(1463) Review: Lishi KW1 2-in-1 Pick & Decoder

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Video 1463 is PROOF that it is time to replace that old Kwikset KW1 lockset! The new Lishi KW1 2-in-1 Pick & decoder allows an UNSKILLED user to quickly pick open Kwiksets, even if the lock contains security pins. These tools represent a clear and present danger to anyone depending on a Kwikset lock for their security.
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@IsaacGallegos 5 лет назад

"This should be regulated" "I'm givin it away!"

@RASAllusion 5 лет назад

That would make him a straw buyer!

@CognitiveHeatsink 5 лет назад

My thoughts exactly. Way to be a responsible locksmith.

@Magicspirit11 5 лет назад

@MegaSkilla and soon the copies on DH gate....

@stoneridgezutt5088 5 лет назад

@@Magicspirit11 can't wait for a $30 version on DH GATE

@Magicspirit11 5 лет назад

@@stoneridgezutt5088 👍😊 Chinese copying their own products... Gotta love it.

@marcgrundfest1495 5 лет назад

Maybe we should regulate locks instead of lock picks... After all it's the locks that are the problem.

@two_tier_gary_rumain 5 лет назад

^ This!

@notahotshot 5 лет назад

Maybe we should regulate criminals. After all it's criminals that are the problem, not the locks or the picks.

5 лет назад

@@notahotshot I am pretty sure that if we regulate people, the problem will solve itself.

@danielwilson3976 2 года назад

If there is a way to open anything there is a way to pick/bypass it

@jamesbp Год назад

They do regulate the high security locks

@timbober1 5 лет назад

It looks easy in your hands, but you are a very talented lock picker. Great review of a cool tool!

@two_tier_gary_rumain 5 лет назад

It is easy. The Lishi tools make it very simple. The grid shows you exactly where the pin chambers are for a particular lock and the depths. Hence the decode ability.

@bosnianbill 5 лет назад

I think that's the scary part about this tool... even in unskilled hands it is really easy to use. That was the reason for my comment at the end about registration.

@jdshenanigans9265 5 лет назад

Very usefull for locksmiths but to control this is what we were told in 1970 and 1980 about normal lock picks . If you need a differant one for every keyway thats alot of tools a criminal would need to purchase . And selected locks is not a criminals first thought its a hammer screwdriver or bolt cropper . .locks arnt picked in 98% of crime cases bill . We have been fighting the establishment for over three centuerys for people today to have a sport or hobby in picking . Most criminals cant be bothered to learn to pick good locks

@Magicspirit11 5 лет назад

Yes but in the US a Kwikset and Schlage gets you in almost every home or business.

@the_eminent_Joshua_E_Hrouda 5 лет назад

Magic in Australia, 99% of locks are Lockwood or use their keyway

@jdshenanigans9265 5 лет назад

Its just made kw1 and the others . They will now need to start updating there locks .if you ask me its should improve the locks keyways and here design . And if a country only has one type of lock in this day and age its sad as can get n line relitivly easy . My front door is a medico . There not too expencive for piece of mind . And abloy padlocks on everything else .

@Magicspirit11 5 лет назад

@@the_eminent_Joshua_E_Hrouda I am aware of that and thats what I mean; a couple of decoders will open the majority of locks. I guess even more in Australia ;)

@itsmeneil7635 3 года назад

Wrong there are a select few however they are few and far between thank god. PS hope I didn't come across disrespectful 👍

@adamackels73 5 лет назад

I kind of have the inside scoop, I was talking to my contact... A brief history, I'm a long-term Locksmith, and was one of the 1st in this country to have one of these picks. The 5 and 6 pin Schlage, and 6 pin Kwikset should be out by mid-April. Having said that, I was told a Kwikset Smart Key pick is coming out, (I only know that, he didn't elaborate) and some sort of Yale Y1 keyway is coming down the pipe. There's a big problem though, we can ask for all the picks in the world, and I'M VERY EXCITED that these pin-tumbler picks are coming out! But they're nearing production capacity, so chances of a Medeco pick coming out.... Not likely Bill. Personally, I'd like to see Corbin/Russwin, Sargent, among others.. It's kick-ass, and heartbreaking all at the same time.

@skygh 5 лет назад

Thanks for the show and tell Bill. Once they make one for SmartKey that works I'll buy several.

