Hey McNally I am a new fan I really enjoy your content and I was wondering if you would pick an old masterlock no3 with non lock pick things like a clothespin, call it a challenge or call it help. Pls❤ edit: this was supposed to be a comment but as long as they see it
The Lishi is for making a key when you don't have one to make a copy. The short hook is for when you forgot your key and are trying not to wake up your 6mo at 2am. The bump key is for when the unoccupied restroom is locked but you need to get in right now because there's a turtle head poking out and no time to be subtle.
The short hook goes so fast I can't even tell what's happening lmao Edit for clarification since I apparently need to verify; I know what zipping is and I know what's happening. My statement was that I couldn't *see* it happening. Like the bump key.
I think that's the point but it looks like he's bypassing the cylinder entirely rather than doing a speedrake on the first couple locks. After the first ones he still attempts it but ends up doing a normal pick.
@@Metalfacejoel The lishi overall performs better in day to day, because you get very precise feedback. But if it's for speed, then raking it will usually win (for some things not all) and bump key is just OP (also in certain states incredibly illegal to own unless you're a locksmith)
@@unknownvariable2456This. And when you'd bust his ass wide open like a loot lock goblin we all get the cheese! 🧀 Lol or McNally just loot grabs it all first. Because I can also see that happening..
@@brianb8003eh, not always. If customer has just lost one key but still has others they'll often expect you to just unlock it so they can get back inside. Also time comes into account, it can be way quicker to bump key or use EPG to unlock a door than drilling/burring. But yeah, almost never end up single pin picking unless using a lishi on a car (other two featured methods will not work on a car). Source - I am a professional locksmith
Been locksmith for 22 years. Use all 3 methods plus a pick gun. Bump key is the fastest way to open a normal keyway you can get blanks for; however they leave scratches and dents on front of the cylinders if not careful. Registered keyways(Medeco, Assa, Mul-T-Lock, etc..) require regular lock picking method and special pick sets. In some cases, even a bypass tool. Love watching the side by side manipulation methods up close. Cool!
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He makes it look easy. This is what years of experience does. I just started and it took me forever just to single pin pick a basic masterlock and when I did it, I didnt even know how, I just trial and errored every pin lol. Much respect to high level lockpickers
This is beautifully filmed and althought I'm not an ASMR person, I appreciate the intricacy of this process and actually find locks fascinating! Who knew the mechanisms inside are this colourful, almost like jewels.
I think it was pretty interesting seeing the shift from a standard lockpick being the fastest to a bump key being the fastest. Really puts into perspective just how much most locks really are merely deterrents.
These videos are so helpful to understand how the locking mechanism works. I struggled so bad until I saw a video similar to this. Now I can finally rob that bank near my house! Thanks McNally.
bump keys are so funny there's no real thinking involved like proper picking you just put it in there and whack the key with a hammer and it knocks all of the pins out
Can you please make a video or a list that has all your recommended lock picking tools and locks in order of price and your recommended experience level? Also tutorials that teach us how to pick locks like a pro that go from starting level to master of lock-picking level? That would be super helpful for everyone wanting to get into the hobby! Thank you
I'm so glad you're back. I hope your time away each time isn't because of your son being unwell again or relapsing or anything. I hope it was for your own mental health or because you don't need money. I'm not religious but I am wishing all the best for your family dude! Please keep holding lock companies to higher standards (when it is okay for you to do so!!!)
Top vid is an Engineer meticulously applying their skills while keeping track of the fractional turns of the bolt. Middle vid is a construction worker who just broke one wrench and is now putting a cheater bar on the next wrench because he's done asking nicely. Bottom vid is a backwoods bubba redneck with a can of skoal in one hand and a miller lite in the other taking a blowtorch to it, because the bolt can't be tight if it's liquid.
Bottom id for quick entry, middle for silent, top for making a key (if I'm correct the rest of that tool has numbers marked for locksmiths to beable to make a key copy for you)
Just want to point something funny out: NcNally and LPL got me into locks so i wound up buying a practice kit, a practice lock, and a Masterlock No3. I actively had a harder time with the practice locks that i do with the No3.
