Michael Gilchrist

Michael Gilchrist

u/Norlin76
Currently a channel where I show my hobby lockpicking / locksport videos. I try to make my videos instructional where possible rather than just straight picking videos. These videos are targeted towards those in the locksport hobby or are just interested in lockpicking in general. I am happy to answer some basic questions, but for more in depth tutorials or discussions on lockpicking, I suggest checking out the r/lockpicking Reddit sub.

I do not receive compensation for my videos and I am merely a hobby lockpicker, I share my experiences in these videos and have nothing to gain from anything I show other than sharing my knowledge.

[L243] Kaba ExperT - pick and gut

[L243] Kaba ExperT - pick and gut

[L242] Miwa JC - pick and gut

[L242] Miwa JC - pick and gut

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  • @Seltkirk-ABC
    @Seltkirk-ABC3 сағат бұрын

    The Wizard is at it again!

  • @Gazz_R
    @Gazz_R9 сағат бұрын

    Fantastic picking of another awesome Kaba lock. Take care and enjoy the rest of your week.

  • @mcdpoor
    @mcdpoorКүн бұрын

    Dang what a lock…

  • @lockolot6704
    @lockolot6704Күн бұрын

    No way! He’s alive!

  • @norlin76
    @norlin76Күн бұрын

    Who do you think has been approving all those Reddit belts??? :P

  • @Gazz_R
    @Gazz_R2 күн бұрын

    Congratz on the open and thanks for the gutting. Take care and have fun!

  • @norlin76
    @norlin76Күн бұрын

    Thanks, you too!

  • @Gazz_R
    @Gazz_R2 күн бұрын

    Fantastic picking as always! Kaba 20 with 16 pins is the highest pin count lock I've picked so far. Thanks for sharing and take care.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin76Күн бұрын

    Thanks! Once you get past a certain point, more pins is all the same :P

  • @mcdpoor
    @mcdpoor3 күн бұрын

    My o my what a lock. Good job.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin763 күн бұрын

    @@mcdpoor thanks you!

  • @DoctorHogmaster
    @DoctorHogmaster5 күн бұрын

    🎉🍻

  • @norlin76
    @norlin765 күн бұрын

    (❁´◡`❁)

  • @Gazz_R
    @Gazz_R10 күн бұрын

    It's an unusual lock, but still very interesting. Thanks for sharing and have a fantastic weekend.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin769 күн бұрын

    for sure! Thanks for dropping by again!

  • @jettbrains
    @jettbrains10 күн бұрын

    Damn, what a weird lock.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin769 күн бұрын

    Yeah, the plate and stuff on the front make it look kind of funny :)

  • @LockPickNic
    @LockPickNic11 күн бұрын

    Ayy, I just made a IG vid on this yesterday. They're neat little locks!

  • @norlin76
    @norlin769 күн бұрын

    ahhh, yeah they are pretty neat...if only the gates were a little tighter, or perhaps even some shallow false gates

  • @Gazz_R
    @Gazz_R11 күн бұрын

    Cool lock! Fantastic picking as always and thanks for sharing.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7611 күн бұрын

    Thanks for loyally stopping by, it's much appreciated!!!

  • @LockFumbler
    @LockFumbler11 күн бұрын

    What a cool lock 👍👍 Great picking and very clean gutting with pointing out all the pitfalls one can run into 👌 Thanks for sharing this!

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7611 күн бұрын

    Thanks, glad you found something useful!

  • @BeercanBushcraft
    @BeercanBushcraft11 күн бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant mate, I really enjoyed that very much indeed 👍 Cheers and all the best to you and yours 👍 🍻

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7611 күн бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers!

  • @AllenKnutson
    @AllenKnutson11 күн бұрын

    Wow this takes me back 40 years to high school. The Master locks looked exactly the same (though without the keyhole in back) but were easier to open -- in particular there was a technique for determining the 2nd number, and then checking all options for the 3rd. There was a special day early each year when some freshman would learn the technique and start showing his or her friends, "so then he did this, and then he did this, ..." at which point one could stride in, put a hand on the ringleader's shoulder, falsely declaim "HEY ASSHOLE THAT'S MY LOCKER!" and watch them scramble. Good times.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7611 күн бұрын

    Haha yeah, I imagine with KZread these days, there's a lot more kids pranking around with these cheap combo locks. I can't even give my kids a real lock because their school dictates which lock they use (and the key on the back means the maintenance crew doesn't need to cut the locks off at the end of the year)

  • @tilulenshpigel2023
    @tilulenshpigel202311 күн бұрын

    Splendid 👍✊️😎✌️🔓

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7611 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @LockSpaz
    @LockSpaz14 күн бұрын

    Nice! Your videos are certainly a case of quality over quantity.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7613 күн бұрын

    Thanks, appreciate that!

