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What wrap dp you have around your pick. I have slightly bigger hands and might need some cushion to hold my picks more comfortably

Now I don't feel so bad about my difficulty picking a 140. I can rake it open, but not very satisfying.....

When I use the key to open the lock I must press forward on the key fairly hard or it will not turn. I am thinking this keeps this lock unpickable. Does anyone else have this issue with the American ock?

I picked 3 American 1100 and 2 Lockout Lottos and been working on this 150 for w couple days. I still can't pick it. The Second lock I ever picked was my blue 410 Loto.

My no 3 has so much core wiggle, I've only picked it open once it feels like garbage.

*A lockpick skill of 50 is required to open this lock.*

I completely agree.. the No. 3 seems such low quality, so gritty, and so inconsistent from lock to lock for a newbie. I persevered and when I got to the Master 140 as a yellow.. they seemed so easy. Much easier keyway on the 140 as well.

Some great tips, thanks

And just like that ! Nice

first pin doesnt stay up. keeps falling. the one you have to reset after each spool

Fantastic Video. Thank you for all the info.

THANK YOU. I got a batch of 20 off these two days ago. 14 of them I opened disturbingly easily and 6 of them would fall in to a false set I couldn't get past... bingada presto I watched your video and now thanks to you I figured out I had them open all along. Fun lock, it gives excellent feedback from the pins.

I’m a beginner and I’ve gotten mine open several times but I don’t feel like I can do it on purpose which is frustrating. It was good to see a video with someone else taking some time. Made me feel better.

That bitting is pretty good

For the shim, can I just cut soda can?

So i didnt understand what is that false set?

I was getting ready to ask the discord about this lock, I'm having difficulties. Good stuff

what is that clamp?

Great pick , and love that purple. These aren’t easy to pick. The one i got isn’t anyway 👍🏻✌🏻🤘🏻

I think I'll be trying this lock next if I can figure a way to hold the TOK tensioner. working only with left hand due to CP. However, I don't give up easily. Thanks for the video!!

use a comb pick it works on 141DLF 141D 142DCM 146D 140 140DCH 150 160 and more

Thanks , very helpful , moe

Whats the name of youe turninv tool

i was having trouble with one of these for a couple days, a bobby pin ended up being what finally helped me pick it for me lol

I have two of these and they are much easier to open to any of the Abus locks I own. They both have only three pins I actually need to set the rest are zero bitted.

#7 is actually a good lock to learn with but only because the keyway is so small. My first locks were rhe 140, 141D, and the #7. Then the Brinks brass, Abus 55/40, and the American Lock 1100 series.

First 1100 I picked, I must have picked a dozen times before I finally decided to actually turn the core 😣🤬

I think this just helped me on this 150 I'm working on. Thanks!

Well done, saving the video for reference.

Interesting comparing to ither 90a pro vids, there seems to be no consistency in the arrangement of spools and serrated. I am quite fons if a lucky dip 😊. Thanks for sharing 🙏👍🤜🤛

I don't understand how to pick that lock. I am a "beginner" lockpicke,r who has struggled on this lock for a year. I tried rocking it, picking the pins individually but it won't open. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, because the lock will open with the key. My sister who doesn't know anything about lockpicking, opened the lock with luck after I gave her a crashcourse. Since then we both haven't been able to open the lock by picking it. Sometimes it seems like I opened it because the core starts rotating just a bit, but then it suddenly stops. Do you have any advice?

Why not TOK tension? It frees up ALL of the keyway. Btw what brand picks are those on the table?

What tension tool are you using?

I just got one of these and it’s kicking my butt! So crunchy and vague…

and these locks don’t have spoons in them

Just use a comb on the back of your turning tool😂

What are those wraps on your pick?

This was one of the very first locks I practiced on, having started with #3s like most pickers I imagine, and a Kwikset KiK. I learned that the 140/141 needed a far more gentle touch than their brute laminated cousins like the #3. The first 141D I had early on had a zero lift pin at position #2 and as a beginner it had given me a heck of a time. I actually bent the core out a little from over 'tensioning' w/ BOK, and after that it would bind up a lot. So I finally caught on and moved to TOK (also better for that zero lift pin), but I couldn't keep the pry bar in, as the recess is short. I wound up trying to make a cutaway out of that one and destroyed it, ah well. I made a ton of mistakes over that first month or so but also learned a ton from those mistakes. I bought another 141, and with a gentle touch, and better turning tool control, it's now a very reliable open.

Excellent video, I’m working on learning spool pins myself. Keep up the great work!!

I agree that this has been a good lock for me as a beginner. I started with some MaterLock #3's but got nowhere with them. I actually sorta quit trying to learn lock picking for a few months after getting stuck on the #3. Also good to see more left handed pickers. That was also something that gave me problems as a beginner, as I couldn't figure out how to tension a lock comfortably. Watching you pick has given me some additional ideas on how to position and tension.

Aha, you've latched onto Master Locks master strategy, make a lock so sloppy and inconsistent that it can't reliably be picked! muahahaaa But in all seriousness, I have found some that SPP okay but more that are just mush in a laminated box; the worst of them tend to rake open in seconds but where's the fun/challenge in that?

Nice. subbed.. you need a mic

A #3 is my comfort look, my first was a 140d, looks like you got a messed up lock

AAA battery=genius. Why didn't I think of that?

I’ve got some picks I don’t use due to them being too thick that I need to sand down. I don’t have a dremel or a belt sander though, so I’ve been avoiding it. This may motivate me to get it done.

I thought for sure you were going to comb those opened when I saw your tensioner. Nice comparison video!

I have a 141, is it similar to the 140 with spools? I have opened this lock once, but I think it was more luck it then skill. I figured that I was being too aggressive and likely over set it

Awesome video! Can you do a video on the tensioner?

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