@cpt_stupid82 Год назад

wow, i know the vid is 4 years old now but damn, just bought the kw1, sc1, am5, and m1/m2 for a total of 95 bucks

@Mike-qt1bn 3 года назад

"I think these things should probably be regulated." I'll take 'Things Communists Say' for $1,000, Alex.

@pirojr88 5 лет назад

I love your channel, work and skills!

@nathanmciver6496 2 года назад

Lol, just like years ago!!!!! I was young then and knew the entire industry of all of everything was bullshit! Went threw all the challenges and back to knowing what was worth while to listen to and what wasn't! Your video and tool set makes sence!!!! Was awesome then, still awesome now within 2022 and I was looking at this a very long time ago early 2000's maybe? Yes safety first, legal as in wanting the cows to go home!

@brandons7272 3 года назад

They sell the complete set of 5 of these for less than $100 on wish and they work just as well pretty much

@ejonesss 5 лет назад

the tool would really only be useful if you intend make a key and repeatedly come back or if as a locksmith you are getting a customer back into their house in witch the key got lost to. of course as a responsible locksmith you would ask the customer for multiple methods id verification because there are scammers out there and then suggest for the customer to change or rekey their lock. with how dangerously powerful that the tool is if it is not going to be restricted then make it so it will scratch up the pins in a way that lock forensics can verify tampering like bump keying and raking does

@horseshoe_nc 5 лет назад

Looks like a well made tool.

@RoeLunatic4ever 5 лет назад

Cool toy!

@mr.perfect1er 5 лет назад

Wow... Just wow... This would most definitely been amazing in DAME. Where was this Lishi fellow in `89?

@doublea556 5 лет назад

BB, have you used this with kwikset smart key locks?

@stonercentral7989 5 лет назад

Thats what i want to know.

@Magicspirit11 5 лет назад

@@stonercentral7989 doesnt work with smartkeys, or maybe by coincidence, since they have a sidebar with notches the pins have to enter in. For Smartkey use the smart decoder.

@calireviewer1322 5 лет назад

@@Magicspirit11 what's the smart decoder?

@jmr 5 лет назад

I thought SE Lockpicking had luck with this and the smart Lock.

@steveanderson2770 5 лет назад

It works with generations 1, 2, & 3 of the kwikset smart locks. It does not work on generation 4.

@bradw0535 5 лет назад

Pretty sweet little tool! Not that it wouldn't be fun to use, but definitely takes alot of the challenge out of picking. Agree on the regulation comment, as it seems geared more towards the locksmith crowd, the folks who do it to make their living, as opposed to us hobbyists. Thanks for the video Bill!

@oibal60 5 лет назад

It's gorgeous!

@raymondrouthier3920 3 года назад

Awesome video

@mrgoose3213 5 лет назад

Awesome tool thank for the review

@juarezgoncalves1452 10 месяцев назад

Good afternoon friend, oops, I would like to receive one of these tools because I'm starting out and I don't have much income to invest, I'm a father, I have food priorities, there's very little left to invest, tools are expensive in our country Brazil, a big hug, God bless you always 🙌🙌

@iggymac3473 5 лет назад

cool looking tool

@TomatenDK 2 года назад

Isnt this a waste of money if there are locks/keys with 6 or 7 pins ? Or can I still use this one for that ? I mean.... why not just get one that can handle 7 pins from the start ? It would also handle 6 and 5 pin locks, right ?

@Dropler8 5 лет назад

wounder if there is any for ASSA locks that would have been awsome :D

@cobybrown7885 5 лет назад

Great vid bill. I think i might end up buying this tool

@concerned_2023 5 лет назад

Triple the penelty if entry was made by picking a lock and you're not a currently licenced locksmith. In any case, locks and other asset hardening is for the opportunitist. Real crooks could care less about a lock especially if your front door has a little window next to it.

@CristiNeagu 5 лет назад

I think the point of that circular cutout is so you can put the handle in it so it doesn't flop about.

@_0x00 5 лет назад

I am another Lishi owner. The handle won't travel that far into the pick. If you take a look at the tip of the blade (key portion), there is a solid stop to prevent the more delicate pick from over-extending into the keyway. This protects the pick, which can be easily damaged if mistreated. Some Lishi models are prone to getting hung up on the slots cut into the blade if the pick gets even slightly bent.

@CristiNeagu 5 лет назад

@@_0x00 Fair enough. Thanks for the clarification. It looked like that would be the thinking behind it. Missed opportunity.

@_0x00 5 лет назад

I agree, it would be a great feature. Good idea!

