That's pretty good for a master lock. A picker with a little exp. with security pins wont have trouble with it, but nice to see it not opened by a broken toothpick for a change.
It would be nice to include the price if possible, so we can make more meaningful comparison. Because choosing a lock always depending on cost, otherwise Master Lock No 3 wouldn't exists in the market :)
Your comment was 1 yr ago. I've only been a pick hobbyist for about 2 months. I purchased this same lock from Ace and have been handed my ass back by it. I pick at it, sometimes rake at it, periodically but haven't had any luck. I'm just curious if you've breached it yet.
Used to have a small Abus lock key at high school, that was a perfect match for low-end Master lock cores... tention it, go back and forth.... Profit.... We used this trick to access the rooftop of the school on our last day in it.... and we got caught :) sweet memories
thanks for this one specifically. new to the game and this is my next lock. also thx for taking the time to curate these videos. love the formula 💯 as always, have a nice day~
@@raincheck5892 Just as a heads up I got mine to lock up my shop. It's been out in the weather and it's rusted a lot. Which is kinda bullshit for a lock of this price. So just keep that in mind.
This is a nice idea for a series. I wanted to do something similar, buying a padlock in each supermarket I visit to see what kind of security the average customer gets when they just want to buy a lock. The shop I visit the most hasn't restocked their locks in at least a month though, it's ridiculous…
I had this lock for a chain cable to lock my bike up at work(home depot lol) and i kept this lock inside the little storage compartment on the side of my dirt bike. When I bought it the rubber wasn't in the best shape so I took it off. The next day when i went to work and opened the compartment the lock was disassembled completely, im guessing by just vibrations.
I appreciate the way you caveat your ratings. Yes you can pick it in seconds but you have practiced to an elite level that very few people have both the talent and patience to attain. Many people with that level of mental discipline will likely not need to resort to crime to attain success.
So I am very new to lock picking and I just bought one of these today. It took me less than a minute to pick this lock open. Ive only successfully picked a couple practice lock and an old cheap master lock before this. Im a big fan of the show. Have a good day.
I am very new to the hobby (2 mo). I bought one of these 1 mo ago and have not breached it yet. I have several locks I can't pick and each has a similar issue- short pins behind long pins. I'm curious if you found the unicorn only +/- 2 between pins
aserta Do you mean that that is the best lock you have seen used around your neighbourhood? Thats an interesting observation to make. I personally couldn‘t tell for where I live. Here in Germany there are many high tier locks, there must be dozens of Abus Plus cores in my area, they are very common in Abus bike locks. The best locks available in hardware stores are usually Abus 37/55.
Hahaha! The "Best" at Home Depot! A regional chain carried the same when I was learning to pick, so I bought it. I saw someone on CZcams open it in ~90s, so I set my goal to that. Again, deferring to the rake, I met that goal. But good God! Watching you take it down pin by pin that fast - that was really cool to see (not for Master locks though I imagine)! To be fair, the lock has some heft that makes it intimidating beyond the standard Master lock, and it has some tough to hit pins (for some I guess, lol). Thanks for posting the vid - that was some damn fine skill!
Even quicker than picking is removing the core. Pull the rubber cover off the bottom, then using a pair of side cutters grab the rectangle shaped head of the bolt/nut that holds the core cover on. Wiggle it to loosen it, or get more agreesive to rip it out, and the core now falls out. Use a flat head screwdriver to open the lock.
I noticed my Home Depot has a few, hidden on the top shelf, American Locks for sale. Some brass body Series 20s and 40s and a beefy (by Master standards) steel body Series 50. All of these are $13 and under! The 50 even comes with all security pins plus some nice bitting.
I started binge-watching LPL 2 days ago, I took out a cheap Chinese lockpick set to mess around... this is the lock I tried learning on - did not go well. lol Don't worry, now I'm using a practice lock.
I picked (har har) one of these up at my local hardware store. I think it has a serious security vulnerability in the form of that rubber shield. If it gets damaged or removed, the pin that holds the core in gets really loose. That said, I was able to address the issue by removing the rubber shroud and shortening the screw that secures the holding pin.
