bypass tools
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UnlockD wrote:Something like the American padlock bypass tool may be worth your money but as said above - don't waste your money on a lock that can easily be picked. It just doesn't make sense financially - whether it's used professionally or used in locksport.
DIY Dave wrote:$44 to avoid spending 1 minute picking a kwikset deadbolt-not worth it
In the Schlage lever demo his hand is beside the lock. If it were a real door his hand would be inside the door
Looks like a gimmick to me. I guess it could be worth it if there was a pin seized up and picking wasn't an option. Even then I don't think it would work. If there was some reason it couldn't be picked, I would just drill out those cheap locks
DIY Dave wrote:$44 to avoid spending 1 minute picking a kwikset deadbolt-not worth it
In the Schlage lever demo his hand is beside the lock. If it were a real door his hand would be inside the door
Looks like a gimmick to me. I guess it could be worth it if there was a pin seized up and picking wasn't an option. Even then I don't think it would work. If there was some reason it couldn't be picked, I would just drill out those cheap locks
flywheel wrote:UnlockD wrote:Something like the American padlock bypass tool may be worth your money but as said above - don't waste your money on a lock that can easily be picked. It just doesn't make sense financially - whether it's used professionally or used in locksport.
Can someone expand on this? I'm curious how it works.
mercurial wrote:flywheel wrote:UnlockD wrote:Something like the American padlock bypass tool may be worth your money but as said above - don't waste your money on a lock that can easily be picked. It just doesn't make sense financially - whether it's used professionally or used in locksport.
Can someone expand on this? I'm curious how it works.
The American padlock bypass is extremely similar to the straight stick bypass to which padlocks with spring loaded locking dogs are vulnerable. It was originally made available by Peterson.
A tool is inserted all the way to the back of the cylinder, past the pins & it engages the cam directly. The tool is able to turn the cam, the same way as the cylinder does when the lock is opened with the key.
American lock company responded to this by putting a metal wafer over the end of the plug, blocking access to the cam. These wafers were also made available to fit to vulnerable padlocks already in the field.
The guys at Peterson responded to this by supplying a 'wafer breaker' with their bypass tool. It is made of very hard steel, with a sharpened tip. It is inserted into the lock and struck with a small hammer. This punches a small hole through the wafer. The tool is reversed and struck again to enlarge the hole.
Another tool is then inserted & used in a similar manner to enlarge the hole further - enough for the bypass tool to enter & access the cam.
Using 3 or 4 of the wafers will render these bypass tools ineffective.
There is a video, demonstrating the bypass here : http://youtu.be/8L9YVE7Fpos
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