(110) Beginners Guide to Defeating Serrated Pins - l0ckcr4ck3r Cutaway

[@ahackercalled4chan]

bro thank you sooo much for this video!!! i was stuck on the A1100 for two months, watched your video a couple days ago, and was able to pick this lock 5 times yesterday!!! thanks again!

[@LockNoob]

No worries!

[@ddayinvader6487]

I spent 20 hours working on an american a1100. all the videos I watched gave no help on how to beat it. your video is amazing, and it took me only 2minutes to pick the lock after watching your video. keep making such good videos.

[@LockNoob]

That's very nice of you to say, it's great you got it open. Happy Picking! :-)

[@MrBlack751]

I went back to both of my American locks and used the technique you showed. And I got them open in short order. It was all in the tension. Thanks again!

[@LockNoob]

Thank you that’s great 😀

[@xxPEvexx]

This just helped me pick a smartkey lock for the first time. I am a total amateur at lockpicking. I have picked maybe 10 basic pin and tumbler locks but this smart key design was very challenging for me. This video helped a lot! thanks!

[@LockNoob]

That’s great and thanks for watching:-)

[@adamwest8711]

I still find serrated pins to be the most challenging pins to pick. Thanks for the video. Can’t believe I’ve not watched this before now!

[@LockNoob]

Thanks Adam :-)

[@rayberczik6672]

I know this is an older video but i didnt comment the first time i watched it and wanted to tell you that this video really taught me how to open my first american lock and have some success identifying serrated pins in other locks and understanding what i neede to do to defeat them. Thank you so much!! Theres nothing like hearing that shackle pop open...music to my ears!!

[@LockNoob]

No problem, I’m glad it helped :-) happy picking :-)

[@dbennett7981]

Most interesting and visually appealing lock and pick. Good old Kiwi member. Excellent job well done. Also my experience of friends in NZ excellent craftsmen / women who truly know their trades. Thanks for sharing.

[@LockNoob]

Thanks :-)

[@snow-qw5kb]

Amazing video! Helped me get into my first American 1100 last week and they are so much more fun than easier locks. Third week of picking and I'm already addicted

[@LockNoob]

Awesome!

[@cyberfox981]

Good explanation, I don t even want to think how tricky serrated pins can be to pick if they was installed inside serrated pin holes.

[@LockNoob]

Indeed! I can tell you from experience that’s pretty hard :-)

[@annihoymanni2328]

Picked my first American 1100 while watching this video. I actually felt like I knew what I was doing. Thanks!

[@LockNoob]

Glad it helped and congratulations on the pick :-)

[@Velvet-Sunshine.]

This video you did is a very valuable video. I've been picking for a while and you explain what I know so elegantly. That's a very beautiful cut away lock, I would like to get my hands on things like that. Keep up the good work, two thumbs up on this one.

[@LockNoob]

Thank you :-)

[@VincentMontibus]

The cutaway and the pick are gorgeous ! Nice video !

[@LockNoob]

Thanks!

[@Potti314]

Beautiful lock and pick. Amazing to observe the stacks while you're picking the lock - thanks :-)

[@LockNoob]

Thank you :-)

[@random40s]

Very cool lock, and nice instruction on serraded pin picking 👍👍

[@LockNoob]

Thank you :-)

[@v6cosworth167]

Great vid, love the cutaway, thumbs up, 👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌😊

[@LockNoob]

Thanks 🙏

[@tumbl3r]

Great video, lock and pick! I really enjoyed this! I actually have one of those l0ckcr4k3r cutaways and it's one of my favorite locks! I'm going to start sending people this link when they ask how to pick security pins.

[@LockNoob]

Thanks, tumbl3r that's very nice if you :-)

[@brooksseth1929]

pro tip: you can watch series on Kaldrostream. Me and my gf have been using it for watching loads of movies lately.

[@lanehassan6017]

@Brooks Seth Yea, I have been using kaldrostream for months myself =)

[@macnutz4206]

Very useful, thanks. That is a beauty of a pick and ya gotta love the cut away lock, it is fantastic.