This lock has a 6 pin core with 5 chambers populated and after a little work, I re-pinned mine with spools and a 6th pin that catches the tip of the key. Master may have started using spools after I got mine. I only had standard pins in the core
I just saw the first episode of many videos blowing away locks with various firearms and this lock was declared to have survived all attempts at blowing the lock open with gunfire. Now if master would just improve the core to make it more pick and drill resistant.
I have no problem picking this one, it’s just the amount of tension needed to rotate the core is the problem with me because my TOK tension bar slips out of it occasionally
Just an idea for this series: As you get these picked open in like a minute or so, wouldnt it make the episodes a bit longer if you'd test the padlocks for multiple aspects? F.e. Shimming, picking, raking.. Also.. I think it would give a better and 'deeper' review of them. More work I know, the videos are nice as they are, just an idea.. :) keep up the great work ;)
Just picked one of these up. Lots of spools, but not a difficult pick even for a novice like me. Although, i went in with bottom keyway tension and a short hook. ~$30 at Home Depot and great practice feeling “counter rotation”.
You can gut the lock just remove the cover then take a screwdriver and there’s a screw down the shackle hole after you remove the cover remove the core then use a cer clip to push out the cover on the core and pins then you take the pins and pieces on the lock and put them on your pinning tray.
Interesting - the ones we buy from Home Depot here in Toronto have a clip on the back of the core allowing a full gut (they also use chrome plated "ugly" keys)
You talk about all the different pins, spools, bump protection. Do you have a video discussing what each does and why one spool is better than a serrated etc.? It would be great to know what makes a good lock and how to re-key a lock with the best combination to make it harder to pick than off the shelf. I understand all the drill pins and anti drill protection and hardened bodies but i never see you talk about what the pins do to make it harder. I do say you have me rethinking all my Master locks i buy for locking up various items around the house and doors.
Nickolas Pizzalato switch your master locks for abus’ and go watch bosnian bills videos about security pins. He has one on spools and one on serrated. He explains what they do and shows the feedback a picker would feel. He doesn’t exactly tell you the best way to pin up a lock but ill tell you now: a lot of high-low action between the pin heights, use a tap and serrate each chamber, use different combinations of HIGH QUALITY security pins and the farther back in the lock you go, the higher you want the high cuts to be
When you say high cuts towards the back, are you saying deeper cuts or less? I have seen where he says things about the "Bitting" which i can see where the more random a key looks vs a flatter profile i would assume more secure.
Nickolas Pizzalato yeah, a key that has bad bitting looks fairly flat. And by higher cuts towards the back i mean that if someone was to try and pick it they would have to reach very high up into the back of the lock. And by low cuts i mean that the pin in front of the high cut would be so low that if someone tried to pick it, they would ‘overset’ or push that in up too high, just to reach the very high cut behind it. Like i said go watch some bosnian bill videos and it will be very informational. Also, there is something to be said about buying higher quality locks than just kwikset and schlage. There are MANNNY lock companies just google high security door locks for home. Or something like that.
How many locks do you actually own? You're given or sent quite a lot it seems, but here you've bought a lock and presumably you own a lot more. I enjoy the heck out of your videos and this is a good series idea.
What kind of picks do you have? I dont know where to look for some good picks/tension wrenches and I'd like to get into lock picking but that's kinda hard without the picks or wrenches
I stumbled onto your videos a few weeks ago and am a puzzle solver by nature....so lock picking is very intriguing to me...from a puzzle solving perspective. After watching a few dozen of your episodes, I turned my unused feeler gauge into a lock picking hook and managed to open a few Master locks I had laying around (after a lot of tinkering). They should make this a sport!
went to my local hardware store where the padlocks were and set my alarm for 1 minute With only a wiper insert and a rake.. I managed to get 6 locks open before my phone let me know times up. I could have bettered my score as I spent too much time selecting the next lock
Hey there, I sometime back had asked you if this m930 lock could have the cylinder replaced with one of the six pin cylinders from a master loto lock. Now that you have finally reviewed this lock can this be done to make a more secure m930?
