I had one of these back in high school for my locker! People used to be blown away whenever I opened it. I'd say I'm now blown away for poetic effect, but I've come to realize most locks only keep honest people out.
Thank you, i have one of those looks in use. It doesn't protect anything of value but the look itself was a gift from i received from my late father and it holds sentimental value to me. Now i can remove it without causing damage.
When I was younger these appeared on school lockers. I discovered that taking the lock and swinging it against your hand with the "key" side facing your hand as if you are throwing it from hand to hand while on the hasp. When the lock strikes that hand; then to grasp and pull down rapidly it would open. All one quick motion, no tools required. Once you get the timing correct, you may open these with one or two swings.
I just successfully opened my lock of this type (called Gemii) by banging on it with the handle of a screwdriver. Takes half a minute or so of banging, but I've done it three times so far. And the key still works, too, which is nice. :)
I almost expect Master Lock to come out with a similarly sad magnetic lock soon, and act like its some sort of new space aged technology, and have it "magnetically rake" open just as fast. Nice looking set of picks from UKLP! Thanks Bill!
I had one like that a long time ago, when strong magnets were not easily available.... made sense at the time I guess, to secure non-important stuff. The key is in the correct place when the keyhole is at the bottom of the lock. That's so the key ring does not prevent correct contact.
I used to have one of these in the 70's. If you take a hammer to it, the side plate where the name is, comes loose exposing the whole inside mechanism. The magnets inside reminded me of golf tees that would stand at attention when the "key" was placed near them. They then aligned themselves into a bar with holes that allowed the lock to be opened.
I'm going to have to play with one of those magnetic locks. They appear to be garbage but I want to look at the magnetic fields on them. Also loving that pick set!
No, neither of them. Rather, there is usually 4 magnets attached to a small rod each. This rod does have stop rings on both sides of a hole in a plate. This means the rod is stuck in the lateral (pull/push) direction but can freely rotate about 45 degrees around its midpoint, think like of a joystick/flight controller. On the other end of the rod there is nothing, but a plate with 4 small holes, that are in the opposite corner of where the magnet is located on the key. This plate is connected to the locking mechanism, so when you pull on the shackle, the shackle wants to push this plate towards the rods. If all the rods are in the correct position, the plate will be able to move all the way towards the rods as there is a hole where the rod can push into, but if any of the rods are in the incorrect position, theres no hole for it to push into, thus the rod will block the movement of the plate with holes in it. The flaw why the spoofing attack works: The rods move as said, like a joystick. This means that the other end of the rod, does move in a spherical fashion. The plate with holes are flat. This basically creates a "shear line" that varies with tension, making the lock extremely easy to pick with a magnet, as you have to slowly "Close" the shearline while randomly moving around the magnet to make one or more rods stuck in the hole. Fix for flaw: If the lock maker would grind down the plate with holes with a spherical sandpaper/grinding thing, so the distance between the rods and the plate with holes Always are equal regardless of rod position, the lock would become EXTREMELY hard to "pick".
Hey bill! I tried the exact thing to get that stupid thing open, except I didn’t go that fast back and forth. Interestingly enough, the key worked when I initially got it, however I think with my playing with it with the magnets I may have boogered it up. Either way, I was never planning on actually using it, I just bought it because it was unusual, and I wanted to see how to “pick” it. By the way, I paid $10 plus like $5 shipping I think. Thanks for featuring my lock bill!
i think I've seen one of those magnetic locks once... And now I know why I've only seen one. Interesting... So that's a pretty neat looking kit from UK Lockpickers. Just from a quick shot of the case, I thought you were going to open up a Multipick set at first. Interestingly surprised at the, UK Lockpickers Dual Gauge Pick Set. Seems to be a pretty decent set there! - Stay Awesome 👍
I've got one of those magnetic padlocks that my dad picked up back before I could remember. There's another way to open them without magnets or other tools, I assure you.
2:15 keep the magnet on the side so if a criminal needs to get in 🤣 Reminds me of why the boss said they leave the front office light on. If someone breaks in and falls because they can’t see, you can be sued 🤣
I had one of these there awesome. It confuses the crap out of people. Good video was wondering if you use a strong magnet. When I had mine back in the late 1990's so neodymium magnets were outrageously expensive.
