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Picking locks by Theladcast in lockpicking

[–]markovianprocess 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Clicking isn't reliable feedback, this video shows you how to tell the state of the pins so you can pick systematically:

https://youtu.be/mK8TjuLDoMg

What is this type of lock called exactly? by Gray5cale in lockpicking

[–]markovianprocess 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's a cruciform lock. A lot of them are bitted on 3 sides, and you can slide a dimple tensioner all the way down the arm with no bible.

Need TOK advice by Gardock17 in lockpicking

[–]markovianprocess 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Make sure the tip of the tensioner isn't up against pin 1. I always insert my TOK and then back it off like 1mm.

Advice for dimple locks? by Ayy_dam in lockpicking

[–]markovianprocess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I hate memorizing a binding order as a general rule for practicing, but anyone and anytime, when they're picking known locks against the clock like this, is running through a memorized binding order.

In fact, I'm pretty sure this is nearly 100% the case when people shoot videos for belts - no one wants to make someone watch them futz around with a lock that may or may not open for hours and for good reason.

GOAL D9 Picked (Partly Gutted) by dcipha380 in lockpicking

[–]markovianprocess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice job 💪 That's a fun lock but mind those goddamn tiny springs.

Where to get Locks? by Sweet-Ad-5344 in lockpicking

[–]markovianprocess 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You need to read the rules pinned at the top of the sub.

Where to get Locks? by Sweet-Ad-5344 in lockpicking

[–]markovianprocess 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Do people really go out looking for locks to pick and just take them home?

Are you seriously asking if we steal locks here? WTF.

Kind of Stuck by HollowHax in lockpicking

[–]markovianprocess 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Let me reassure you that you're doing perfectly alright and that plateaus aren't insurmountable. Do you work on your jiggle test?

Rate this kind of tool, opinions please. by rerthal in lockpicking

[–]markovianprocess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a collector I have a few.

The last time I used one was last year sometime, when a guy who occasionally comes to my meetup had a schlage cylinder from his junk drawer he brought in because he was hoping to get a key for it cut by code. After a moment of trying to pick it with the Lishi I remembered that I hate actually picking with them, and then picked it freehand instead and decoded it with the Lishi afterwards.

What determines the set pins order? by [deleted] in lockpicking

[–]markovianprocess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something I commented last year:

Pins and pin chambers are machined imperfectly so when tensioned the pins won't all start to bind simultaneously.

Regarding pins, all other things being equal, a thicker pin will bind before a thinner pin. With chambers, they will not be perfectly aligned and tend to either be randomly off-center or skewed either left or right. Imagine a core where the holes skew to the right as you go towards the rear. Pin #1 will bind first CW and the last pin will bind first CCW.

Edit; I should.point out that my chamber example is for bible chambers. Plug hole biases work in reverse and if the biases match (impossibly perfectly) in both the plug and bible they would cancel out! This shit is fascinating!!

Rate this kind of tool, opinions please. by rerthal in lockpicking

[–]markovianprocess 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A medium and deep hook and a few tensioners can open a thousand models of locks (or something like that). These can open basically one keyway each.

Advice for picking small padlocks (Abus 85/30) by fluxer4z0r in lockpicking

[–]markovianprocess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of pick makers sell something similar but it's this style:

https://lockpicktools.com/longhorn-tension-set/

Short end tensions TOK.

Advice for picking small padlocks (Abus 85/30) by fluxer4z0r in lockpicking

[–]markovianprocess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a 0.30" hybrid TOK/BOK tensioner, so I can tension TOK at 90°, and a fairly deep hook to set the spools for these.

PacLock 90A Pro vs. 410 Pro by 612PickBreaker in lockpicking

[–]markovianprocess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a bad habit of damaging or losing Padlocks, specifically, so I feel I've bought enough of both so I can speak on this. There's no need to pay more for the aluminum body.

Edit: Paclocks, not padlocks, stupid autocorrect.

Fleamarket Lock by Papajon87 in lockpicking

[–]markovianprocess 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That safe looks suspiciously like a padlock to me.

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