Finally GOT IT! man that was an adventure. I spp'd it upside down and I could feel the feedback alot easier. Also the lock after I got a huge false set would act frozen. So I sprayed it with some special sauce and 4.5 minutes later I picked it for the first time. Aweasome feeling finally cracking it. Thanks for all the great videos I've learned a ton. PS I've been waiting patiently for a new BB video.....
so ive been watching your videos for months now and you inspired me to get into picking, i already had one of these locks laying around and so i made my own picks and tension tools, i used feeler gauge to make my picks and the blade of a butter knife to make my tension wrench, 6 pins and 5 security pins was a daunting challenge for me to pick as my first lock, but after only 8 or 9 tries, pulling the lock apart to inspect the pins to make sure i wasnt chewing them up too much, and peeking at the key a few times, i finally got it, i was blown away and it felt great to manage to open the lock without a key picking each pin individually, so i had to lock it back up and try again to make sure i didnt fluke it, and within 2 minutes it was open again :D
Man am I glad I came across this one Been watching your great videos and taught myself by watching Have a little Abus lock I’ve been playing around with and learning how to handle my first spool pins Hasn’t normally given me trouble But it just got real stubborn the other day Couldn’t figure out what wasn’t set or overset Just jumped out of bed and ran downstairs And tried your jiggling trick Had same result. Next pin was the binder and it opened right up once I got er home Have one of these 72/40 6 pins being dropped off tomorrow Very cool that I’ll be able to swap out cores and pins for a practice lock I can just carry one lock instead off a ball locks to in-laws for the holidays
Bill, It's fun to watch this early video of yours after having seen so many of your more recent ones from 2017 and 2018. Your skills have evolved a long way, sir, but I still learned something from this one.
I actually got this lock when I started my electrical engineering course, came with my tools provided by the college, nasty little thing for picking but a good challenger
When I bought mine, it was advertised for lockout/tagout safety kind of stuff. Kids lockers is a good idea. Nice security to them. Still haven't got mine picked though
Great picking again Bill, did you really say "if you don't like the Abus core, you can change it"? Who wouldn't like the Abus core! I have ordered 2 of these locks, on your recommendation, so I have a lot of frustration in the post! Keep up the good work mate.
Older video, but for the "mean't for high school lockers" bit, the locker is more intended as a safety lockout lock, the different colors represent which personnel or department they would belong to.
This may be an older video, but for us noobs, learning about things like the adapter, plus the American being able to fit inside this one is just fodder for the lock sport bug!
Wait both of your subscribers??? Thats vid 42 and you only had two with 42 vids even though theyre entertaining and educating? I think I found a piece of gold here
Good stuff bill! Abus are fun to pick, more than decent for the price. Your vids are great quality man, and professional! I'll be recommending everyone to check them out. Even though you don't swear as much as me. :P
The Abus site says security rating of 6. Is this better anti-picking protection? Does this aluminum padlock have enough physical protection from cutting etc?
Thank you , im 70 yrs old , having awful time with these , even tried progressive pinning these , getting a pick in it is a nightmare , so in the beginning you go in sideways . What size is your pick , .025 or .018 " , ? Thank you , moe
Bill, have you tried Rytan hooks lately ? I have several different brands & they are super skinny, not expensive and they have the most sensitive/best feedback of anything I ever used including my Petersons. Only problem is heavy handed pickers would destroy em in minutes they aren't no Gov steel. if you don't lever them against the warding when you pick like some folks they are awesome for feedback & small keyways.
nice lil lock, kinda sux i cant find any abus's where i live, all we have at our stores are master lock, lol, id have to order these, and i rarely order things but this might b a good buy for a newb like myself
Pretty new to lock picking and a friend gave me an Abus to mess with. Are all the key pins rounded or kinda V-shaped? I'm having a helluva time with pick placement.
These locks are so called "Love locks". They are mostly sold to teenagers. The locksmith engraves 2 names and a heart on the lock body and the teenagers go and put this lock at a bridge bar and throw the keys in to the river. To make the engraving easier the lockbody is made from soft metall alluminum. I wonder Bill did not put one of this on a bridge. Or he maybe did. Who knows.
Asron Asyoucanget - I really like it. Never heard of ABUS before starting there. But I enjoy the company, solid environment, great people. I've worked five jobs since 2010. And ABUS is a place I can see myself settling for years to come. It's cool learning the mechanisms and building locks. For this one in particular it is advertised as compatible with U.S. cylinders. Pretty cool to see it here. The hole where the shackle comes out is a basic Phillips screw. take that out. you can basically disassemble the whole lock in a couple shakes of a hand and a slam on a table.