Not what's going on there. A bump key is a key blank for whatever lock you're trying to open, that's been cut to the lowest possible height at each pin position, with a little peak next to it. Then, the shoulder of the key, which is the part that stops you from inserting the key past where it's supposed to be inserted, is ground off. You insert the key to the normal depth, apply a little bit of torque to it, then smack it with the hammer. This over-inserts the key, and the little peaks whack the pins , causing them to jump up. As they fall back down, the driver pins, which are the pins above the key pins, will drop at the same rate since they're all the same length and are pushed by identical springs. Meaning they'll all line up, so once the key pins drop past the shear line (the separation between the lock core, which the key turns, and the body of the lock) the lock can open. Incidentally, you can make bumping a lot harder if not impossible simply by varying the strength of the springs in the lock. If they're different strengths, the driver pins will move at different rates, so they'll never all line up with each other at the same time.
@@puckcat22679the principle on which the other picks work is that the torque applied to the barrel forces the drive pins into the side of their respective shafts, increasing friction to force them to remain at the seam height; for these modified locks with different spring tensions per shaft, the bump key would just require more than one whack
Damn you must be really smart ... I had to add a couple more loops because the first couple I didn't know what the heck I was supposed to be looking at! Then once I got my bearings was I able to do the 3 time watch focusing on each section.
I actually would love to see a video of locks you WOULD recommend. I just got my own house and need to keep a mower and weedeater in the shed. I need a lock, but everything around here is just more Master Lock and Brinks, which you've shown are literally quicker to slap open than to open "properly". I'd like something that will, at the very least, annoy and slow down whoever's trying to rob me.
In addition to different purpose (Lishi tool allows you to recreate a key by identifying the bitting), Lishi tool also likely the one leaving the least amount of picking evidence.
Looks like he is taking a counter sink and rounded the edge of the key pin holes it a trick to make a sticky lock work smoother or in this case make a lock pick easier especially using kinetic attacks. That being said dude is a beast no matter what
Hey McNally I am a new fan of your content and I was wondering if you would pick an old no3 masterlock with a safety pin or something non lock pick, call it a challenge or call it help but i would love it if you could. Sincerely a loyal fan
Quick question; is the pick faster than the lishi for you because of how skilled you are and if someone sucks at picking locks like me is it better/faster to just get a lishi?
@@blackmartini7684 For the bottom video yes, but the middle video where he is just using a bump key to produce a gap. The middle video though he picking the lock with individual pin manipulation. Something I am really bad at... So I have to wonder how much of their ability to pick the lock faster with a pick than with a lishi is pure skills, which I don't have. I have tried but my ability too feel the pin motion is pretty bad. Not sure if I just need practice or if I have dulled my senses for it with a lot of bodily abuse over the years.
Yes I assume so. He has the muscle memory to know where each individual pin is. If you don't have that, the lishi is better because it has that on it (it tells u what pin you're picking)
Yes. For someoen new who doesn’t know where all the pins are, a lishi is great for learning. If you already know everything about the lock, you don’t need to worry about a lishi
A few comments... Lishi tools aren't for quick entry. They're professional tools made primarily designed for determining what sequence of cuts you need to make in order to make a replacement key. Unlocking the lock only happens as part of its primary function. Also, good luck bumping locks where they use different spring rates for different pins.
I love the idea of the lishi, but the problem is you need one for every type of keyway. There might be more standaards nowadays, but I know in my house, I have like 4 or 5 different types of keys, and the lishis are quite expensive. A regular cheap lockpick kit + a bit of practice is best. I did save the day for my neighbor a few years ago who was gonna be late at a wedding cause she forgot her keys inside and locked herself out. I ended up having to pick TWO doors to get in XD.
Gotta love the bump key approach: BRUTE SMARTS & OVERWHELMING FORCE! 🤣 You can practically hear the bump key say "F*ck your finesse" when the last lock got gets popped in a tenth of a second!
