Oldfast's gutted locks

[Oldfast]

Good, good. Thanks Awol..... keep those little tidbits of knowledge comin'..... it's appreciated.

[james504]

hey oldfast , we must have locks from the same clutch the letters on the back of your lock are the same as the letters on the back of my american 5200 (XEIO),.....pretty cool bro!!!!!!!!!!!.............james

[Oldfast]

@ James

What do the letters mean? I've asked before, but people either don't know or don't answer.

[nhoj_yelbom]

list from lp101
First letter is the month of manufacture:
Jan=Z
Feb=Y
Mar=X
Apr=W
May=V
Jun=U
Jul=T
Aug=S
Sep=R
Oct=Q
Nov=P
Dec=O

Last two letters are for the year of manufacture:
1=N
2=M
3=L
4=K
5=J
6=I
7=H
8=G
9=F
0=E

[Oldfast]

leave to good ol' nhoj.... thank you!

[Oldfast]

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MASTER 911



Had a pleasant surprise when I gutted this one and found all 5 drivers to be spools.



Oldfast911 vs. Master911... Oldfast scored a knockout a little ways into the 1st round. lol

[ChemicalRobot]

Nice! Lots of spools. By the way, where do you get that carboard for laying pinstacks in?

[Oldfast]

I cut a top flap off a box, then pulled it apart to get at the corrugated surface. Some cardboard uses bigger/wider corrugations, while others are smaller with the corrugations closer together.

[james504]

can someone explain how to upload photo's . because i wanna show my lock collection but i cant seem to figure out how to post pictures ..............any help would be great , thanks ...................James

[Oldfast]

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SCHLAGE PADLOCK #851226



Non-key-retaining, 6-pin: 5-spools 1-standard, serrated keypins



*Caught on Camera* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuCdp9M_Mmk

[Oldfast]

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MASTER 1UP





Interesting concept. These locks come from the factory with one lengthy serrated pin in each chamber.
Using a tool specifically designed for these locks, the serrations allow you to 'shear' the pins to various
heights to accomodate a particular bitting. Obviously, once a pin is sheared into two pieces, they create
a pinstack consisting of a driver & keypin. The intention of the serrations, I'm sure, were not security based-
but essentially, you end up with serrated drivers & keypins.



This is a four pin lock. Notice the extra pin chamber in the bible lines up with the milling that runs the circumference of the plug. A single spring loaded pin is placed in this chamber and works as a retaining pin. Another thing you'll notice is that the pins are not always sheared cleanly. Take a look at the top of keypin 4 (which is actually pin 3).

Great concept, but I wouldn't recommend these locks. If they're not messed up from the start, they very quickly become "finicky" to open. In fact, they seem to take about the same amount of time to open whether you're picking it or using a key. lol

*Caught on Camera* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5VGvhFN1Bc

[nhoj_yelbom]

great adds oldfast

can someone explain how to upload photo's . because i wanna show my lock collection but i cant seem to figure out how to post pictures ..............any help would be great , thanks ...................James

you can go to flikr, photobucket, imgshack and upload your pictures there james. use the img code to post them

[TheOneGE]

(something you may or may not know, ALL U.S. military padlocks are required to be key retaining.)
just a tasty tidbit.

Sorry brother, sadly not true.

[piotr]

Great thread OldFast I only just discovered it.

[Oldfast]

Great thread OldFast I only just discovered it.

Yeah, I know what mean. There is SO much shit on this forum I've yet to discover!