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The bug is back... Bad!

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Barracuda559

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Post Sat Dec 26, 2020 4:29 pm

The bug is back... Bad!

Hi everyone, it's been about 5 years since I've been here so I figured this should be my first stop. Picking took a backseat to life for a while, but still kept a set in my truck just in case someone needed help. Lately I've started watching more and more picking youtube again, all my old locks and picks have been dusted off, and I even have a new Panavise and a package from Sparrows on the way. I think it's safe to say I'm in the middle of a full blown case lockpick fever.
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MartinHewitt

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Post Sat Dec 26, 2020 6:59 pm

Re: The bug is back... Bad!

Hi! You could make a New Year's Resolution to stop your lock picking habit. You just have a few days to go.
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Barracuda559

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Post Sat Dec 26, 2020 8:00 pm

Re: The bug is back... Bad!

MartinHewitt wrote:Hi! You could make a New Year's Resolution to stop your lock picking habit. You just have a few days to go.


Hahaha! 5 years was enough. I'm looking forward to relearning what I've lost and learning more.
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Hoarder

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Post Tue Dec 29, 2020 11:43 pm

Re: The bug is back... Bad!

I know what ya mean. Covid has put estate sales on hiatus so no antique safes nearby to buy and crack. This month, I handmade a pick for the Abloy Classic core and got two open. One more classic and the rest are executive and protec. All 341's. It's just not the same as that tingly feeling when a handle goes "clunk"...
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Barracuda559

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Post Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:48 pm

Re: The bug is back... Bad!

Hoarder wrote:I know what ya mean. Covid has put estate sales on hiatus so no antique safes nearby to buy and crack. This month, I handmade a pick for the Abloy Classic core and got two open. One more classic and the rest are executive and protec. All 341's. It's just not the same as that tingly feeling when a handle goes "clunk"...

Wow, nice! I've never tried safes or Abloys but looks fun.
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Hoarder

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Post Fri Jan 01, 2021 1:42 am

Re: The bug is back... Bad!

So far, I've been lucky on my picks. I'm somewhere between Mt. Stupid and the Valley of Despair. I've picked all but two locks and cracked 11-12? safes.. All safes I've took home, I've cracked. One lock I haven't made a tool for yet and the other is an Abloy classic that is giving me fits. I'm thinking about mailing it to LPL...

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