Sol's pin pics

[Solomon]

I finally gutted the corbin cylinder kokomo sent me today, so I thought I'd share what's in there. I'll add pics of other locks I've gutted to this thread aswell.

Corbin:






ABUS:





Yale Y90S:





Yale Y210 & Kryptonite:



Yale pins:



Kryptonite pins:



Kwikset Titan:





Medeco Biaxial:





That's all for now.

[bouncer965]

Nice pics the bud. Dont like the corbin ones.

[uklockpicker]

Nice thread loadsa spools in there - great pics evil looking pins on the medeco
Congrats on picking those buddy

[Magic1]

My mind boggles !

[Magic1]

This theme seriously put me off lock picking !. I am simply not up to this kind of stuff !. I suppose it is a state of mind produced by a perceived ''fact'. Security pins, mushrooms, spools, serrated or whatever ... seriously depress me !.

The only reason I have not thrown myself off a high place, is because a security pin is ONLY a security pin, whilst passing the shear line. The only reason the pin traps out , is because tension has been applied at the wrong time. Tension applied before it gets to the shear line is OK. Tension applied after it has passed the shear line is also OK ( but of no avail). BUT and they tell me that one should never begin a sentence e beginning with the word BUT ... security pins are only security pins, for part of the time.

Perhaps all is not lost ?.

[Solomon]

Nice pics the bud. Dont like the corbin ones.

Why not? They're all regular pins, and the master pins actually make it easier.

Nice thread loadsa spools in there - great pics evil looking pins on the medeco
Congrats on picking those buddy

Thanks mate! The medeco pins aren't really too bad as long as you concentrate on the right stuff and don't think too much. The rotation is the hardest part and once you get the knack of that they're not really a big deal. With that said, I still haven''t picked the bloody 5 pin classic lol. Those are a whole different ball game for some reason, although I put that down to the pins being up top cos I learned to pick the biaxial with pins at the bottom since it's a core and can go either way.

This theme seriously put me off lock picking !. I am simply not up to this kind of stuff !. I suppose it is a state of mind produced by a perceived ''fact'. Security pins, mushrooms, spools, serrated or whatever ... seriously depress me !.

The only reason I have not thrown myself off a high place, is because a security pin is ONLY a security pin, whilst passing the shear line. The only reason the pin traps out , is because tension has been applied at the wrong time. Tension applied before it gets to the shear line is OK. Tension applied after it has passed the shear line is also OK ( but of no avail). BUT and they tell me that one should never begin a sentence e beginning with the word BUT ... security pins are only security pins, for part of the time.

Perhaps all is not lost ?.

It's paddys day and I'm currently full of whiskey, so I think I'll come back to whatever you just said tomorrow lol. Trust me, while this all appears very legible, I can assure you that I'm in no state for deep thought right now.

[elbowmacaroni]

For having just regular pins, them corbins are a bitch ain't they?

[bouncer965]

For having just regular pins, them corbins are a bitch ain't they?

No need to tell me i got the Russwin that kokomolock sent and still aint popped it .........and not for he lack of trying.

[Solomon]

This one isn't too bad, the other one he sent me is the stuff of nightmares though.

[barbarian]

Nice clear pictures. Thanks for posting.. I always get glare and reflections.

So.... the bottom pins on the Kryptonite lock have serrations to grab at the shearline and make picking harder.

On the Medeco lock shown above, there are also "serrations" in the bottom pins. Much different shape to them.

Does anyone know why they are there ?? It's for a different reason than the Kryptonite lock.

[Solomon]

No idea barb, tell us!

Medeco classic:



Pins:



Macro shot of mushroom pin:



And sidebar:

[s1deshowmick]

Great pics Sol, those pins seriously evil.

[Solomon]

The ones in the classic aren't so bad. Not had any luck with it yet though... haven't even got it minus the sidebar yet!! The biaxial was a piece of piss compared to this thing; the feedback isn't very good cos it's greasy as hell and having to pick it with pins up top doesn't help. I've no idea how I'm gonna rotate those pins with it in this state lol. Don't wanna flush it all out though, picking it as-is adds to the challenge.

[s1deshowmick]

The ones in the classic aren't so bad. Not had any luck with it yet though... haven't even got it minus the sidebar yet!! The biaxial was a piece of piss compared to this thing; the feedback isn't very good cos it's greasy as hell and having to pick it with pins up top doesn't help. I've no idea how I'm gonna rotate those pins with it in this state lol. Don't wanna flush it all out though, picking it as-is adds to the challenge.

Mostly i don't even lube a lock i get, i like the " in the field " type of caper.

I picked door lock the other day that had the keyway in sideways, that makes you think a bit.

[KokomoLock]

Great post and pics, keep em coming!!!!! Keep on the Medeco Classic, you will pop it in no time as quick as you opened the biaxial!!