This is part 1 of a 5 part series on lever lock picking. We will cover types and terms, lever padlocks, non-curtained mortice lever locks, curtained lever locks and specialised techniques including overlifting, pre-lifting and tryout keys. Here is the FULL playlist :-) th-cam.com/play/PLXm18pW-yyX7qhybbWL85Y80JeN2K9vhY.html
Hello lock noob, i could use some advice on lever lockpicking and figured this would be a decent place to ask. I picked my first squire 220, and its broke. 2 levers have spring tension still, the others do not, nor does the latch. Do you have any advice on preventing this? ~Luke
One thing I recently learned about lever locks - I'm on the very early part of my learning curve for these - is that locks with a keyhole on both sides (eg inside/outside the door) are generally non-piped, as the tip of the key engages with the other side's keyhole to maintain the alignment. It is also why many (?most) of the keys for these are symmetrical - they can be inserted from either side of the lock. Locks that only have a keyhole in ONE side (eg padlocks, furniture locks) generally use the pin to align the end of a piped key, and don't need to have symmetrical keys as they only can access one side of the lock. Piece of trivia for tonight...! ;) This looks like a fantastic series, Lock Noob - thanks so much for this. Perfect timing for me. :)
A super not often addressed lock type. Very concise. I appreciate that you would make this series. Most pickers might only know Chubbs and then not much about them. It's interesting to see the evolution of what locks were and what they've become- and what they still are. Lock evolution is followed by pick evolution- it's the zen of the snake chasing its own tail. Anywho- thanks.
Awesome video LN! The kind of detailed explanation i like! Good tutorial with no unnecessary talking and fluff, you get to the point and stay on it! Love your videos. You and andy mac are my favorite teachers and i appreciate all the info you share..thanks so much.
Wonderful video on lever locks for beginners. Good amount of info to get the juices flowing here. As usual great teaching skills in communication. I think we are all going to enjoy the rest of the series. 👍🏻
Nice work! Never tried to pick lever locks before, my cellar-door has been closed "forever" the house-owner could not open it, so when I rented the house. The door was full of burglar-marks on the side (made by houseowner) and had a wrong key jammed in there. So I really had to work to get it out. I made a overlifter and got the door open like easy peasy. Impressed the landlord, that`s for sure. So thank`s a lot
Can't thank you enough for this series mate, there's precious few vids out there on how these actually work and pick. Just got a beautiful old 7-lever padlock by Anchor (550/50) and this cleared up a lot of the questions I had on it. Might be a touch challenging for my first lever, but at least now I know what I'm looking at.
This is perfect timing for me as I just acquired a couple of old, simple looking, non-curtained, mortise lever locks. I am looking forward to this series.
Great video my friend. I'm really a beginner in Lever Locks and this is one of the most clarifying and precise videos I have ever seen. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
Noob that was excellent that explained in great detail how and why This was a great start to the series . Thanks for the great cut aways .Lock Noob the Phd of Lockology .
Thank you for the information. The lever lock is not used much in the USA. But I so have some lever pad locks I have been trying to open. I made a key for one out of a peace of brass. I plan on getting some tools from Andy. Happy New Year.
Really great video, informative clear and concise. Easy to read labels on the different parts, even lighting and clear audio. I wish, when I was starting my lock learning, that we had this as a resource. This was long before the internet days, and we had books and you were 'shown' things by others if you were deemed worthy! Cheers Ash. Keep up the great work 👍😎
Will you mention in a video where you got or how you made your practice locks. It looks like it might be a matter of unscrewing a plate and replacing it with an appropriate Perspex replacement.
Awesome video my friend, loads of information there, this will be very useful to translate my lock lever picking vids, thank you for sharing my friend and have a great new year ;o)))
I notice that all the lever locks have the lever pack in front of the bolt. I have an old cash box which seems to have 2 levers in front of the bolt, and another 2 levers behind it. I say seems to because I have been trying unsucessfully to pick it for a long time now and I am wondering if I've got it wrong. is there such a thing?
I was working in a mansion (I’m a carpenter) and the guy that just bought the place had a walk-in safe. It was locked open without a key. I removed the lock and took it to a locksmith to cut a key. A week later I picked the keys and the lock up to fit. The key was unbelievably complicated. It was like lord of the rings shit. You had to turn in 1/4 turn one way, 1/2 a turn the other way. Push it in further then turn 180’ to open.
