#locksport — Public Fediverse posts
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Hah! More boring lockpicking stuff!
I just picked an Abus 64Ti/50.
Yes, I'm a bit obsessed with this brand at the moment, because I find them so difficult.
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And in more lockpicking bore news, I managed to get another Abus lock open - my 60/50.
It's a pain in the arse, but at least I'm learning a lot about the inside of locks.
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So, the blue lock was the first American Lock 1100 that I ever picked. When I started thinking about things like the Lockpickers United belt rankings, I didn't want to risk ruining it by gutting it, so I bought the red one to gut.
But now I'm really attached to the red one, and I don't want to risk ruining it by gutting it, so I'm going to buy...
(This is how I end up with a rainbow of 1100s and still only have an orange belt.)
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And I have finally fucking picked an Abus lock.
Fucking twice, because the first time my phone ran out of battery before I could take the photo and then I dropped the tensioning tool.
Fucking Abus nonsense. It probably sabotaged my phone.
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Holy crap! Locknoob actually impressioned that unpickable lock open! I honestly didn't think anyone was going to get it. I thought that plastic pin was going to be enough to stop people but I guess not. #lockpicking #locksport
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For my #FediSkillshares entry, check out #LearnLockpickingWithAlice!
If you happen to be in the #Seattle area, I'd be happy to teach (almost) anyone, hands-on, on a pay-what-you-feel-comfortable per-session basis (all equipment and locks provided).
Also happy to teach small groups (or big conferences).
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In other news, my new Law Lock Tool pick set has come.
It's fine if I blow off work to play with locks for the rest of the day, right?
(It is 100% not fine)
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Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants):
What is that name of this lock?
I need to replace it. And I need to know what to type into the search bar to replace it.
(The lock mechanism uses wafers. But I'm not looking for a "wafer lock" - like... I can't put a cabinet wafer lock on this).
It's used for locked glass bulletin boards (physical boards). I dont want to buy a new board. I just need to replace the lock. We can pick it open (and pick it closed) but not everyone knows how to jiggle a jiggler.
(side question... I dont even need to replace the lock if it has a standard key)
(Edit. Maybe if I added the pictures that would help)
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This is my new mini-EDC pick case.
The picks include two wafer jigglers, a knife tool and a city rake on the left, and some very small Bogota rakes plus a short hook on the left. I can carry the whole thing easily in my wallet.
They're not my go-tos for a tough lock, but I can open most locks with them, and they're handy when I don't have my usual picks with me. #lockpicking #locksport
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I haven't figured out how to set a new combo on this antique lock yet, but at least it was easy to decode 😋
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I had to make a tool out of spare bits to pick this ancient disc-tumbler lock!
Yes, I tried the vibrator first, but it wasn't having any of it.
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Found this awesome Sargent solid brass 4-lever pancake push-key lock at the vintage hardware store.
Probably dates to circa 1895-1910.
Fun fact: the shackle spring is so strong that it holds some of the levers in place when you set them, hence I only had to poke it a couple times to set them all and pop it.
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And my lock touching has gone pleasingly well too.
I got a couple of big packets of locks off ebay last week and promptly found I couldn't pick any of them, but with a bit of patience and learning to vary tension I've managed to pick a Cisa C2000 and an Asec Vital.
I've been vaguely following the Lockpickers United belts, but I probably won't do them formally because I can't be bothered to record myself, and I'm too gak-handed to gut a lock.
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JUST PICKED MY FIRST AMERICAN LOCK 1100, MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!
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Stopped by the upcycle shop and picked up 7 new locks for a few bucks 💖
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49 more love locks yesterday!
Which means over 500 in my collection now!
Which means over half way to the goal!
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InB4 "Why do you steal love locks?"
1. The city considers them graffiti and abandoned property.
2. They cause damage to structures.
3. They rust away and become a hazard.
4. The city destroys them.
5. They're my friends, and I love them.
6. They're all going into a big museum art installation as a celebration of love and locksport.
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#LearnLockpickingWithAlice lesson 11: Shimming shit ('cause ain't nobody got time for dial locks).
