#15 Yale 2 Lever Mortice lock picked and gutted

In this video I pick open my very first mortice lock (Yale 2 lever) using home made tension and lock picking tools, and show the internal mechanism during the gutting and explanation exercise. If this lock was fitted in a door, I could probably open a locked door.
I am indebted to The Brummie Lock Picker who kindly sent me this lock, please take a look at his KZbin channel which can be found at : -
/ brummielockpicker

[@BrummieLockPicker]

Good to see you get your first lever lock open, well done 👍

[@sotonlock7894]

Thank you very much for sending me the lock in the first place, cheers.

[@ntebzar4surer]

thank you I almost bought a new locker..no wits fixed working 100%

[@sotonlock7894]

Glad that you managed to fix it.

[@chrisbellis4762]

Thank you so much for your video, I am only just starting this wonderful hobby, so it so nice to see someone starting on a 2 lever lock and seeing how you worked it out. Regards Chris

[@sotonlock7894]

Chris, thank you for watching, I’m pleased it was of some use. Good luck with your new hobby.

[@roysammons2445]

Good to see your thought process as you work your way through the problems in getting a working tool ti pick the lever lock. It's an interesting concept to pick from the bottom of the keyway thus eliminating the need to suspend the tension tool higher up the keyway. That's normally done by using the hole at the back of the lock. Great video Paul, now you have got me thinking on ideas to make tools that works from the bottom of the keyway 🤔.

[@sotonlock7894]

Thank you for watching and commenting. Sorry to have got you pondering. 😂 I guess that’s the beauty of being a lever lock novice, I look at things differently than if I was a seasoned lever picker. Cheers.

[@roysammons2445]

@@sotonlock7894 Great video Paul... keep em' coming 🙂👍🏻

[@sotonlock7894]

Thank you for those kind words.

[@re70-december32]

Cool and I've always wanted to pick a lever lock just for the fun of it

[@sotonlock7894]

You should definitely give it a go and tick it off your wish list. I hope my video has inspired you to give it a go. Thank you for your comment.

[@re70-december32]

@@sotonlock7894 no problemo thanks for entertainment

[@sotonlock7894]

Lol, never thought myself as an entertainer before, but I’ll take it. 😂 Cheers and thank you. 👍

[@Nicks-Picks]

Awesome. Well done Paul. I also got one of those 2 lever yales off Brummie and they're great to learn on. Thanks for sharing and take care as always mate🤜🤛😁👍

[@sotonlock7894]

Nick, thanks for the comment. It was nice of Brummie to send these out. I learnt quite a bit from doing this, especially trying to make the right tools, but that was part of the fun.

[@Nicks-Picks]

@@sotonlock7894 It is indeed mate. All the best buddy

[@Deadlocks86]

Nicely done. I started with a very similar 3 lever lock. Think I have a lever lock problem now🤣. You had some intresting tool ideas👍

[@sotonlock7894]

Thank you for watching and commenting. Maybe a three lever lock should be my next logical progression. Cheers.

[@Deadlocks86]

@@sotonlock7894 its a step in the right direction, but you should do fine with a Squire 660, 4 levers. No false gates. Plus a nice looking lock👍

[@sotonlock7894]

@Deadlocks Thank you for the tip, I will keep my eye out for one on eBay.

[@shoaib8324]

Helpful 😊

[@sotonlock7894]

Thank you for watching and your comment.

[@penfold7800]

Id say that your main problem might be that the picking tip on your pick wire is too long. It only needs to be as long as the bit on the key that moves the bolt.

[@sotonlock7894]

You are absolutely correct in your comments. However I was being lazy and used the bottom of the keyway as a pivot for my tensioning tool and therefore the tensioner had to be extra long. If I had done it properly and pivoted my tensioner on the same axis as a key then yep it’s far too long. Thank you for watching and your comments.

[@raminsosan1934]

very good

[@sotonlock7894]

Thank you for your comment, I’m pleased that you liked the video.

[@Mike_5]

Once you watch this you just know you want to try it yourself

[@sotonlock7894]

Give it a go and satisfy your curiosity. Thanks for watching and the comment.

[@MasterPeace_RsaOfficial]

What number key is that

[@sotonlock7894]

Thank you for watching, it’s a number 33.

[@zladatv]

*👍класс и привет от тренера по футболу15*

[@Gazz_R]

Congratz on the open! Nice one for making your own wires, great job. Thanks for sharing and have a fantastic week.

[@sotonlock7894]

Gazz, thanks for watching and commenting. It was an interesting exercise making my own tools. Cheers