I'm just another Australian that enjoys learning about and picking locks. This channel was created to document some of my excursions with these mechanical puzzles. It was created about a week or two after starting to work on locks. The main goal for me is to explore the realm of physical security and hopefully learn how to do it better. We will see what happens.
A few quick statements:
- I will always try to respond to every comment. - You are free to ask whatever you want. - I will never beg for subscribers. - I will never beg for a thumbs up. - I refuse to kiss ass for views. - This channel is not monetized.
Warning: I'm an Aussie, so be prepared for potential in your face and unapologetic honesty. There is no fear though as I don't take myself too seriously. This is just for fun and nothing else.
Interesting, TELSTRA used to be one of my customers when I was in the CATV business. I wish I would have seen this video sooner. I bought a rotary dial phone to do the exact same thing, and I ran into the exact same problem of the lock not fitting the phone. I'm in Canada and while the phone looks a bit different than yours (yours has a more rounded form) I think the Dials must be the same as I also have the Yale lock. Did you ever find a solution or a phone that fit?
So this action is similar to what a bump key is trying to accomplish? With the exception that instead of one quick shock to the pins, this gun provides 12,000 shocks per minute to the tool end. Interesting!
Newbie sport lock picking enthusiast here ; Outstanding tutorial , sir . I will be starting my hobby with only high-end picks , ( Multipick , Moki , etc: ) and attention to detail . What are your thoughts on heating lock picks at 325 degrees for about an hour ? Second , do high-end picks need to be polished ? Thank you for the video .
Would you be prepared to make me one and ship to the UK? Im an enthusiatic of espionage and CIA lock bypassing techniques, and i have books by John Minnery - whose mould is reminiscent of your one.
Those locks were a joke. There were so many articles on how to pick the lock. No need. Just pick up the receiver and pulse the receiver button at the same speed as the dial would go. For 763-2284, pulse 7 times, pause, 6 times, pause, and repeat until the seven numbers are dialed. That's grade school stuff, which is where I was when I figured that out.
Yeah, fun days. Also just as easy to plug in another phone or just tap into the copper pair.... several ways to skin a cat. Wanna talk skill? Joybubbles. Enough said.
Yeah, prices have been getting a little ridiculous lately. Here, 6-pins are commercial use with 5-pins being residential use. Sturdy things. Better with a more substantial core like Abloy, BiLock, Galaxy, Twin or whatever.
Not sure how I missed this video.. RU-vid :@ Anyway.. hope your doing well buddy.. I'd love to see your whole collection ! I have a feeling it would be a long video ;P
Hey there. Crazy days, surviving, missing sleep. :) Hope you're kickin' ass over there. Not sure I even have some of these now. Much was vanished before the move. Still enough toys here to entertain though. One or two stupidly insane things could be shown. ;) Blows me away that a single lock can cost thousands of dollars. Military budgets are crazy. smh
Probably there is a retaining pin beneath a brass plug on the side of the body. Finding that with a centre punch and drilling the puppy out may be an option. Then just fill it again with some brass stock. That would be my guess. Although probably life would be easier if I could see and investigate the thing itself.
What is the tension tool you are using? Looks like it gives good feedback would love to get a hold of one I am having ridiculous trouble with a 120n/40 just the same but with the silicone skin. I’ll get it once then not get it again for 20 try’s I’d love to send it to you to have you try and I’d love to know where you got the tension tool whether you made it or bought it thanks!
Oh, a bit of metal taken from a barbecue skewer, bent and filed to suit. I'll even take metal from an egg whisk to make tools from. If it works, it is good enough for me. :) Any questions about any of that, just fire away. Hopefully I can share something useful.
I bought one of these and tried to open my house door locks, but was unable to open them with this tool. The tool has a motor in it with a cam on the shaft that rotates and gives the up and down motion to the pick tool. The problem is that even though you hear the buzzing sound, the up and down motion of the pick is too smooth. I modified the cam on the end of the motor shaft by grinding two flat places on it so the pick tool has a more abrupt up and down motion. After I modified it, I was able to open a couple of locks. I've seen some of these video's where they have quite a few locks that they open one after the other with this tool. I think it's a bunch of fake BS. There are reputable companies that make similar tools that will work, but they cost a lot more.