@TheJttv 5 лет назад

No the point of the hole is for flex. Notice the slot going down the tensioner. They likely pry it apart a bit and clip it on the circle part.

@pete_lind 5 лет назад

If the hole would be for that , the pick tip would be way front of the key tip . That tensioning part should be a bit longer and the hole behind the company logo , then it could work .

@ianbritstone3717 5 лет назад

I met Mr Li, in Manchester England at a Locksmith show. However he couldn't get his interpreter into the UK. Even members of the local Chinese community couldn't understand his heavily accented language. However his picking techniques said a thousand words. In the UK there is absolutely no regulation on tools. However in Ireland, Locksmithing is completely regulated. Go figure.

@two_tier_gary_rumain 5 лет назад

Which part of China is he from? He might speak a regional dialect (although they're all supposed to be able to speak Mandarin now).

@lockboy422 4 года назад

Hi Ian do Lishi work on UK locks

@pugzi84 Месяц назад

I'm in the UK just bought one and it won't even go in the lock as the grooves don't match up ! Thought it would work on all locks

@无名氏-w9o 27 дней назад

@@pugzi84型号很多，针对不同锁有不同型号的，你购买的型号不对

@pugzi84 27 дней назад

@@无名氏-w9o how would i find that fits british locks then please

@caseylocke4474 5 лет назад

3:22 - Bill, when you said, "I think these things should probably be regulated," did you really mean that or were you engaging in hyperbole to make a point?

@Novers 5 лет назад

My guess would be that it's hyperbole

@RASAllusion 5 лет назад

Hey now, a serial number kept Bill from shooting Lawyer in the leg! Didn't it? @@Novers

@pete_lind 5 лет назад

Point was , buy better locks folks , some thing with new paracentric keyways

@caseylocke4474 5 лет назад

@@Novers I sure hope so.

@luiseduardocaro.florez9694 5 лет назад

Quiero una cómo ago

@andy-jac 5 лет назад

I got mine ordered. They had really strict Authorization to purchase standards for new accounts. I spilled my guts and it's shipping pronto. I can't wait for Schlage - It's supposed to be out soon.

@nrowlett 5 лет назад

I wasn't expecting it when I first heard, Lishi 2-in-1 pin tumbler picks coming out for; KW1, SC1, SC4 . Mixed emotions. Sounds practical on one hand, and on the other I just don't know. Able to pick and decode a lock without tearing it apart... But also, being able to pick and decode a lock... without breaking it down and tearing it apart. ---- It's neat, I will give it that. I'm actually surprised that it didn't come sooner. I kind of want a set in my bag, just because... They could be useful in the right circumstances.

@electronicsNmore 5 лет назад

That's a quality tool!

@calireviewer1322 5 лет назад

$120???? The car lishi tools are running about $30 average. I'll wait until the price drops drastically lol

@ianbritstone3717 5 лет назад

I use the 2 in 1 and 3 in 1 car picks every day, I make the mechanical keys once picked, then program the transponder/remote/smart after that. I recently make a key for a vehicle on the Airside of Manchester Airport..... Security there is amazing, beats Military, Prison etc. It took 2 hours to get through security, 15 mins to make a full remote key for the vehicle and 20 seconds to leave......

@kd5nrh 5 лет назад

Hope you overcharged them for every second of it.

@JoeBleaux69 8 дней назад

What’s a 3 in 1

@Tobias-nv3dx 5 лет назад

That thing really visualizes what is going on when you pick a lock (springy, binding, etc.) - would be nice for some of the other locks as well

@trainman071 3 года назад

just bought one i am getting into locksmithing thanks to you and lock picking lawer

@p2kart 5 лет назад

Id recommend you wipe off your finger prints before you give it away :P

@johnpenguin9188 5 лет назад

For a locksmith (or a cat-burglar) that thing would pay for itself in short order. Too bad it seems a bit flimsy, you’d need to baby it to get a long life out of it.

@stratsteveo106 5 лет назад

I wouldnt buy one. I'm trained to pick, decode and rekey locks for a reason, I'd rather do it the old fashion way.

@johnpenguin9188 5 лет назад

Stella the Locksmith someone with this tool wouldn’t need any training, just a case full of different tools for every lock they might encounter 😋

@monster91rs 5 лет назад

Then get a pry bar or a drill....

@9freesolo 4 года назад

Hi! Does the Lishi KW1 also work for a cheap Euro cylinder of the brand "Basi"?