I'm not much of a rake man so color coded rakes make sense to me. Using more colors would be nice when switching between different picking techniques - hook v.s. deep hook as a single pin picker.
My magnetic key isn't even strong enough to stick to a metal surface on it's own. I doubt it'll do much harm. But to be safe I'd store it away from cards and stuff like that.
So how do you open the magnetic locks with the round paddle key that contain 5 magnets (positive and negative poles) . When the right round paddle shaped key is put in the round recess and then twist. (Purchased from Big Lots in 1993). Made in China.
@@bosnianbill Well, neodymium magnets are very powerful. A 6x8 mm magnet (which looks similar to each one of the two magnets in the video) has a force of about 15 N, or 1.5 kgf (kilograms-force or kiloponds)!
I have exactly the same padlock under the brand of Kuso and it doesn't open with this trick!! I've already had it open but I don't know how I did!!! Damned stuff!!!
Bosnianbill I got a Southord E500XT I will give you if you fix me up a pick set kit that would be good for a beginner. I made the mistake buying the electric pick. I'm actually getting pretty good single pin picking but my cheap Chinese picks have gave up the ghost. Now I'm looking to trade because the electric lock pick isn't any fun. More for a locksmith and I think it takes the fun out of it because I do it for enjoyment kind of like people do Sudoku. I've used it a total of about 10 times so it is practically brand new and if you do want to fix me something up from your old pics don't worry about the price difference because I've got enough lessons from you that it evens out. Have a wonderful weekend
Ric, I appreciate your generosity but there will come a day when you WANT that E500XT and will regret getting rid of it. Why don't you hold onto it and grab yourself an inexpensive, yet good quality pick kit? Take a look at the Sparrows Tuxedo or the UKBumpkeys Praxis kit - either will serve you well and be a LOT cheaper than replacing that E500XT later.
@@bosnianbill just makes things so easy and how I was raised sometimes easy Ain't So Good. But I see what you're talkin about but it sure is fun single picking. Just want to get as good as you with that single picking. Thanks for taking the time to answer me it means a lot. That's why I like watching your videos because you really love what you do and you have fun doing it. And congratulations on that designed you in lock-picking lawyer did and y'all made a beautiful pic that works wonderfully and I hope sparrows recognizes that and produces it.
Magnetic keyed locks... yet another example of an initially good concept which should have significantly stronger security (if it has a normal pin tumbler in addition to the magnets), but it's actually pretty bad in practice. Better to use electronic locks if you require high security.
@@phil6272 I agree! Most are SUPER secure electronically and the manufacturers target tech-proud folks that know nothing about real security. Yesterday I met a guy at the Metro that had his bike stolen from the rack. When I asked about the lock, he said he had a "very secure" bluetooth/finger print lock. It was lying on the ground with the shackle twisted off...
@@phil6272 Yeah, looking flashy and cool is more important than actual physical security for marketing. It's all the fault of the marketing departments! But those are consumer-grade locks targeted to the average customer who knows little about security and electronics, and they're also hugely overpriced (you'd be surprised of how cheap the electronics actually is, I tell you as a hobbyist). Good electronic locks (which are just normal locks with some electronics, also overpriced) have much higher security.
Bill, the Pepsi guy at our HQ comes to fill our soda machine. He also uses some sort of a magnet on the side of the door to open it. Can these soda machine magnetic lock be defeated? I want FREE soda . . .ha ha ha 🍾🤣
Just tried it with my magnetic lock and the strongest magnet I've got. I managed to open it within a few seconds the first time I tried, but then, the second time, tried for about a minute and it didn't really work at all. I feel like it's down to luck. But yes, if you know the trick, and carry a decently strong magnet, those don't seem to be much of a challenge.
This is the exact lock I used 30 years ago in high school on my locker. One day I came back to my locker and it was open with the contents strewn about by bullies. There was a student nearby and she said one of them kicked the lock and it popped open. Stupid lock
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I had one of these back in high school for my locker! People used to be blown away whenever I opened it. I'd say I'm now blown away for poetic effect, but I've come to realize most locks only keep honest people out.
“Keep them conveniently stuck to the lock” good one Bill.. good one.
O wow, those colored handels are very nice!
Thank you, i have one of those looks in use. It doesn't protect anything of value but the look itself was a gift from i received from my late father and it holds sentimental value to me. Now i can remove it without causing damage.