[@LockNoob]

It is very beautiful:-)

[@Mur-lock68]

My Most Difficult lock to pick! Great Video Thanks!

[@LockNoob]

Thanks :-)

[@stevemartinism]

Another great help. Got a long way to go before I’m ready for serrated pins.

[@LockNoob]

Give them a go!

[@firebirdude2]

REALLY nice cutaway lock. Real solid video too.

[@LockNoob]

Thank you :-)

[@jeffdavidson8308]

Great pick!

[@LockNoob]

Thank you :-)

[@TheGreatest1974]

Great video. Very interesting to see the insides of the lock. Nice work indeed.

[@LockNoob]

Thanks :-)

[@tnmtnpicks6006]

Thank you for the instruction as a new picker I appreciate it very much.

[@LockNoob]

Thanks :-)

[@RubberBanned]

I really do like that since I’ve been on your old videos, they are recommended videos now! Still great work, mate!

[@LockNoob]

Thanks friend!

[@worab1]

Jeez another fantastic video! I learned sooo much. I love picking American locks but have a hard time getting an open. Learned a lot from this video, thank you, be well. 😎🔓TBP

[@LockNoob]

Thanks 😊

[@presidentadrian]

I can never ever get bored of ur Intro

[@LockNoob]

Lol, thanks :-)

[@tipenengapuhi]

Excellent instructional video on picking seratted pins. I used that exact technique to pick the American I received from Dan on Friday. Great seeing it visually with beautiful cutaway. No a bad looking Pick as well 😀

[@LockNoob]

Tipene Nga Puhi, the picks are now in their own Sparrows case: they deserve it💕

[@tipenengapuhi]

Lock Noob l keep my brass handled ones in their own leather case. I just take them out from time to time to look at and polish them. Sad but true 😀 My reinforced shrink wrap handled ones are in a roll case. I have about 20 of these picks in various thicknesses. They are all my versions of short hooks GEM's and 7 Hooks. My favorite profiles. This is the set I use everyday.

[@andybrown8293]

Now I understand why my American 5200 series is resisting my efforts, thanks for that buddy!!!!

[@LockNoob]

Tough locks. Good luck :-)

[@AquaTech225]

Their a pain I have a few I got just a couple of times. Seems more like by accident than anything

[@tonyholt90]

yep nice description! and that did look like a lovely pick your friend had made..

[@LockNoob]

Thanks :-)

[@brittain522]

Excellent! I’m not giving up, this will definitely help!

[@LockNoob]

Keep going ! :-)

[@JMLockpicking]

Nicely done, wish I had one of these when I did my video on serrated pins.

[@LockNoob]

I wish I had one of these full stop! Shame I had to give it back :-)

[@bikkies]

So far I've only picked one AL1100 series and one ERA AL-clone. I find these so perplexing because it feels like every pin is solid beneath the pick with even slightly too much tension. The difference between a pin that wants to be picked versus one that doesn't is so subtle, and that's why I always crank them down too hard, overset them and then have to reset. Maybe in another dozen years I might have finally mastered these. I could really do with a cutaway AL to help me correlate what I feel with what is actually happening. Guess that's why I need to keep practicing.

[@khaitomretro]

Another well presented video and a great explanation of where I go wrong with serrated pins. I get there in the end but I'm always too heavy handed and have to keep starting over and over. Showing off with that fancy pick was just unnecessary though ;)

[@LockNoob]

Thank you, the key is exact light tension, practise and feel. I still get thrown by serrated pins as you can see from some of my American lock clone vids. Happy picking :-)

[@johnmccormick2883]

Great Video! As a Noob in Locksport this is so informative. Great Lock!!! Good job (despite picking it upside down) ;) Thanks!

[@LockNoob]

Thank you :-)

[@AlicesWondereland]

I just picked up an American 1100 and I'm having fun with it. It seems to be tougher than my Abus 80ti.