Meh, cheap shit or expensive shit, it is all shit. In the trade, you don't even use these things, unless you suck so much at picking you need this kind of random approach. Most videos demonstrating these types of tools usually target average (or less) quality locks with a less than spectacular bitting. Simply, these tools are more effective where the bar is quite low. Much like raking a lock open, however, there is a small amount of skill to be employed. In any case, no point faking something that is so tragically easy.
Cool! Make something nicer. :) That was my first hideous attempt. More recent versions look better. Just think about what you want to display and plan some cuts. Show pins and things, of course, but showing the actuator working is also nice.. shackle springs... anything inside that you think is worth showing... go for it.
Haha, yeah, some of them look just like the other things. If I were to use one of these pick guns on a lock, I'm just using the one needle. In reality though, I just don't use them. They are the type of thing that you store somewhere and forget that you ever had it.
Excellent craftmanship. I hadn't thought of using brass hinges as material. An alternative I had was buying K&S brass strips in .032" width and .063" which is a more expensive option, but all I could think of. Thanks for the help! Keep the videos coming.
Aah, yes, cheap or freely available, we'll take it! :) Can't tell you how many times I've walked around the house looking for something that I don't know I'm looking for until I find it. As long as we can make one thing into the thing that we need but don't have, all is well. Cheers for the encouragement. Need to get my sorry ass back on here one of these days and show some things.
Sure. Nothing fancy here. Pretty shit poor budget. Sieg M1, multi function machine. Basically a lathe, drill press and mill. Obviously restricted to small jobs, but I don't often have the need to do larger jobs. Perfect that you are saving for one. No sense in buying too cheaply and ending up with crap that won't do what you need it to do.
I repinned that very same abus cylinder with chess pins. The problem was when reinstalling the core, a driver pin shot into the construction pin hole and now I have a $25 paper weight. Any advice would be amazing. Shims don't seem to work.
Oh, shit. Now that is a small nightmare. I think it can be salvaged though. So the offending driver is under spring pressure? Maybe mill out the top of the cylinder that houses the drivers and springs? Just enough to expose the pin chambers. Remove pins and springs. A little threading and some small grub screws to close up the pin chambers again. This making any sense, or do I need to shut up and get some sleep? :)
@@NoctisMotus that's exactly what I ended up doing. I used a hand file and it took about 2 hours. As someone who makes over $50 an hour, my time would have been better spent buying a new lock. Although it was a learning experience.
I love how reviewers pick locks they can hold comfortably in hand instead of real time locks, in doors, on chains etc that’s not as easy as holding the lock comfortably in palm. Rarely you’ll find a reviewer doing locks in reality real time working locks.
You need to film somewhere you can control the lighting and audio. Bench top is perfect for this. It would take much more effort to try and light a doorway or whatever. Also, hand holding the lock is what most hobby lock pickers will be doing at home, so it makes sense for the reviews to be the same.
The depthness screw to minimize vibration or increase vibration does/did absolutely nothing, seen several reviews on this tool & wether it’s an original klom or a 10$ fake klom (which most are) that top screw does nothing. The amount vibration between max & minimum is no different.
Makes a difference on this one. Then again, it is one of those tools that is not even needed, so, meh. If it wasn't given to me for free, I wouldn't have had it. Thankfully I've given the thing away. Crap tools are no replacement for skill.
Cheers. Fun projects are fun. :) Fair call. That might have been helpful to show. Needle files, really. Careful and straight cuts to set a clean and straight mark. Then you can use a dremel to cut in a shape that is better for the sidebars to slot into.
Cheers. Aah, on the side of the lock. A centre punch, lightly tapping down the sides until you see a round brass plug sink in. Drill that puppy out and you will have access to the steel retaining pin that holds in the plug. Easy sailing from there. Make a new brass plug from some brass stock, file and sand and you'll have fixed it like new again. Too late for me to go looking through locks now, but if you need me to, I can maybe take a look and see if I can give you some useful measurements to zero in on.
I enjoyed the video. I have been looking at making one myself. Out of a American Lock 5200. Like to do a Best access lock. What bits did you use? I have access to a drill press. I would use my drill bits but like to get ones better for the job.
Cheers. Much fun and the end result is enjoyable. Proper milling bits used in a proper milling chuck. Usually 4mm bits for cutting the body of the padlock. As for the plug and the shell, 2mm bits were used. Some locks will have smaller diameter pins/pin chambers. Just be sure that cuts are not so wide that pins or springs can escape. A cross slide vise will be invaluable for you as well.