so... lock pick -> standard & spool pins... bump key -> long spool, mushroom & serrated pins... but because there wasn't much difference in dealing with standard and spool pins -> the best choice appears to be => bump key.. 🤔👍💪
So the lishi is a lock decoded, bump key is just a cheat code, and the short hook can be used to either bypass (ignore the entire thing and open the lock without touching the pins) or just pick it similarly to the lishi
So are some of the various shapes are suppose to be more resistant because of less surface area ? (mushroom, etc) Assuming so its harder to get the tension right while picking / binding more to cause you to reset
This guy has three modes
- calmed
- violation
- absolute decimation
And straight up weird😂
Weird and unexpected 😜
Violation mode level 3 he used gameshark, though (his fingers)
Hey McNally I am a new fan I really enjoy your content and I was wondering if you would pick an old masterlock no3 with non lock pick things like a clothespin, call it a challenge or call it help. Pls❤ edit: this was supposed to be a comment but as long as they see it
I was going to say 'impale', though he demonstrated he would never do such a thing. 😀
The Lishi is for making a key when you don't have one to make a copy. The short hook is for when you forgot your key and are trying not to wake up your 6mo at 2am. The bump key is for when the unoccupied restroom is locked but you need to get in right now because there's a turtle head poking out and no time to be subtle.
I absolutely love you, can we get married?
😂
That last one is suspiciously specific lmao
You made me spit out my water 😂
T-turtle… i don’t even want to know.
The short hook goes so fast I can't even tell what's happening lmao
Edit for clarification since I apparently need to verify; I know what zipping is and I know what's happening. My statement was that I couldn't *see* it happening. Like the bump key.
I think that's the point but it looks like he's bypassing the cylinder entirely rather than doing a speedrake on the first couple locks. After the first ones he still attempts it but ends up doing a normal pick.
I don't know why I was expecting to see a lock where the lishi performed better lol
@@Metalfacejoel The lishi overall performs better in day to day, because you get very precise feedback. But if it's for speed, then raking it will usually win (for some things not all) and bump key is just OP (also in certain states incredibly illegal to own unless you're a locksmith)
@@Metalfacejoelif he was bypassing it, i don't think the pins would be at the shear line.
It’s a kinetic attack known as “Zipping” you drag you’re hook and it should bump all the keys up inti the sheer line
If you walked into a MasterLock store, I think it would trigger a boss fight.
But the boss bar is his
Master lock
nah it'd be a special event raid boss
It'd be a genocide, so many locks raped open...
@@unknownvariable2456This. And when you'd bust his ass wide open like a loot lock goblin we all get the cheese! 🧀
Lol or McNally just loot grabs it all first. Because I can also see that happening..
I dont want a lock that says It's unpickable, I want the lock that keeps this guy out the longest
Him and or LPL, thats how i picked my 30$ bike lock cause it frustrated him far more than the expensive ones.
@@KilerkRazorclaw mf i want add on that bitch give me names
There is always the bowley
@@fushiante You know what,
Fair.
Duck tape. Yards and yards of duct tape keep them out the longest
My brother is a locksmith, I am looking into it, I've picked a few locks, and I've enjoyed it. I enjoy your videos thoroughly
Stick and pick with it!
Problem is locksmiths don't pick locks.
You make way more money drilling them and then replacing the lock.
It's far less glamorous.
@@brianb8003eh, not always. If customer has just lost one key but still has others they'll often expect you to just unlock it so they can get back inside. Also time comes into account, it can be way quicker to bump key or use EPG to unlock a door than drilling/burring. But yeah, almost never end up single pin picking unless using a lishi on a car (other two featured methods will not work on a car).
Source - I am a professional locksmith
Bump key is the Locksmithing equivalent of "If there is a hole, there is a goal."
The top one is so satisfying I need a 10h loop of that.
I personally like the castration band 😊
It is a loop, so just cover the bottom two and leave for 20 hours
???@@WhiskeyAlphaRomeoMA
@@Banana_Fusionthey only wanted 10 hours though
@@WhiskeyAlphaRomeoMA can u suck it before u cut it off pweaseee 😢
Slowmo Guys collab would be awesome!
I tried myself to get them to notice Mcnally but it didn't work. Or at least they're really slow with their responsibilities to the world lmao
@@WhiskeyAlphaRomeoMAlol
Been locksmith for 22 years. Use all 3 methods plus a pick gun. Bump key is the fastest way to open a normal keyway you can get blanks for; however they leave scratches and dents on front of the cylinders if not careful. Registered keyways(Medeco, Assa, Mul-T-Lock, etc..) require regular lock picking method and special pick sets. In some cases, even a bypass tool. Love watching the side by side manipulation methods up close. Cool!
