@@mwkoskamp1 ya know, that's something I've been wondering. How much practice does he get with these locks? We've seen him open fan sent locks, and it appears to us that he is working with them for the first time.
Actually tho that'd be pretty neat. BUt i think the reason why he doesn't is because people are always learning new things and he'd have up update old locks (and he does thousands of them) when a new better method of picking was found or whatever.
@@whydidyoutubeaddthis well then he needs to make it a date based system, like rating from 1 through 10 with two digits behind it for the year. (and if he really would like to go the extra mile add a table to explain what exploits or picking skills came out each year so people could look it up if certain locks where rated before a new vulnerability was found)
@wkruit1 there is now also the ix twinstar with two moving elements in the key but the most secure yet is the diamant from Dom. You can't drill these locks open and picking should be really hard on them
The lock mechanism itself is great. It's not snap proof though. Look at the midsection. That won't support a man's weight and there are no anti snap break off sections. You don't need any skill to break that lock in the real world, just good pliers and a bit of muscle/body weight.
I also doubt it would be as easy to pick, if the lock isn't oriented upside-down. You'd need an extra hand to hold the tension wrench or you risk damaging the lock. In that case it might remain locked permanently.
DOM used to be able to supply this lock with 3 types of keys. 1 full key (left and right - masterkey) 1 left key 1 right key The person with only the left key, needed the person with the right key to make a full key and open the lock. I think we have one in the shop somewhere if anybody’s interested
I appreciate the fact you covered and commended their simple rekeying feature with the extra keys, I feel like that's really quite important to consider for a lock like this
Am I the only one that loses faith in some of these locks after watching him or others just tear through them? Taking 2-4 minutes to manually pick a high security lock is quite intimidating.
Sam Carlson, often, but not always, he remembers to remind people that he's a _professional_ with many years' experience. I'm a hobbyist, and this lock frankly scares me shitless. Street hoodlums and general thieves and thugs would be left with only the option of destructive entry. In short, the locks are far from bad, LockPicking Lawyer is just really, _reeeeally_ damn good.
Every lock is pickable with a few exceptions. This guy can pretty much get through anything and that most criminals would not invest that much time learning.
most locks are not meant to keep people out, they are meant to delay them or make it not worth the time or effort and now it seems so intimidating that they wont even try. Not to mention with a lot of the locks shown, LockPicking Lawyer has practised picking them before filming to do the research needed to make the video so has a good idea where the sweet spots are
So far, Bowley. It took him a good while to do the Mul-T-Lock MT5+ and Abloy have good luck getting any Protec2 videos taken down. If anyone has a different answer I'd be really interested to hear. My new house is getting Bowley locks on all the conventional entry doors.
When you wake up in the middle of a night. "One is bindin', got a click there, got a click out of two, little something out of three, four is loose and five is loose."
Soon as I hear that , they will hear the racking sound of a certain device that passes out Darwin Awards , it's simple play stupid games win stupid prizes !
You know, I would have never thought I'd watch 20+ videos on picking locks but these videos are fantastic. It calms my mind from running. I subbed a few days ago and I haven't found a single video of yours that wasn't interesting, your calm demeanor is great and the videos don't drag on before they get interesting.
" I, Aku, the shape shifting master of darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil. But a foolish samurai warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me"
Until I started watching your channel I wasn't nearly as interested in lock smithing or picking. Now I'm seriously considering taking up and learning such a valuable trade. Great job and well done 👍
I would say I'll just tie a rottweiler to my bicycle outside the store.... Lock picking Lawyer, click out of one, two is loose another biscuit for my new puppy Lucifer and a click on 3......
Think you'd ever be able to tour some lock manufacturers to see how something like that crazy keyway is cut? As a machinist I'm pretty interested to see how thats even done.
@@frutt5k EDM is a very slow process, I'd be shocked (eheheh) if they edm'd out every single core. Its more likely a specialized broaching operation I'm just having trouble imagining it.