Hi everyone yesterday I baught this lock but I think in the new Version. On the Bottom it says XH. 1. is there a Translation Chart that Translates this Code to a production Date? 2. When I took it apart I discovered a mayor Weakness the same that Bill mentioned in one of his Masterlock videos. On the side of the Body is drainhole that is perfectly aligned with the screwhead. So if you drill that hole wich shouldn't be a problem on an aluminium Lock the Core would slide out and baam in. What do you think, I know that is is not intended to be a high security Lock but still for an Abus rating of 6 a bit. disappointing.
I am actually quite surprised it took him so long. I just started picking and I have two 72/40s which (after the first two openings) I can now pick in 30-40s. I can only imagine that he had some bad luck with this lock since he must have had more experience after 41 videos than I have. Or maybe I just watched enough Bosnianbill and LPL and learned by watching?
It's LOTO lock. Just like the plastic master LOTO padlocks, you don't seem to have a clue what these are and didn't take 10 seconds to look at Google 🤷🏻♂️
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Finally GOT IT! man that was an adventure. I spp'd it upside down and I could feel the feedback alot easier. Also the lock after I got a huge false set would act frozen. So I sprayed it with some special sauce and 4.5 minutes later I picked it for the first time.
Aweasome feeling finally cracking it. Thanks for all the great videos I've learned a ton.
PS I've been waiting patiently for a new BB video.....
so ive been watching your videos for months now and you inspired me to get into picking, i already had one of these locks laying around and so i made my own picks and tension tools, i used feeler gauge to make my picks and the blade of a butter knife to make my tension wrench, 6 pins and 5 security pins was a daunting challenge for me to pick as my first lock, but after only 8 or 9 tries, pulling the lock apart to inspect the pins to make sure i wasnt chewing them up too much, and peeking at the key a few times, i finally got it, i was blown away and it felt great to manage to open the lock without a key picking each pin individually, so i had to lock it back up and try again to make sure i didnt fluke it, and within 2 minutes it was open again :D
Man am I glad I came across this one
Been watching your great videos and taught myself by watching
Have a little Abus lock I’ve been playing around with and learning how to handle my first spool pins
Hasn’t normally given me trouble
But it just got real stubborn the other day
Couldn’t figure out what wasn’t set or overset
Just jumped out of bed and ran downstairs
And tried your jiggling trick
Had same result.
Next pin was the binder and it opened right up once I got er home
Have one of these 72/40 6 pins being dropped off tomorrow
Very cool that I’ll be able to swap out cores and pins for a practice lock I can just carry one lock
instead off a ball locks to in-laws for the holidays
Bill, It's fun to watch this early video of yours after having seen so many of your more recent ones from 2017 and 2018. Your skills have evolved a long way, sir, but I still learned something from this one.
Another great video Bill. As others have mentioned, this is actually a lock designed for LOTO, thus the security features!
I actually got this lock when I started my electrical engineering course, came with my tools provided by the college, nasty little thing for picking but a good challenger
"Both of my subscribers might notice..." bahahahahahah!
When I bought mine, it was advertised for lockout/tagout safety kind of stuff. Kids lockers is a good idea. Nice security to them. Still haven't got mine picked though
Newbie here... I've been picking at my 72/40 for a week. Still can't get it opened. I do get quite a few clicks and get a good false set but no joy.
Great picking again Bill, did you really say "if you don't like the Abus core, you can change it"? Who wouldn't like the Abus core! I have ordered 2 of these locks, on your recommendation, so I have a lot of frustration in the post! Keep up the good work mate.
Thanks, Bill. Just grabbed myself one of these. Let the fun begin!
watching bill take 7 mins to pick this lock makes me feel so much better about having trouble with this lock
sorted it out finally ^.^
Older video, but for the "mean't for high school lockers" bit, the locker is more intended as a safety lockout lock, the different colors represent which personnel or department they would belong to.
She put up a fight for sure ,great picking !
Fun to watch one of your old videos.
Good content as always Bill 👍🔐🇮🇪15 locks down now 👍👍👍👍
your like Bob Ross of the lock picking world. great show.
Thank you,Sir!
Bob Ross? Lol. More like Happy Gilmore. LPL would be Bob Ross.
This may be an older video, but for us noobs, learning about things like the adapter, plus the American being able to fit inside this one is just fodder for the lock sport bug!
Yes, 15, but I'm not counting my mother or her bridge group, so 2. You and somebody else that must have subscribed by mistake...;)
bosnianbill How things have changed hey Bill? Went from one of two up to one of 318,000 of your closest friends! ;)
Cam Mason Now 350k! Must now be all the bridge groups around the globe! Haha✌🙃
Wait both of your subscribers??? Thats vid 42 and you only had two with 42 vids even though theyre entertaining and educating? I think I found a piece of gold here
DAMN IT!!!! I just did a video on that padlock today mentioning you at the end because I did not take the core apart :P
This lock is kicking my ass.