  • @Gazz_R
    @Gazz_R14 күн бұрын

    That's a lot of locks! Thanks for sharing and take care.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7614 күн бұрын

    Was a good deal, already decoded all but 8 of them!

  • @Gazz_R
    @Gazz_R13 күн бұрын

    @@norlin76 Nice!

  • @Chirael
    @Chirael14 күн бұрын

    Nice technique, thanks for walking us through that 😊🙏

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7614 күн бұрын

    My pleasure, thanks for visiting!

  • @LockFumbler
    @LockFumbler14 күн бұрын

    What a nice box of puzzles 😊 Great methodical approach 👍 Thanks for revisiting this and sharing this technique 😊

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7614 күн бұрын

    Thanks for stopping by!

  • @danareed1656
    @danareed165615 күн бұрын

    wow thats a lot of comb locks!

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7614 күн бұрын

    Heh heh, yes, and more than halfway through decoding them all already :)

  • @danareed1656
    @danareed165614 күн бұрын

    @@norlin76 wow awesome good job!

  • @willyfromthehillies
    @willyfromthehillies15 күн бұрын

    Seems like a quick fix would be cut your plastic guides down to spec a file then you have a pretty good little cheap key cutter. Take the money you save on "cut by number" cutting system and apply to the Locktech decoder camera.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7615 күн бұрын

    Oh for sure! Just have to modify them a little...been a while, thought I had mentioned that. These were tested as is off the printer though.

  • @LockFumbler
    @LockFumbler15 күн бұрын

    Well done! Great video and swift picking of this complicated lock. You made it look easy 💪

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7615 күн бұрын

    Thank you! I'm a bit rusty but spent a couple days picking some highsec locks before filming this to get back into the groove of things :)

  • @gchev4
    @gchev415 күн бұрын

    Very nice walk though. Those old style trees look pretty cool. I'm currently working on a twin combi and I'm struggling to determine when my finger pins are set in the gate. Any advice?

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7615 күн бұрын

    Once a finger pin is set, it'll jiggle to spring tension, but feel like it has a hard stop at the top of the movement range...if you press to hard you can pop it out of the gate though. If you look for a binder and lift it but it never drops into a gate, you likely have the wrong rotation, so have to let off tension, try a different rotation and repeat.

  • @Downfal1
    @Downfal116 күн бұрын

    Great picking. It’s great to see you again.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7616 күн бұрын

    Thank you kindly!

  • @spbmade
    @spbmade16 күн бұрын

    Почему Вы замки всё время кверху ногами вскрываете? В двери же они установлены "лезвием" ключа вниз.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7616 күн бұрын

    This is the direction they're installed in the United States, it's not "upside down", it's just not the direction that YOU are used to. I've already practiced picking locks in every orientation (upside-down, sideways, blindfolded, etc) so I already know I can do so. As such I tend to pick locks in the most comfortable orientation for me.

  • @tilulenshpigel2023
    @tilulenshpigel202315 күн бұрын

    Привет! В Скандинавии и ряде других стран ставят замок в дверь именно так. Основной плюс - вся пыль в процессе эксплуатации не забивается в механизм и замок служит значительно дольше. Хотя нам привычней наоборот. Кстати последнюю ASSA у себя на канале я как раз по старинке вскрыл😎

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7615 күн бұрын

    @@tilulenshpigel2023 Thank you, that's some good information! I get asked about "upside down" every now and then, people don't realize that the whole world doesn't all do things the same way.

  • @spbmade
    @spbmade12 күн бұрын

    Если кто не понял про "кверху ногами" - это была шутка)), конечно же я знаю что в разных странах замки ставят по-разному. Но всё равно, всем спасибо!

  • @Gazz_R
    @Gazz_R16 күн бұрын

    It's great to see you, hope you've been well. Fantastic picking as always and thanks for sharing.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7616 күн бұрын

    All is well here, thanks for visiting!

  • @tilulenshpigel2023
    @tilulenshpigel202316 күн бұрын

    Great✊️👍✌️😎

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7616 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @Tipa-fw2rz
    @Tipa-fw2rz21 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much for your video 📹

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7621 күн бұрын

    You're quite welcome!

  • @shadroid
    @shadroid23 күн бұрын

    Heh I'm chuckling... "if it didn't have those holes you'd "just" drill those holes in there" Hehehe.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7614 күн бұрын

    Everything is easy if you add the word "just"! :)

  • @dugy40
    @dugy40Ай бұрын

    I had this happen on my 90a pro. After picking I turn the keyway with the tensioner the wrong way. I tried pushing all the key pins. Would work. I used a dremel and made a slot in the nut for a flat screwdriver. Unscrewed it then took the core out and took it apart and put it all back together. Works great. Lesson learned WHEN PICKING ,TURN THE KEYWAY BACK TO THE PROPER DIRECTION.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin7614 күн бұрын

    And in the direction that you came from :)

  • @pauldelgados4517
    @pauldelgados4517Ай бұрын

    Awesome vid. Where can i purchase exact same music wire you are using in this vid? .078

  • @norlin76
    @norlin76Ай бұрын

    Amazon has it if you search for "music wire 2mm", I usually buy the stuff from K&S Precision Metals

  • @4550
    @4550Ай бұрын

    Very helpful video, especially for preventing me from trying to gut this beast and see how it works!