I also used to be a machinist and love looking at tool marks to figure this stuff out. I don't think there's anything exotic about this one though, it's really just 2 normal keyways side by side. I'm fairly sure most keyways are broached, but I haven't seen it done. For the non-machinists here, broaching is a process where you would make a starter hole and then push or pull a long skinny tool through with teeth on it that progressively cut the shape. Each tooth gets closer to the final shape until the last tooth finishes it. Wire EDM could certainly make some wild keyways in exotic materials, but I'm not aware of it being done. It's extremely slow and expensive. It would be a top choice to make a one-off challenge lock though.
I've been subscribed and watching your videos for a while now, and I have to say that you sir, are truly a master of your craft! I'm new to lock picking myself, and your vids amaze me almost every time. Keep picking, and teaching!
Mad skills man. I also like the previously suggested idea of you coming up with some sort of 1-10 rating scale on lock quality with categories like build quality, pick defense, brute force defense, price points and so forth. I watch most of your videos not so much from a locksmith point of view but on engineering and construction. I am wondering with all your success on picking how you might rate any particular design so someone like me would get a better understanding on how this industry is evolving and what designs are really better. Thank you sir.
Very nice and strange lock! Great picking LPLAWYER! I really enjoy these videos that showcase the strange keyways and actually picking them! I just got my first smiley keyway padlock and I am going to have to go through and search for the best way to tention it.
We used these types of locks 30 years ago on construction trailers. We had one locksmith who could re-key and make keys. He was the only one in the county who could work on these locks.
thanks for the video.... It did not seam like the "right" side did much. looked to me like most of the picking was on the left side pins. am i right? seems like the biggest feature is the shape. (Kind of hard to get a bump key)............Also it seems to me that i can pick a lock when i an sitting at my desk, but when its on my door it is hit and miss if i can pick it or not. ..........by the way could you show us what to do if we break a pick in a lock?
Next month release: Systemd will now handle key storage as well as your home's doors and car ignition. All of this can be managed by the handy lockctl command. Every access attempt will be registered into your binary log files.
I’m just getting into it , got my first cheap pick set coming . I have picked a couple cheap small locks with semi decent consistency. Stuck on a 60 MM padlock from ace. I’ll prolly do better with an actual tension bar and pick Using a wiper blade
Do you have a video explaining the difference and features of the different kinds of pins and drill protections and any other ways locks prevent people from opening besides using the key?
Since this is a German lock, I have to tell you, that you have put it upside down. It is weird at first if you see people using keys upside down. Would that actually make it harder at first to pick the lock when it is turned 180° to what you are used to? Does anyone know the reason why Europe and the USA put in locks in opposite directions?
The springs should be enough to make the process of picking or using the key the same when flipped. I'm not sure about a reason Europe would be different, but I've been taught to mount locks with the pins up, in order to keep potential debris (including scrapings from the key) out of the pins, along with dust and residue from weather. This would be moot with keyways that don't have vertical pins.
They don´t. They simply don´t care that much about the direction. If u move to a new home, u may have a lock that´s put the other way around, it has happened to me many times. And about using the key upside-down, well, they also don´t, they simply use the key the way it matches and opens the door (after using a new lock once, u get used to it for the next million of times). None is confused by an "upside--down"-lock. For a lockpicker, on the other side, I guess it makes a difference, I think most people are more comfortable picking downwards. ...
Always something interesting- I noticed side indents on my Abus 83plugs - are these there for the same reason you think(construction key - I can't remember if the 83 indent lines up with a Bible chamber, and you can't rotate far because of the detent so maybe not)? On another note though, if you had to actually pull the driver pins, wouldn't that mean that the tolerance is too tight, and the key pins corresponding to those drivers would be free and not need to be picked? (ie have they shot themselves in the foot by being too precise?)
When I was stationed in England, the dorms all had those DOM dimple locks you showed briefly. The day I arrived on station the dorm manager game me my key and said 'don't lose this key or it''ll cost ya over $200 dollars get another and is a pain in the ass to get done'. No one I knew ever lost their DOM key =)
Just a question because im curiouse, those Dorms? Are they single persons Dorms or for multiple Person? Because i think about it a bit cause LPL mention each new key make's all other key's obsolete! Which means, if those dorms are for more people than, lets say 3 person, the price is freaking high.
@@nachtelfirokese88 Initially they were for 2 people, then the war happened and had cleared out half of us .Command realized the rooms were for a single people during that period, so I came back to a single room for the remaining 6 months of station. The service tended to do things the most expensive way but to be honest, those custom aluminum arming wire pliers that prolly cost far too much to craft were god sent.
