How Security Pins Work

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

This & another of your videos has really helped me to understand what the Lock Picking lawyer is encountering whilst picking locks, i had no idea when watching him pick what was causing counter rotation, now it makes perfect sense.

[@raymondwiggins354]

Same

[@iloveddlc2007]

Now, i cant find any sense of how its possible to defeat the last pin without dropping eveeyting, suka

[@petesmith9472]

..and your comment has cleared that up for me too

[@keitofu]

Same here it is really clear now with this video !!!

[@brennencox516]

Welp, now I understand a tiny bit more of what the lockpicking lawyer does.

[@SpencerHHO]

It just makes it all the more impressive how easily he picks locks.

[@TaiwanFlashard]

I was thinking exactly the same thing.

[@OS10100]

@@SpencerHHO When you do something for a living. You tend to get good at it. It's like saying man that pilot of 20+ years experience made that vertical 380 degree spin look easy!

[@minercraftal]

+1,just pass through LPL’s video when get to this one… 😂 this one is a excellent video maker!

[@OS10100]

@@SpencerHHO lol

[@taylankammer]

Your videos should be getting a lot more attention, they're exceptionally well-made with the CGI and clear explanations!

[@BestHakase]

It is not so popular bcz the sound level is too low.

[@EdocDab]

After the basics that I have seen many people explain, I am much enjoying the more in depth videos like this. Really well done 👍

[@DukeBG]

this was an explanation that I needed on how these work! LPL often disassembles the lock and just goes: "this one was a spool, this one was a t-pin, thanks for watching, goodbye", leaving the viewer a bit confused about how those shapes actually factor in the picking process.

[@evelbill1439]

The going out and finding out is more than half the fun! LPL is allowing you to pursue this on your own, it’s a remarkable show of good sportsmanship. It’s not like you’re his apprentice. This is a useful hobby and it’s up to you to learn it!

[@onemoremisfit]

@@evelbill1439 That's why some viewers seek instructive content like this, to learn. LPL is informative to the extent of consumer education about what makes a secure lock, and also he does useful reviews on tools of the trade as well as consumer lock products. Along the way a new enthusiast can learn from him, but largely his content is more entertainment than instruction, and I'm sure that is intentional on his part. His comment section is dominated by attention seekers cracking unoriginal unfunny jokes over and over, and that is to be expected on any channel with subs in the millions.

[@onazram1]

Finally someone is describing the fine details and nuances of locks that no one else is...

[@williamna5800]

Loved this! It's exactly the knowledge needed to be able to progress past the master locks so many of us start on. This video takes the mystery out of picking slightly harder locks and allows us to mentally picture whats happening inside, thus giving us a much better chance of success. Every new picker need to see your videos. LPL and Bill are absolutely great to watch, but knowing what they are doing by watching your videos really puts it into perspective.

[@tiirikka6480]

These explanations are great! I think that the part starting at 1:35 with the "picture in picture" view of the lock from two angles is really brilliant. I think that this is the first time I've seen the "Would this be shown as a cutaway of a single pin or by showing the whole lock mechanic" solved by being able to do both at the same time.

[@EvaderGuy]

Outstanding class! The graphics are superb and your explanations are clear and very easy to understand and look forward to watching the rest of your videos. Please do keep them coming!

[@litephaze]

I am very, very impressed with your videos! Very easy to understand, comprehend, and your illustrations are straight-forward! Great work!

[@srnunan4783]

I’ve been wishing LPL would explain what is a false set and what causes counter rotation because neither is easy to understand if you just consider standard pins, but he mentions them on nearly every pick and he has millions of viewers. He owes you some revenue

[@vodiak]

This is great, especially the focus on on how it affects picking and what it will feel like when picked. Looking forward to some of the more unusual designs (disc detainer, dimple, slider, interactive elements...).

[@agentfourteen8574]

Thank you for this video. Really great CGI and narration throughout the video.

[@nejiross]

I like how this video allowed me to realize that counter rotation isn't ALWAYS direct counter rotation, but more so just lightening the tension while still retaining some tension to allow it to counter rotate naturally and keep the pins secured that are being set or are set. It's like car tires realigning themselves when driving forward after a turn without directly turning them. For some reason that is the analogy that formed in my head.