[@LockNoob]

They have better pins than the ABUS, but ABUS usually have harder bitting :-)

[@AlicesWondereland]

The bidding isn't bad on my Abus. I can open it in under 15 seconds. Obviously, I simply know my lock. I would definitely agree with you on the pins.

[@FusionDeveloper]

The problem I have with light tension, is over-setting. Thank you for explaining. I understand Spools completely and have lots of experience with them, however serrated pins are always luck for me. I feel like I would need a cutaway of an American serrated and need someone to watch the lock and tell me when i mess up, because if I am watching, then i use my eyes instead of paying attention to the feeling and if i only check periodically, I won't know when I mess up. The difficulty of serrations, is mainly because the core is more precise. I've put serrated and home-made random pins in something like the cheapest low end old-style KwikSet locks and they aren't a challenge (whoever the new Kwikset codes that have a matte finish are more precise and harder to pick).

[@LockNoob]

Have you checked out the sparrows cutaways and their reload kit? It sounds like it would really work for you :-)

[@LockNoob]

www.sparrowslockpicks.com/category_s/78.htm

[@FusionDeveloper]

Lock Noob yes I have and their price is competitive and reasonable and their visual quality appears to be very high. I have many cheap cutaways, but they have sloppy tolerance cores, which makes them not very useful. I once bought a core from Schuyler Towne, back when he was going through emotional problems and never received it, but because he was my inspiration to Locksport, I told him to keep the money as a donation for the videos he made. I guess it's time to support Sparrows and get a quality tool. I would like a cutaway of Schlage and American and Best. In that order of priority.

[@Trollioli]

One thing not mentioned here is how much tension you need AFTER you pick the lock. Lots of people, me included, kept picking the lock over and over thinking it was just going to pop open like other locks. That actuator spring requires a fair amount of torque to actually turn. So if you're getting to the point where none of the pin are moving and you're sure you've picked it, put some force into that tensioning tool, you may find it ready to open.

[@seanb3516]

Oh wow, that skillfully crafted cutaway lock next to the magnificently polished pick is too much for my soul to bear witness. Suddenly my knees are weak and I need a cigarette... :D

[@LockNoob]

Lol :-)

[@pickbeard2690]

Very nice lock and some great advice to the noobs😎😍👍👍👍 Thanks for sharing 😘😘👍

[@LockNoob]

Thanks PB :-)

[@raclaymore]

So do the 5200 series American locks also have serrated pins as well? I found a few rusty locks laying around and they’re giving me a bit of difficulty.

[@LockNoob]

All the ones I’ve picked have serrated pins :-)

[@raclaymore]

Life makes so much more sense now 😂😂

[@dirksecrets]

That's great. Thanks for your detailed commentary, as always.

[@LockNoob]

Thanks dirk :-)

[@TheMCCraftingTable]

Man that cutaway lock is a beaut!

[@LockNoob]

Sure is!

[@iggymac3473]

Very nice lock Noob ! I have that cut away

[@LockNoob]

Iggy Mac I'd like to own one myself one day :-)

[@iggymac3473]

Hit up L0ckcr4ck3r's on keypicking you never know he may still have one laying around?

[@K2LNick]

I want to specially thank you for putting your hand on the shackle to prevent it from springing open too violently. I would have been seriously frightened if you hadn't. In this day and age, it's important to put your hand atop the shackle to prevent violent springing. I think we can all agree on that.

[@LockNoob]

In that case, no, I'm sorry. I know LAB do a great pinning set which fits a lot of European locks, but I have never bought such a kit so I couldn't advise where best to purchase one.

[@Glynnclarkson]

Hi there I wondered if you could advise me of the best place to get a pinning kit in the UK. Regards Glynn

[@LockNoob]

Are you after pins or a lock disassembly kit?

[@Glynnclarkson]

Lock Noob Hi Yes it's the pinning kit itself with variations of pins for different formats Regards Glynn

[@paulvalley2125]

Just getting involved. Nicely done Thank you.

