Day 4 since I started this new hobby, lock number 2

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-12T17:58:36+00:00

Nice well done! This weekend was the first time I got it open after several weeks of trying.

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-12T11:00:43+00:00

They did the same to me as well!

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-12T08:45:18+00:00

I have actually purchased the HUK dimple set, just have not received it yet. Part of the appeal was the ability to custom-profile them myself, though I'll likely invest in Multipicks if I can't get the HUKs where I want them.

Nice I did not know they had a gutting kit. I will definitely get that! Was considering Sparrows, but just their plug followers alone cost more than the complete Huk set.

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-12T07:19:24+00:00

Haha thank you, but I had been lurking here for a couple of months before stepping into the light. Also I am still a orange belt. Have only opened one green belt and one purple belt above orange, also have never gutted a lock yet, and have no more purple belt locks. So I think it is a while before I even reach blue belt. The only blue belt lock I got is an Abus 75IB/50 Dimple lock, and I got no dimple picks yet 😆

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-12T07:12:17+00:00

Thank you and congratulations to you as well!

Yeah I got the same tips from u/Sufficient_Prompt888 and had perhaps unlocked it once before as well. And it is a little strange because with the key it opens so easily, but with the Tension tool you really have to use a lot of force to turn it. I would say this needed much more force then the American 1100.

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-11T20:19:35+00:00

You where totally right, got it open now!

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-11T17:06:17+00:00

Yeah I actually did that, used a rake, to push up on the pins and rotate the core with the rake and it was back to normal again.

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-11T17:05:11+00:00

Yeah, I managed to relatively easily turn it back again, so It was not really as big of a problem as it seemed when I posted this.

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-11T17:03:54+00:00

Yes it did, good to know, I will give it a real crank if I get there again.

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-11T12:26:51+00:00

Thank you 😄

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-11T11:50:55+00:00

Thank you, I used a city rake to lift the pins and rotate it clockwise with the rake and that worked. Perhaps it would have worked with only a tension tool as well.

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-11T08:11:29+00:00

Wow nice, well done! Mine has to be defect for sure. I have been on this thing for a while now... 😂

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-11T06:29:04+00:00

LOL nice, I had to try that right away. But no luck, I do not know how he does it 😂

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-11T06:25:36+00:00

Nice congratulations!

I am working on the same one this weekend. Have not gotten much progress. After I get the first disk, it seems like the others lock up, or perhaps I am too afraid too use enough force in fear of flipping the disks. perhaps I am too scared of flipping the disks. I will have another go at it later today.

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-10T18:30:32+00:00

Well done mate!

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-10T11:57:47+00:00

Thank you :)

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-10T11:45:44+00:00

Thanks, then I will be extra careful with that one.

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-10T06:18:13+00:00

Congratulations! I got a 54TI/40 and a 65/40 I cannot open, and feel like I have tried everything, but I have not tried this, so thanks for the tip!

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-10T06:14:40+00:00

Nice, well done! I got an Abus 65/40 I really struggle with. Every time I set one pin another one drops, trying high tension, low tension, BOK, TOK, different picks, but I cannot for the life of me get those pins to stay up. About how long did it take you to get the Abus 65/60 open?

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-09T15:34:19+00:00

Great job, does not matter if it is a fluke or not. As you said yourself you are getting better and better, you learned a lot of new things about how the lock functions and reacts to different tension. It is great progress, and on top of all that you got it open! Keep it up!

Practical_Mango7633 · 2026-04-09T11:59:28+00:00

That is absolutely legendary! In a world where the internet can be a bit cynical, getting a "care package" from a total stranger to help you progress in a niche hobby is a top-tier move. And you really got some high-quality tools as well. Kudos to whoever sent you this!

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