  • @norlin76
    @norlin76Ай бұрын

    Takes a certain level of insanity to want to go ahead and gut high pin count locks :)

  • @jimlocke9320
    @jimlocke9320Ай бұрын

    My Master 140 has 2 spring loaded latches, one at each shackle hole. They fit into notches in the shackle. With a hook pick, I am able to reach both latches through the keyhole, one at a time, and pull each one back. The problem is that I need both latches pulled back simultaneously before the lock will open. I might be able to hold them back using two hook picks, if I can fit two hook picks through the keyhole. However, I found a way to do it with one pick. I poke my hook pick deep into the keyhole and find a spring loaded part. If I am holding the lock with top of the keyway on top, when I lift it up with my hook pick, I am freeing the latch at the bottom. I push until it is free of the shackle. I pull the shackle out and keep pulling on it. This prevents the latch from falling back into the notch. Then I find the spring loaded latch that must be pushed down. When I push it down, the other latch is pulled out of the notch. With both latches free of the notches, the lock opens. The order in which the latches are pulled from the notches may be important, depending on lock tolerances. For learning, without pulling on the shackle, find both spring loaded latches first and practice moving them. If you can open the lock, practice moving the latch that is visible. With the lock open, the other latch doesn't move more than a small amount, so don't try to practice on it. It is easier to pull on the lock body with the lock locked to something. If the lock is loose, slip it over a hook that is securely held in place.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin76Ай бұрын

    You're describing a bypass method. On the American Lock 1100, they added a little plate at the back to stop a similar bypass, but older ones don't have it. You can buy a specialty tool designed to bypass somewhat similar to how you described, it's basically a right angle hook that you stick down the keyway and turn to interact with the locking pawl directly.

  • @jimlocke9320
    @jimlocke9320Ай бұрын

    @@norlin76 Agreed! This is a bypass method, not picking. However, it is a method of getting the lock open, which only works where the latches are accessible. Apparently, Master Lock's design engineers decided that the second latch would make it too difficult for this method to work, so they didn't do anything to keep tools from reaching the latches.

  • @dascue777
    @dascue777Ай бұрын

    One of the best examples I’ve seen

  • @norlin76
    @norlin76Ай бұрын

    Thanks! Hope it was helpful!

  • @aratondisane
    @aratondisane2 ай бұрын

    nice pick, I should sit down and pick mine too some day. Never picked a wafer lock before.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin762 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Definitely worth picking, it's a bit tricky getting used to feeling each wafer if you're only used to pins, well worth adding another skill under your belt.

  • @wolfganggrojcig2528
    @wolfganggrojcig25282 ай бұрын

    ​@@norlin76 does your Miwa DS give a tiny bit of rotation each time you set a Wafer?

  • @norlin76
    @norlin762 ай бұрын

    @@wolfganggrojcig2528 the physics of it is that even if the wafers have perfectly flat edges, because it's in a round lock, you'll get the tiniest counter rotation

  • @SouthpawPickingPete-qi8qr
    @SouthpawPickingPete-qi8qr2 ай бұрын

    Really good stuff in this video!!!

  • @norlin76
    @norlin762 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Hope you got a few helpful tips from it!

  • @wolfganggrojcig2528
    @wolfganggrojcig25283 ай бұрын

    Just got one of these from Denmark. I haven't had the confidence to pick it yet. I thought these wafer locks required a special kind of pick.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin763 ай бұрын

    Ahh, nothing special for the DS. If you're picking a U9/PR/UR/PS then you would probably need some flags that you normally use for dimple locks.

  • @wolfganggrojcig2528
    @wolfganggrojcig25283 ай бұрын

    Mine arrived yesterday from New Jersey. Can't wait to give it a try.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin763 ай бұрын

    Excellent! I find this one a bit gritty if I'm nitpicking, so may be a bit tricky if you're newer to picking!

  • @Mia-kc5wj
    @Mia-kc5wj3 ай бұрын

    Haven’t seen you for a while. Good to see you ❤

  • @norlin76
    @norlin762 ай бұрын

    💖

  • @sixtynineelephants2403
    @sixtynineelephants24033 ай бұрын

    White belt can pick anything? Is it backwards in lockpicking?

  • @norlin76
    @norlin763 ай бұрын

    What do you mean by "White belt can pick anything" Are you referring to it being a Master Lock (which is a brand, not the master of locks). lpubelts.com shows how we've ranked different locks, from White Belt being the easiest, to Black Belt being the most difficult.