[@LockNoob]

Thanks for watching :-)

[@peterestall]

Nicely done, and a fantastic pick from Tipene. I think I'll leave the instructional videos to you, they put mine to shame :-)

[@LockNoob]

It's a lovely pick isn't it? :-) thank you for lending the locks, they are things of beauty. Tell you what, leave me to the instructional stuff and you can do all the hard picking 😂😂 hope your hangover isn't as bad as mine :-)

[@tipenengapuhi]

Pete Restall I enjoyed yours as well Pete. Just different delivery styles 😀

[@LockNoob]

Tipene Nga Puhi have you seen his latest on on Best SFIC cores? It's excellent :-)

[@peterestall]

Much appreciated both of you.

[@burtreynolds2969]

Is it much harder to pick in a real world situation, when the lock is not fixed in a vice, but dangling from a fence latch?

[@LockNoob]

Yes! Though for AL, I do actually prefer to pick them in hand 👍

[@ddayinvader6487]

one quick question, I just gutted the lock to look at the pins,and as I pulled out the core, tinny thin discs fell out. they were sperate from the upper and lower pins. what are they?

[@LockNoob]

Hi, almost certainly they are master key wafers, essentially it provides an extra shear line to allow a master key to operate more than one lock. Technically, you can remove the wafers from the driver side and the operating key will still work BUT you can't remove wafers that are on the key pin side otherwise the key won't lift the driver pins to the shear line. If in doubt put the key in the core and drop the key pins in. If they are too low to reach the shear line, then add a master wafer to bring it to the right hight. I hope that helps as it's quite a hard thing to explain in a message.

[@hectorlopez1089]

Great video and demonstration. Do you have a link for the cutaway you have in your video for purchase?

[@LockNoob]

No, there is no website :-(

[@hectorlopez1089]

@@LockNoob dang. Ok thanks for the info.

[@SilverOnem]

Hi look noob, at 8:55 you are starting to pick the first pin in the back, pick 5. You state you don't want to touch pin 5 because it feels solid. I don't understand your reasoning behind this, if it feels solid - is binding - shouldn't you try to move it ?

[@LockNoob]

Good question and I should explain more. When these pins are set to the correct position at the shear line, the key pins, when lifted push against the body of the lock (edge of the pin chamber above), giving a ‘solid’ feeling. If you force them, the key pins will over set in the lock. You are right though, where ther is some resistance on a pin, it is usually binding and therefor would be picked, but with experience, you can tell the different feel between binding and set :-)

[@SilverOnem]

@@LockNoob insane advice thank you so much :)

[@1Labonnevoie]

great video... its exactly what i needed to see , thank you

[@LockNoob]

Awesome 😎

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

I find spools to be the hardest followed by mushroom pins (depending on orientation) then I'd say standard and serrated are about the same level of difficulty for me depending on how lubed the lock is. If the lock has a ton of graphite in it then standard pins don't want to bind super easily while serrated will bind but I have also never picked anything with serrated key pins just top pins.

[@LockNoob]

I find that good serrated pins can make a lock really tough :-)

[@shantkhoshafian8698]

Very instructive sir thank you.

[@LockNoob]

Thanks :-)

[@InTheFleshInc]

So I have a question for you, I want to smooth & Polish my picks what grit wet sandpaper do you recommend or is there a better option to do it?

[@LockNoob]

InTheFleshInc the best technique I know is to get an old catalogue or phone book then in every 10-20 pages slot in wet and dry paper folded in half. Start with 240 grit then 320, 400, 800, 1000, 1500 and finally 2000'grit. Slide the pick in between the first 240 grit page, and some hand pressure lightly on the pages above and with GREAT CARE not to push the pick through the pages into yourself, slide the pick back and forth a few cycles. Move then to the 320 grit and repeat all the way up to the 2000 grit. By this point (and with a bit of practice) you will have a mirrored finish :-)

[@InTheFleshInc]

Lock Noob, Awesome sauce... Thank you for taking your time to give me this advice I will roll with it. Much appreciated...

[@johnrich6928]

Thank you.

[@LockNoob]

Thanks :-)

[@rjperkins365]

Very nice video and beautiful lock and pick.