Master rates the lock as 10 of 10 for $23 USD (east coast) One of the highest cost locks on the shelf, additional locks available on line but look at what the average Joe or Jane will buy. Also Wal*Mart carries additional vendors: Brinks, American, etc. Home Depot is mostly Master only. -= Spoiler Alert =- Lowe's is also Master centric for vendors, which is odd. Lowe's and Home Depot do not have much vendor overlap. In my uneducated opinion this prevents customers from using either store at will.
Wow, I feel like your speaking a different language lmao! I have no idea what your were saying, but That was quick though for a $30 lock!! Great skills, KIU!
1:09 - Pick enters the keyway. 1:47 - Core turns. 38 seconds. Granted, this is by someone that's extremely proficient, but still, *thirty-eight seconds.*
Bought this lock knowing without looking you could probably pick it but for the price and how beefy it is it will most likely stop 90% of people from even attempting to steal especially my cheap bike lol paired with dot rated 5/16 chain
I recently started learning lockpicking as a hobby, and I picked up this lock, and I've been encountering something strange in it. When the cylinder is rotated even the smallest degree in either direction, something seems to drop and block the keyway making it impossible to push behind it to get to the deeper pins or pull back forward again if I got the pick deeper in the keyway before whatever-the-thing-is dropped down. I can't figure out what this thing is, and if it's some new security measure since LPL just cruised through the same model lock without any mention of any trouble. Anyone have any thoughts on that?
How long does it take to become an experienced picker? This would be a very handy skill. For a non criminal of course. Is there a kit you would reccomend for a beginner?
When you can look at the key and practice before hand and then do a video on it... it's pretty easy. He knows how to SPP and knows where the binder or each pin needs to be... also, knows how to get a false set due to practicing it on any particular lock. It's much more difficult when you have a lock with no clue on the pinning and takes way longer to pick unless the lock is easily raked or can be shimmed without using destructive methods just to name a few. In other words... You need to practice all kinds. LPL makes it look easy, but it's not in a real world environment. It takes patience and depending on the pinning, key way, security pins etc etc... it's not something you can just do in a few minutes.
What are the advantages of using octa(?)gonal shackles over round shackles? Seems like octagonal shackles would just make it easier to break the shackles with a bolt cutter
n addition to the more surface area, if you can get your bolt cutter to bite into one of the corners, you have even more metal to go through than you do at the sides. That said if you can get a bite, you don't end up cutting through all of the shackle. As demonstrated in an earlier vid, these locks also tend to not have shackles that turn as easily with the ball bearings. So you end up (usually) having to cut the shackle twice.
the two-wrench technique he used recently is (somewhat) thwarted by ball bearing lockng mechanism, still, it's a real jaw-dropper for me to know my trailer is basically unlocked for anyone with two 18mm wrenches and at least one arm or leg ...
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That's pretty good for a master lock.
A picker with a little exp. with security pins wont have trouble with it, but nice to see it not opened by a broken toothpick for a change.
It would be nice to include the price if possible, so we can make more meaningful comparison. Because choosing a lock always depending on cost, otherwise Master Lock No 3 wouldn't exists in the market :)
It was $56 when i got one.
www.homedepot.com/p/Master-Lock-M930XDLH-Magnum-2-1-2-in-Wide-Solid-Steel-Keyed-Padlock-with-2-in-Extra-Long-Shackle-M930XKADLHCCSEN/202260770
He's the lock picking lawyer. Not the price picking lawyer.
@jake Would you say that to him in real life? If not why say it on here?
@Jake Heke lol not likely, and if so not for long. somebody would shut that down real quick before long.
I'm impressed! I don't think I've seen a Master lock put up that much of a fight before!
An absolutely fantastic idea for new series looking forward to it
It would be nicer if he continued the ramset series
He makes it look SO easy. I've been working on opening the same Master Lock for a week now and have yet to get it open.
