I AM IN !!!! (American 2000 series puck lock)

[awol70]

i am in guys...you all are going to get a kick out of this crazy bitting!
i am in the process of keymaking,and will show the finished key when it is done....
anyway, here is a shot of the open puck, and the custom-made tools that made this pick successful ...
i made a dedicated tension tool, an made a custom medium hook specifically for this lock..
i have learned a lot from this lock,including a higher degree of patience..
watch for the full pick coming up soon on youtube =)

[.45cal]

As if there was any doubt!
Good job

[uklockpicker]

Look 4ward to it,

[jruther2]

Congratulations! Solid work as always man! Can't wait to see the bitting. Did the fact that the lock was gunked up have much to do with your problems or was it just the bitting?

[awol70]

As if there was any doubt!
Good job

thanks,man..=) now if i could just figure out how to separate the plug & bolt,so i can key it...
HELLLLLLLP....
looks like a rolled steel pin, but i dont wanna go drilling out anything until i know fo'sho.
( i have the blank and everything.....)

[awol70]

Congratulations! Solid work as always man! Can't wait to see the bitting. Did the fact that the lock was gunked up have much to do with your problems or was it just the bitting?

heh thanks... yes,the gunk had a lot to do with it..it was a combo of a lot of things,tho...gunk,bitting,compressed springs,rust....etc...
now i am trying to get the core apart....(what a mess!)

[HallisChalmers]

Here you go...

[awol70]

Here you go...

ahhh it is a roll pin... thanks, hallis ....just what i was aftah....awesome...
so i guess i just put it in a vice and tap out the roll pin...?
maybe a bolt....

[HallisChalmers]

Here you go...

ahhh it is a roll pin... thanks, hallis ....just what i was aftah....awesome...
so i guess i just put it in a vice and tap out the roll pin...?
maybe a bolt....

Yep, I think that once it is open and the entire cylinder pops out - you just use a drift punch to drive out the rolled pin - and then the whole thing plops off.

You can then gut the lock and work your mojo.

[nozza36]

When a seriously good picker (like yourself) says they learned
patience , i would like to know roughly how long it took to open
from the 1st attempt at opening until you popped it ,
literally the amount of time spent with the lock in your hands ?
My patience lasts 2-3 hours then i cry a bit and grab an
easier victim !

[awol70]

When a seriously good picker (like yourself) says they learned
patience , i would like to know roughly how long it took to open
from the 1st attempt at opening until you popped it ,
literally the amount of time spent with the lock in your hands ?
My patience lasts 2-3 hours then i cry a bit and grab an
easier victim !

two days....i took it everywhere with me..it was almost always warm, because of the heat generated by my hands..i refused to give up...i carried it in my backpack, and picked it every chance i got......because i KNEW i could do it,,,,it was just a matter of time.
easily 6 hrs...
probably more,as i get a little consumed and the day is gone...=/

[HallisChalmers]

When a seriously good picker (like yourself) says they learned
patience , i would like to know roughly how long it took to open
from the 1st attempt at opening until you popped it ,
literally the amount of time spent with the lock in your hands ?
My patience lasts 2-3 hours then i cry a bit and grab an
easier victim !

two days....i took it everywhere with me..it was almost always warm, because of the heat generated by my hands..i refused to give up...i carried it in my backpack, and picked it every chance i got......because i KNEW i could do it,,,,it was just a matter of time.
easily 6 hrs...
probably more,as i get a little consumed and the day is gone...=/

Nozza - Just think OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) to the 10th power.

All picking and no play makes Awol a dull boy. All picking and no play makes Awol a dull boy. All picking and no play makes Awol a dull boy. All picking and no play makes Awol a dull boy. All picking and no play makes Awol a dull boy. All picking and no play makes Awol a dull boy. All picking and no play makes Awol a dull boy.

[uklockpicker]

2days
very well done with the information sourced there hallischalmers excellent find, and congrats opening that puck awol

[Snor]

Awesome to see it picked! I knew you could do it.

[awol70]

(woohoo)

2days
very well done with the information sourced there hallischalmers excellent find, and congrats opening that puck awol

Awesome to see it picked! I knew you could do it.

thanx guys.. y'all rock!!!!
speshly hallis...thanks for the paperwork =)
........wonder what's next on the menu...