(picking 509) Lockwood 40mm brass padlock picked out-of-the-package - great lock / great fun 

Thanks a lot for your nice comment.

Thank you.

Thank you buddy :-)

Yes, the little Lockwood is a great lock for it's price. Thanks for watching.

Haha, thank you - these are easy after a couple of times picking them.

Thanks buddy :-)

Yes, would be nice to get them here as well. But you more likely get a Master ;-)

Even though you can't get them outside of Aus there are Aussie's in the community that want international locks 😊🍻🔓😉

Thank you.

Thank you - I most of the time also forget to ask, but this time I was lucky to recall it early enough before he took off.

Thank you - I really like the Lockwood locks - nicely made and a fun pick.

No idea about the pricing - guess I was just lucky this time :-)

Yes, very nice - Master is way below the Lockwood but more expensive.

Yes, I also thought to have to fight with tapered pins - probably I'll find them in the 334B45 which is still in it's package ;-)

@@Potti314 lockwoods don't use tapered pins anymore, just deep and shallow spools.

Lockwoods are probably not the best locks in the world but they appear very well made and not too expensive. But Master Lock company has a very good marketing and can sell bad locks for good money.

Potti314 You nailed it buddy. 😸

You can buy Lockwood padlocks on eBay. Not sure how many of the Australian sellers will ship overseas but postage is very low compared to vice versa (I found something on eBay the other day that was from the US and priced at less that $10. But shipping was over $70!!! Not sure why they insist on only offering express delivery with FedEx or whatever when I know that USPS is a lot cheaper. That must really be killing their international business).

Very true - for them only size seems to matter ;-)

Er, your receipt was from Australia where the Lockwood is locally produced but the Master lock is imported. Of course it would be more expensive. I just found someone on eBay in Sydney selling a larger Master padlock for over $100 AUD where the same model can be had from the US for far less.

Gary Rumain everything here is expensive.😣

I know but he would have paid the GST too. Unless you have an ABN or buy from overseas.

Well, yours might have a more challenging bitting... Lockwoods have shallow spools, so try not to overset them when setting them (lighter tension and less pick fore in the process of counter rotation). Try a deeper hock, as you might overset pins before setting shorter keypins in the back. Try a different picking order: back to front versus front to back. When picking, you can cheat by shaking the lock and listen to the free bouncing key pins. If the you hear less pins at some time, you're in an overset state. Maybe clamp it in a vice for training of a more precise picking. Check the bitting in advance before starting your picking session and try to match the pin height with what you feel. Some arbitrary tips - hope it help :-) Cheers and happy picking.

@@Potti314 thanks for the helpful reply. Will keep trying and let you know how i go. Thanks again.

I believe Master Locks makes really good money with their locks when you consider der price versus quality. That seems to be their business model, including an aggressive marketing.

Cheers :-)