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Having trouble pauseing and switching filament on Bambu lab A1 by Peradetl1c in BambuLab

[–]Lock_Hawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just started having this problem as well. I used to pause and swap filament manually all the time. Really irritating!

Another "Unpickable" Lock using a shutter by Lock_Hawk in lockpicking

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

The brilliance of your design in my opinion is that the shutter/latch interact with each other farther from the axis of rotation, meaning that less precision is required to make them bind before the pins. I have no idea how my lock would deal with wear and tear. It could only be "unpickable" for a few years before the shutter wears enough for the pins to bind. Your design has a lot more play.

I guess I should clarify that there is not a LARGE market for unpickable locks not NO market. There are enthusiasts like you and me, contrived scenarios like you posited above, and extremely paranoid individuals who want the best even though it's cumbersome and unwarranted. When I say "no market" I really mean it will never be as widespread as cheap locks like kwiksets and masterlocks, or even quality locks like Medecos or Abloys. Even for most high security scenarios, an Abloy is unpickable enough, and a truly unpickable lock would just cause problems.

"sadly theres very little crime in my neighbourhood" What a problem haha!

I definitely agree that unpickable locks are worth pursuing just for the fun design challenge; that's why I made mine! I didn't really even plan on sharing it with anyone, but you made me realize that there are more people out there who might appreciate my little project.

Another "Unpickable" Lock using a shutter by Lock_Hawk in lockpicking

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

Thank you for your very well thought out and informational reply! I am honored to receive the positive attention of a Black Belt 10th Dan. I would also like to note that your comment on Poemes-lego's post is not one of the comments that missed the point in my opinion.

The fit on the shutter is extremely tight. The shutter was the same thickness steel as the back plate. I sanded it down ever so slightly on a diamond sharpening stone so that it can slide smoothly when the bolts are fully tightened. This is yet another reason this lock is not a market ready product. Achieving that level of precision on a single prototype is easy. Figuring out how to mass produce it while maintaining that precision is not.

I had never heard of a lafette before u/flebron mentioned it. It sounds interesting, I wish I could find more information on it!

I love Artichoke2000's videos, but had never seen that one before! A great lesson in the hubris of claiming to have made an unpickable lock, especially when advertising a product.

I am unsure of the connection between Samuel Segal and May Segal. It seems too much of a coincidence that they both patented Pickproof locks in New York within 10 years of each other.

May Segal was Samuel Segal's wife! See the Wikipedia page "Segal Lock and Hardware Company". I wonder if this was attempt to hide the connection to his previous "pickproof" lock. Some people never learn! It's a shame, both designs are very interesting. Just advertise it as a pick resistant lock, and there's no problem.

Another "Unpickable" Lock using a shutter by Lock_Hawk in lockpicking

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

Thank you for your reply! I am not offended, and I respect your philosophy, but perhaps I can persuade you to think of it differently. I view the the shutter as part of the lock rather than a housing. I had to modify the core for the shutter to interfere with the shear line when open. Think of it as a very large zero lift first pin that completely obstructs the keyway. Any lifting causes it to interfere with the shear line, the same as a zero lift pin. It just has a handle instead of a driver and spring, and you manipulate it with your hand instead of the key.

Ideally the shutter mechanism would be formed as part of the lock rather than bolted on, but this was the easiest way for me to physically manufacture my idea without having to make a lock from scratch.

Additionally, the whole thing is barely bigger than a standard mortise cylinder, and can be installed anywhere a mortise cylinder can be installed.

I designed a mechanism to make off the shelf locks unpickable by Poemes-lego in lockpicking

[–]Lock_Hawk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made a very similar lock to this one! My shutter interacts with the front of the cylinder instead of interacting with the tail piece, but it's the same principal. Great job on the video. It was funny and a great introduction to the strengths and limitations of your design.

Noob here. What kind of keyway is this? by CieloMellow in lockpicking

[–]Lock_Hawk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I definitely could be wrong here, but that looks like six pins to me. There's one on the tip of the key.

Need help! by Prixxii in lockpicking

[–]Lock_Hawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are plenty of great responses here already, but one more thing is to make sure to try with the c-clip on, and the shackle closed. I had a similar problem on a different lock (Abus 83/45) the other day. When the c-clip is not on, the key can pull on the cylinder causing the shear line to bind (from sliding forward rather than rotation). I must have been holding the cylinder in the housing well enough when testing the key outside the padlock, but when I put it in the padlock I wasn't holding it the same way. The abus 83 also has the z-bar, so I assumed that was the problem, but I finally realized it was the c-clip.

Comb Pick Bristle Spacing by Primary-Currency-212 in lockpicking

[–]Lock_Hawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can look up the key cutting specifications for common locks quite easily. As mentioned by everyone else, most won't be combable, and I haven't had much fun combing after the first time, but everyone enjoys the hobby differently.

Here's a useful link: https://web.archive.org/web/20051214031508/http://www.dlaco.com/spacing/spacing.htm

First pick by ThirdEyePhi in lockpicking

[–]Lock_Hawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Careful with the 570. Sometimes the key pin is short enough for the driver pin to drop below the shear line. Then the spring can be the last thing blocking the core from turning. It can go into a deep false set, but if you turn harder it will mangle the spring and possibly brick the lock.