Did you get it? I have one too and it's hard
Your comment was 1 yr ago. I've only been a pick hobbyist for about 2 months. I purchased this same lock from Ace and have been handed my ass back by it. I pick at it, sometimes rake at it, periodically but haven't had any luck. I'm just curious if you've breached it yet.
@justacountryboy2346 I finally picked mine twice with single pin pick and tok
@jrm15082 I appreciate the hope you give lol. I'm still waiting on a good set of tok levers.
@@justacountryboy2346 I think tok is the key to some of these locks
Used to have a small Abus lock key at high school, that was a perfect match for low-end Master lock cores... tention it, go back and forth.... Profit....
We used this trick to access the rooftop of the school on our last day in it.... and we got caught :)
sweet memories
That's truly amazing. Kind of opens your eyes.
thanks for this one specifically. new to the game and this is my next lock.
also thx for taking the time to curate these videos. love the formula 💯
as always, have a nice day~
you have convinced me to try more tension and top of the keyway tension. Thanks!
Wow! That was awesome 👏🏽 these locks are actually pretty tough, and highly durable against cutters...not so much, against an experienced lock picker 🔐
Just picked one of these up at Home Depot, first thing I did when getting home was finding if LockPickingLawyer did a video on it.
Same
Same here
@@raincheck5892 Just as a heads up I got mine to lock up my shop. It's been out in the weather and it's rusted a lot. Which is kinda bullshit for a lock of this price. So just keep that in mind.
Not me. I get my ass kicked first, then I go to LPL. Lmao
Well done. A nice, fair, off the shelf lock.
Looking forward to this series as always informative and entertaining thank you LPL
That's the first lock I ever purchased and picked. Brings back memories 😊
This is my favorite lock to open. Easy, yet very tactile and not too easy.
This is a nice idea for a series. I wanted to do something similar, buying a padlock in each supermarket I visit to see what kind of security the average customer gets when they just want to buy a lock. The shop I visit the most hasn't restocked their locks in at least a month though, it's ridiculous…
I had this lock for a chain cable to lock my bike up at work(home depot lol) and i kept this lock inside the little storage compartment on the side of my dirt bike. When I bought it the rubber wasn't in the best shape so I took it off. The next day when i went to work and opened the compartment the lock was disassembled completely, im guessing by just vibrations.
I appreciate the way you caveat your ratings. Yes you can pick it in seconds but you have practiced to an elite level that very few people have both the talent and patience to attain. Many people with that level of mental discipline will likely not need to resort to crime to attain success.
So I am very new to lock picking and I just bought one of these today. It took me less than a minute to pick this lock open. Ive only successfully picked a couple practice lock and an old cheap master lock before this. Im a big fan of the show. Have a good day.
I am very new to the hobby (2 mo). I bought one of these 1 mo ago and have not breached it yet. I have several locks I can't pick and each has a similar issue- short pins behind long pins. I'm curious if you found the unicorn only +/- 2 between pins
When your store's best lock is a master lock, you don't have much to brag about.
The alt-flight notification squad
Within 1000 meters of my apartment, the best lock i can find is an abus 83cs/55. So i have that going for me.
aserta
Do you mean that that is the best lock you have seen used around your neighbourhood?
Thats an interesting observation to make.
I personally couldn‘t tell for where I live. Here in Germany there are many high tier locks, there must be dozens of Abus Plus cores in my area, they are very common in Abus bike locks.
The best locks available in hardware stores are usually Abus 37/55.
@@aserta hmh... And everyone here uses Abloy Disc locks... 🤔 Is this bad?
Have a Master very similar to this from fourty years ago. Easiest picking lock I ever tried.
I never thought I would hear you describe a Master Lock as "the best"
That's Hollywood fast. Very impressive sir.
Hahaha! The "Best" at Home Depot! A regional chain carried the same when I was learning to pick, so I bought it. I saw someone on CZcams open it in ~90s, so I set my goal to that. Again, deferring to the rake, I met that goal.