With construction keyed cylinders, does picking present a risk of disabling the lock? Since it's highly unlikely when picking to get all the wafers (or ball bearings) above or below the sheer line, you could make it so neither the original or new key worked?
Nice lock, nice job! I watched your video on tension, and I watch you tension each lock, it seems very strong. I bend and break pics when I try and pick like you do with more tension. Is there something I'm getting wrong?
Glad I retired from my Locksmith business five years ago! The amount of gear you need to support the plethora of different locks would mean a bigger shop!
Wow. Now that's an ancient registration card! It's at least 28 years old, because it still has a four-digit postal code printed on it. Moreover, DOM belonged to Emhart only from 1982 to 1988. Since "Emhart" looks like a small sticker, the card is probably almost 40 years old. Where did you get it?
Mr Locking picking lawyer. Thanks for sharing your insights, your expertise is much appreciated. I've just recently watched your seminar/conference video and like what you are doing. Because of you I have taken up lock picking too, just to see how easy it would be for a novice to open locks. Also, using your videos to make sure any lock that I buy, is a secure one. So thank you. As for some of videos, I've noticed you have put the lock upside down in your vise, which isn't the normal procedure of opening the lock. I wanted to try and open my front door lock, it didn't work. I then went on to watch some of your videos like this one to learn any tips and tricks, but the lock is upside down. Would it be possible to remake these videos so its easier to understand what is going on? I've also heard you speak about the pins being different with different carvings, what is the purpose of this? Why would that make a lock better or worse? I'm also trying to make a difference and want community driven public education on all matters. Check my about page for more info. I appreciate your time and thanks again for sharing. Mike, from England
I am relative new to your videos and picking. I see that you often pick the locks upside down. Is it harder to pick if the lock is in the correct postion? So if the pins are down?
I was wondering if you would ever get to the system D. Was that Drill protection ceramic? it looked to be a different color then the metal surrounding it.
So just wondering here; Once the ball-bearings are seated in the dimples on the side of the tumbler, Does that mean the lock can No longer be Set/reset for different keys??? To elaborate better, Can this lock be set to a new key multiple times?
I've got a question. During a pick on this lock, what is the likelihood of over setting pins 1 or 3 and inadvertently re keying the lock to a non existent key?
The chainstore TK Maxx in the UK has all their roller shutter keyswitches retrofitted with these cylinders in place of the original GEBA, as all keyswitches are internally sited and nearly all shutters covering windows, often wondered why they bother improving the security of the switches and add the difficulty of sourcing/replacing restricted keys when most other stores have push buttons or rocker switches tucked away nicely out of sight and public access.
I wish you'd use one of those mics that pick up the sounds of acoustic guitars on the locks. That way we could hear all the clicks that you're sensing. 😁
Unless the pins are stronger than the cylinder and housing, that keyway seems like it makes forcing the lock _easier_ rather than harder; you can put in a much beefier bar to try to twist the cylinder.
The teardrop design is pretty smart. It allows them to have a single set of slanted key pins and drivers. If you took a pin from one aide and installed it in the other side, because the receiving teardrops are orientated, the pins will always be oriented correctly, side inspecific.
Funny fun fact, ford did this with their over head cam 4.0 v6. They made 1 head for the engine that fits on left or right side. On one side the chain is in the front, on the other side the chain is in the back. Same with your pins tear drop design. 1 pin design works in both sides.
The C-clip is usually fine to be used again after being removed. If you think about it like a paper clip, lots of use will wear it out, but locks are not frequently dismantled, so it’s generally fine. As for reassembly, more complicated locks will be harder to put back together. Most normal locks that people use are quick and easy to put back together. For a simple rekeying where you still have the old key, it’s just a matter of replacing the key pins; the driver pins stay inside the bible thanks to the follower.
If the resetting pins are always in the front two left hand pins of the lock then even after the new keys have been activated couldn't the old keys be modified to work at least once? I was thinking of a couple of blobs of araldite and a bit of filing. In other words after activating the new keys the old key(s) should be accounted for and destroyed.
