How to Build an Unpickable Lock

I am on a mission to design an unpickable lock. Lock companies have become complacent, producing flawed designs. I want to make something that is not only secure but is designed with manufacturing in mind. In this video I discuss the manufacturability of the lock including manufacturing method and tolerancing. Finally, I order the metal lock and perform a demonstration.

[@ScarryMarian2012]

Great design in my non existing experience,LockPickLawyer must be summoned *ASAP* !

[@tonywilson4713]

He has another video and in that he references the YT channel *Stuff made Here* who also made an "unpickable lock" that the LPL took down with a different attack than tension & pin manipulation. So I am sure the guy who's doing this channel is aware of the LPL. So there's one to watch out for.

[@ilikesharks2020]

How to pick: send it to Lock Picking Lawyer 😂 Honestly though, great video man. Looking forward to your content

[@tonywilson4713]

He has another video and in that he references the YT channel *Stuff Made Here* who also made an "unpickable lock" that the LPL took down with a different attack than tension & pin manipulation. So I am sure the guy who's doing this channel is aware of the LPL. So there's one to watch out for.

[@tonywilson4713]

Aerospace Engineer here - I work in industrial control systems, robotics and automation one of the greatest bug bears I have with younger engineers and its most prevalent with mechanical engineers is understanding tolerances. I have lost count of how many times one of them has asked me if I can "fix it in software" when they have screwed up. Tolerances are the thing that makes machines work or NOT work and fail usually in the worst way possible. Its actually one of the cornerstones for Quality Assurance (QA) and when you consider how Boeing have done with their QA recently its a bigger issue than most people realise. The fact an engineer this young has such a good understanding of the topic is very impressive. First it means he was obviously LISTENING in class and that's a lot rarer than most non-engineers realise. Most of them are daydreaming about how they are going to change the world and yes I was guilty of that too. He's done another video and his explanation of the lock is pretty impressive. What he's doing is tackling the issue of standard lockpicking which is being able to tension the barrel and manipulate the pins. He even does a good job of explaining why those standard attacks work and how tolerances play a part in that. *ALSO* in that video he references what Shane on the YT Channel *Stuff Made Here* challenged the Lockpicking Laywer with. So I am certain he knows who the LPL is and we should expect a video form there soon. My bet will be that the LPL finds a way around the geometry he's put in place like he did with Stuff Made Here's lock. A couple of people have suggested some kind of kinetic attack to the the watchdog to rotate properly. OR He'll make a special tool like he's done for the Disc-detainer locks. If this were to go into production it will have a higher cost for the simple reason that it has higher tolerance demands and there's more parts to be made. So if it comes to market it will be in high end locks where people want more security.

[@jakobrosenqvist4691]

Ah yes, let's try to fix the hinge that jammed because there was basically 0 clerance by poking at some ones and zeros in the computer........

[@tonywilson4713]

​@@jakobrosenqvist4691 As I said I'm Australian but was in Canada for a project back in late 2017. One day the Canadian controls system guy doing the other part of the plant got "one of those" phone calls. When I asked, he explained and I replied "Yeah the most often asked question to a control system engineer: _Can you fix that in software?"_ He just sat there and laughed. No matter where in the world we work or what industry or what PLC/DCS/Robot system we are on we'll get asked that at some point. I bet when one of the blocks on one of the Pyramids didn't fit some over promoted vizier asked if it could be fixed in software.

[@jakobrosenqvist4691]

@@tonywilson4713 I feel your frustration and I'm not even an engineer.

[@tonywilson4713]

​@@jakobrosenqvist4691 My mother who was a High School teacher told me something very important one day. I forget the actual specific event but it was where a woman/girl had viciously treated another woman/girl and she said words to the effect. _"Women can be there own worst enemy. Even worse than men."_ When I asked she then explained to me that within any group of people (cultural, tribal or professional) there are those few who play "politics" but play it at a very nasty level. Think Little Finger from Game of Thrones. They are willing to throw anyone else the bus if it helps them in that moment and then drive the bus back over them to make certain. In engineering its the guy who asks for a software change and then goes off to a project meeting and says something like _"they're working out the software"_ with the implication that the delay is a software bug NOT a modification to fix something and that its the fault of the control systems people. *I've actually had people do that to me in project meetings. Before I could even get a word in I have had senior managers turn on me, howling about how "its always a software bug" and then be threatened.* So yeah I have this issue with a CERTAIN type of engineer. As one guy I worked with put it: _"They build it and f*ck it. We fix it and make it work."_ The bit he left out was "They claim credit it when it works and blame us when it doesn't."

[@davejoseph5615]

I am concerned about the potential for over-lifting, but you did a wonderful job here. As I'm sure you know, the LPL is widely considered the final KZbin authority on lock quality.

[@_john_doe_]

Beautiful lock, and must also say you have such a good way of explaining things, truly great at teaching. Thank you for all your great videos. Keep it up. :)

[@rjw8316]

Send your lock to the "Lock Picking Lawyer". If he cant pick it then you have something, if he can then your design is just another attempt at creating a unpickable lock.