But good God! Watching you take it down pin by pin that fast - that was really cool to see (not for Master locks though I imagine)!
To be fair, the lock has some heft that makes it intimidating beyond the standard Master lock, and it has some tough to hit pins (for some I guess, lol).
Thanks for posting the vid - that was some damn fine skill!
That was impressive for masterlock
I love this series!
Much better pins than most Master Locks. Great pick!
Even quicker than picking is removing the core. Pull the rubber cover off the bottom, then using a pair of side cutters grab the rectangle shaped head of the bolt/nut that holds the core cover on. Wiggle it to loosen it, or get more agreesive to rip it out, and the core now falls out. Use a flat head screwdriver to open the lock.
I noticed my Home Depot has a few, hidden on the top shelf, American Locks for sale. Some brass body Series 20s and 40s and a beefy (by Master standards) steel body Series 50. All of these are $13 and under! The 50 even comes with all security pins plus some nice bitting.
I like this channel. Good work.
Great picking brother,thanks for the review
I started binge-watching LPL 2 days ago, I took out a cheap Chinese lockpick set to mess around... this is the lock I tried learning on - did not go well. lol
Don't worry, now I'm using a practice lock.
I picked (har har) one of these up at my local hardware store. I think it has a serious security vulnerability in the form of that rubber shield. If it gets damaged or removed, the pin that holds the core in gets really loose.
That said, I was able to address the issue by removing the rubber shroud and shortening the screw that secures the holding pin.
I fooking love this guy
Great job my friend, I think most people under rate this lock.
The comment in another video - you know how good a lock is by how long lpl's videos are is so true!
That pick was a good masterkey
This lock has a 6 pin core with 5 chambers populated and after a little work, I re-pinned mine with spools and a 6th pin that catches the tip of the key. Master may have started using spools after I got mine. I only had standard pins in the core
I just saw the first episode of many videos blowing away locks with various firearms and this lock was declared to have survived all attempts at blowing the lock open with gunfire. Now if master would just improve the core to make it more pick and drill resistant.
I have no problem picking this one, it’s just the amount of tension needed to rotate the core is the problem with me because my TOK tension bar slips out of it occasionally
I like this series!
Just an idea for this series: As you get these picked open in like a minute or so, wouldnt it make the episodes a bit longer if you'd test the padlocks for multiple aspects? F.e. Shimming, picking, raking.. Also.. I think it would give a better and 'deeper' review of them. More work I know, the videos are nice as they are, just an idea.. :) keep up the great work ;)
Just picked one of these up. Lots of spools, but not a difficult pick even for a novice like me. Although, i went in with bottom keyway tension and a short hook. ~$30 at Home Depot and great practice feeling “counter rotation”.
Bring the destructive test!
It barely stands up to some channel locks. czcams.com/video/apxyI-BUNXI/video.html
You can gut the lock just remove the cover then take a screwdriver and there’s a screw down the shackle hole after you remove the cover remove the core then use a cer clip to push out the cover on the core and pins then you take the pins and pieces on the lock and put them on your pinning tray.
My master lock is also crimped, just turn the plug 90 degrees
Picked my first lock today :) just a cheap one from a local store. Did it 4 times with a hair pin now i cant seem to replicate what i did!
I don't know what it is about it, but I always enjoy when LPL says "and as always, have a nice day"
Have this lock, took me couple dozen try’s and finally got it at around the 45min mark.......you did it in 30 seconds. Jesus.
Dude you're a wizard
I like this series
Finally you are using a pry bar like mine. I'm equipment-challenged.
Got to admit, cool packaging.
Interesting - the ones we buy from Home Depot here in Toronto have a clip on the back of the core allowing a full gut (they also use chrome plated "ugly" keys)
I put LOTO cores in these and makes for a pretty well rounded, tough lock without spending big bucks.
But did you get duplicate keys made?
I cut them myself.