40years ago, we had the same lock. it was a nostalgia looking at this similar lock once again.
Magnetic Locks??? Never have even heard of them. What a nice set of picks. Thanks Bill just for the opportunity.
When I was younger these appeared on school lockers. I discovered that taking the lock and swinging it against your hand with the "key" side facing your hand as if you are throwing it from hand to hand while on the hasp. When the lock strikes that hand; then to grasp and pull down rapidly it would open. All one quick motion, no tools required. Once you get the timing correct, you may open these with one or two swings.
I bought child proofing magnetic locks for my cabinets and my kid ripped them off just as easily as this lock opened.
That's pretty badass
I like the case on this set. Color coding helps too.
I just successfully opened my lock of this type (called Gemii) by banging on it with the handle of a screwdriver. Takes half a minute or so of banging, but I've done it three times so far. And the key still works, too, which is nice. :)
Nice picks, like that it includes top of keyway tensioners.
I almost expect Master Lock to come out with a similarly sad magnetic lock soon, and act like its some sort of new space aged technology, and have it "magnetically rake" open just as fast. Nice looking set of picks from UKLP! Thanks Bill!
Those lock picks are beautiful!
Funny little magnetic lock. I'm surprised Master Lock isn't stamped on it. Great looking pick kit.
I was a little curious about those. Good to know, Thank you!
That is the nicest looking pick set I've seen. Would love to see a full review on them to see if it's worth the coin
Very nice video Bill, magnetic raking is always fun to watch!
I had one like that a long time ago, when strong magnets were not easily available.... made sense at the time I guess, to secure non-important stuff. The key is in the correct place when the keyhole is at the bottom of the lock. That's so the key ring does not prevent correct contact.
I used to have one of these in the 70's. If you take a hammer to it, the side plate where the name is, comes loose exposing the whole inside mechanism. The magnets inside reminded me of golf tees that would stand at attention when the "key" was placed near them. They then aligned themselves into a bar with holes that allowed the lock to be opened.
Bill does magic tricks now with magnets.
Can you shake it open though?
I'm going to have to play with one of those magnetic locks. They appear to be garbage but I want to look at the magnetic fields on them. Also loving that pick set!
Can we just buy that pick set?
Cool picks .....can't get enough of them. LOL 👍👍👍👍🧡
Where can you get cheap magnets of various sizes?
Do these locks have a push/pull magnetic mechanism or just a pull, attracted to a magnet metal mechanism?
No, neither of them. Rather, there is usually 4 magnets attached to a small rod each. This rod does have stop rings on both sides of a hole in a plate. This means the rod is stuck in the lateral (pull/push) direction but can freely rotate about 45 degrees around its midpoint, think like of a joystick/flight controller. On the other end of the rod there is nothing, but a plate with 4 small holes, that are in the opposite corner of where the magnet is located on the key. This plate is connected to the locking mechanism, so when you pull on the shackle, the shackle wants to push this plate towards the rods. If all the rods are in the correct position, the plate will be able to move all the way towards the rods as there is a hole where the rod can push into, but if any of the rods are in the incorrect position, theres no hole for it to push into, thus the rod will block the movement of the plate with holes in it.
The flaw why the spoofing attack works: The rods move as said, like a joystick. This means that the other end of the rod, does move in a spherical fashion. The plate with holes are flat. This basically creates a "shear line" that varies with tension, making the lock extremely easy to pick with a magnet, as you have to slowly "Close" the shearline while randomly moving around the magnet to make one or more rods stuck in the hole.
Fix for flaw: If the lock maker would grind down the plate with holes with a spherical sandpaper/grinding thing, so the distance between the rods and the plate with holes Always are equal regardless of rod position, the lock would become EXTREMELY hard to "pick".
They might as well put a button on the front that said open.
Sweet looking pick set! If it weren't for shear stubbornness I wouldn't even try.
Great kit!
I like the kit. Is very nice.
Thanks for the video Bill
Really nice looking set.
That pick set sure is pretty.
Ha, Geeeeeyih!
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love those color coded picks. If I dont win this time, I'm MOVING to Canada!( just kidding- Red White and Blue forever!)
I got one of these locks 25 years ago and I discovered that it was easy to bump open with a tap from a hammer or a padlock.
Thanks for posting and sharing!
Great Video as always. Keep them coming.