Plenty of old or cheap locks can be shimmed, but the place this technique shines most is with those front-dial combination locks. Sure, you can look up the model number, find some arcane YouTube video, and spend 30 minutes decoding it (both the video *and* the lock)...
...or you can do a little shimming fuckery and have it open in seconds.
To shim a lock, you'll need two things: a shimmable lock, and something to shim it with.
So how do I tell if a lock is able to be shimmed? Well, there are three main types of locking mechanisms on padlocks: ballbearing, spring-loaded, and warded (which you can see an example of in lesson 10). We want the spring-loaded kind.
The easy way to tell the spring-loaded ones from the ballbearing is that the cutouts in the shackle will look like either an upside-down "7" or a "]" for the pawl, instead of a ")" which indicates a ball-bearing lock. This matters because if the only thing keeping the locking pawl (that little metal bit that grabs the shackle's cutout) in place is a stiff spring, then the only thing between us and opening the lock is reaching it.
How do we reach that pawl? With a little piece of metal called a padlock shim. They look like a little mouth with a blep 👅 at the bottom—and like A Christmas Story, we want to get it right up against that pole.
How to shim a padlock:
- Insert the shim with the tongue facing away from the mechanism (toward the outside).
- Pinch the wings so it hugs the shackle.
- Push it down as far as it will go.
- Rotate/work it toward the inside of the lock while keeping pressure on it.
- Wiggle and press down on the shackle a bit to help it slide in.Once it’s in:
- Hold the shim in place.
- Give the shackle a firm yank—and probably send your shim flying."Wtf, Alice, it didn't work?! How could you lie to me?"
Okay, slow down. There are a few reasons for that.
First, the mechanism might be on the other side of the shackle—or even on both sides.
If it's still not working, the shim either isn’t deep enough, isn’t long enough, or the lock isn’t spring-loaded.
Additionally, some locks are *technically* shimmable, but the clearance around the shackle is too narrow to fit a shim in. In this case, a thinner shim, or a narrow pokey piece of metal might still work.
Finally, this lesson wouldn't be complete without mentioning that padlock shims are a disposable resource. They *will* break—sometimes after only a couple uses. If you're lucky, they'll last for dozens of attempts though.
Which leads me to my friend, @deviantollam, who is well-known for making shims out of soda or beer cans. These shims are fragile, but they'll work in a pinch and only take a moment to make. If you're good, you can even tear a can into a close enough shape for the job—just be careful, those fuckers are *sharp*.
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#LearnLockpickingWithAlice lesson 10: Decoding combination locks by "Pull-Picking".
There are a lot of types of combination locks out there, but one of the most common is also one of the easiest to open—no tools necessary.
So, today I'm going to talk about popping locks with nothing but some fingers and a little feeling around.
Almost every example of this style of combination lock uses a series of 3-4 wheels, with 10 numbers or letters arranged around each one (though a rare few have fewer positions per wheel, or a fifth wheel).
From the exploded diagram, you might already be able to see the design flaw. When you pull on the shackle, it pulls on the wheels, and—much like with traditional picking—we can exploit manufacturing defects to give ourselves more information about the solution to our puzzle. To get a feel for this, try interlacing the tips of your fingers, then lift one hand so the sides of your fingers press into each other. The pressure is distributed between all your fingers, but some take more than others. Now fold your middle finger in, so it's no longer in contact with its counterpart; the pressure is distributed between the remaining fingers. This is like the wards on the shackle pressing against the wheels. Once a wheel is set correctly, the remaining tension on the shackle is redistributed to the remaining incorrectly set wheels.
But there's a catch.
Lockmakers add smaller "false gates" along the wheel to trick you into thinking you've got the right combo when you don't.
This means each wheel can be in one of three states: not in a gate, in a false gate, or in a true gate. Our goal is to get all of them set to their true gates.
Remember earlier when I mentioned manufacturing defects and design flaws? Well, in a perfect world (for the locks) all the wheels would be perfectly cut and uniformly shaped, and the false gates would be indistinguishable from the true one. That's not the case.
