American 1105 help?

[atomicmufin]

ARGH! i found this great 1105 series american padlock, but it has serrated pins, and i suck at picking them. It's a removable cylinder, so i was gonna take it out, but since i cant pick it, its a no go. I'm looking for any info you have on this lock. Stuff like is it a ball bearing? is there any way to bypass it? Thanks in advance

well the best method i would recomend is using a wafer breaker and then going in there with the peterson bypass tool and poping it open that way, otherwise your gonna have to pick it

[atomicmufin]

POOP. how's the wafer breaker and bypass tool work? mabye i could find another way in....

there are some good videos about it on youtube, it's extremely to do

[atomicmufin]

i'm guessing you meant extremely hard to do? haha i'll look it up

[Josh]

it shouldnt have a wafer. or at least they are not standard like that...
but yeah it is a ball bearing mech.
i would try light raking with a short hook or offset ball for the false set, and then lightly spp.

[atomicmufin]

ugh, this is gonna be a pain in the ass. thanks for your guys help.

[Josh]

once you get used to the feel, they are quite easy to pick.

[atomicmufin]

that could be quite some time....i've misplaced my picks, i can only find my snake rake. :[[[

[atomicmufin]

say i made a bypass tool, how do i use it?

[Josh]

you slide it down the bottom of the keyway and twist back & fourth until you feel it drop down further then you twist and you should be able to feel the cam turning.

[atomicmufin]

awesome! much appreciated

[atomicmufin]

DAMN! i was hoping i'd get to slip by this time...

[klown]

I had seen a vid on youtube were a guy made the bypass tool out of a piece of a large three ring binder. He had to do some reshaping but it worked. I've got the bypass tool and it is extremely easy to use, although there are some locks that seem to have tighter tolerances and it is hard to get it in postion. I'll see if I can't dig up the link.

that could be quite some time....i've misplaced my picks, i can only find my snake rake. :[[[

Oh, you are a naughty, naughty boy. You lost your picks? Hang your head and walk in shame for a minimum of 3 days!

BTW I totally agree with USMC on this one.

[klown]

Here is a vid that describes how it works:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fpFaHKam0Ko

Here is the vid for the homemade bypass tool. Be sure to read the comments:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lL-yFQnODOU