The sound of this was absolutely beautiful. Pure ASMR
Right!? I've just been listening to this for like, 10 minutes.
I wouldn't say it's pure - it's cut a little with the banging noises from the bump key
I'd love to see that short hook slowed down
It's nuts. Makes my head hurt.
If you have an iPad or an iPhone you can screen record the video and then play it back at whatever speed you’d like.
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Assuming your not on mobile...
@@DFWJoni hope youre joking
Same as bump key except 1 pin at a time.
Lishi: Figures out the puzzle.
Bump Key: Just brute forces the puzzle.
Lock Pick (short hook): Ignores the puzzle.
Yes
lishi figures out the puzzle and documents it. it has the little chart thing to record which position each pin is in
Bump key bros for life!
@@WhiskeyAlphaRomeoMAbump buddies!
Well the short hook is meant for individual picking like the lishi, but he just uses it like a rake, and then single picks the binded pins
He makes it look easy. This is what years of experience does. I just started and it took me forever just to single pin pick a basic masterlock and when I did it, I didnt even know how, I just trial and errored every pin lol. Much respect to high level lockpickers
This was nice to see. Love how Zipping the lock proceeded to become less efficient upon reaching longer spools and the serrated pins.
@@zyphers.8739why concentrate them in camps, when we can just take the safety labels off stuff and let nature run it's course?
You put a lot of work into this single short which makes it way more informative. I really appreciate that!
I love how after a bit it turns into minecraft sound affects
very well filmed to!! Love the way this was put together!!
This is beautifully filmed and althought I'm not an ASMR person, I appreciate the intricacy of this process and actually find locks fascinating! Who knew the mechanisms inside are this colourful, almost like jewels.
Not always, those are color coded pins used to identify certain pin lengths. They are used for re-pins/re-keying a lock.
he just professionally spooled all over those locks!
He said “it’s spoolin’ time!” And spoiled all over those locks
its spoolin time!
The lishi is just so elegant
I think it was pretty interesting seeing the shift from a standard lockpick being the fastest to a bump key being the fastest.
Really puts into perspective just how much most locks really are merely deterrents.
These videos are so helpful to understand how the locking mechanism works. I struggled so bad until I saw a video similar to this. Now I can finally rob that bank near my house! Thanks McNally.
3rd lock is bamboozled every time💀
Yes!
I like your comment sir.
bump keys are so funny
there's no real thinking involved like proper picking you just put it in there and whack the key with a hammer and it knocks all of the pins out
@@perkypearsi love how a pin escapes the torture at the very end
This isn't the ASMR we deserved, but it's the ASMR we needed. Love this.
Can you please make a video or a list that has all your recommended lock picking tools and locks in order of price and your recommended experience level? Also tutorials that teach us how to pick locks like a pro that go from starting level to master of lock-picking level? That would be super helpful for everyone wanting to get into the hobby! Thank you
I just put a big order in on covert instruments after watching all of this amazing stuff been watching for a while I finally need to do it.
So cool seeing the inner workings of locks and how they work. Great idea.
I'm so glad you're back. I hope your time away each time isn't because of your son being unwell again or relapsing or anything. I hope it was for your own mental health or because you don't need money. I'm not religious but I am wishing all the best for your family dude! Please keep holding lock companies to higher standards (when it is okay for you to do so!!!)
I have no idea what I'm looking at because there's too much going on and some of it is WAY too fast to comprehend... but I fucking LOVE IT
Young grasshopper stay awhile and listen...
Top vid is an Engineer meticulously applying their skills while keeping track of the fractional turns of the bolt.
Middle vid is a construction worker who just broke one wrench and is now putting a cheater bar on the next wrench because he's done asking nicely.
Bottom vid is a backwoods bubba redneck with a can of skoal in one hand and a miller lite in the other taking a blowtorch to it, because the bolt can't be tight if it's liquid.
The cinematography is always spectacular in these macro shots.
Happily watched this video like 10 times on a loop haha
The sound is soooooo calming
The collaboration that I never knew I wanted till now! 😂
I could watch this all day . How cool , thank you
Zero understanding why this channel doesn't have 10 million followers.
Reminds me of the lockpicks in games. Nostalgia🥺
Elder scrolls anyone?
