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BEST lock breakdown

PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:51 pm
by KokomoLock
Here is a 7 pin BEST small format interchangeable core lock. There Core is made up of 3 parts, the plug the control sleeve and the shell. A core key is inserted and turned 20 degrees clockwise which turns the control sleeve and retracts the control lug. Ken Peterson makes a set of IC tension bars to assist in picking the core to the control line. The tension bar is inserted into the holes in the bottom of the control sleeve to put more tension on the control sheer line.

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Core with control lug retracted, core can be inserted or removed from housing.

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Control sleeve and plug with control key inserted.

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Control sleeve and plug with operating key inserted.

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Plug with operating key inserted.

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Side view of shell.

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Back view of shell.

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3 part fit together. Control sleeve goes in back of shell, plug gets inserted from front of shell.

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Shell and control sleeve front view.

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Holes in bottom of control sleeve that make Peterson IC tools work.

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Peterson IC tools tooth view.

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Peterson IC tools top view.

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Peterson tool inserted into control sleeve.

Re: BEST lock breakdown

PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:08 am
by elbowmacaroni
Nice work there Kokomo. Good breakdown, and I like that you included some shots of the control tensors.

Re: BEST lock breakdown

PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:06 am
by uklockpicker
Thanks bro, i wonderd what my best had in her ! i darnt take her apart as she would be in bits weeks weeks to come :)

Re: BEST lock breakdown

PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:02 pm
by Souliz
gah I just love your pictures =) pure beauty!

Re: BEST lock breakdown

PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:06 pm
by the lockpickkid
Great pictures and tutorial Kokomo, I love these locks, but I seldom take them apart, I don't have the tools to dump them or recap them so when I take them apart it is usually to junk them and just see whats inside playing around.

Re: BEST lock breakdown

PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:28 pm
by lockpickinmick
fantastic insight to these locks bit ahead of me yet but really appreciate time and effort you take btw do you have any medeco left all the best to you and youres

Re: BEST lock breakdown

PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:37 pm
by ToolyMcgee
Hooray photo breakdown! Except now my head hurts from thinking about cool locks wrapped inside other locks are... If I add the 4th positions control number to X, then that's how many asprin I should take right?

Re: BEST lock breakdown

PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:29 pm
by HallisChalmers
Stickied....

Re: BEST lock breakdown

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:50 pm
by omegaman
excellent tutorial
some fantastic pictures I am a big fan of best padlocks I have a 4B72 cutaway in my collection
check out my old posts there is a picture of it some wear

Re: BEST lock breakdown

PostPosted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:47 am
by chris
I was wondering what the holes in the bottom of my best core were for, good to finally have an answer. I might have to pick up those peterson icore tension wrenches, they sound pretty good.

Re: BEST lock breakdown

PostPosted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:20 pm
by awol70
just exactly what i needed..thanks for the great post....
i must study the numbers though...
total pinstack height...etc
this is an excellent starting point.

Re: BEST lock breakdown

PostPosted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:30 pm
by elbowmacaroni
I think Kokomolock posted some closeups of the IC core tools with a micrometer. Where'd you post that at?

Re: BEST lock breakdown

PostPosted: Thu May 13, 2010 2:31 am
by nhoj_yelbom
elbowmacaroni wrote:I think Kokomolock posted some closeups of the IC core tools with a micrometer. Where'd you post that at?


I need that also!

Re: BEST lock breakdown

PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:22 pm
by Haze
Pictures aren't showing up for me, but I could really use this guide/breakdown. Any idea what the issue is?

Re: BEST lock breakdown

PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:45 pm
by Riyame
Haze wrote:Pictures aren't showing up for me, but I could really use this guide/breakdown. Any idea what the issue is?


Unfortunately the pictures are gone. He will have to repost them if they are to appear again.