Re: Improved Master 1 teardown
I went to The Home Depot and purchased some more master locks. I got my bypass tools to work on the number 3 **once**, but I think it was a fluke, the knife always works, but I can't get the wire probe one to work again. Mine needs some refinement.
The other one I purchased was a magnum. This one actually doesn't seem too terrible - it claimed to have Max pick resistance, but there are no security pins. This lock did pass my quick scrub/bitch pick test though. I note that the plug has some countermilling, so you might have to visit some pins a second time, but it's really not going to add much time if you're able to pick locks. My sample has no spools or serrated pins, but I added some just because. The rubber weather shield on mine was held down by the bolt assembly holding down the hardened plate guarding the plug - I think that the bolt should be tightened against the plate, but that could be a manufacturing error on this one. It has a ball bearing locking mechanism, and it's positioned so that it's harder to get a bypass tool in there (an improvement over the American locks). I haven't tried to cut this lock yet. I should tighten the bolt holding the hardened cylinder guard in place. I put some spools and serrated pins/top pins in there, and maybe now I'll trust it to keep my lawn chairs safe.
The other one I purchased was a magnum. This one actually doesn't seem too terrible - it claimed to have Max pick resistance, but there are no security pins. This lock did pass my quick scrub/bitch pick test though. I note that the plug has some countermilling, so you might have to visit some pins a second time, but it's really not going to add much time if you're able to pick locks. My sample has no spools or serrated pins, but I added some just because. The rubber weather shield on mine was held down by the bolt assembly holding down the hardened plate guarding the plug - I think that the bolt should be tightened against the plate, but that could be a manufacturing error on this one. It has a ball bearing locking mechanism, and it's positioned so that it's harder to get a bypass tool in there (an improvement over the American locks). I haven't tried to cut this lock yet. I should tighten the bolt holding the hardened cylinder guard in place. I put some spools and serrated pins/top pins in there, and maybe now I'll trust it to keep my lawn chairs safe.
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