I can't find it online, but how do they drill/remove material from the lock barrel to fit the pins in? Is it forged with the spaces inside already? Is it a tiny drill? Every video I watched on the manufacturing of locks skips over this part. Such deep holes must be a nightmare to facilitate?
Would there be anything to stop someone from simply buying a rekeying kit after spotting this lock somewhere or do you need to purchase the lock first?
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3:08 starts picking
5:11 gets it open
Must be a good lock if LPL takes over 2 minutes to pick it !!!
It’s crazy cuz he essentially picked two locks in the same cylinder and still flys through it !!
@@antonemartinez5239 such a french waste of money to develop this shit
@@arthurheidt6373 DOM is german
Think he had a lot of off screen practice before making this movie.
@@mwkoskamp1 ya know, that's something I've been wondering. How much practice does he get with these locks?
We've seen him open fan sent locks, and it appears to us that he is working with them for the first time.
ill just carry a welding kit and an angle grinder on my keychain and weld my bike to lamp posts
Lol😂
This guy will still find a way to pick your weld.
Oh boy that gave me a laugh😂😂
MECHANICAL ATTACK
Lol
This dude could pick open a welded shut steel box. I’m speechless.
Wtf is you profile pic?
You are new here, right?
@@UTUBESUCK666 this comment is from a year ago lol
Would he be able to open the Fnaf mystery box?
@@UTUBESUCK666 another year boi
Dude you really need your own pick proof rating system going :D
Actually tho that'd be pretty neat. BUt i think the reason why he doesn't is because people are always learning new things and he'd have up update old locks (and he does thousands of them) when a new better method of picking was found or whatever.
@@whydidyoutubeaddthis well then he needs to make it a date based system, like rating from 1 through 10 with two digits behind it for the year. (and if he really would like to go the extra mile add a table to explain what exploits or picking skills came out each year so people could look it up if certain locks where rated before a new vulnerability was found)
His rating system should be based on how long it takes him to pick it.
For eg. this is a 10 seconds rank lock, 20 seconds rank lock and so on
@@whydidyoutubeaddthis you could get around that by making the rating system non-bounded
@@ajv7038 There are 3 factors really: Time required, skill required, and tools required. A meaningful rating would need to combine those factors.
I think most would-be-thieves would just glance at the lock and give up, not knowing where to even begin.
@wkruit1 ..... Who will just enter through a window at a second floor...😎
A chain is as weak as it's weakest link.
@wkruit1 there is now also the ix twinstar with two moving elements in the key but the most secure yet is the diamant from Dom. You can't drill these locks open and picking should be really hard on them
The lock mechanism itself is great. It's not snap proof though. Look at the midsection. That won't support a man's weight and there are no anti snap break off sections. You don't need any skill to break that lock in the real world, just good pliers and a bit of muscle/body weight.
Unfortunately most burglars used forced entry randall keys useless.
I also doubt it would be as easy to pick, if the lock isn't oriented upside-down. You'd need an extra hand to hold the tension wrench or you risk damaging the lock. In that case it might remain locked permanently.
DOM used to be able to supply this lock with 3 types of keys.
1 full key (left and right - masterkey)
1 left key
1 right key
The person with only the left key, needed the person with the right key to make a full key and open the lock.
I think we have one in the shop somewhere if anybody’s interested
Why not just have two locks on the same chain? Or on a door, two bolts?
Yea I'd be potentially interested
That's a very fascinating idea where the lock re-keys its self with the construction key and the steel balls. Thanks for sharing this with us!
I appreciate the fact you covered and commended their simple rekeying feature with the extra keys, I feel like that's really quite important to consider for a lock like this
I imagine Dom eating ice-cream and crying while watching this video 😂
Am I the only one that loses faith in some of these locks after watching him or others just tear through them? Taking 2-4 minutes to manually pick a high security lock is quite intimidating.
Sam Carlson, often, but not always, he remembers to remind people that he's a _professional_ with many years' experience. I'm a hobbyist, and this lock frankly scares me shitless. Street hoodlums and general thieves and thugs would be left with only the option of destructive entry.
In short, the locks are far from bad, LockPicking Lawyer is just really, _reeeeally_ damn good.