[@tonywilson4713]

He has another video and in that he references the YT channel *Stuff made Here* who also made an "unpickable lock" that the LPL took down with a different attack than tension & pin manipulation. So I am sure the guy who's doing this channel is aware of the LPL. So there's one to watch out for.

[@anteasgard]

Sent it to @lockpickinglawyer ?

[@bodhi-pickahfilecoinlurker5964]

Better yet send it to someone good at Lockpicking.

[@tonywilson4713]

He has another video and in that he references the YT channel *Stuff made Here* who also made an "unpickable lock" that the LPL took down with a different attack than tension & pin manipulation. So I am sure the guy who's doing this channel is aware of the LPL. So there's one to watch out for.

[@norbertnagy5514]

Do you know anybody here on youtube thats better than him?​@@bodhi-pickahfilecoinlurker5964

[@norbertnagy5514]

And btw, whats bad with him? No harass or like that, just curious​@@bodhi-pickahfilecoinlurker5964

[@MrQuickLine]

​@@bodhi-pickahfilecoinlurker5964 Lol - are you saying the LPL is not good at picking??

[@internetuser8922]

Wow, the metal prototype working first try like that is awesome! Really looking forward to future content.

[@jpgaul]

Incredible vid quality!! A shockingly professional end result that I can already see on a shelf. Can’t wait for more!

[@dontdowhatido6503]

I absolutely love the fact that your making this and also that you are making it use universal components too. amazing job!!

[@BuiltDifferentDesigns]

Right to repair!

[@kosovircek]

Fit tolerance explanation and design implementation animation was magical, great video.

[@tonywilson4713]

I'm an aerospace engineer who works in industrial control systems and automation and you're right his explanation of tolerances is damn good. I am actually damn impressed that someone so young gets it this well as I have seen many engineers NOT understand tolerances so many times that it feels like its a contagious disease at times. This is only his second video so he's new to YT and that video is pretty good at explaining how tolerances make tension & pin manipulation lockpicking what it is. The real question will be what can someone like the Lock Picking Lawyer do with it.

[@hidden_games7099]

Such a well done video, can’t believe how small ur channel is compared to how much skill in video making you have!

[@JOECHEN522]

When this channel is famous I am going to brag about being the 183rd subscriber. Fantastic material.

[@df3_legomocs]

Finally another amazing lock video

[@craigslitzer4857]

2:53 What you're calling a mid-core looks extremely similar to the Master Ring on a Mogul prison lock, although you're implementing it differently. In a Mogul, the change key engages the normal center-most shear line. Inserting the master key locks the inner core to the master ring and engages the outer shear line. Both shear lines turn the same cam that operates the door lock. I don't know if you were already familiar with the Mogul prison locks, but it's an strikingly similar piece.

[@thomasjmcfarlane]

Great job on the video and the lock design!

[@Deesdessessesder]

Great production quality, awesome coverage of tolerance optimization. I hope to see your sub count rise! I have two unpickable lock designs in the works at the moment but neither uses standard key or core geometries. I intend to prototype one with 3D printing but will probably never attempt metal as while it's technically intentionally manufacturable with machining, it involves an excessive number of setups & operations. The other is at least mostly inspired by existing core and key geometries and should fit in the conventional deadbolt enclosure. I intend to try and machine the second myself in the coming years. Keep up the good content!

[@braedenhunt3677]

This is awesome!

[@billynomates920]

great video. gonna have to watch it a couple more times though! 🤯

[@pixelkatten]

Kid, you have potential! I'm subscribing! I can see you're a good designer, but what matters most for KZbin is being a good presenter, and you're amazing! Keep expanding your workshop and your horizons, and I think you'll go far!

[@cyruswilliams2766]

Send it to lock picking lawyer. He will definitely find any vulnerabilities in your design.

[@tonywilson4713]

He has another video and in that he references the YT channel *Stuff made Here* who also made an "unpickable lock" that the LPL took down with a different attack than tension & pin manipulation. So I am sure the guy who's doing this channel is aware of the LPL. So there's one to watch out for.

[@AlexanderJay]

Kinetic attack, such as a bump gun.. Also comb picking probably works too?

[@GWYVette]

My idea for how to pick the lock is to send it to LPL. If he takes more than 30 seconds with your lock I'll be impressed.

[@alexstone691]

Amazing to think you only have 171 subs

[@tonywilson4713]

Its only his second video. He's just started on YT.

[@NinjaNicus]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@terrybpickin9941]

I'll have a go 😁👍

[@Mr1nferno]

As long as it's mechanical, it can be circumvented, i am very curious as to what you come up with, but there will always be a way through

[@undefined40]

Seriously, as others already proposed, send it as a challenge to the lock picking lawyer.

[@danielredfield1418]

Hammer

[@bodhi-pickahfilecoinlurker5964]

Send it to someone way better at lock manipulation than LPL.

[@NiMareQ]

So what did the LPL say?

[@roycemark]

It aint unpicakable until LPL says its unpickable

[@LoneWolfZ]

send it to the lock picking lawyer of course!

[@fightocondria]

Quick, someone get a bottle of Laphroaig to summon LPL.