[@LockNoob]

Thank you. :-)

[@AThreeDogNight]

That was very helpful, thank you. The cutaway made that perfect.

[@LockNoob]

Thank you :-)

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

Thanks for a very interesting video. One question, do you know what is happening when the LockPickingLawyer says something about "counter-rotation" during his lock-picking?

[@LockNoob]

Yes, look up videos on spool pin picking those should help 😃👍

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

@@LockNoob Thx!

[@Lockpicker1973]

Wonderful gift from your friend. Great video

[@LockNoob]

Thanks 🙏

[@balldip]

Where can I get one of those cutaways? Great video!

[@Thesnakerox]

I've been having a devil of a time with an American Lock 5100, and I've tried following the "one click at a time" strategy...but I think I always end up inevitably oversetting something. Is there perhaps some other way to tell when a pin is set? I've also heard of a very tiny amount of springiness being a sign of a set pin, but I don't have the sensitivity needed to feel for that...

[@MrBlack751]

Saved for future reference. Thanks!

[@LockNoob]

Thanks 🙏

[@joeyvaughn8030]

nicest cutaway ive saw very good video

[@LockNoob]

Thank you :-) if you like this lock, try the channel Dirk runs, he shows off a few more different types

[@LockNoob]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/baWamp6en72Ia80

[@DarrellWNicholas]

Great illustration! Awesome pick. Hats off to Tipene. Do you know if he uses any kind of metal polish when making his picks?

[@LockNoob]

Darrell Nicholas I believe he polishes the metal handles but the shiny pick tips are by polishing with fine emery cloth :-)

[@DarrellWNicholas]

Lock Noob cool, thanks for the info. Got some picks that I want to finish. This info will come in useful.

[@charlesklein7232]

were did you get your cutaway? i collect them and they are very few available!

[@lockingphoenix521]

Thanks for sharing noob!

[@l0ckcr4ck3r]

Great vid and nice cutaway ;-)

[@LockNoob]

l0ckcr4ck3r thanks, and yes, it's an amazing cutaway :-) you make som great stuff. One day I might even own one :-)

[@richardwaldron222]

So I've bought a few pick sets and I'm not really happy with the shape of anything in them. I have a 4pc, 11pc and a 22pc. The 11pc and the 22pc are cheap cheap seats while the 4pc is a little more expensive. They work. I've popped a few of my locks around they house.. enough to buy news ones for the front, back and outside garage doors and a few pad locks lol. Which I can not pick lol. So anyway that hand made pic your using convinced me make a small set so I can make a few different designs to better suit my hands. Steal comes in all stock and is the to cut and manipulate. Brass as well. So I guess this is a long thank you.

[@LockNoob]

Making picks can be so satisfying, good luck :-)

[@trevordonnelly4185]

Are those American cutaways available for purchase or are they custom made?

[@LockNoob]

If you can track down L0ckcr4ck3r, then I believe he sells these still :-)

[@trevordonnelly4185]

Thank you!

[@raye1434]

Can you provide the info to contact Tipene? The deep hooks are my go-to and I'd like a few nice ones like that.

[@darrendavenport8963]

awesome lock and i think id use a individulal case for that pick in fact i wouldnt use it to much work of art imo. great vid very clear in explaining what should be done although i really need more practice on tok pry bar i seem to have them flying out or im just to uncordinated with them thanks again for another masterclass in action its ok to see others do it but without explaning what they are doing i just find it hard to watch so as always a masterclass vid for us neewbies thankyou .

[@LockNoob]

No problem :-) oh and the amount of time I still have a TOK pry at fly across the room is embarrassing! Always seems to happen half way through filming...

[@anchorbait6662]

The girls room at my school has a lock similar to this. How can I defeat it?

[@LockNoob]

Lol, you don’t

[@jryanburnette]

Great video.

[@LockNoob]

Ryan Burnette, thank you :-)

[@ddayinvader6487]

thanks that really helps. once again,love the videos.

