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Posted: **Mon May 18, 2009 9:46 am**

i dont care if i win but it would be nice to have some good tool for a change .

[EDIT: Moved post to Pin Tumbler Picking Contest thread- HC]

Posted: **Mon May 18, 2009 4:48 pm**

Damn i would love to participate but i dont own a high security lock... I've been looking for someone to trade with, no luck yet though, im willing to trade like 3 or 4 of my locks for anything with a couple spool pins in them. i own 16 padlocks, i guess no one want them

Posted: **Mon May 18, 2009 7:22 pm**

dextron5000 wrote:Damn i would love to participate but i dont own a high security lock... I've been looking for someone to trade with, no luck yet though, im willing to trade like 3 or 4 of my locks for anything with a couple spool pins in them. i own 16 padlocks, i guess no one want them

Try the Buy, Sell, Trade column.

Posted: **Tue May 19, 2009 11:24 am**

HallisChalmers wrote:
REMEMBER!

IF YOU DO NOT DEPICT YOUR LOCATION (AT LEAST COUNTRY) ON YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION THEN
YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE CONTEST!

Posted: **Tue May 19, 2009 11:25 am**

HallisChalmers wrote:
COMPETITORS! DON'T FORGET TO CHECK IN AND GRAB A NUMBER!

GO HERE: http://keypicking.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1543

Posted: **Tue May 19, 2009 2:12 pm**

ToolyMcgee wrote:
mentoOsmann wrote:i would like to join the competition, but the video quality of my cam sucks .
You cant recognise any pin I'm showing you.

For a camera with no macro function... if you have a good magnifying glass you should be able use it to create another level of magnification besides what the lenses in your camera can produce. Glare is a problem you can deal with possibly by toilet paper tube or a small light shade. Getting the camera to focus through the glass might take some experimenting, but just to add clarity to the video so you can see the pins more clearly after you have the lock apart, I think with some creativity this might do the trick and still meet the qualifications for one continuous shot.

-Tooly

Thanks for the tipps mate, i tried some magnifying glasses and found one which really helps the viewer to reconise the pins. Now I'm going to join the competition

Posted: **Tue May 19, 2009 3:10 pm**

Hoting up now, good luck guys - therez some dark horses got there names down 8-)

good luck to all (HAHA)

Posted: **Thu May 21, 2009 4:24 pm**

HallisChalmers wrote:
HallisChalmers wrote:
COMPETITORS! DON'T FORGET TO CHECK IN AND GRAB A NUMBER!

GO HERE: http://keypicking.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1543

Posted: **Sat May 23, 2009 4:49 pm**

COMPETITORS!
DON'T FORGET TO CHECK IN AND GRAB A NUMBER!
(So far we have 14 entries)

ALTHOUGH THE CONTEST KICKS OFF ON 01-JUNE-09, YOU CAN STILL SIGN IN AND ENTER ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL THE LAST DAY OF THE COMPETITION, 30-JUNE-09

ALL YOU HAVE TO LOSE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN $100 USD/50 GBP SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT ENTERING!

GO HERE:

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1543

GOOD LUCK TO ALL! !

Posted: **Sun May 24, 2009 3:51 am**

Is it allowed to repin the lock i want to use for the competition?

Posted: **Sun May 24, 2009 8:25 am**

mentoOsmann wrote:Is it allowed to repin the lock i want to use for the competition?

If you mean replacing the standard pins that came with the lock with more difficult security pins - yes.

The idea of the competition is to see who can pick a lock in the quickest time, with the lock containing the most difficult security pins - and utilizing extreme bitting.

Posted: **Wed May 27, 2009 7:58 am**

I think this may have already been answered but what the heck. If i pick a lock i don't have a key for. Then dissemble, show the bitting from the pins, lock gutted. Then assemble on camera, pick open on camera, dissemble again on camera. Would this be a valid entry??? just curious.

Posted: **Wed May 27, 2009 10:17 am**

bumpin88 wrote:I think this may have already been answered but what the heck. If i pick a lock i don't have a key for. Then dissemble, show the bitting from the pins, lock gutted. Then assemble on camera, pick open on camera, dissemble again on camera. Would this be a valid entry??? just curious.

No. Not eligible.

We really need to see the key bitting - it's a requisite condition so the judges can look at the bitting and tell what kind of pin arrangement is in the bible.

Obviously, you could take each pin stack as it is removed and reassemble them in front of the camera - side by side, in order of removal. But it would be a pain to watch you chase pins across the desk and re-stacking them. The video would go much quicker if we had a key to look at.

For now, we need to stick to the rules of the competition as they have been previously established. Otherwise, there will be a million other variables of excrutiating minutiae that can be brought into question.

I'm not a clever doctor, lawyer, or have a PhD in mechanical engineering...I'm just a chubby little fuzzball of love that picks locks.

Let's keep it simple for now.

[Edit: BTW - If you are entering the contest, you need to show your location in your personal info beneath your name. It's part of the contest rules. Please go to the User Control Panel (upper left hand corner of page) and add your data.]

Posted: **Wed May 27, 2009 2:37 pm**

Thanks i was just curious. didn't want to make it complicated. well with that good luck everyone!!

Posted: **Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:53 pm**

UPDATE!

MULTIPLE ENTRIES ARE PERMITTED!

WHEN POSTING ON THE OFFICIAL THREAD, PLEASE DENOTE WHAT NUMBER ENTRY YOU ARE SUBMITTING!

(I really don't need to explain this do I?)

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