False gates will always be narrower or shallower than the one true gate on each wheel, and wheels will always be slightly irregular. This means that the pressure won't distribute perfectly between each wheel, and that the false and true gates "feel" different.
Okay, enough origin story—how do you decode one of these?
Step zero: try all zeroes...no really, it's like "password123", you don't think anyone is that bad at security, but they are. Like really bad. If it's a love lock, try the current or previous year too.
Step one: pull the shackle like you're trying to open the lock. If you find you can't turn a wheel, release a little tension until you can.
Step two: find the wheel that is hardest to turn—it'll feel like it's scraping a little, or it'll lock into place and have a small amount of wiggle to it, but won't go past the next number.
Step three: cycle through wheels, repeating step two until all of them feel like they're in *a* gate. If a wheel is in a gate, it'll have a small amount of play before it bumps into the ward on the shackle—with a false gate, this *may* be almost no wiggle, with the true gate, it may move by a good half-a-position in either direction before it bumps the edge.
Step four: if it feels like all the wheels are in *a* gate, but the lock isn't open, find the wheel with the least play in it, remember the number, and try rotating it until you find another gate. Once you either come back around to that number, or find a more wiggly one, check the next least wiggly wheel.
Each wheel may have up to N-1 false gates, but will only have 1 true gate, so learning to tell the difference is the key to decoding.
When you watch a professional do this, you'll usually notice them rapidly cycling wheels, wiggling each wheel frequently. It's not a matter of trying a ton of combos quickly, but more about calibrating your feel for the gates. Every lock is a little different, but they all have tells if you listen.
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Fedi:
- "I follow you for the wholesome stuff 💕"
- "I follow you for the lockpicking stuff 🔓"
- "I follow you for the adult content ❤️🔥"Don't worry fam, I got ya :gay_alice_shades:
#Locksport #Lockpicking #Lovense #SexToy #GooglyEyes #Antiques
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Maximum resistance to picking.
If "maximum" is about 20 seconds, I'd hate to see their less-secure locks.
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Out of the pack triple-pick of Bunker Hill laminated 40mm padlocks.
Thoughts? These locks are worth the ~$1 each I spent on them, but not much more than that. The "4-pin cylinders" that "prevent picking" is a pretty laughable statement. I spent about 30 seconds each, which isn't bad for never having touched this brand of lock before. Worse pick-feel than Master locks, squishy cores that rattle a lot.
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FYI: if you need to know the combination to the Master Lock contractor key safe at my apartment complex, it's 0925. I know this not because I have any skill in picking these locks, but because I bothered to press the door latch to see the hidden key. The previous contractor failed to scramble the tumblers after they were done. So now I know my property manager's secret.
Never underestimate the human factor.
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On a recommendation from one of the #lockpickinglawyer YouTube videos, I asked Santa for a copy of "High-Security Mechanical #Locks: An Encyclopedic Reference" by Graham Pulford. Lo, and Behold! What do I find under the tree this morning?
I can hardly put it down.
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For those who know something about locks, here's a Primus picked to operating position. :gay_alice_shades:
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The lock that won me free drinks at the bar.
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Corbin Russwin Assa Abloy, picked.
Obligatory Johnny Five reference 😋
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Corbin Russwin LFIC high-security lock, picked to control.
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Tetco lever lock, picked with homemade lever lockpicks.
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ABUS Euro-cylinder
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Locked Out
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Today's haul of love locks 🥰
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But who needs a key when these are easy as fuck to decode with just a few fingers?
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🚀💻 Join us tomorrow, Sept 10th, 6:30PM Eastern for Crack the Locks. RSVP - https://www.meetup.com/spacecoastsec/events/309726384 #cybersecurity #buildingcommunity #spacecoast #physicalsecurity #locksport #lockpicking 💻🚀
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A veteran of purpose built "practice locks" of several types, today was the first time Kid2 was fully solo successful at a regular old padlock.
It was one of the two ridiculously small ABUS 55/25 I found in a parking lot not that long ago. I actually posted here about tension wrenches being thicker than I'd like for this one, and got the suggestion of a homemade one from a wiper blade.
