(picking 504) Ruko 6 pin oval cylinder with great bitting picked/gutted - thanks to Monika

[@Potti314]

Got this lock from a friend who was in Denmark recently. She got it from her host who has just replaced the front door lock. A pretty tricky pick with the short key pins in the back and nasty drivers.

[@dazevers]

Absolutely fantastic I loved the last click when you got the lock opened, A very nice lock , & definitely a tough one, great video as always.

[@Potti314]

Thank you - yeah, that's a serious lock and I also love these clicks just before the opening.

[@diggerlenny4836]

Great job man. I'm trying to pick 2 rukos I think same as you're one. I have no keys and I'm fairly new to picking so I'm finding it hard but I will try like you did. Medium hook start and then deeper to try finish setting pins. I hope I get it open, I want to see what's inside! Thanks for sharing this...

[@Leonslockpad]

Great job my friend they can be very tricky😊👍😎👍👍

[@Potti314]

Thanks a lot - yeah, they are tricky ;-)

[@DonzLockz]

Stunning old Ruko. Just the name is synonymous with quality and is intimidating. Pretty cool it has that sidebar slot in it too. 😍✌🇦🇺

[@Potti314]

Yeah, the bible-rod is very cool - thanks for watching. And yes, ASSA locks are always intimidating ;-)

[@AlbertLebel]

That was awesome. You did very good on that. Very tough key way to navigate.

[@Potti314]

Thank you - the keyway is tough but fortunately has enough room to navigate sideways.

[@TallanPick]

Great picking Michael, Ruko are awesome locks to pick, I have some from my friend oceanaut and they are locks that teach to pick. Great vid buddy, thanks for showing ;o))

[@Potti314]

Thank you buddy. Having this older lock open is great but I have a Ruko Assa 2 padlock with a brand new Roku core in it - just looks the same as the one in the video but I had luck yet. The bitting is easier but the feedback is weird - I feel like I had never picked open a lock before ;-)

[@TallanPick]

I know how you are talking about, I have a new Ruko 6 pin oval lock and it is really nasty, I think the problem is that the contact between the pick and pins is very easily lost and we do not realize it. To open them you have to be very precise when pushing the pins. It only remains to continue practicing, don´t give up, sure we will see the video of that Ruko2 soon ;o))

[@Potti314]

Will continue trying as always ;-) Thanks for the tips.

[@HenrikNjgaard]

This us a 600 series. The gin bottle pins were only used in the 500 (and occasionally in the extremely rare 700) series, which also had the core with mantel.

[@Potti314]

Ah, ok. Thanks for the info. I was thinking that the drivers of my Ruko are just the newer pins and the other shape (as shown by my red model) you can find in older models.

[@johnmccormick2883]

Beautiful lock that Ruko! Thanks for Sharing! Since I just watched the Bosnian Bill Whipped by Steve Challenge lock with overset trap topic it was interesting that this had the like challenge involved and I loved how you overcame it with the second pick! I'd love to see you get a hold of that Steve Challenge lock from Bosnian Bill to see if you could have success with it! Thanks Again for Sharing this Video!

[@Potti314]

Cheers buddy and thank you :-) I also saw BB struggling with this wildly bitted lock. But it looks like that my lock is much less dramatic as his. With the key bitting of the Ruko you can insert the pick sideways without oversetting. But not so on the lock from Bill. There even the shaft causes an overset.

[@phri6173]

Nice work and nice pinning pie tray 😜😊🍻🔓

[@Potti314]

Cheers - thanks for watching :-)

[@JollyPeanut]

Very nice well made lock & well picked :-)

[@Potti314]

Thank you :-)

[@vancouverspecial9096]

Beautiful lock and great picking to get it on camera. Thanks :)

[@Potti314]

Cheers buddy and thanks for watching - yeah, this lock is a very nice one :-)

[@Mur-lock68]

Well Done on a nice old Ruko!!

[@Potti314]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[@douro20]

I believe those pins are hardened then centerless ground to dimension.

[@Potti314]

That sound interesting, why do you think so?

[@douro20]

Potti314 They are steel. It would be quite difficult and take more machining time to lathe cut them, especially to the tolerances demanded by ASSA.

[@Potti314]

OK, checked out what centerless grinding actually means and hey, learned something new today - thanks for the inspiration buddy :-)

[@slipdawg97531]

Bravo! Very well done! is there an advantage to picking a lock counter-clockwise? I'm sorry if this is common knowledge, I'm a newbie and just learning.

[@phri6173]

slipdawg97531 some people find it easier and sometimes if you can't pick a lock clockwise it might be easier to try it counter clockwise , this is why there are plug spinners sold so if you can only get a lock to pick counter clockwise you can still get an open by spinning it really fastly clockwise 😊, I hope this helps answer your question mate and best of luck in your picking endeavours 😊🍻🔓

[@Potti314]

Thank you. I usually try to pick open door locks counter-clockwise as this is the direction at which I would unlock my door. Padlocks are picked the other way around, so I have always a good mix.

[@bearsback5099]

Very nice job my friend.

[@Potti314]

Thank you mate :-)

[@ccmogs5757]

Love these quality brand oval"s , very exotic to us in the UK :]

[@Potti314]

Yes, these are great locks. They are also strange to me, here in Germany you usually find euro locks.

[@ccmogs5757]

Yeah mostly euro"s (uPVC ) in the UK now , but not that long ago it was nearly all wooden doors with Yale type locks :]

[@Potti314]

For me UK is the land of lever locks ;-)

[@ccmogs5757]

True, most commercial/public internal doors are lever type plus years ago most domestic properties (especially Local Authority housing) were Yale cylinder - front door & 3/5 lever - back door :]

[@Potti314]

They are pretty cool but require a larger key.

[@neha39]

Thanks for a great video. What thickness was the pick? And... was it a Euro pick?

[@waddac2]

Very nicely done mate ;o))))

[@Potti314]

Thanks my friend :-)

[@BD90..]

I only see oval cylinders used in commercial applications here.

[@Potti314]

I think that this shape is pretty common in Schweden, Norway and Denmark.

[@sren1446]

Great picking. I had. 2 of those old Ruko cylinders but no key. Are you from dk

[@Potti314]

I'm from Germany - I love Ruko locks :-)

[@sherllymentalism4756]

Søren I'm currently living in Denmark y lock is this Haven't been able to open it yet

[@sren1446]

Wilson Mentalism no. No not yet 🙂

[@ns3429]

Hello! Can u please stay out of my basement? Best regards, Nick

[@Potti314]

No problem.