One handed noob here. Been picking for about a month now. I bought one of these after opening a master D3 and M5. I thought it was going to be a challenge, but had it open in no time. Am currently working on a master 570 but am having difficulty keeping the TOK tensioner in place.
i made a short or a video of me picking the 575 (brass version of the 570) one-handed. it can be done. look for it. i pick 3 or 4 locks in a row one-handed. use top of keyway and tension with your pinky if you are right handed. if you are left, youll have to turn the lock upside down.
I noticed the 4 pin brinks seem to be indexed slightly deeper than the masterlock and abus locks. I tried to zoom in on the key in the video, but you held the comb in front making it hard to tell. I suggest trying the non ergo combs for selfish reasons, it'd save me a trip to walmart.
Soooo, I got a bunch of these and some are one or two pin picks and I can't figure out why either because they aren't zero lift pins and I didn't think I touched them but they were mild bitting and most you could zip open with 1 to 3 shots. Out of 7 locks the only one that was noticeably different was one that had 26262 for bitting and I honestly only got it as fast as I did because I had the key to look at. That one didn't zip or rake open but the others did. Good bitting for the win.... sort of.
I'm new to picking and I seem to have a problem with the tensioner on the number 1 key pin. It holds the key pin up to an over pinning position and if I back the tensioner out a little, it falls out when I go to set spool pins. Any advice? I've been using Covert TOK tensioners (prybar type).
100$ worth of locks,all gracefully picked in 18 minutes. Awesome!!! 😎 Another great one!!
Very nice, sir! Always a pleasure to watch you get down! Thanks!
-Go Army!
One handed noob here. Been picking for about a month now. I bought one of these after opening a master D3 and M5. I thought it was going to be a challenge, but had it open in no time. Am currently working on a master 570 but am having difficulty keeping the TOK tensioner in place.
i made a short or a video of me picking the 575 (brass version of the 570) one-handed. it can be done. look for it. i pick 3 or 4 locks in a row one-handed. use top of keyway and tension with your pinky if you are right handed. if you are left, youll have to turn the lock upside down.
Thanks for another awesome video.
Nice work! Those are fun locks to pick
Gonna have to keep my eye out at Walmart for these. They have a lot of brass boys but none of these yet. 😮
they have em! i just grabbed a green one today!
@@dettbizzle wonder if my Walmart is BFE variety and will never get them.
@@W3OY-RAY I work at a VERY small walmart and they've got em. Next time you're in a bigger area, give it a peek!
Always enjoy your videos
I noticed the 4 pin brinks seem to be indexed slightly deeper than the masterlock and abus locks. I tried to zoom in on the key in the video, but you held the comb in front making it hard to tell. I suggest trying the non ergo combs for selfish reasons, it'd save me a trip to walmart.
Soooo, I got a bunch of these and some are one or two pin picks and I can't figure out why either because they aren't zero lift pins and I didn't think I touched them but they were mild bitting and most you could zip open with 1 to 3 shots.
Out of 7 locks the only one that was noticeably different was one that had 26262 for bitting and I honestly only got it as fast as I did because I had the key to look at. That one didn't zip or rake open but the others did.
Good bitting for the win.... sort of.
How can you tell how many pins are in a lock? Is it by research, feel or just plain practice. If it’s feel is there any secret ?
Put your pick in the lock... slowly slide back to the front and count the clicks.
I'm new to picking and I seem to have a problem with the tensioner on the number 1 key pin. It holds the key pin up to an over pinning position and if I back the tensioner out a little, it falls out when I go to set spool pins. Any advice? I've been using Covert TOK tensioners (prybar type).
No idea. That’s why I collect tools. To find the right one for the job. Keep collecting
i got one of these and first time trying the mctickler in it I felt like i was filming a Mcnally short
removable core ???
Nope
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Sheeesh 🫡 done picked them all