Hey bill!
I tried the exact thing to get that stupid thing open, except I didn’t go that fast back and forth. Interestingly enough, the key worked when I initially got it, however I think with my playing with it with the magnets I may have boogered it up. Either way, I was never planning on actually using it, I just bought it because it was unusual, and I wanted to see how to “pick” it.
By the way, I paid $10 plus like $5 shipping I think.
Thanks for featuring my lock bill!
In your opinion what is the best puck lock? Money can buy
This one: securitysnobs.com/Abloy-Protec2-PL-975-Hardened-Steel-Puck-Padlock.html
The magnetic lock is still cool. Cool pick set/s giveaway. You'll get a bazillion entries now. Lol. ✌😎
Very nice picks!
i think I've seen one of those magnetic locks once... And now I know why I've only seen one. Interesting... So that's a pretty neat looking kit from UK Lockpickers. Just from a quick shot of the case, I thought you were going to open up a Multipick set at first. Interestingly surprised at the, UK Lockpickers Dual Gauge Pick Set. Seems to be a pretty decent set there! - Stay Awesome 👍
I've got one of those magnetic padlocks that my dad picked up back before I could remember. There's another way to open them without magnets or other tools, I assure you.
2:15 keep the magnet on the side so if a criminal needs to get in 🤣
Reminds me of why the boss said they leave the front office light on.
If someone breaks in and falls because they can’t see, you can be sued 🤣
these were everywhere in the early 80's. but the trend didn't last long (for obvious reasons)
My grandfather used those very same locks to lock his tools, I used to open them with a magnet I was 8 years old.
That was short, were you in a rush?
Sweet giveaway sweet pic set would love to win them thanks Bill
Nice giveaway Mr Bill
Great lock
I have lost the key now what can i do
Can i made a new key
= ) Cookie Jar ha ha - Stashed with awful cookies. - for those 'kids' that know 'everything'.
Haven't seen you review the UK Lockpickers set yet (or have I missed it?). I think it's a nice looking set.👍
Price for the lock
Got a swag of R&D to do before lock pick retailers are out of business
I had one of these there awesome. It confuses the crap out of people. Good video was wondering if you use a strong magnet. When I had mine back in the late 1990's so neodymium magnets were outrageously expensive.
A little surprised that it's taken MFRs this long to color-code handles based on thickness. Kind of odd to make the rakes different though.
Peterson is color coded
I'm not much of a rake man so color coded rakes make sense to me.
Using more colors would be nice when switching between different picking techniques - hook v.s. deep hook as a single pin picker.
Wouldn't there also be issues with the key? Like put the key next to a credit card or something?
My magnetic key isn't even strong enough to stick to a metal surface on it's own. I doubt it'll do much harm. But to be safe I'd store it away from cards and stuff like that.
Amazing Vid!!!
Love your videos man! ^^
So how do you open the magnetic locks with the round paddle key that contain 5 magnets (positive and negative poles) . When the right round paddle shaped key is put in the round recess and then twist. (Purchased from Big Lots in 1993). Made in China.
OH that's how they got my cookies.
Beautiful tool. I wish to have one. Nadam se...jednog dana
Magnetic attraction ... Funny lock.
magnets..... and i really like them colored handels
You use large neodymium magnets on your refrigerator?! How many dents does it have already?
Large? Those magnets are smaller than a dime. I wish my WIFE had the same definition as "large" as you seem to have...😋
@@bosnianbill Well, neodymium magnets are very powerful. A 6x8 mm magnet (which looks similar to each one of the two magnets in the video) has a force of about 15 N, or 1.5 kgf (kilograms-force or kiloponds)!
I have exactly the same padlock under the brand of Kuso and it doesn't open with this trick!! I've already had it open but I don't know how I did!!! Damned stuff!!!
Bosnianbill I got a Southord E500XT I will give you if you fix me up a pick set kit that would be good for a beginner. I made the mistake buying the electric pick. I'm actually getting pretty good single pin picking but my cheap Chinese picks have gave up the ghost. Now I'm looking to trade because the electric lock pick isn't any fun. More for a locksmith and I think it takes the fun out of it because I do it for enjoyment kind of like people do Sudoku. I've used it a total of about 10 times so it is practically brand new and if you do want to fix me something up from your old pics don't worry about the price difference because I've got enough lessons from you that it evens out. Have a wonderful weekend
Ric, I appreciate your generosity but there will come a day when you WANT that E500XT and will regret getting rid of it. Why don't you hold onto it and grab yourself an inexpensive, yet good quality pick kit? Take a look at the Sparrows Tuxedo or the UKBumpkeys Praxis kit - either will serve you well and be a LOT cheaper than replacing that E500XT later.