Every lock is pickable with a few exceptions. This guy can pretty much get through anything and that most criminals would not invest that much time learning.
most locks are not meant to keep people out, they are meant to delay them or make it not worth the time or effort and now it seems so intimidating that they wont even try.
Not to mention with a lot of the locks shown, LockPicking Lawyer has practised picking them before filming to do the research needed to make the video so has a good idea where the sweet spots are
is there any lock he couldn't open
So far, Bowley. It took him a good while to do the Mul-T-Lock MT5+ and Abloy have good luck getting any Protec2 videos taken down. If anyone has a different answer I'd be really interested to hear. My new house is getting Bowley locks on all the conventional entry doors.
Nothing more menacing-looking than a keyway with devil horns. ;)
🐮
More like system Tenacious D
@@st4rlightr4v3n4 hehe
The Dom lock: what all Subs fear
crave*
lol
When you wake up in the middle of a night.
"One is bindin', got a click there, got a click out of two, little something out of three, four is loose and five is loose."
Soon as I hear that , they will hear the racking sound of a certain device that passes out Darwin Awards , it's simple play stupid games win stupid prizes !
Walter Baker you do realize LPL has his own share of guns right?
@@THEZWARRIORWAR , even LPL can't pick a lock and fire a gun at the same time.
@@LeifNelandDk are you sure about that?
@@lemting2264, well, I'm not going to put it on the test.
Talking about "System D" it's also feels like about some Linux has initial system that have complex but can get breach. 😆
Your commentary is why I keep coming back. Keep the videos coming!
You know, I would have never thought I'd watch 20+ videos on picking locks but these videos are fantastic. It calms my mind from running. I subbed a few days ago and I haven't found a single video of yours that wasn't interesting, your calm demeanor is great and the videos don't drag on before they get interesting.
Great lock and explanation of the ball baring mechanism :-)
that was a solid 2 minute pick from LPL. better than anything masterlock has thrown his way. lol
Now my doubt about the construction keys is solved. THANK YOU SIR!
" I, Aku, the shape shifting master of darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil. But a foolish samurai warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me"
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I love this lock. its been my favorite lock for forever now. They are hard to find. great video bro.
Until I started watching your channel I wasn't nearly as interested in lock smithing or picking. Now I'm seriously considering taking up and learning such a valuable trade.
Great job and well done 👍
I would say I'll just tie a rottweiler to my bicycle outside the store.... Lock picking Lawyer, click out of one, two is loose another biscuit for my new puppy Lucifer and a click on 3......
Think you'd ever be able to tour some lock manufacturers to see how something like that crazy keyway is cut? As a machinist I'm pretty interested to see how thats even done.
I guess they use this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_discharge_machining
@@frutt5k EDM is a very slow process, I'd be shocked (eheheh) if they edm'd out every single core. Its more likely a specialized broaching operation I'm just having trouble imagining it.
@@Max_Marz That leaves only one method: an extruded 'blank' in which the pinholes are drilled
@@frutt5k "Only one method"?!?!?!
There is no such thing in manufacturing young grasshopper.
I also used to be a machinist and love looking at tool marks to figure this stuff out. I don't think there's anything exotic about this one though, it's really just 2 normal keyways side by side. I'm fairly sure most keyways are broached, but I haven't seen it done. For the non-machinists here, broaching is a process where you would make a starter hole and then push or pull a long skinny tool through with teeth on it that progressively cut the shape. Each tooth gets closer to the final shape until the last tooth finishes it.
Wire EDM could certainly make some wild keyways in exotic materials, but I'm not aware of it being done. It's extremely slow and expensive. It would be a top choice to make a one-off challenge lock though.
You can make it as difficult to pick as you like, but drill prevention is paramount
That's a beautiful lock. Well made. Not sure I'm ready for something of this caliber yet, But I'd love to get my picks in one some day. Well done LPL.
I've been subscribed and watching your videos for a while now, and I have to say that you sir, are truly a master of your craft! I'm new to lock picking myself, and your vids amaze me almost every time. Keep picking, and teaching!
Watching you pick all these locks never gets old. You kinda make it seem easy, But it's probably harder than flying a plane with no wings.
