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Post Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:51 pm

Dimple Locks?

how do dimple locks work? i've seen wiz pick that yale lock...i've seen ufgrigger pick that one from master lock...but i don't even know what a dimple lock really looks like on the inside or how it even works. can anyone clue me in?
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Post Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:02 pm

Re: Dimple Locks?

Dimple locks work on the exact same principles as regular pin tumbler locks,
drivers,keypins,a shearline etc.,
The main difference is that instead of the key bitting being cut into the edge of the key,
the bitting is bored into the SIDE of the key,in the form of dimples, cut to corresponding depths.
Pictured below are a mul-T-lock, the yale i picked on yt, and a euro profile dimple lock+key.
does this clear up any confusion ?
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Post Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:22 pm

Re: Dimple Locks?

awol70 wrote:Dimple locks work on the exact same principles as regular pin tumbler locks,
drivers,keypins,a shearline etc.,
The main difference is that instead of the key bitting being cut into the edge of the key,
the bitting is bored into the SIDE of the key,in the form of dimples, cut to corresponding depths.
Pictured below are a mul-T-lock, the yale i picked on yt, and a euro profile dimple lock+key.
does this clear up any confusion ?


thanks wiz. it clears up a lot of confusion. so it doesn't mean that it's harder to pick?
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Post Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:17 pm

Re: Dimple Locks?

Jc2intelligent wrote:
awol70 wrote:Dimple locks work on the exact same principles as regular pin tumbler locks,
drivers,keypins,a shearline etc.,
The main difference is that instead of the key bitting being cut into the edge of the key,
the bitting is bored into the SIDE of the key,in the form of dimples, cut to corresponding depths.
Pictured below are a mul-T-lock, the yale i picked on yt, and a euro profile dimple lock+key.
does this clear up any confusion ?


thanks wiz. it clears up a lot of confusion. so it doesn't mean that it's harder to pick?

actually , in a way , yes, because of the learning curve, the need for improvised tools,
and the relative obscurity of dimple locks in north america,
dimples are somewhat harder to pick.. (at least from my perspective .)
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Post Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:27 pm

Re: Dimple Locks?

I must admit...I'm afraid of dimple locks. I have never gotten one open. But also haven't ever really sat down and worked at it.

Is there anything special about the pins themselves other than their orientation?

Do they have the same range of depth as regular tumbler pins?

Can't seem to find a diagram or pic of a cutaway.


Edit: Just found the Mul-T-Lock thread
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