theres a sharp stub of the shackle that isn't friendly to hold in the hand,

Sorry Oldfast, I thought this would be where my message would get noticed.

Rai

[Oldfast]

...Sorry Oldfast, I thought this would be where my message would get noticed...

LOL! Don't know as if there's all too many viewers round these parts...lol.. but you're more than
welcome to place your wanted ads here (for a small fee of: a pair of your famous hand-crafted bogotas)

Nah, really though... wish I could help ya. But all I could offer is this
viewtopic.php?p=58394#p58394
Maybe it'd be a little less sharp than the one you currently have? LOL

[GWiens2001]

Rai,

I have them. PM me your address and I'll send you one, or more if you need.

Gordon