@noahway13 3 года назад

BEWARE!! I got mine out the box for the first time. I pulled tensioner out to side like you are supposed to...like he does at 0:46. ( look at the small thing behind it you move to pick pins)It was cold in the garage, I had gloves on. The little slider, the part you manipulate, got pulled out with the tensioner and broke. No warning, no bending, just broke. It is built so flimsy that I didn't even feel it break. But it snapped in two pieces right where it comes out of the tunnel thing. Right in front numeral 2. (sorry about amateur terms) They don't have replacement parts for the M1 at time of this writing. So I'm just SOL...

@chuckbuckets1 5 лет назад

watching you use this lets you see ans understand whats going on so much better than watching spp . I do like watching spp though, just cant see what is happening with the pins like you can with this tool.

@007lock 5 лет назад

That’s just stupid easy Kwikset is gonna have fun if this becomes widely used

@rogersmith9808 5 лет назад

$120 until you find a Chinese source and then it's a month wait and $8.00 delivered!! 😁 lol

@two_tier_gary_rumain 5 лет назад

Nope. These tools are expensive on eBay. And they only have the ones for car locks. It's cheaper through the local distributors.

@itsmeneil7635 3 года назад

@@two_tier_gary_rumain they're on wish app for cheap probably pieces of rubbish tho

@two_tier_gary_rumain 3 года назад

@@itsmeneil7635 If they're cheap, then they must be rubbish.

@silverstrings5569 5 лет назад

I would like to have seen you actually decode and cut a key to fit it, just to see the process, and to see just how accurate the tool is.

@FrankFomby 5 лет назад

Great instructional! LiShi is Pronounced LEE-SHIrt. The SHI sound in shirt. SHI () is the same as saying "Mister" in English. Doesn't take away from the video, just wanted to let you know.

@JohnLeePettimoreIII 5 лет назад

I've been waiting for Lishi to get into the pin tumbler game. Looks like they're here now.

@taylorchapman7015 5 лет назад

Great tool. Makes cutting a key so simple

@Mr.Unacceptable 5 лет назад

I'd like to try this for myself to see if it can pick faster than just picking it. How long would it take you with a normal pick? Not sure yet if it's worth 120 bucks. If they are I can see them being regulated or banned. How they would stop the import I have no idea.

@andrewfaulkner4424 5 лет назад

Is it compatible with European pin tumbler locks?

@MelvinTheGrate 5 лет назад

That particular tool is for KW1, but any plain pin tumbler cylinder without a seriously convoluted keyway is equally vulnerable to a tool of that type. Getting rid of all of 'em isn't practical.

@danromo635 5 лет назад

I want this tool so I Registered to win it but if I don’t and you do, it would make a really nice gift to me for which I would be really grateful for...😑

@RASAllusion 5 лет назад

Straw Buyer (of picks), off to prison with you! Unlawful use of a weapon (against locks) even though you didn't actually use it on any lock but your own! Ouch.

@philipedwardcaddick4294 3 года назад

Would the kw1 work on Euro lock's

@philipedwardcaddick4294 5 дней назад

I just bought a lishi kw1 but I can't use it in any of the locks I have. Have I bought the wrong one as I live in the UK ? If I have then which one do I need to get ? Hope to hear from you soon

@GAMESTERVISION 2 года назад

Damn the key company charges 120 each??! Buy them straight from China on Amazon or wish and they are legit versions and are only 50 each. I got 4 for 110 and shipping. Kw1 kw5 sc1 and sc3. Came fast. Cut the middle man out. They must be marking them up 100 percent cuz they know they are got items and people want them now

@clintb2377 5 лет назад

Did the feedback feel like spool pins using the lishi, would it have been just as quick if you had not pinned it? It looked very smooth and comfortable to use

@aaronmckenna9242 5 лет назад

What if the locks right against the door on the left? Can you reverse them for left and right hand doors or do you have to buy a left and right hand?

@bosnianbill 5 лет назад

Same tool, just apply tension in the opposite direction. Just like picking.

@neotericrecreant 5 лет назад

audio was really good in this ep! good job man.

@two_tier_gary_rumain 5 лет назад

He fixed it a while back. But I watched some early vids of his recently and the feedback was bad in them. Funny how nobody noticed it until last year. Makes me think YT had done something to the sound in the stored vids.