Guess what she used?!🙂
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Nothing hits as hard about being into both computers and locks, as searching my bookmarks for "router" #networking #locks #locksmith #locksport
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Hallo Welt!
Wir sind #neuhier und schulden euch deshalb eine #vorstellung.
Weil in #Wiesbaden #Biebrich am #Gräselberg noch nicht ausreichend gebastelt wird, haben wir beschlossen das zu ändern.
Bei uns sind alle Menschen willkommen. Du kannst dein eigenes Bastelzeug mitbringen oder von dem vorhandenen was bekommen. Wir treffen uns Donnerstags um ca. 15:30 und machen bis ca. 18:00 Uhr.
Gestern hatten wir #Mandala Malen und #Origami Falten. Nächste Woche planen wir u.a. #Locksport. Du kannst auch deinen #PC mitbringen und wir werden versuchen dir beim #Reparieren zu helfen.
Wenn du einen alten PC nicht mehr benutzen willst, kannst du ihn bei uns auch #spenden. Wir setzen ihn dann wenn möglich neu auf und geben ihn an Bedürftige.
Fragen und Anregungen an diesen Kanal oder per Email in der Bio.
Wir freuen uns darauf dich kennenzulernen.
LG
euer Bastelberg
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Locksmiths and lock friendly folks in Minnesota, take action now: https://unlockmn.org/
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@alice See - I don't know what it is. I know that once you start enjoying security pins, there is a possibility that you'll find standard pin locks harder to pick (because of the different technique). Just now I could open only one of my three warm-up locks (a Master 140), but struggled on the cheaper one (a Fortress), yet, I couldn't help but want to play with the most beautiful (highest grade padlock) I own. This ASSA ABLOY 334B45. Such beautiful craftsmanship and machining. The pins are so springy and have great sound. I haven't touched locksport in maybe 3 or 4 or even more years, and this one I opened in under 15 minutes. I don't know how long exactly. Was doing it in the dark with my eyes closed. But yeah, I seem to have that problem of inverse lock quality difficulty (SPP only - I've not raked since high school, though it's a handy trick. For speed I think the key is supposed to be rake then spp ... 🤷♀️) anyway...
#locksport
#lockwood
#spp
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@alice See - I don't know what it is. I know that once you start enjoying security pins, there is a possibility that you'll find standard pin locks harder to pick (because of the different technique). Just now I could open only one of my three warm-up locks (a Master 140), but struggled on the cheaper one (a Fortress), yet, I couldn't help but want to play with the most beautiful (highest grade padlock) I own. This ASSA ABLOY 334B45. Such beautiful craftsmanship and machining. The pins are so springy and have great sound. I haven't touched locksport in maybe 3 or 4 or even more years, and this one I opened in under 15 minutes. I don't know how long exactly. Was doing it in the dark with my eyes closed. But yeah, I seem to have that problem of inverse lock quality difficulty (SPP only - I've not raked since high school, though it's a handy trick. For speed I think the key is supposed to be rake then spp ... 🤷♀️) anyway...
#locksport
#lockwood
#spp
#assaabloy -
@alice See - I don't know what it is. I know that once you start enjoying security pins, there is a possibility that you'll find standard pin locks harder to pick (because of the different technique). Just now I could open only one of my three warm-up locks (a Master 140), but struggled on the cheaper one (a Fortress), yet, I couldn't help but want to play with the most beautiful (highest grade padlock) I own. This ASSA ABLOY 334B45. Such beautiful craftsmanship and machining. The pins are so springy and have great sound. I haven't touched locksport in maybe 3 or 4 or even more years, and this one I opened in under 15 minutes. I don't know how long exactly. Was doing it in the dark with my eyes closed. But yeah, I seem to have that problem of inverse lock quality difficulty (SPP only - I've not raked since high school, though it's a handy trick. For speed I think the key is supposed to be rake then spp ... 🤷♀️) anyway...
