What Makes Lishi 2-in-1 Tools So Revolutionary? They Show the "Set Bounce" Phenomenon. 

A bit on confusion on giveaways, do I need to re-enter every video or just once

Video game designers should start using these as their lock picking minigame

I was completely taken aback by just how simple a solution this pick is. I'm not an expert but definitely not a novice and this tool is just perfect for my needs. Especially when I'm trying to show my 13 yo son how it all works. Thanks for the vid, bro!

That was the best Lishi instructions on the net! Thank you! Until this video, I had no successes with a Lishi!

That animation helped so much with understanding what a set pin feels like

How this absolute genius has only 80k subs is mind blowing.

That is awesome, potentially the best basic training resource I've seen for lock picking. Awesome video mate, as always!

Lock picking makes much more sense to me now, thanks!

Really interesting, thanks for the extra details!

Awesome visualization indeed!)

Those could definitely be useful! Might be one of the biggest tools to hit the lock industry.

that's a good lecture,thanks for your time, I learnt a lot from this video

I just had what I can only describe as a "Sexual Reaction" to this video and immediately spent over 100 dollars about it. Thanks Olam.

Very cool bud thanks for the show great info as always count me in

Oooh any of these useful for UK style door locks? Yale etc? I need to up my spp experience and think this may be a useful education tool!

Hi there, can you please make a video on how to pick Euro Cylinder locks using a Lishi Tool? I dont know which tool to purchase for Euro Cylinder locks. Thank you very much :).

Blood for the blood god, skulls for the skull throne, carrots for the Sterling!

I do have some Schlage locks. Would be cool to have such a tool to experiment with to see how it it differs from using a hook and tensioner.

I would love to win that. They are out of stock on let's site. Hope this is how you sign up to win. I didn't pay attention enough at the end of all the videos to hear the proper way to enter to win. Thanks

brilliant

nice video! I would like to try this thing out! maybe I'll win 😂

Well spent money is better than Hell spent money. So I may as well guide some Red Team Alliance's way.

Is there a Lishi for corbin russwin keyways?

do they make lishi tools for lockwood?

Could these be made with one front end and changeable guides for different key makes?

Hey man...im a noobie lock picker that likes picking locks. Which models should i buy? Sc1 and 2 ? Stuff like gate locks and chain locks. Its like a puzzle for me

I feel like I just had a lockpicking 101 crash course and I love it

I'm just not dexterous enough to goof around with multiple tools, and this seems so convenient to learn with

Deviant: "Make sure you always bottom out."

When I saw LPL’s demo of the Lishi pick, that’s when a lot of “Nothing on five, a little click on four” all started to make much more sense to me. But your video, with diagrams showing what is going on inside the lock, that has really helped. Thank you very much!

Wow! That is really helpful to understand what pickers mean when they say binding and the like. Like you said, for educators it's powerful!

Saw the LPL's video and was fascinated but was skeptical because he's so quick. Thanks for the in depth explanation and demo for us novices. Makes much more sense.

I've always thought the Lishi tools are something Jim West would carry on "The Wild, Wild West". Not the movie, the TV series.

If you keep making, I'll keep watching. You've been amazing to follow this last 18 months or so, and my life is better for it.

If I wanted to buy the Lishi picks in the order of most common keyways first, could you rank all the various models (keyways) in the order that they exist out there? - (like for example, I would guess that KW1 and SC1 would be the first two most common that you run into in the field, but you are the expert) - please give us your popularity ranking!

I was just about to get some of these off eBay. I'll grab from you guys instead. :D

If I wanted to order a couple of these how do I know which ones to get? I live in Sweden. So lots of ASSA and. Ehm. Not sure. I’m new to picking.