@uncle_thulhu 11 месяцев назад

Oh, yeah, if you've got the right tool for the keyway, those things are like magic wands. They do also work on serrated pins, btw, you just have to be gentle but firm. The trick is, you need exactly the right model, and it's not always easy to know your keyway, and like you said, they're not exactly cheap. Plus they don't actually make then for every keyway yet. So far, I've bought an M1 (only fits Master No 3s), an AM5 (doesn't fit any of my locks), an SC1 (only fits my Sparrows cutaway locks - not an overly common keyway here) and a KW1 (fits one of my Lockwood Assa Abloys, but not the other, and my crappy, Chinese Disc padlock). Can keyways be different for the the same model of lock in different countries? I swear, most Master locks in Australia don't have Master keyways. The No. 3s do, but none of the solid body locks, including the 140. Still got no idea. LW4 or 5, maybe?

@TallifTallonbrook 5 лет назад

you got the same neck knife as I do

@ItsBoyRed 5 лет назад

Would love one for the Assa Ruko D12 / serie 1200

@thespiritof76.. 4 года назад

So it only woke on quick set. Seems that it could be Engineered in such a way to meet different building profiles possible... And if you can’t stay legal, you better be smart

@ocdtechtalk 5 лет назад

BB please make a video on house locks that actually work. Jeessh... you might as well leave your door open.

@darknature79 2 года назад

I just ordered the generic ss01 and 02 and thought they were for any straight and s curved lock but found out they're for Yale or schlage but they were about 20 each shipped and only difference i can tell isine don't have a picture of a Chinese guy on em and the arm going to the tip of the pick that pushes the tumblers isn't as thick. I got in one of of my keickset locks with one of mine and it wouldn't pick the keickset but it did push some tumblers no problem. I ordered the generic kw5 since you can use it on 4 and 5 pin locks and it was $31 shipped and should be here in a few weeks to try out.

@mr.s1961 Месяц назад

@3:44 your students paid for it? they should feel played because you could have gotten one for just $14.

@Ph4tT0ny 2 года назад

I really don't understand. Every video is like "oh this thing makes it so easy!". Every single kwikset I've used this on, either none of the pins are binding at all and are springy, or all the pins are completely locked up. So confused.

@anthony3604 2 года назад

I don't understand how are we supposed to know wich" keyway " is my lock I don't know if it is the right term . I mean i have a door how do i know if my lock is a KW or SS002 etc ... Thanks a lot for your videos you are amazing !

@Kusamedi2881 2 года назад

Wow that camera your using is AWESOME 👏 😎 Quality!!

@jdownj 5 лет назад

It shouldn’t be news to anyone watching this channel that Kwikset shouldn’t be the only thing protecting things you care about. However, if you spend stupid money on a residential door lock, a determined criminal will just go through the window. Where do you think the right spot is on the price to performance scale is for the average American home is?

@joshuahshelton 5 лет назад

I would love to have one for my fire department so we stop kicking down old lady's doors

@jeremiahkennedy1683 5 лет назад

Great review Bill. Might try making one myself.

@jessetownsley2857 5 лет назад

Bill you really need to get this off your page, you said it yourself ANYONE can use this tool. This tool is great for us legal guys but you just made a how to for any psycho or stalker out there. Huge fan but this may have been a bad move

@timorus8090 5 лет назад

Always beautiful work showing off the toys. Even "super"/stupid easy entries to kwiksets. I should acquire more fun stuff, especially since I'm trying to have more fun with friends who say, "Picking? You can get in faster by..." That gets to the fun of two people with no tools or those angle grinders or drills everyone seems to carry on them having a race to get in identical locks. But yeah, good review.

@TSAlpha2933 5 лет назад

Damn, time to change the locks (again)

@theenglandguy 5 лет назад

Regulated? How about companies make better locks, and the free market give more importance to quality security devices?

@johnmorgan1629 5 лет назад

From quick first impression, the only change that it needs is the pin height indicator numbering on the lock side. Reason being your fingers/hand obstruct present numbering in use.

@ptb2023 2 года назад

What picks can you use these on like latch euro cylinders etc is each 1 different as you can see I'm new to the game an looking for advise thank-you new sub scriber

@gkeyman565 5 лет назад

Great tool, so when he makes one for most locks, then nothing will be good, need to reinvent the home door lock

@trevethan82319841 2 года назад

I was thinking about ordering the lishi 120 peace pick kit if I get a stimulus check so I could make money picking vehicle locks at car dealerships if they lose the keys or what ever do you think it's worth it

@qicpic007 5 лет назад

Schlage is coming soon also

@shawn2295 5 лет назад

Awesome tool! I would love to have it in my tool kit

@ratatosk2515 5 лет назад

It is the evolution of locks. As with everything you got to keep up..