#locksport
#lockwood
#spp
#assaabloy -
@alice See - I don't know what it is. I know that once you start enjoying security pins, there is a possibility that you'll find standard pin locks harder to pick (because of the different technique). Just now I could open only one of my three warm-up locks (a Master 140), but struggled on the cheaper one (a Fortress), yet, I couldn't help but want to play with the most beautiful (highest grade padlock) I own. This ASSA ABLOY 334B45. Such beautiful craftsmanship and machining. The pins are so springy and have great sound. I haven't touched locksport in maybe 3 or 4 or even more years, and this one I opened in under 15 minutes. I don't know how long exactly. Was doing it in the dark with my eyes closed. But yeah, I seem to have that problem of inverse lock quality difficulty (SPP only - I've not raked since high school, though it's a handy trick. For speed I think the key is supposed to be rake then spp ... 🤷♀️) anyway...
#locksport
#lockwood
#spp
#assaabloy -
@alice See - I don't know what it is. I know that once you start enjoying security pins, there is a possibility that you'll find standard pin locks harder to pick (because of the different technique). Just now I could open only one of my three warm-up locks (a Master 140), but struggled on the cheaper one (a Fortress), yet, I couldn't help but want to play with the most beautiful (highest grade padlock) I own. This ASSA ABLOY 334B45. Such beautiful craftsmanship and machining. The pins are so springy and have great sound. I haven't touched locksport in maybe 3 or 4 or even more years, and this one I opened in under 15 minutes. I don't know how long exactly. Was doing it in the dark with my eyes closed. But yeah, I seem to have that problem of inverse lock quality difficulty (SPP only - I've not raked since high school, though it's a handy trick. For speed I think the key is supposed to be rake then spp ... 🤷♀️) anyway...
#locksport
#lockwood
#spp
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While picnicking with my partner, I happened upon this keybox love lock above some train tracks. I took a moment to decode it and ended up bringing it home.
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Update & PSA: They texted back! It's always okay to ask, as long as you're okay with an honest answer 😊💜
I had my new friend over and started teaching them to pick locks. This is an action shit (omg I'm keeping that autocorrect) of them picking their first pair of handcuffs 🎉
They had such a big grin as it opened 😁
We also had lunch and watched Adventures in Babysitting (the version Disney dubbed *all* the swearing out of), followed by Alok's Biology standup.
Then we spent a while crying together about the traumatic state of the world.
Oh, and I have a crush on them. I assume they'll see this post. So, I guess I'm outing myself to all of the internet, because somehow that's less nerve-wracking than outing myself to one person.
👉👈 But my partner and another fiend (I meant friend, but if you met them you'd understand the typo) have both told me to just tell this person, because what's the worst that could happen?I don't even know if they're into me, or poly, or into nonbinary folx (just kidding—everyone is into enbies). We haven't even flirted yet (or I was oblivious to it...that happens sometimes) 🤦🏼♀️
Well, *that* cat is out of the bag now. Whew, heh 😅
Okay, deflecting with comedy aside, this person is hella cool, and I want them in my life and community, regardless of what shape that takes.
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New article for Toool's Blackbag about the challenges I encountered while impressioning a key for a cool padlock.
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I’ll stick with my Devious Decoder Card (from @deviantollam) but this is still cool and better than nothing, something else to try besides taking a picture of the key and trying to decode with a line/depth overlay.
Kwikset as shown in the video is pretty easy to almost sight read anyway but I wonder if the Flipper app would be harder to use with finer depth increments like Schlage or Best SFIC.
Still cool to think they could add many more key depths over time though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPrd-S5Cmxo #FlipperZero #locksport #locksmith #keys #pentesting
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Hey Hungry Hackers at @SummerC0n, from NOW until 4:30pm EST at #Lucky13Saloon across from @littlefieldnyc #DCG201 Co-Founder will be teaching #lockpicking & #locksport next to the @redballoonsec booth!
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Nice Discount coupon for lockpicking goodies. SouthOrd has some nice tools👍
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Lancaster Lock Show Sat 8/3 Manheim PA “a weekend full of exploring rare and vintage padlocks, engaging discussions, and the opportunity to meet and exchange knowledge with fellow collectors” https://www.lancasterlockshow.com/2024-show-info/ #locks #locksmith #locksport #lockpicking