You talk about all the different pins, spools, bump protection. Do you have a video discussing what each does and why one spool is better than a serrated etc.? It would be great to know what makes a good lock and how to re-key a lock with the best combination to make it harder to pick than off the shelf. I understand all the drill pins and anti drill protection and hardened bodies but i never see you talk about what the pins do to make it harder. I do say you have me rethinking all my Master locks i buy for locking up various items around the house and doors.
Nickolas Pizzalato switch your master locks for abus’ and go watch bosnian bills videos about security pins. He has one on spools and one on serrated. He explains what they do and shows the feedback a picker would feel. He doesn’t exactly tell you the best way to pin up a lock but ill tell you now: a lot of high-low action between the pin heights, use a tap and serrate each chamber, use different combinations of HIGH QUALITY security pins and the farther back in the lock you go, the higher you want the high cuts to be
I’m not a professional i just watch the f*#@& out of these guys’ videos and have picked this up on the way.
When you say high cuts towards the back, are you saying deeper cuts or less? I have seen where he says things about the "Bitting" which i can see where the more random a key looks vs a flatter profile i would assume more secure.
Nickolas Pizzalato yeah, a key that has bad bitting looks fairly flat. And by higher cuts towards the back i mean that if someone was to try and pick it they would have to reach very high up into the back of the lock. And by low cuts i mean that the pin in front of the high cut would be so low that if someone tried to pick it, they would ‘overset’ or push that in up too high, just to reach the very high cut behind it. Like i said go watch some bosnian bill videos and it will be very informational. Also, there is something to be said about buying higher quality locks than just kwikset and schlage. There are MANNNY lock companies just google high security door locks for home. Or something like that.
How many locks do you actually own? You're given or sent quite a lot it seems, but here you've bought a lock and presumably you own a lot more.
I enjoy the heck out of your videos and this is a good series idea.
Could you try out some of the more crazy locks from China like yuema? Think it would be interesting to see a different class of locks.
good job
What kind of picks do you have? I dont know where to look for some good picks/tension wrenches and I'd like to get into lock picking but that's kinda hard without the picks or wrenches
ive been watch your video over year.. and i noticed that you were my ASMR..! xD
I stumbled onto your videos a few weeks ago and am a puzzle solver by nature....so lock picking is very intriguing to me...from a puzzle solving perspective. After watching a few dozen of your episodes, I turned my unused feeler gauge into a lock picking hook and managed to open a few Master locks I had laying around (after a lot of tinkering). They should make this a sport!
You are annoyingly good at picking. Good job sir.
Did I just hear a favourable review of a Masterlock?
I'm ready for my straitjacket now, I'm beginning to hear things that I shouldn't.
The only thing a lock is good for is keeping an honest man honest.
How much skill goes into this, I'd love to hear your background or how to learn to this level
What is your criteria for determining a stores "best" lock? Do you go for the most expensive one, brand, number of pins or something else?
If you close you eyes it's like being at the dentist when he pokes about in the lock and reads the numbers out
went to my local hardware store where the padlocks were and set my alarm for 1 minute
With only a wiper insert and a rake.. I managed to get 6 locks open before my phone let me know times up.
I could have bettered my score as I spent too much time selecting the next lock
Is there any security advantage to a fluted shackle versus a shackle with a round cross-section for the same average dimension?
Hey there, I sometime back had asked you if this m930 lock could have the cylinder replaced with one of the six pin cylinders from a master loto lock. Now that you have finally reviewed this lock can this be done to make a more secure m930?
Master rates the lock as 10 of 10 for $23 USD (east coast)
One of the highest cost locks on the shelf, additional locks available on line but look at what the average Joe or Jane will buy.
Also Wal*Mart carries additional vendors: Brinks, American, etc. Home Depot is mostly Master only.
-= Spoiler Alert =-
Lowe's is also Master centric for vendors, which is odd. Lowe's and Home Depot do not have much vendor overlap. In my uneducated opinion this prevents customers from using either store at will.
That must have been the best bitting on the shelf.
Wow, I feel like your speaking a different language lmao! I have no idea what your were saying, but That was quick though for a $30 lock!! Great skills, KIU!