I've come to LOVE my Lishi tools... I started off with the three basic late model domestic GM 10 cut, Ford 8 cut, Chrysler 8 cut.... I mostly do industrial, commercial and residential work, I'm not set up for duplicating transponder keys, don't really have room in the vehicle for the new (EXPENSIVE) equipment and there's two really great locksmiths in town who specialize in auto, so I just focus on the stuff I can unlock and decode, cut a new key on the old HPC1200, the specialists don't have to come out on a call that would take them away from more profitable work... Awesome, $300 bucks worth of tooling and blanks, and I've got a new revenue stream AND don't have to risk an inside the door, or long reach attack on a now, "technically classic" car or fleet vehicle. I was gonna skip the residential ones.... Most residential Schlage and all Kwikset pin tumblers, I can usually just rake, or rake and then finish SPPing, those I can't usually open with bumping or pick gun, and that's IF they can't just be bypassed... For, those that I just can't KIK cylinders are $5 a piece through my supplier, screw it, I'll eat that cost in the rare event it happens.... Industrial, I do hardly any picking or decoding... They're all stamped on the face, I have the code book and MK schedule... Look it up, make a new key, if it doesn't work, bad cylinder, drill it and replace... in 7 years it's happened TWICE. BUT I picked up the SC4 JUST for when there's new construction and the project manager on a site didn't bother to talk to the locksmith, and ordered their doors WITH hardware that's NOT the standard hardware the companies use... The company likes SC4 keyway Schlage grade 1 stuff, but Hagar, Yale, etc SC4 grade 2 stuff got installed for example, and OFTEN whoever installs the doors forgets to pass off keys.... There's nothing really BAD about that hardware, BUT, these sites don't WANT that stuff... they want what's spec for them so if need be their EHS folks know exactly how to kill it in an emergency without waiting on the locksmith to drive an hour and a half to them. Guess what happens to that installed but brand new Hagar, Yale, etc, hardware when I replace it to spec? YEP.... Free locks that I can sell to another customer (usually light commercial) who doesn't care about the brand or model, cheaper than new but still effectively brand new (with full disclosure or course, since it's not "new in box"... and I didn't have to pay a dime for them. I just swap out, decode them, make keys, and step three (or four in this case), profit... THEN I got to thinking about my residential calls where customer lost their keys, but because of the situation they really don't NEED a rekey.... They lost their housekey at the beach (which happens frequently around here) or they lost their housekey on vacation and there's nothing else to tie the key to their address, etc.... Now I pick, decode, cut a new key, Here's charge for my trip charge/pick, plus $5 for a decode and code cut.... I get off the call, and on to the next one, faster, customer saves money, everyone's happy.... THEN I found out you can decode the KW1 "Smart"key with a Lishi.... It's tricky, and not a 100% foolproof process (at least not for this fool, at least not yet) BUT considering that Kwikset still produces a FEW models where you can NOT remove the cylinder to reset it or swap it out (SHAME ON YOU KWIKSET, FOR THAT AND A LOT OF OTHER STUFF) which means if I have to kill it it means a WHOLE new lock for the customer, it's worth a bit of extra time to keep the customer happy because I saved them money. I mean I don't say it about a lot of products, there's LOADS of tools that are cool, but their expense and unitasker status, that a slightly more time consuming but already familiar process already covers, means they're not worth it... But for a working locksmith... those Lishi picks really are a total gamechanger, and with just a couple of situations like that, I MORE than made my money back on them after just a couple jobs.

"Pin 5 might be a little sticky there" You raise a question I've been wondering about for some time. I like the aerosol-suspension graphite lock lubricant (which seems pretty hard to locate these days) from people like Lock-Ease, just for keeping locks I use regularly working well and easily. What do you think about it for picking? Does it make it harder, or easier?

Great, another thing to throw my money at. Well, first I need to get the money to throw.

Gotta love free content and a chance at free tools 👍

First person who actually got this across to me. thanks.

Dev! I'd love the 5 pin Tool! Guys if you've not been to an RTA class GET YOUR BOSS TO AUTHORIZE THE BUDGET YOU WONT EVER BE THE SAME AFTER. I took Devs 5 day class in Orlando (ISACA) class in Feb of 18, then for the first time ever ate dinner with Dev and Bob at a Venezuelan joint after class wrapped the last day, had a great time.. Budgets have been tight the last 2 years, but I'll be joining another RTA class soon as possible.

Thank you all your content. especially for using doodlie do as part of your vernacular.

When you say 'LPL' you're referring to LOCK PICKING LEGEND' right? Cheers.

Signed up for the giveaway, and I can't afford your pay content (I am poor. What can I say?) but I DO try to promote you by sharing your content with friends frequently. I don't know whether to credit you or LPL (Probably both) for my recent interest in lock picking, but I have been having fun with it, and love the thrill of getting the lock to turn. After watching dozens of videos from each of you I got my first lock pick set a few months ago, and immediately cracked the 5-pin padlock I use when I go to the gym in under 30 seconds just with the head knowledge the two of you had given me with your videos. Keep up the great work.