The sounds are super satisfying to listen to
Brings memorys on oblivion lockpicking
YES!! Get the slow mo guys to do a lock picking collab. Would be awesome to see these up close and in slow motion.
It worked perfect, thanks man
So much information in a single 60 second short I had to watch it 4 times just to know what was going on
Bump key for tie dub btw
Bottom id for quick entry, middle for silent, top for making a key (if I'm correct the rest of that tool has numbers marked for locksmiths to beable to make a key copy for you)
That’s just so Fricken cool
A
Essentially what im learning from these videos is that as long as I have thin pointy things and a bump key, I can open anything
One of the coolest videos in the lockternet
Just want to point something funny out: NcNally and LPL got me into locks so i wound up buying a practice kit, a practice lock, and a Masterlock No3. I actively had a harder time with the practice locks that i do with the No3.
Gorgeous. The next movie with a lockpicking scene needs to use this format, as has been overdone with bullet paths.
as someone who has no idea how to pick locks, that last method looks completely overpowered
This video is beyond satisfying
Conclusion, if you lost your keys, just hit your key with a hammer. That'll open your lock quite quickly.
Not what's going on there. A bump key is a key blank for whatever lock you're trying to open, that's been cut to the lowest possible height at each pin position, with a little peak next to it. Then, the shoulder of the key, which is the part that stops you from inserting the key past where it's supposed to be inserted, is ground off. You insert the key to the normal depth, apply a little bit of torque to it, then smack it with the hammer. This over-inserts the key, and the little peaks whack the pins , causing them to jump up. As they fall back down, the driver pins, which are the pins above the key pins, will drop at the same rate since they're all the same length and are pushed by identical springs. Meaning they'll all line up, so once the key pins drop past the shear line (the separation between the lock core, which the key turns, and the body of the lock) the lock can open.
Incidentally, you can make bumping a lot harder if not impossible simply by varying the strength of the springs in the lock. If they're different strengths, the driver pins will move at different rates, so they'll never all line up with each other at the same time.
@@puckcat22679the principle on which the other picks work is that the torque applied to the barrel forces the drive pins into the side of their respective shafts, increasing friction to force them to remain at the seam height; for these modified locks with different spring tensions per shaft, the bump key would just require more than one whack
Thank you for explaining so i dont have to google it@@puckcat22679
That sound tho really satisfying
That top tool is neat, tension and pin pushing all in one
Can you make a video showing the process of making these cut-aways?
Easy just go online and buy them, pretty sure that's what they did
Perfect view, I‘ve always wanted to see this
I could watch this all day and still not know what's doing what😂
But I like the clicking sound☝️
That sound is so relaxing
-Please proceed to open
-Open now
-*I wasn't asking*
Gaaaawd! This is so satisfying! I can’t stop watching!
That last pin on the Lishi looks like it had enough and wanted to join in the fun down below... 🤣
This guy has inspired me to start picking locks lol
I appreciated the pin popping out of its cylinder on the last one
This is a perfect example of learning to do it "right" so you know what rules to break
Lishi: Single pin picking while also decoding
Hook: Zipping, then single pin picking as needed
Bump key: Bumping
I have no idea whats going on but i love it
You make it seem so easy 😮😮😮
Easily one of my favorite videos
We definitely need a Slow Mo Guys collab!
That second lock on the standard pins got violated beyond anything I’ve ever seen in my life
Genius way to get me to watch a 1 minute video 3 times 😅
Rookie numbers
Damn you must be really smart ... I had to add a couple more loops because the first couple I didn't know what the heck I was supposed to be looking at! Then once I got my bearings was I able to do the 3 time watch focusing on each section.
I can see now the need for an extra long standard pin for stopping bumping
I actually would love to see a video of locks you WOULD recommend. I just got my own house and need to keep a mower and weedeater in the shed. I need a lock, but everything around here is just more Master Lock and Brinks, which you've shown are literally quicker to slap open than to open "properly". I'd like something that will, at the very least, annoy and slow down whoever's trying to rob me.
Bro is an absolute giga had love the vids man keep em up
In addition to different purpose (Lishi tool allows you to recreate a key by identifying the bitting), Lishi tool also likely the one leaving the least amount of picking evidence.
Definitely like the bit about slow mo guys!