Good stuff bill! Abus are fun to pick, more than decent for the price.
Your vids are great quality man, and professional! I'll be recommending everyone to check them out. Even though you don't swear as much as me. :P
nice work I love Abus locks
The Abus site says security rating of 6. Is this better anti-picking protection? Does this aluminum padlock have enough physical protection from cutting etc?
Great video as usual Bill keep up all the great work. :D N.
Nicely done Mr.Bill, you fought the lock but you won. Getting a little lazy aren't you.
Thank you , im 70 yrs old , having awful time with these , even tried progressive pinning these , getting a pick in it is a nightmare , so in the beginning you go in sideways . What size is your pick , .025 or .018 " , ? Thank you , moe
Bill, have you tried Rytan hooks lately ? I have several different brands & they are super skinny, not expensive and they have the most sensitive/best feedback of anything I ever used including my Petersons. Only problem is heavy handed pickers would destroy em in minutes they aren't no Gov steel. if you don't lever them against the warding when you pick like some folks they are awesome for feedback & small keyways.
Are these bypass-able with a long/skinny knife shim tool through the keyway?
look on the sparrows site, they have a bypass tool, though you could easily make one with a wire
nice lil lock, kinda sux i cant find any abus's where i live, all we have at our stores are master lock, lol, id have to order these, and i rarely order things but this might b a good buy for a newb like myself
Pretty new to lock picking and a friend gave me an Abus to mess with. Are all the key pins rounded or kinda V-shaped? I'm having a helluva time with pick placement.
I'll pay $5 extra on Amazon for 1/16" thicker & stainless shackle on the Paclock brand with a wider thicker body too
These locks are so called "Love locks". They are mostly sold to teenagers. The locksmith engraves 2 names and a heart on the lock body and the teenagers go and put this lock at a bridge bar and throw the keys in to the river. To make the engraving easier the lockbody is made from soft metall alluminum. I wonder Bill did not put one of this on a bridge. Or he maybe did. Who knows.
Wait, wouldn't this lock also be vulnerable to the American bypass attack?
Absolutely, but not with he normal bypass tool. See the complete story by diceman1367 that he posted about a week ago.
bill
Lol, I assemble these for a living.
What's that like for you? I love locks so it would be pretty cool for me (at least for a little). Any fun info you could add to this lock?
Asron Asyoucanget - I really like it. Never heard of ABUS before starting there. But I enjoy the company, solid environment, great people. I've worked five jobs since 2010. And ABUS is a place I can see myself settling for years to come. It's cool learning the mechanisms and building locks. For this one in particular it is advertised as compatible with U.S. cylinders. Pretty cool to see it here. The hole where the shackle comes out is a basic Phillips screw. take that out. you can basically disassemble the whole lock in a couple shakes of a hand and a slam on a table.
will a wafer stop the abus bypass tool?
mabye
if they don't have a wafer breaker
Hi everyone yesterday I baught this lock but I think in the new Version.
On the Bottom it says XH.
1. is there a Translation Chart that Translates this Code to a production Date?
2. When I took it apart I discovered a mayor Weakness the same that Bill mentioned in one of his Masterlock videos.
On the side of the Body is drainhole that is perfectly aligned with the screwhead.
So if you drill that hole wich shouldn't be a problem on an aluminium Lock the Core would slide out and baam in.
What do you think, I know that is is not intended to be a high security Lock but still for an Abus rating of 6 a bit. disappointing.
Ithink it is more directed towards pick resistance rather than brute force distructive entry, hence the aluminum body.
Well I think I'm still gone upload it though ;)
Well got this lock today. Started playing around with it. Looking for false set. Felt counter rotation of a spool and it opened.
Not sure how or why.
my 72/40 does not come with that adapter weird, i feel ripped
Mine don't either, pretty sure you have the European version. ruclips.net/video/_ZT6nPfDuSc/видео.html&ab_channel=LockPickingLawyer
They can be bypassed
Dimple pick😊
i remember back in the days i did not know how to pick a lock......
i picked this lock in like 5 minutes and its the first lock ive ever picked with security pins ive had it for a day
curious
Bish pick
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I am actually quite surprised it took him so long. I just started picking and I have two 72/40s which (after the first two openings) I can now pick in 30-40s. I can only imagine that he had some bad luck with this lock since he must have had more experience after 41 videos than I have. Or maybe I just watched enough Bosnianbill and LPL and learned by watching?
It's LOTO lock. Just like the plastic master LOTO padlocks, you don't seem to have a clue what these are and didn't take 10 seconds to look at Google 🤷🏻♂️
Calm Down..this is 8 years old..