chriswingate's Vids

[chris]

American Series 30 5-pin lock from Kokomolock SPP

[xeo]

Is that a kitchen knife pick?

[chris]

No man, it's the pick Jruther2 made for me. .025 feeler gauge stock with g10 handles.

[chris]

Trioving VingCard from Kokomolock picked blind out of box.

[chris]

Farmerfreak modified Sargent Mortise Cylinder!

[chris]

Farmerfreak modified Schlage KIK picked.

[Farmerfreak]

Good job Chris. And no that cylinder isn't missing a T pin. I haven't always used T pins in every chamber, I still don't always use them in every chamber. I typically left them out of chambers that had deeper depths (unmodified T pins don't do anything special with Schlages 7-9 depths). Actually, with an 8 or 9 depth, there is probably never a reason to use them.

Oh, and for those that don't know. Those bomb shaped key pins coupled with those odd cutouts in the side of the bible give it some impressioning resistance.

[chris]

Thanks a lot FF! Yeah I found the driver on the carpet, luckily it shot out and hit my wife, so it didn't fly across the room.
I figured after the fact that I wasn't missing a pin, as the springs for the T pins are different, like you told me before.
Great locks FF, lots of fun to pick, a hell of a challenge!

[chris]

Corbin Master Ring from Kokomolock picked.

[chris]

Just a quick explanation of how the block function on the Corbin Emhart mortise cylinder works.

[Oldfast]

Chris, thanks for the vid on the American US 5200. As you know I've thoroughly enjoyed my series 50. I now have a US 5200 that came in the slew of locks I received from SlickPick. I think I'll start playing with it pretty soon. It doesn't have the extream bitting that I normally see from American (not that I've seen that many). Also, I'm still wondering if anyone could tell me about the letters on these- why they vary and if they mean anything.

[chris]

A video of my first few homemade picks.

[chris]

Lockwood 5-pin rim cylinder from Bezza1

[chris]

Schlage Everest 6-pin I-Core in a morise SPP and gutted, thanks to Selim for the lock.

[chris]

Corbin Russwin 6-pin I-Core lock from Selim SPP to the Control Line