Oh no I have this exact lock .
This guy should design a lock
Can you suggest a good lock for a storage unit that is hard to pick?
Do you practice with the lock before the video or is it your first attempt?
1:09 - Pick enters the keyway.
1:47 - Core turns.
38 seconds. Granted, this is by someone that's extremely proficient, but still, *thirty-eight seconds.*
Rakedin 10 second
$24 isn't a bad price for a lock like that. It's not maximum security but chances are good it'll deter anyone trying brute force, raking, or shimming.
I am new to your channel and have a quick question have you yet to find a lock that you could not break or pick?
@Bosnianbill
found an exploit for this lock. What a disappointment.
Same here
Bought this lock knowing without looking you could probably pick it but for the price and how beefy it is it will most likely stop 90% of people from even attempting to steal especially my cheap bike lol paired with dot rated 5/16 chain
Did you try using a simple bypass?
SOP for master lock, the rake. That might just open for you that way
I recently started learning lockpicking as a hobby, and I picked up this lock, and I've been encountering something strange in it. When the cylinder is rotated even the smallest degree in either direction, something seems to drop and block the keyway making it impossible to push behind it to get to the deeper pins or pull back forward again if I got the pick deeper in the keyway before whatever-the-thing-is dropped down. I can't figure out what this thing is, and if it's some new security measure since LPL just cruised through the same model lock without any mention of any trouble.
Anyone have any thoughts on that?
How long does it take to become an experienced picker? This would be a very handy skill. For a non criminal of course. Is there a kit you would reccomend for a beginner?
Susceptible to the wrench vulnerability? Great video, and series idea.
Actually this says it’s rekey able on the site. There should be a bolt in the shackle hole to take the bottom plate off.
How do you do that?
Like where did you learn? Or who taught you?
Any beginner tips?
When you can look at the key and practice before hand and then do a video on it... it's pretty easy. He knows how to SPP and knows where the binder or each pin needs to be... also, knows how to get a false set due to practicing it on any particular lock. It's much more difficult when you have a lock with no clue on the pinning and takes way longer to pick unless the lock is easily raked or can be shimmed without using destructive methods just to name a few. In other words... You need to practice all kinds. LPL makes it look easy, but it's not in a real world environment. It takes patience and depending on the pinning, key way, security pins etc etc... it's not something you can just do in a few minutes.
So what do you consider the most secure lock someone could buy, per your experience as a picker?
I have a master lock 930/6230 (that’s what’s on the back) with relatively simple bitting and for some reason I can’t get it open, anything to help
Can we please see you rake/rock pick more locks open?
LPL is all about the single pin. For raking ideas check out BosnianBill's channel.
What are the advantages of using octa(?)gonal shackles over round shackles? Seems like octagonal shackles would just make it easier to break the shackles with a bolt cutter
For more surface area to disperse the force of the cutters
n addition to the more surface area, if you can get your bolt cutter to bite into one of the corners, you have even more metal to go through than you do at the sides. That said if you can get a bite, you don't end up cutting through all of the shackle. As demonstrated in an earlier vid, these locks also tend to not have shackles that turn as easily with the ball bearings. So you end up (usually) having to cut the shackle twice.
could you get your hands on a Master Lock key safe???
The kind with the button.
I did that one too
For those who want to know it is $30 as of today in HD
How fast can somebody cut it though using something like a heavy blow torch?
I would like to see how this lock would handle the brute force attack with the double wrenches.
Sorry should have mentioned love the videos keep up the great work.
As high as the shackle is you probably have to wedge something in there to even attempt it
the two-wrench technique he used recently is (somewhat) thwarted by ball bearing lockng mechanism, still, it's a real jaw-dropper for me to know my trailer is basically unlocked for anyone with two 18mm wrenches and at least one arm or leg ...
ikr? a wise man once said, physics is a bitch.
It would be a nice video to see that attack. Brute force is the most often method of attacking a lock.
so what the best padlock ? with very high security ?
I just bought the same lock and gutted it. My first lock to gut.