Great video again, I have been wanting to see the internals of these for awhile and haven't had the balls to take mine apart. Well done LPL!
commentors: omg that's a devil!!
me: that's a cow
Hell Bovine from Diablo 2?
Me: it's a spider!
@@TheAuron32 that's the secret cow level lock.
@@thatguybrody4819 Moo? moo.
@@TheAuron32 moomoo moo
I enjoy your great narration, voice and English ...
What a really nice. Lock, definitely looks like a fun pick.
Great work as always.
Wow Dom build the good stuff! And you did a superjob on this fine Lock!👍 The core and the pins remind me of the IX10.☺ Greetings from Germany
Mad skills man. I also like the previously suggested idea of you coming up with some sort of 1-10 rating scale on lock quality with categories like build quality, pick defense, brute force defense, price points and so forth. I watch most of your videos not so much from a locksmith point of view but on engineering and construction. I am wondering with all your success on picking how you might rate any particular design so someone like me would get a better understanding on how this industry is evolving and what designs are really better. Thank you sir.
Very nice and strange lock! Great picking LPLAWYER! I really enjoy these videos that showcase the strange keyways and actually picking them! I just got my first smiley keyway padlock and I am going to have to go through and search for the best way to tention it.
What !? A video over 13 minutes? I'll buy this lock without seeing the video! This must be some kind of record. 😃
Calm your horses, most of it is disassembly and explaination of how it works. He opened the lock in under 3 minutes.
@@IronShadow93
Thats a very good lock then!
Most of them he opens under 30 seconds
Another rather unique appearing lock overcome by this guy, who made short work of it again. Very impressive.
Great job picking brother as always, what crazy lock. Love that crazy keyway also,thanks for the review!
A very interesting lock, thanks for the video. 👍👍
Great SEO on this video title! It'll attract a ton of people who are looking for the Behringer Model D EUROrack synthesizer. 🙃
love the lock!love the key!very nice video.
That keyway is EVIL looking! 😈
looks like Bull horns to me.. is that the new evil? its hard to keep up these days
Logic Bob
Or just WILD lookin’! 🐮
A Devil's Keyway ;)
sos your mothers twat
Just stick it in a bag of cocaine
We used these types of locks 30 years ago on construction trailers. We had one locksmith who could re-key and make keys. He was the only one in the county who could work on these locks.
thanks for the video.... It did not seam like the "right" side did much. looked to me like most of the picking was on the left side pins. am i right? seems like the biggest feature is the shape. (Kind of hard to get a bump key)............Also it seems to me that i can pick a lock when i an sitting at my desk, but when its on my door it is hit and miss if i can pick it or not. ..........by the way could you show us what to do if we break a pick in a lock?
Wow, that's a cool lock - thank for showing.
I've seen this on some old cigarette vending machine and thought it was a pretty high security lock. Nice work!
What will systemd swallow up next!
Next month release: Systemd will now handle key storage as well as your home's doors and car ignition. All of this can be managed by the handy lockctl command. Every access attempt will be registered into your binary log files.
Found the Linux user
Poettering strikes again...
I was looking for this comment.
sudo systemctl start openlock.service
I was just thinking about a design like this! That’s nuts how good the algorithm is to literally read my mind.
Manufacturer: Dom "System D" Euro Profile Cylinder!
LockPickingLawyer: a piece of cake.
Showing before n after inserting the key before taking the cylinder apart will be a great help in your explanation.
That ball bearing key change is so damn smart. I love it.
so i'm a linuxoid and i thought so many things until i read channel name
Thank you for making videos about locks
I’m just getting into it , got my first cheap pick set coming . I have picked a couple cheap small locks with semi decent consistency. Stuck on a 60 MM padlock from ace. I’ll prolly do better with an actual tension bar and pick Using a wiper blade
Do you have a video explaining the difference and features of the different kinds of pins and drill protections and any other ways locks prevent people from opening besides using the key?
That rekeying mechanism is such an elegant solution.
Since this is a German lock, I have to tell you, that you have put it upside down. It is weird at first if you see people using keys upside down. Would that actually make it harder at first to pick the lock when it is turned 180° to what you are used to?
Does anyone know the reason why Europe and the USA put in locks in opposite directions?
