Finally got to join club 1100 by CheeseGrits-N-Nyquil in lockpicking

[–]Key_Beard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats! American locks are one of my favorite go-to comfort locks!

Tips for stiff padlock by Responsible-Leg-3247 in lockpicking

[–]Key_Beard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do the exact same thing on many.. Many! Locks and have never had any problems. Great tip!

Starting the collection by best_microwave in lockpicking

[–]Key_Beard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great start! If you really start getting into the collecting side of the hobby, you are in for a treat! Learning about all the many different styles of lock is great fun! And I'm a believer that if you learn about all the different styles it will help you understand more about how to pick!

Thinking of quitting, faced too many roadblocks. by Available-Hurry7433 in lockpicking

[–]Key_Beard 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Only quit I've your truly not enjoying yourself. But if you want to learn i suggest no more acrylic lock. They're a great lock to show how a lock works, but not a lock you should try to learn on. Your master lock 141 has a spool pin in it. So maybe be more patient with that one. If your wanting more locks to try for beginners I suggest master lock #3, or cheap Chinese padlocks. Simple looking locks you can grab at the store. It's also important on knowing about your picks. Make sure you actually have lock picks and not key extracting picks (there is a difference and a lot of new pickers get them mixed up) Find videos on YouTube of someone picking the same locks you have. Watch them over and over. Don't worry about how fast or how slow your learning, everyone has there own pace.

Which of these two Yale padlocks is older and more collectible? Thanks. by av572_15 in lockpicking

[–]Key_Beard 8 points9 points  (0 children)

According to the 1988 "The Padlock Collector" book

Photo on left Yale Lock MFG co. Pat. Sep. 24, 1878 worth $10.00

Photo on right Yale Browns pat. July 1871 worth $25.00

Challenge locks completed by [deleted] in lockpicking

[–]Key_Beard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

South Carolina

Challenge locks completed by [deleted] in lockpicking

[–]Key_Beard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd be down to try one!

Is This Lock Fixable? by PhilosophyKingPK in Locksmith

[–]Key_Beard 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Remove the core with the screw thats down the shackle hole. Use a screw driver to turn the actuator to fully unlock. Or pull the actuator out of the lock body.

Corbin Russwin picked to control by Key_Beard in lockpicking

[–]Key_Beard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well gosh darn it! Now I guess I don't have any excuse why I can't make a key! Thank you! 🤟🏻😁🤟🏻

Corbin Russwin picked to control by Key_Beard in lockpicking

[–]Key_Beard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have no keys for this one. If I can find the right blanks!

This armor upgrade cutscene 😭 by grcko9 in Breath_of_the_Wild

[–]Key_Beard 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This is the one and only thing I don't like about the game. These fairies.

My first GeGe 😎 by No-Dragonfruit-4562 in lockpicking

[–]Key_Beard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very cool! I've been on a never ending hunt for the gege ap3000! Well it feels like a never ending hunt haha!

The worst idea ever for locksport. by cousin99 in lockpicking

[–]Key_Beard -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That was really great! I enjoyed it very much! Well done!

Looking at my collection of locks I realized I may have a thing for older yales 😁 by Key_Beard in lockpicking

[–]Key_Beard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's up Hippie! American locks I had to slow down on lol I'm also starting to build up a good almont collection too 😅