Great content on your channel, especially over the past year. I really enjoy the variety of different subjects you talk about and demonstrate, each one interesting in it's own way. Like one of those fancy drinks you make me want to try out. Personally, my favorite topics you speak about are pentesting, lock picking, firearms, and I love the stories you share from past jobs or encounters you've had. Excellent stuff, keep it up. Also want to thank you for introducing me to sous vide. It's a game changer. 👍

Hey Deviant, This is so easy to see the decoded key to remake and all you need is just look at the tool on a recon run and cut your own keys to get entrance when on a physical security job!

DO, One question I have had with these is if an attacker uses a Lishi tool to attack a lock, the markings left on the pins are (I think), going to be very different than with a standard picking or raking attack. Have you looked at this and could someone tell if a lock has been decoded with such a tool?

I wonder how easy it is to use upside down, not everyone installs their locks upside down like americans😂Definitely a very handy tool though, and that tip on set pins being springy was very helpful.

Great explanation which is half the battle in understanding 🤔👍🏻 Yes please I like the lishi

The demo plus the animations are a winning combo!

Buy the SC4 and make a spacer for shorter SC1 keyways

Great demonstration 👍

I guess you could use a 6 pin Tool to pick a 5 pin lock, if you know how deep you have to insert it? So if you have a spacer in the correct thickness (which could even be 3D printed) and a 6 pin tool, you basically have two tools in one and save space and weigt. Would be a cool idea, maybe someone can quickly throw one together and put it on Thingiverse (or maybe Deviant can do it himself and put it on redteamtools).

Great video. I've got the SC1 and KW1 and absolutely love them .

You're a great teacher, informative and inspiring. The enthusiasm really comes across.

Hi there, can you please make a video on how to pick Euro Cylinder locks using a Lishi Tool? I dont know which tool to purchase for Euro Cylinder locks. Thank you very much :).

The Lishi M1/MS2 tool for picking Master Lock padlocks can open them fast but their pin position chart numbers are inaccurate. My local locksmith couldn't cut a correct key using the Lishi numbers I provided. I still need to impression a key to decode the lock. FAIL!

I might be able to keep better track of this than my keys. I’ve definitely picked my way into my dwelling more than once

Thanks for the great video. What does an "over-set" pin look like? Can that also be visualized with this tool?

PS I’m caring for my youngest son who has Leukemia but doing better than he has in a while. Home now. Thank The Lord. Hoping lock picking may be a fun hobby for him and imi to do together. He cant do much besides play video games. So glad i found your teaching videos! I entered your drawing, so we’re Keeping our fingers crossed! 😊

I want one for the Lockwood C4 keyway but I think the Schlage SC1 is compatible. Can anyone confirm this? I want to decode a bunch of old Lockwood padlocks.

Saw this pick...thing... on LPL or Locklab's video and didn't really think much of it... "Meh", I told myself, meh, it's a niche product. But now, with this video, seeing you demonstrate the bouncy nature of it, I believe I can see the value of it. I wouldn't mind one(or all) of those in my collection, I think that would be most useful indeed. Mind you, I'm a rank-amature scrub that does this for the fun of it, but we all need that one "superweapon" in our toolbelts, don't we?

If ya'll rely on this mumbo jumbo magic device ...how the hell are you going to pick a lock with 2 paperclips....did you think of THAT? 🤣

One thing I've noticed is lacking from many picking info is to figure out which way the cylinder should be tensioned... (Obviously the way it turns to unlock, BUT how do you find out if you don't know that particular type/brand?)

Hey Deviant, is there a Lishi tool that will work on an Abus Titalium 80TI/50? Those padlocks are easy to shim, but some are a real nightmare to pick. I would love to purchase a Lishi tool for those locks to train myself to be able to SPP the more difficult examples.

Great vid. How does this compare to the LockTech LTKSD or Brockhage bypass tool for KwikSet smartlocks? Is it faster or slower?