The springs should be enough to make the process of picking or using the key the same when flipped. I'm not sure about a reason Europe would be different, but I've been taught to mount locks with the pins up, in order to keep potential debris (including scrapings from the key) out of the pins, along with dust and residue from weather. This would be moot with keyways that don't have vertical pins.
They don´t. They simply don´t care that much about the direction. If u move to a new home, u may have a lock that´s put the other way around, it has happened to me many times. And about using the key upside-down, well, they also don´t, they simply use the key the way it matches and opens the door (after using a new lock once, u get used to it for the next million of times). None is confused by an "upside--down"-lock. For a lockpicker, on the other side, I guess it makes a difference, I think most people are more comfortable picking downwards. ...
There are ugly tool marks on the face of the core, above the keyway. Do they come like that or was something ground off?
Always something interesting- I noticed side indents on my Abus 83plugs - are these there for the same reason you think(construction key - I can't remember if the 83 indent lines up with a Bible chamber, and you can't rotate far because of the detent so maybe not)?
On another note though, if you had to actually pull the driver pins, wouldn't that mean that the tolerance is too tight, and the key pins corresponding to those drivers would be free and not need to be picked? (ie have they shot themselves in the foot by being too precise?)
Well done for picking that intimidating lock! Yeah the axiom "shit-hot" comes to mind. DOM must stand for Dammit Opened Me! 😮😆💨😋💨😎💨😉
When I was stationed in England, the dorms all had those DOM dimple locks you showed briefly. The day I arrived on station the dorm manager game me my key and said 'don't lose this key or it''ll cost ya over $200 dollars get another and is a pain in the ass to get done'.
No one I knew ever lost their DOM key =)
Just a question because im curiouse, those Dorms? Are they single persons Dorms or for multiple Person?
Because i think about it a bit cause LPL mention each new key make's all other key's obsolete! Which means, if those dorms are for more people than, lets say 3 person, the price is freaking high.
@@nachtelfirokese88 Initially they were for 2 people, then the war happened and had cleared out half of us .Command realized the rooms were for a single people during that period, so I came back to a single room for the remaining 6 months of station.
The service tended to do things the most expensive way but to be honest, those custom aluminum arming wire pliers that prolly cost far too much to craft were god sent.
ISTM that in addition to rounded or slanted pins, an alternative (though more expensive) would be to have radial pin rows.
With construction keyed cylinders, does picking present a risk of disabling the lock? Since it's highly unlikely when picking to get all the wafers (or ball bearings) above or below the sheer line, you could make it so neither the original or new key worked?
Deja vu! I have seen this lock beforeee *eurobeat intensifies*
Fantastic picking Mr.L.P.P, WOW
Why am I watching this instead of studying for my finals?
idk
Bet you learn more about engineering here than you ever would in school.
Because doing finals won't get you anywhere...
Watching LPL will open doors for you...
Oh no, SystemD! (GNU/Linux reference)
Wow what a different lock very cool.
Nice lock, nice job! I watched your video on tension, and I watch you tension each lock, it seems very strong. I bend and break pics when I try and pick like you do with more tension. Is there something I'm getting wrong?
Glad I retired from my Locksmith business five years ago! The amount of gear you need to support the plethora of different locks would mean a bigger shop!
Wow. Now that's an ancient registration card! It's at least 28 years old, because it still has a four-digit postal code printed on it. Moreover, DOM belonged to Emhart only from 1982 to 1988. Since "Emhart" looks like a small sticker, the card is probably almost 40 years old. Where did you get it?
Interesting
The construction key design is very clever
Cool lock design. 👍
Mr Locking picking lawyer. Thanks for sharing your insights, your expertise is much appreciated. I've just recently watched your seminar/conference video and like what you are doing. Because of you I have taken up lock picking too, just to see how easy it would be for a novice to open locks. Also, using your videos to make sure any lock that I buy, is a secure one. So thank you.
As for some of videos, I've noticed you have put the lock upside down in your vise, which isn't the normal procedure of opening the lock.
I wanted to try and open my front door lock, it didn't work. I then went on to watch some of your videos like this one to learn any tips and tricks, but the lock is upside down.
Would it be possible to remake these videos so its easier to understand what is going on?