[@LockNoob]

Thanks :-)

[@joeymason4617]

Great video and actually telling alil more about the clicks.. starting out you hear click and like it just keeps clicking lol

[@crueljoke3099]

What's the best way to identify these kinds of pins? I'm sure with your expertise you can instantly tell a serrated click vs a shear line click, but is that the only way? Just telling by the feel of that click?

[@jeffmoss26]

great video..love that pick! wow

[@LockNoob]

Thanks :-)

[@xdlegend5706]

Awesome video I love it :)

[@LockNoob]

Thanks 🙏

[@xdlegend5706]

Can you send me a link of some good lock picking tools on amazon

[@RicktheRecorder]

Not really a ' beginners' video. No explanation of terminology and laced with jargon, but if you have acquired an understanding of some of this from other videos, then this is quite a clear and helpful demonstration.

[@LockNoob]

I assumed that if you know what a serrated pin is, you would know also W basic lock jargon 😃

[@RicktheRecorder]

@@LockNoob Exactly, and thus not "beginners'" !

[@RicktheRecorder]

Why would you assume that beginners would know what a serrated pin was?

[@LockNoob]

RicktheRecorder I think you might have missed the point. If you are a beginner in regards to picking serrated pins, this is a beginners guide for you 🤷‍♂️ you’re welcome

[@cdenver]

Fantastic video, I learned a lot.

[@HobbyPicker]

The only clicks I can hear is the click of the pins resetting!!! Other problem is that I have no TOK tension tools.

[@LockNoob]

By far the hardest things are getting the right tension, keeping the tension and feeling and listening to what's going on inside. These types of locks can be very frustrating. TOK tools are useful but not essential :-)

[@johnwest4492]

You have a good friend that pick is Amazing: )) I would like a city ra km e made like that: )

[@Leonslockpad]

nice video m8 very helpful👍👍😊

[@LockNoob]

Thank you :-)

[@treykearns4867]

Dude sounds like james may

[@LockNoob]

I’ll take that :-)

[@christopherchalk2513]

where can i buy this lock?

[@LockNoob]

Google L0ckcr4ck3r 👍😃

[@daverayasr.6287]

well done, very helpful

[@LockNoob]

Thanks :-)

[@jerryhuerta2679]

where can i buy the l0ckr4k3r?

[@johndelaney2957]

Thank for that makes sense.

[@LockNoob]

Thank you :-)

[@HIK_48]

Once you become conscious of all the "erm"s, they can get quite distracting. Great video otherwise, and a lovely pick tool.

[@LockNoob]

Yeah, sorry 😬

[@randommadness1021]

Why would you point that out?🤣🤣

[@malleusmaleficarum6004]

You should blindfold yourself or at least close your eyes to make it more realistic. That way we could see what it really looks like when you're picking a lock you can't see inside of. How you use touch and sound to blindly navigate your way through the inside of a lock to overcome its defenses and ultimately pick it open

[@LockNoob]

Take a look at the rest of my vids 👍

[@brendand1325]

Informative

[@LockNoob]

Thanks :-)

[@jaimedelgado7529]

What are major differences between Usa and European locks?

[@adrianleon9487]

fantastico video. bonita ganzua compañero, SALUDOS

[@williamfairfaxmasonprescot9334]

#AwesomeVideo

[@LockNoob]

Thanks :-)

[@Borededer]

You sound like google translate

[@LockNoob]

Why, thank you :-)

[@lixxxxit]

Since the video never shows your face, it would be ok to edit out all the "umm, ahh, umah's, aa".......it would make the video tons better.

[@bird718]

that cutaway padlock has serious deign flaws. please do not use it to lock anything up, people can attack it in multiple ways and open the lock easily. please tell your friend to stop taking brass from the padlocks to make picks, its not going to make it easier to pick.

[@LockNoob]

Lol, you crack me up 😆

[@MC-uj4co]

just buy abloy and rest in peace.

[@LockNoob]

M C they do make fantastic locks. Way, way beyond my skill level to pick though!

[@irishdrunkass]

The peaceful rest has been disturbed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIa9Z6eZq8yXb7c