yet another ancient ™BEST SPP'd to ctrl SHEAR

[awol70]

BAM!
nailed.
this may have been better added to old rare interesting and unusual, but it is picked, so.....

[the lockpickkid]

I have picked a few Best, none as old as that, for some reason the way I tension or something, I usually pick the core out before I am ever able to pick the lock open, something that always amazes me.

[awol70]

I have picked a few Best, none as old as that, for some reason the way I tension or something, I usually pick the core out before I am ever able to pick the lock open, something that always amazes me.

hey thats one hell of a bonus....
core out, lock's open,ready for decoding /rekeying..
consider yourself blessed..=)
yo ever pick on cam?

[RangerJ03]

She looks sweet brother nice job.

[the lockpickkid]

I have picked a few Best, none as old as that, for some reason the way I tension or something, I usually pick the core out before I am ever able to pick the lock open, something that always amazes me.

hey thats one hell of a bonus....
core out, lock's open,ready for decoding /rekeying..
consider yourself blessed..=)
yo ever pick on cam?

No, I have never picked on Cam, I have tried but I get flustered and end up messing up! I was just thinking, I have a couple of Falcon I-cores and have picked a couple at work, and every single time on those I can pull the core, but they are made a little bit different. A locksmith friend of mine said that he thinks the way I hold my tension wrench may have to do with why I can do that. I can't do it every time, but I can do it more than average.

[awol70]

I have picked a few Best, none as old as that, for some reason the way I tension or something, I usually pick the core out before I am ever able to pick the lock open, something that always amazes me.

hey thats one hell of a bonus....
core out, lock's open,ready for decoding /rekeying..
consider yourself blessed..=)
yo ever pick on cam?

No, I have never picked on Cam, I have tried but I get flustered and end up messing up! I was just thinking, I have a couple of Falcon I-cores and have picked a couple at work, and every single time on those I can pull the core, but they are made a little bit different. A locksmith friend of mine said that he thinks the way I hold my tension wrench may have to do with why I can do that. I can't do it every time, but I can do it more than average.

you are probably binding @ the bottom of the KW,wedging & pinching the ctrl sleeve into the plug...
it's a method i have been using for awhile now...
(cant wait for the sfic tension tools...i hope they work better than the silver bullets =/ )
i suggest you pick one of your falcon cores a few times, then just relax & pick it on cam...dont even talk till yer done .just focus ,ignore the cam and talk when you are in.
™BEST of luck...

[Jinglesanator]

another feat of awesome by wiz

[omegaman]

nice job & how old is that best lock?
I got several best padlocks & have only picked to control shear line but hey as you say awol70 locks open and ready for de-code

catch ya lata have fun

[magician59]

Shame someone ruined that beautiful core by grinding and stamping on its side. Check out some of the newer cores when given a chance: The bottom pins are spools. You'll now find the cores stacked with spools at BOTH shear lines! Fun and fun!

[uklockpicker]

Great stuff awol, tm best - excellent m8 im geting know-were with mine

[omegaman]

uklockpicker dont give up tryin took me sometime to pick the best padlocks I
have one thing I should mention I bought the Icore tension tools & that helped a lot

catch ya lata have fun

[awol70]

nice job & how old is that best lock?
I got several best padlocks & have only picked to control shear line but hey as you say awol70 locks open and ready for de-code

catch ya lata have fun

well, it says july 5.21 on the stamp,as you may be able to see in the above pic..
(sorry for the crappy cam skills)
i would guess this may mean July 5, 2001?
also can you id the profile?

[awol70]

Shame someone ruined that beautiful core by grinding and stamping on its side. Check out some of the newer cores when given a chance: The bottom pins are spools. You'll now find the cores stacked with spools at BOTH shear lines! Fun and fun!

yeah,for sure.
totally unnecessary,unless other #'s had to be ground off ..
i own some of the new bests as well, including the "W" profile,
which,incidentally, i picked to ctrl as well. =)
working on getting a blank so i can key it.
i am looking forward to getting an annex from a fellow picker,then punching out a few of the new ones...
from what i have seen they are awesome.

[omegaman]

awol70 is that one of those decoders for SFIC locks ? the annex I mean
one thing for sure there are always plenty best key blanks for sale on ebay
catch ya lata have fun........................

[magician59]

i am looking forward to getting an annex from a fellow picker,then punching out a few of the new ones...
from what i have seen they are awesome.

I bought the Annex a couple years ago to train locksmiths. Funny how we wonder how we got along without such valuable tools. It fits nicely in my LAB IC pinning kit.

To generate a control key (A2 pinning system), decode top pins. Subtract from 13. Result gives Control Depth