@masonitram1702 3 года назад

What decoder would I need for a master lock made by milwaukee wis lock No. 7 I know it's the same as a No. 3 but is smaller does that matter for the decoder?

@AThreeDogNight 5 лет назад

That is real nice to cut some keys. That's pretty impressive, now for the other locks.

@AdViCro 2 года назад

Hey Bill, where do I know which Lichi‘s are the correct one since there are many on he market? :)

@julabask 2 года назад

That isn't a smartkey lock. It has no smartkey rekey hole and they don't have screw holes on the side. All this is is picking a traditional kwikset lock which is very easy to do with any tool.

@jonhaze7537 2 года назад

Wanted one of these for a while, had mine for a week and it’s the biggest disappointment ever! Tried on 3 different Kwikset locks so far and it has failed to open a single one smh

@user-rw3qq2sr1z 5 лет назад

Cool tool . . . .$120 in the U.S., was it made in China ?? Chinese will have them on the market for less than half that price shortly . . ..

@ericjiang1045 2 года назад

i messed up when rekeying my kwikset smartkey, tried pick it myself and didn't get anywhere. ordered one of these, hope it'll do the trick for me.

@FactsMattersUSA 2 месяца назад

Wrong. Pull the spring all the way out before inserting and start with 1

@billbednarick 5 лет назад

A version for the M1 keyway would be a nice easy way to generate keys for masterlocks with no key. I see lots of them at fleamarkets and similar sales and many have no key.

@stonercentral7989 5 лет назад

Great video, you have the best lockpick videos on youtube. Great lighting, narration and setup.

@roysammons2445 5 лет назад

Nice picking tool. Looks delicate.

@KoolBreeze420 5 лет назад

Did I miss the decoding part?

@Ben7seven7 5 лет назад

That’s a really nice tool, and great demonstration!

@dutch_blades 5 лет назад

Expectations were low, but damn...

@blahblahtuesday1172 5 лет назад

This is the reason I have a pit bull. Scary

@BD90.. 5 лет назад

Another RU-vidr pointed out this is kinda pointless because kwikset is easy to pick already. This is a overly complicated way to beat easy lock.

@jdownj 5 лет назад

BlackDolphin90 it is, and it isn’t... the point is that this allows any random person to do without developing the “feel” or for that matter the instinct for which pin is where. Bill picked that lock in a minute... but a review of the video footage or a few seconds decoding after turning the core would allow you to come back next time with a perfect key... that’s not something you get from raking or SPP...

@BD90.. 5 лет назад

@@jdownj I suppose you can do that if you are a thief, but a locksmith can do the same thing without and would agree this is not necessary but a convenient tool. I bet even though this tool decides it does not take into account the fact that pins wear down and need replacing if a lock is used and can give a call reading. Personally I would have picks or a pick gun over this as there are far many more locks that can be opened and decoded without this. This tool does not take into the account the harder kwikset locks just standard ones. For a lazy thief this tool is perfect.

@jdownj 5 лет назад

BlackDolphin90 that’s the point that I’m making. If this is being made and sold as a commercial product, some group of people who would conduct an illegal entry have one like it already, whether that is criminals, a foreign spy agency or whatever. The fact that a product exists, and makes it comically easy to both get in, and decode the lock to get in repeatedly, means that the KW1 keyway is well and truly broken. To me, a hobbyist, the purpose it serves is illustration. To a good locksmith, a waste of money, OR a way to go send the apprentice on the easy residential calls, you decide...

@BD90.. 5 лет назад

@@jdownj I completely agree with you when you say that the KW1 is broken. There are lot of locks and designs that in my opinion are outdated and obsolete due to power tools like a grinder and effective picking tools wether it be rakes or guns. Some locks are just need to be discontinued as they don't offer real resistance and alot of kwikset locks are also made of shitty cast body's. I hate crappy locks and don't like lock makers who exploit the uneducated by seeling them outdated locks and fake security. Master lock is good at doing that....they make good locks but sell alot of shitty locks to maximize profits. Tough under fire from critism more like.

@steveanderson2770 5 лет назад

From a locksmiths prospective, the tool will be used to save time and produce a key without removing and breaking down the lock should the customer request that a current key for the lock be created.