@@bosnianbill just makes things so easy and how I was raised sometimes easy Ain't So Good. But I see what you're talkin about but it sure is fun single picking. Just want to get as good as you with that single picking. Thanks for taking the time to answer me it means a lot. That's why I like watching your videos because you really love what you do and you have fun doing it. And congratulations on that designed you in lock-picking lawyer did and y'all made a beautiful pic that works wonderfully and I hope sparrows recognizes that and produces it.
Those keys loose there magnetism after a while. I have a master lock one and, one of the keys stoped working years ago.
Magnetic keyed locks... yet another example of an initially good concept which should have significantly stronger security (if it has a normal pin tumbler in addition to the magnets), but it's actually pretty bad in practice. Better to use electronic locks if you require high security.
Most electronic locks are made like consumer electronics and suck against physical attack, even though those are much more common.
@@phil6272 I agree! Most are SUPER secure electronically and the manufacturers target tech-proud folks that know nothing about real security. Yesterday I met a guy at the Metro that had his bike stolen from the rack. When I asked about the lock, he said he had a "very secure" bluetooth/finger print lock. It was lying on the ground with the shackle twisted off...
@@phil6272 Yeah, looking flashy and cool is more important than actual physical security for marketing. It's all the fault of the marketing departments! But those are consumer-grade locks targeted to the average customer who knows little about security and electronics, and they're also hugely overpriced (you'd be surprised of how cheap the electronics actually is, I tell you as a hobbyist). Good electronic locks (which are just normal locks with some electronics, also overpriced) have much higher security.
I always want a good lock pick set with many tension tools, but it's too expensive because of currency and shipping XD
So Bill... Did you throw this one in your "Why Bother?" box? 😁
Looks like a magnetic version of raking
Wow I never saw a magnetic lock before. I'm guessing this is why.
Oh, wow!
I think magnetic locks are just reusable tamper seals because they are so easy to open
HAHAHAHA! I had a lock like this one when I was a kid...early '70's!!
This like the same thing to child proof my cabinets lol
Makes me wonder if adding a magnetic tip to a key and a steel pin carefully enough to make it unnoticed would be a good idea for security or not
OK Show off! make a key of magnets for it
I remember these, terrible
Bill, the Pepsi guy at our HQ comes to fill our soda machine. He also uses some sort of a magnet on the side of the door to open it. Can these soda machine magnetic lock be defeated? I want FREE soda . . .ha ha ha 🍾🤣
Yes inquiring and thirsty minds want to know.
Please I need this key
Who locks up their cookie jar!
Stoners... they got their weed stash in their, in the cookies.
if im lucky do i throwaway my cheap chines ones iv have had for 2 years out
Don't use it on the cookie jar, those go on top of the fridge, where you have all your magnets
I have one and I have the correct key and I can't get it open with a magnet.
I might have to buy a magnetic lock just to see if I can get it open.
Just tried it with my magnetic lock and the strongest magnet I've got. I managed to open it within a few seconds the first time I tried, but then, the second time, tried for about a minute and it didn't really work at all. I feel like it's down to luck. But yes, if you know the trick, and carry a decently strong magnet, those don't seem to be much of a challenge.
My father has one and always told me it was super safe because no one knows what type of lock this is.
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I bought a magnetic lock from a flee market years ago. I brought it home and I could never get it to lock :(
I'm going to spoof a lock open after I finish eating this grilled cheese my mom made
Did she make one for all of us?
This is the exact lock I used 30 years ago in high school on my locker. One day I came back to my locker and it was open with the contents strewn about by bullies. There was a student nearby and she said one of them kicked the lock and it popped open. Stupid lock
HAH! Geeeyyyiihh!
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Magnetic lock is only good if a stranger doesn't know where it is.
Tôi là thợ khoá ở việt nam, và tôi muốn mua đồ nghề của bạn?
I thought it was harder to open, and it turns out that it's just a cheap gadget.