Seems obvious to me if the internal wards were removed from your first rusty old lever lock, that a Euro Profile cylinder would fit right in there. So therefore I assume that is how the Euro Profile cylinders came to be. I'm not a historian on the invention of the Euro Profile Cylinder, so perhaps someone "in the know" out there could enlighten with some historical references. I really like that old lever lock with it's so obvious and clearly visible warding -- really cool
With all do respect, I notice that US and UK lock pickers don't mentioning Double Bit Lever Locks, which are more advanced and more difficult for picking...
I have a beautiful warded lock like that first one, but about eight times the size! It came from the local Prison for the Criminally Insane, and was made in the mid to late 1800s. I retrieved it from a dumpster. It was still in the door, but I couldn't even budge the door, so had to be content with just taking the lock. It's almost impossible to lift with one hand! Such desecration of our History !
Most 100 level university courses are about terminology, about the language that is specific to the topic, whether it be engineering, medicine, biology, physics, or psychology. If you try to skip that, everything else will be so much more difficult for you to understand.
This is part 1 of a 5 part series on lever lock picking. We will cover types and terms, lever padlocks, non-curtained mortice lever locks, curtained lever locks and specialised techniques including overlifting, pre-lifting and tryout keys. Here is the FULL playlist :-) th-cam.com/play/PLXm18pW-yyX7qhybbWL85Y80JeN2K9vhY.html
I LITERALLY just found an old lever lock today. It has the key but we found it later. Its luck that this was posted today haha
Hello lock noob, i could use some advice on lever lockpicking and figured this would be a decent place to ask. I picked my first squire 220, and its broke. 2 levers have spring tension still, the others do not, nor does the latch. Do you have any advice on preventing this?
~Luke
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One thing I recently learned about lever locks - I'm on the very early part of my learning curve for these - is that locks with a keyhole on both sides (eg inside/outside the door) are generally non-piped, as the tip of the key engages with the other side's keyhole to maintain the alignment. It is also why many (?most) of the keys for these are symmetrical - they can be inserted from either side of the lock. Locks that only have a keyhole in ONE side (eg padlocks, furniture locks) generally use the pin to align the end of a piped key, and don't need to have symmetrical keys as they only can access one side of the lock. Piece of trivia for tonight...! ;) This looks like a fantastic series, Lock Noob - thanks so much for this. Perfect timing for me. :)
Thanks for watching this 👍
What a great educational series. If only Sparrows would manufacture these as practice locks for beginners. I would be a buyer. Thanks Noob.
Thanks :-) Mad Bob and Walker Locksmiths do some cutaways you can buy :-)
@@LockNoob excellent, thanks
Very helpful series, ta. Makes it much clearer than the books.
Thanks 🙏
A super not often addressed lock type. Very concise. I appreciate that you would make this series. Most pickers might only know Chubbs and then not much about them. It's interesting to see the evolution of what locks were and what they've become- and what they still are. Lock evolution is followed by pick evolution- it's the zen of the snake chasing its own tail. Anywho- thanks.
Awesome video LN! The kind of detailed explanation i like! Good tutorial with no unnecessary talking and fluff, you get to the point and stay on it! Love your videos. You and andy mac are my favorite teachers and i appreciate all the info you share..thanks so much.
Well, thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Wonderful video on lever locks for beginners. Good amount of info to get the juices flowing here. As usual great teaching skills in communication. I think we are all going to enjoy the rest of the series.
👍🏻
Thank you :-)
Nice work! Never tried to pick lever locks before, my cellar-door has been closed "forever" the house-owner could not open it, so when I rented the house. The door was full of burglar-marks on the side (made by houseowner) and had a wrong key jammed in there. So I really had to work to get it out.
I made a overlifter and got the door open like easy peasy. Impressed the landlord, that`s for sure.
So thank`s a lot
Thanks :-)
Can't thank you enough for this series mate, there's precious few vids out there on how these actually work and pick. Just got a beautiful old 7-lever padlock by Anchor (550/50) and this cleared up a lot of the questions I had on it. Might be a touch challenging for my first lever, but at least now I know what I'm looking at.
Thanks and best of luck!
This is perfect timing for me as I just acquired a couple of old, simple looking, non-curtained, mortise lever locks. I am looking forward to this series.
Awesome! That can be great fun : )
Great explanation. Thank you. Looking forward to the next editions, particularly getting around that curtain.
Thanks :-)
Great presentation. The plastic covers that let us see what is going on is really helpful.