Idk how many times I’ve watched this😂
Same lol
Looks like he is taking a counter sink and rounded the edge of the key pin holes it a trick to make a sticky lock work smoother or in this case make a lock pick easier especially using kinetic attacks. That being said dude is a beast no matter what
Hey McNally I am a new fan of your content and I was wondering if you would pick an old no3 masterlock with a safety pin or something non lock pick, call it a challenge or call it help but i would love it if you could. Sincerely a loyal fan
The middle one was smooth damn.
This video is a master piece and mesmerising !
Quick question; is the pick faster than the lishi for you because of how skilled you are and if someone sucks at picking locks like me is it better/faster to just get a lishi?
He's using kinetic energy to just bump it open. I think he explains it in another video
@@blackmartini7684 For the bottom video yes, but the middle video where he is just using a bump key to produce a gap. The middle video though he picking the lock with individual pin manipulation. Something I am really bad at... So I have to wonder how much of their ability to pick the lock faster with a pick than with a lishi is pure skills, which I don't have. I have tried but my ability too feel the pin motion is pretty bad. Not sure if I just need practice or if I have dulled my senses for it with a lot of bodily abuse over the years.
Yes I assume so. He has the muscle memory to know where each individual pin is. If you don't have that, the lishi is better because it has that on it (it tells u what pin you're picking)
@@blackmartini7684he’s asking about the top and middle one genius. Not the bump key.
Yes. For someoen new who doesn’t know where all the pins are, a lishi is great for learning. If you already know everything about the lock, you don’t need to worry about a lishi
This is a very good video, it shows a great perspective and comparison.👍🖖
Them: “How many times did you watch that video?”
Me: “Yes”
Bro the bump key is unstoppable❤
A few comments... Lishi tools aren't for quick entry. They're professional tools made primarily designed for determining what sequence of cuts you need to make in order to make a replacement key. Unlocking the lock only happens as part of its primary function.
Also, good luck bumping locks where they use different spring rates for different pins.
I love the idea of the lishi, but the problem is you need one for every type of keyway. There might be more standaards nowadays, but I know in my house, I have like 4 or 5 different types of keys, and the lishis are quite expensive.
A regular cheap lockpick kit + a bit of practice is best. I did save the day for my neighbor a few years ago who was gonna be late at a wedding cause she forgot her keys inside and locked herself out. I ended up having to pick TWO doors to get in XD.
Thanks Great Presentation Video Very Clear Camera Thanks
Ah yes, lock picking ASMR, this is what I came to youtube for.
Gotta love the bump key approach: BRUTE SMARTS & OVERWHELMING FORCE! 🤣
You can practically hear the bump key say "F*ck your finesse" when the last lock got gets popped in a tenth of a second!
First time seeing your videos ...I wanna be like you ..or learn from you !!!
I love how I can still hear the sarcasm.
This is concerningly calm...
This is so calming it's concerning me.
so...
lock pick -> standard & spool pins...
bump key -> long spool, mushroom & serrated pins...
but because there wasn't much difference in dealing with standard and spool pins -> the best choice appears to be => bump key.. 🤔👍💪
Let's form the nasty casty band tribe
So the lishi is a lock decoded, bump key is just a cheat code, and the short hook can be used to either bypass (ignore the entire thing and open the lock without touching the pins) or just pick it similarly to the lishi
So any tips on how to open a vintage storage trunk? I’ve lost the key for it😂 and I love your handy work on the locks you work with
I just realized I left this on in my headphones while working... great "white noise"
Bump key is the best.
Where can I get one?
As a locksmith of 5000 years I declare this fake. /sarcasm
Playing with fire... A fire axe to be precise.
As a blacksmith for 4000 years I say this is fake
As a chronic masterbater for 3000 years, I declare this a fetish
As a locksmith with 20 years of lockpicking experience in Skyrim i declare this fake
@@deltaeins1580 you must break a lot of picks 😅
Bump key and comb pick seem like they are always the right choice if they work on the lock. Or the classic kinetic attack.
I would love a crossover between you and the slo mo guys
So are some of the various shapes are suppose to be more resistant because of less surface area ? (mushroom, etc)
Assuming so its harder to get the tension right while picking / binding more to cause you to reset
This man can unlock your door faster than you can 😂