[@libertariamemes]

THATS FOR SURE ONE OF THE BEST LOCKPICK VIDEOS EVER

[@BirdsOfGlass]

I'm here from LPL. KZbin basically decided I am into lock picking now & they were right.

[@ThePrufessa]

This is just what I needed to help me understand what's going on inside of locks and how security pins resist picking. Now I can watch LPL with much better understanding.

[@dm4800]

I've been searching youtube on this subject for the past 2 days and finally came across this gem of a video. TY for the information

[@Pyrolock]

Thanks "Mr. Lockfall" -- You have done a great job with your computer animation using something like a power point recording -- Good Job -- I personally like this format -- Thanks for your hard work and sharing it with us

[@kevinbrown4947]

Thanks. Very well done. Good animations and articulate expert commentary. Stay well.

[@paradox19993]

awesome demonstration, i went from no understanding to getting how the pins work in the first few mins thank you :)

[@RookKnight]

I have been enjoying these, and now that they are starting to get into the more advanced locks, Im all the more excited, keep up the incredible work.

[@rofflestomp684]

Excellent videos with very clear graphics and straight forward explanations of what is going on. Eye opener for me, thanks.

[@donaldvincent]

My father was a locksmith thru the 1970's and 80's. I used to love watching him pick locks and make keys by impression. He was self taught and lucky for him I do not recall any of these security pins. He used to take me along during summer break and as I got older he would let me rekey a customer's lock once in a while. I was fascinated by the mechanical nature and he taught me a lot about the history of locks. For example that before his head was cut off King Louis of France was trained as a locksmith simply because he too loved mechanical things. There were also ancient locks from Africa where the key was made of rope and sticks of different lengths. If your stick was too long or short you were locked out. Pretty cool in an age long before Google.

[@boneinthebox]

This is exactly what I needed while learning and didn't have.

[@gamerzk1llz894]

I see only comments about LPL.. so I want to say thank you for helping me understand safety pins because I'm just starting in lockpicking hobby :)

[@XxdiggitxX]

Damn dude. I've been a part of locksport for years, seen all the videos and such, this right here is GOLD. Excellent job, I'm going to make sure I watch every bit of content of yours

[@77gravity]

Excellent video, thank you. I have been watching LPL for some time, and he often refers to these pin types, but it's great to see the operation of each type, to understand how they make picking so much more difficult than the "standard" smooth pins.

[@jcricket23]

Superb video. Clear explanations with excellent visuals. Bravo!

[@lynnottaway7090]

The visualization in this video helps so much! Thank you!

[@walden6272]

That was an excellent presentation. I finally understand these security pins. Thank you!

[@berbstn]

Great teaching through animation. Good job.

[@W-C-F-o1k]

This video has been the most helpful thing I've seen!! You deserve more subs

[@Unkn0wn1133]

Great diagrams, Im a visual learner and this is exactly the kind of explanation i need.

[@austin702]

Awesome, awesome video. I have a question though. The T pin you show at 5:34 is oriented with the skinny side down and as you show in this position it can be simply pushed through to the shear line. However, when I’ve actually come across T pins in locks they have the skinny side up, which makes them get hung up and harder to pick. Do you have any tips on these? I’m pretty good at spool pins but T pins I can’t seem to get. Thanks!

[@AnCapGamer]

I saw this video in suggestions from watching Lockpicking Lawyer. Now i have a better understanding of what he is saying, thanks!!

[@mikeesty2513]

The barrel/spool with the torpedo key pin is a nasty combo, would it be possible to pick if all pins were this way?

[@Twobarpsi]

Huge fan of LPL, but your videos explain lock picking better!

[@Sillimant_]

that's because LPL expects some kind of prior experience or knowledge

[@evasuser]

you're amazing, thank you for the education and please keep uploading.

[@nando68two]

OK, so I know what it feels like on my fingers when I hit security pins, but now I have a much better understanding about what I'm feeling as I pick. Thanks for teaching this. I have a feeling that this can improve my picking technique.