I've also heard you speak about the pins being different with different carvings, what is the purpose of this? Why would that make a lock better or worse?
I'm also trying to make a difference and want community driven public education on all matters. Check my about page for more info.
I appreciate your time and thanks again for sharing.
Mike, from England
Well here I am again watching another one of his videos LOL
Impressive work
I want one of these in the worst way. I love the shape of the key.
I am relative new to your videos and picking. I see that you often pick the locks upside down. Is it harder to pick if the lock is in the correct postion? So if the pins are down?
I'd really like to see a "reassembling video" of this lock!
How would you get the first core out and using the follower to keep the pins in place because the other core is in the way ??
looks snapable. sweet though really cool lock. i wish it came as a kik half so i could put it inside a stanley 24 7. thats a badass key.
I was wondering if you would ever get to the system D. Was that Drill protection ceramic? it looked to be a different color then the metal surrounding it.
J.E.M. Hull just hardened steel.
Have you dine the Fort Knox brand with the keys that have 4 directional bumping?
So just wondering here; Once the ball-bearings are seated in the dimples on the side of the tumbler, Does that mean the lock can No longer be Set/reset for different keys??? To elaborate better, Can this lock be set to a new key multiple times?
I've got a question. During a pick on this lock, what is the likelihood of over setting pins 1 or 3 and inadvertently re keying the lock to a non existent key?
You'd have to keep them overextended as you rotate the core. The driver springs prevent the pins from setting on the ball bearings.
The chainstore TK Maxx in the UK has all their roller shutter keyswitches retrofitted with these cylinders in place of the original GEBA, as all keyswitches are internally sited and nearly all shutters covering windows, often wondered why they bother improving the security of the switches and add the difficulty of sourcing/replacing restricted keys when most other stores have push buttons or rocker switches tucked away nicely out of sight and public access.
I wish you'd use one of those mics that pick up the sounds of acoustic guitars on the locks. That way we could hear all the clicks that you're sensing. 😁
Good lard, just using a practice lock is hard for me; this looks insane. Gotta get in the rest of the 9998 hours now.
Unless the pins are stronger than the cylinder and housing, that keyway seems like it makes forcing the lock _easier_ rather than harder; you can put in a much beefier bar to try to twist the cylinder.
I love watching your videos I’ve always been fascinated with picking locks is there a lock that you can’t defeat?
The teardrop design is pretty smart. It allows them to have a single set of slanted key pins and drivers. If you took a pin from one aide and installed it in the other side, because the receiving teardrops are orientated, the pins will always be oriented correctly, side inspecific.
Funny fun fact, ford did this with their over head cam 4.0 v6. They made 1 head for the engine that fits on left or right side. On one side the chain is in the front, on the other side the chain is in the back. Same with your pins tear drop design. 1 pin design works in both sides.
One thing I have been wondering, does gutting the lock destroy the c clip? And how hard is it to reassemble the locks after they are gutted?
The C-clip is usually fine to be used again after being removed. If you think about it like a paper clip, lots of use will wear it out, but locks are not frequently dismantled, so it’s generally fine. As for reassembly, more complicated locks will be harder to put back together. Most normal locks that people use are quick and easy to put back together. For a simple rekeying where you still have the old key, it’s just a matter of replacing the key pins; the driver pins stay inside the bible thanks to the follower.
If the resetting pins are always in the front two left hand pins of the lock then even after the new keys have been activated couldn't the old keys be modified to work at least once? I was thinking of a couple of blobs of araldite and a bit of filing. In other words after activating the new keys the old key(s) should be accounted for and destroyed.
I can't find it online, but how do they drill/remove material from the lock barrel to fit the pins in?
Is it forged with the spaces inside already?
Is it a tiny drill?
Every video I watched on the manufacturing of locks skips over this part.
Such deep holes must be a nightmare to facilitate?
The way you have this lock oriented makes the key way look like a bull with 2 horns!
fascinating lock and key... unfortunately it is not practical due to thick keys.
Would there be anything to stop someone from simply buying a rekeying kit after spotting this lock somewhere or do you need to purchase the lock first?
wow this was a gnarley lock!!
Fascinating.
I'd like to see you reassembling it
Hi, have you already tried to pick the Dom Diamant or the ix Twinstar?