This is a great tool for locksport type picking, clean locks. In the locksmith field, it works okay at best. Once you get into cruddy, nasty, WD-40 overlubed, graphite doused keyways, this tool is just too delicate. They need to make an HD version for the "rode hard and put away wet locks". I just like it for the convenience of having a tension wrench and pick all in one. I don't care ab out decoding, I just need to spin the core to gain access, or remove the handle so I can shim, gut and re-key. I realize that it's not all about my selfish personal needs, but it would be awesome. Like my future predecessor is teaching me, it's all about making customers happy and the quicker you can gain access and be on your way, the happier they are.

Hmmmm... This tool is made in China... Every lock is theoretically broken now.

Amazing

So can you use sc4, kw5 on 5pin locks? Also, any thoughts the leshi knockoff, called "genuine leshi" in comparison with the original leshi? Thanks for the great video

I received my Lishi SC1 yesterday and after watching your video, I was able to 'feel' and 'see' what the pins were telling me. I was able to successfully open my dead bolt and door knob locks :) Couldn't have done it so easily without this video!! Thanks so much!!

Love your teaching videos. I did buy the Lishi, which i l love. Trying to get into a closet door in my house where the keys got licked accidentally. Still unsuccessfully trying the Lishi. I also decided that itd be a fun thing to learn so i bought a beginner practice kit. Any suggestions to help me get my closet door opened quickly so i can move on to funner practice?! It has a lever handle thats facing the floor. Ty😂

Long time listener, first time caller. Uh, Marco is a mailbox head. Sign me up, please. *waits for fig nuts or howling mad Murphy*

I like how the header of your website follows you down the entire site like a popup ad covering 1/3 of the page constantly, great UX design

I was having issues getting the technique of using the lishi. This excellent tutorial has me popping every lock on my property!!!

Any Lishi model for older Volvo 240? Late 80's, Early 90's?

I bought the KW5 and the SC4 and have figured out how to use them in the 5 pin locks. I'm cheap. Didn't want to buy any more of these than I had to. I figured I'd need to make a collar or something but it turns out that the part where the key blade gets wide but will insert in the 6 pin lock, will act as a stop for the 5 pin and you just ignore the end position on the scale.

I like to think I could keep my cool and not freak out if I ran into you in public, but I'd sure as hell buy you all the beers. Have to fangirl when nobody is looking. The internet is an.. amazing.. place. There are more than a few toxic people BUT there is also a plethora of the absolute best communities.

And this is not a marketing video. U must be joking. Of course it is.

Imo the lishi tool is one of the most valuable innovations in the lock world to ever be released. For the auto locksmith in particular they're worth their weight in Benjamins 😏 Makes "all keys lost" situations a 15 minute job.

Learned more in this video about how locks work and lock picking than all previous videos combined. Would love to see a video like this but with security pins. Revolutionary tool!

The fog clears a bit more. Did not understand the significance of the minor bounce. Thank you for explaining it this way. The graphic was great.

so....if the lock is installed the other way....so that putting tension from the left like this is not possible (basically every lock on my house) is this tool useless? This tool seems to assume the lock is always installed such that the tension lever can fan out to the left......at my house, with 5 exterior doors, the door frame would be in the way of this tool every time.

These tools look like they are great for beginners, but which one(s) should I start with, first? Also, what constitutes a "complete" set of tools? Thanks for the content.

You did a great job explaining. I watched the lock picking lawyers video when it came out and i didn't really understand it.

Awesome video. Between demostrating the bounce and the animation showing where that bounce us comjng from on a set pin, it clearly demonstrated something not intuitive. Thanks!

Looks fascinating. And if I had more patience, I'd stop using nitroglycerin and try it.

This was a fantastic video with enough depth for anyone to start using one of these. Nice!

I have never picked a lock but I am so hooked on your content.

Love it. … Yes, probably the best plain English explanation. As always; stay safe, and of course stay awesome!

Very useful tool, I’m in for the 5 pin lishi give away tanks , good luck to everyone

These are JUNK, better to use a lock pit kit. Don't waste you money..

Would a spacer ring make the 6 pin tool usable in a 5 pin lock. (Cheapskate here.)

Great video - and yet another pronunciation of Schlage to add to the list.

I really need to learn this single pin picking method. I understand how it works but the feedback is hard for me to get.

sick

Awesome vid. Now excuse me while I run to my toolbox, dust off my old picks and go back to feel some pins again now.

Hi, I know absolutely nothing about this. How would you know if a lock is six pin or five, looking at it cold so to speak.