[@MrSthomas423]

Best video on the subject by far. Thought-out and clear

[@WiliamBennettwildarbennett]

Am glad I've started learning with KW1 and most of those are mastered and makes it a lot easier so far that is.

[@lindsay.newman]

excellent explanation, as others have said, now I understand a lot more of the lockpicking lawyer.

[@RobertJochim]

Very well done. Now I'm off to buy more tightly-fitting tension wrenches than what I've been using. Your explanation of the mechanics of counter-rotation gave me that "a-ha moment", and now I finally get it.

[@dougfive3907]

Amazing video man, I was super confused about the different security pins, but now I feel like I have a working understanding of them

[@Twobarpsi]

Excellent video!! So well explained!!

[@konsul2006]

Why don't they add serations on both the pin and the barrel that interact with the pins? It would lock the pin better when you tensioning the lock for picking attempts. Looks like they do this at 7:20 looks like a good design.

[@OldManTenno]

Fantastic video demonstrating what I’ve only heard about in other videos.

[@Xmw92ba3oenalfk9]

Great video to help us know what really goes on inside!

[@krugmaintenance]

Great video! Thanks for the in depth explanation!

[@RSDonovan]

Great video! Doesn’t the key ever get caught by these traps?

[@DestroyedAngel]

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for!!! Thank you!! Really helps to know what you’re feeling in the lock!

[@theprinceofallsaiyans5830]

After watching lock pick lawyer i thought negatively of this video at first but as i watched i was given answers to terminology questions that i had with LPL. So thanks you cleared up allot. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@davidgrisez]

This video does a lot to explain how locks are made more difficult to pick by the use of various types of security pins. This video also helps to explain the terminology used in videos by the Lock Picking Lawyer KZbin videos when he is picking a lock. The Lock Picking Lawyer KZbin videos show that a very experienced locksmith with the right tools and a lot of practice can still pick these locks with security pins. All it takes is some additional time.

[@mynameisyasser]

Loved it, absolutely succinct. Nicely made, cool voice

[@Justus_Patrick]

wow that was one of the most informitive and helpful videos ive seen. Bravo sir. Would you be able to make one with every "keyword" demonstrated? Like a "set" pin, "overset" "binding" etc?

[@boazfarren-greenwood9048]

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[@Justus_Patrick]

@@boazfarren-greenwood9048 PERFECT. Thank you veddy much!

[@adsonmoreira7261]

Amazing explanation!

[@belperite]

This is really good. Great graphics mean I now understand (on a very basic level) how these locks work. Just shows how much practice LPL, Bosnianbill et al have to put in to recognise and defeat these locks.

[@michaelandrews2619]

Very nicely explained.

[@The_A_Cast]

By far the most interesting and informative video on the internet! Now I can finally understand what LPL is talking about! 😂

[@Desopolis]

I’ve been interested in the lock stuff (especially because of LPL, Bill, etc) but haven’t been able to add it to my ridiculously long hobby list yet. This vid is great for explaining and understanding wtf is actually going on and why!

[@KF1]

well presented. thanks

[@-NGC-6302-]

Perfect explanations

[@alexanderaphonin7850]

Great explanations, thank you!

[@AurelienCarnoy]

Steep learning curve. Any recommendations on what tools to buy to get in my house door and 2001 f150 truck ? I often forget my keys

[@worroSfOretsevraH]

Can you transform normal pins into security pins at home by filing? Do you have a video on that? Thanks.

[@SeanCMonahan]

If the spool pin's thin section is already in the shear line to start, could you tell it's a spool because the cylinder will drop into a false set without your having interacted with that pin yet? Do they make spools with the thin section shifted down?

[@MrLanzac]

Did you ever make that video on picking torpedo key pins?

[@TekDristan]

Thank you for the video. Just getting started on recreational lock picking and this was a great illustration of security pins and the feedback to expect with each type.

[@douglas1391]

Excellent video. Succinct. Informative. Lucid.

[@Error-xl3ty]

You are really under rated this is awesome Keep up the good work

[@elijahevans1191]

This was very helpful!