  • @sixtynineelephants2403
    @sixtynineelephants24033 ай бұрын

    I’m new to lockpicking, but when did the meaning of white belt go from beginner to master?

  • @norlin76
    @norlin763 ай бұрын

    Where does it reference White Belt as "master"? Are you confusing it with the "Master Lock" brand?

  • @stevenreid7971
    @stevenreid79713 ай бұрын

    Hey bro can u duplicate me a key, How do we get in contact

  • @norlin76
    @norlin763 ай бұрын

    I'm not a locksmith, just a hobby lockpicker. You'd need to get in touch with Rein of Lockpickers United (LPU) and see if he's willing to make an STL.

  • @dignitypicks
    @dignitypicks3 ай бұрын

    Brilliant video, thanks very much. Always nice to see something new. Very well shown and explained.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin763 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much for stopping by!

  • @percevalzinzin5983
    @percevalzinzin59833 ай бұрын

    Nice job! The moving tab at the tip of the key is for key control, making it harder to copy the key. Replicating dimple holes on a blank key would not make the key open the lock as the pin matching the tab in original key would not lift up. Also I believe this tab makes picking harder : key impression won't work and special tools like rotor won't either.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin763 ай бұрын

    Exactly, it's what we refer to as an interactive element and I explain it in greater detail at 0:19 It's been a while since I picked or looked at this lock, so can't remember why I commented it doesn't have an effect during picking. But if it doesn't affect picking, then you could just leave that area open on the key (ie, cut it entirely away) Thanks so much for stopping by!

  • @percevalzinzin5983
    @percevalzinzin59833 ай бұрын

    @@norlin76 I guess if you cut away the space of this tab, the pushing pin that raises the tab will go up but raise nothing, so the "receiving" pin (the on raise by the tab) won't raise either and its driver pin will keep locking the shearline.

  • @alanwilson3572
    @alanwilson35724 ай бұрын

    Nothing about counter rotation? I thought these had spool pins

  • @norlin76
    @norlin764 ай бұрын

    8:10 I mention the spools, however while picking this particular lock, I did not encounter any spools. It can often be the case that these inexpensive locks aren't keyed up in an optimal manner, and even if they have a spool or two (the 140 doesn't always have spools), they may not even come into play (for example if they're paired with a longer key pin)

  • @alanwilson3572
    @alanwilson35724 ай бұрын

    @@norlin76 I just picked this lock while watching your video. I did it upside down and it just worked for me

  • @norlin76
    @norlin764 ай бұрын

    @@alanwilson3572 excellent! Always good to hear of another lock being picked :)

  • @alanwilson3572
    @alanwilson35724 ай бұрын

    @@norlin76 now what I am having trouble with is my ABUS 83AL-IC/40. Thing is nightmare fuel

  • @SkepticTalk
    @SkepticTalk4 ай бұрын

    Not hating on this core I bought one and I'm having a heck of a time picking with more than 5 pins... the keyway is what kills me not the rest of it... it's such an odd shape I don't know how to attack the pins. Any advice would be amazing man?

  • @norlin76
    @norlin764 ай бұрын

    Hrm, been a while since I messed with this lock. I'd say look up a few videos on "paracentric keyways" and note that I do not pick the lock from the bottom of the keyway. You can see how I'm basically a "step" up with the bottom of my pick, using the warding on the right ledge as my fulcrum.

  • @SkepticTalk
    @SkepticTalk4 ай бұрын

    @@norlin76 I was going to ask you that! On my lock that I just bought from them there is little to no warding there to use. Do you mean on the left? I really appreciate your help friend

  • @SkepticTalk
    @SkepticTalk4 ай бұрын

    @@norlin76 That warding is gone now it seems to the right is for the most part gone now mostly to increase pick resistance is my guess

  • @Downfal1
    @Downfal14 ай бұрын

    Do you happen to have an stl file for that tensioner holder? Great picking.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin764 ай бұрын

    Here, I have uploaded it for you, but it's something kind of specific to those tensioners that I own. I've included the OpenSCAD files so you can modify parameters to tensioners you may have. www.thingiverse.com/thing:6496880

  • @Downfal1
    @Downfal14 ай бұрын

    @@norlin76 thanks so much I appreciate it.

  • @reyes09071962
    @reyes090719624 ай бұрын

    In in a second with 4 pin comb. Or bypass in 2.

  • @norlin76
    @norlin764 ай бұрын

    For sure, but this video is about how to pick

  • @joseluisalonsoavalos4795
    @joseluisalonsoavalos47955 ай бұрын

    Precio de las gias

  • @norlin76
    @norlin765 ай бұрын

    I didn't buy them, they are free, you just have to be able to print them. The link is in the description of the video to get the files for free.