[@dfailsthemost]

Awesome animation

[@davidgannon5388]

I'm confused; why would a lock not use all spools? What advantage is there in having one standard pin in the mix?

[@omarzed6043]

Exactly what i needed to know and understand, great video 👏

[@Bob3D2000]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@evasuser]

Because ABUS has a Diskus series of locks, could you please add the word 'detainer' after the disk in the description of 88/40? ABUS Diskus may or may not have disk detainer cores.

[@LockFall]

sure no problem, i added that clarification, thanks for the suggestion!

[@Loganmaha]

This is the perfect educational video! I love it!

[@tednugent1351]

Thank you I always wondered.

[@skoolboy991]

gona make it so much easier to follow along with LPL lol

[@Minecraftrok999]

Yup, I finally know what counterrotation and false set actually means. I watched so many LPL videos in the hope he's gonna explain it somewhere, turns out nahh.

[@skoolboy991]

@@Minecraftrok999 same bro 😂 and yet i still watch all to them lmao.. having no clue what anything means

[@AAthlete34]

If this exact lock was made how hard would it be to pick assuming it could be picked at all?

[@boazfarren-greenwood9048]

it would probably give a good picker something like 3 minutes

[@Sillimant_]

given all they pins in this hypothetical lock are the same length, no time at all using a comb pick

[@veroxid]

Why aren't the torpedo ones used for pretty much everything? It seems like such a simple way to make picking instantly much harder.

[@manuelmanolo7099]

If you give manual conterrotation don't the other pins fall down again?

[@LinkinPark4Ever1996]

So you just need a pick that pushes up straight all the pins instead of one at a time while rotating? The problem is not all pins set at the same height

[@Alvekan]

Very interesting and enjoyable. Thanks!

[@ProfessorPlusGut]

I'm wondering why the other pins that one has already set do not fall back down once you have to apply the counterrotation on another pin. Can someone explain please? :)

[@TurkVladimir]

Thanks Great Video Presentation

[@lumensmith9787]

The security pins in that example lock wouldn’t do much for security. If I’m not mistaken, there is enough space above the shear-line to comb pick that lock.

[@piezaclave393]

A+ video‼️💯 Btw which software did you use to create this animation ??

[@motorv8N]

Fascinating!

[@kylebeatty7643]

Well done. Concise!

[@dirtydishes2148]

Great video, easy to understand. Thank you!

[@Noruzenchi86]

So what would a lock be that rotates clockwise and then rotates counterclockwise? From 0, going +90 and going back to -90 Under all pins set with a key it should rotate freely, but without a key on all pins you'd need to either rotate extremely quickly to avoid catching the free pins or repick them.

[@ronnycook3569]

I'm really surprised to see that you still only have ~10k subscribers a year after making this.

[@maartenhappel9014]

Great! Thnx. Makes a lot of sense.

[@drakedbz]

One thing not mentioned here is that these may all allow you to use a comb that pushes all the key-pins up past the sheer line entirely. The solution to this that I've seen is to include false chambers in the core, and add wafers to any T pin, such that the key pushes the wafer past the sheer line, protecting the T pin from entering the false chamber, where someone picking this might not get the wafer past the sheer line, allowing the T pin to fall into the false chamber once the rest of the pins are set and the core is rotated. This unfortunately binds the lock, so it would have to be disassembled to be usable again, but it at least keeps the picker out.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

So... you would get the most safe pin tumbler lock by having counter milling in both the chamber and the bible *and* having torpedo keypins and barrel pins on top + mixed strenght springs. However, the *usability of such lock would be pretty bad* because pushing the key in and taking the key off the lock would be really hard because the key stucks every time if the core is not perfectly straight. It might have be even better to have the top pin look like upside down torpedo pin so that the action near the shearline would be similar no matter if the keypin is underset or overset.

[@vikraal6974]

Why do pins click? And what keeps them pressed up after click? Why doesn't spring push them down?

[@pilkjaer]

Brilliant video! Thank you so much for explaining this!

[@Zerpersande]

Spools give me the most problems. I lose my false set really often. And given how common they are it’s obvious why my skill level involves lots of frustration.