I’m glad you like them. I have vids on how I made them coming up :-)
Nice job!
I’m an Andy Mac fan so it’s great to see another getting more interest in lever lock picking.
Thank you :-)
Great video my friend. I'm really a beginner in Lever Locks and this is one of the most clarifying and precise videos I have ever seen. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
Thanks ML :-)
Looking forwards to the rest of the series. Well displayed and it was good to have all the terminology explained.
Thanks TD :-)
Noob that was excellent that explained in great detail how and why This was a great start to the series . Thanks for the great cut aways .Lock Noob the Phd of Lockology .
Thank you :-)
Thank you for the information. The lever lock is not used much in the USA. But I so have some lever pad locks I have been trying to open. I made a key for one out of a peace of brass. I plan on getting some tools from Andy. Happy New Year.
Happy New year to you too :-)
Beautiful Explanation! Beautiful Keys! A Relaxing History Lesson with a nice Cup of Tea.
Thanks o
Phenomenal video! Totally looking forward to the rest of this series!!!
Hi locknoob.
Happy New year.
Thanks for taking the time to do this.
Already after one video I am more aware and know a bit more.
Happy new year and Thanks :-)
Nicely done! Looking forward to the rest of the series.
Thanks :-)
Brilliant. Informative and very well presented, which to be fair is the same for all your vids. Can’t wait for the next instalment 👍
Thank you :-)
Very nicely presented and explained! I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. 👍
Thanks :-)
Really great video, informative clear and concise. Easy to read labels on the different parts, even lighting and clear audio.
I wish, when I was starting my lock learning, that we had this as a resource. This was long before the internet days, and we had books and you were 'shown' things by others if you were deemed worthy!
Cheers Ash. Keep up the great work 👍😎
Will you mention in a video where you got or how you made your practice locks. It looks like it might be a matter of unscrewing a plate and replacing it with an appropriate Perspex replacement.
I already have those vids in the bank. Keep watching and they will come up in a week or two :-)
They are very easy to make. I make them for Andy Mac.
You make great videos! I'm really looking forward to the next installment.
Thanks :-)
Nicely explained. Mate.😎
Thanks :-)
That first lock _is_ a real beauty!
Awesome video looking forward to the next installments
Thanks 1 every day until they run out!
Very nicely explained, looking forward to the other parts.
Happy New Year to all ;-)
Thank you :-) And happy new year to you too:-)
Spectacular information!!! Love your description and history!! Keep on doing what you are doing!!
Thanks :-)
Thank you for this video/series, I can finally understand these types of locks now
Thank you :-)
wonderful. i am looking forward for the other parts.
Thank you :-)
Great informative video buddy. Real pleasure to watch.
Thanks Waddac2 :-)
Excellent presentation.
Thanks :-)
Beautiful presentation My friend Great info
Thank you :-)
Wonderful introduction to lever locks!!
👍
Thanks :-)
Very well thought & explained, you have definitely peaked my interest in these locks. Thanks for the vid's.
Thank you :-)
Awesome guide my friend looking forward to this👍😊👍😊😎😊
Thanks Leon :-) it’s taken a while to make :-)
Afternoon Noob. What are your feelings on lever locks? Do you enjoy them as much as pins or dimples?
Happy new year pal!
Happy new year Unclear Steve :-) I actually prefer standard pin tumbler padlocks, but it’s nice to be diverse too :-)
Great info and graphics to help explain for us lever noobs. I learnt some new stuff so it was worthwhile. 🍺✌😎
Thanks :-)
Well done. They can make a wiki link to this video. Great to get updated on all the english words for those parts.
Thank you :-)
Very interesting and useful. Great video, thank you.
Thanks Potti314 :-)
Wow, Well thought out. Excellent prop's and descriptions. Can wait for the rest of the series! BTW, will you be selling it on DVD or Blue-ray?
Thanks a kind thought, but I don’t think there’d be any buyers :-)
Nice presentation.
Thanks :-)
Wow that first one are beautiful i am almost jealos, nice to see more lever locks here in TH-cam
It’s kindly on loan from Pick Beard :-)
Beautiful rusty lock.
Very nicely explained Lock Noob my friend.
Thanks Bill :-)
Great lesson! Thanks for posting this!!!!!
Thank you :-)
Excellent video !
Thank you :-)
Hello Mr noob great videos very well presented, do you have much experience with Lockwood locks?
A little bit not as much as I’d like :-)
Very clearly explained. Thanks.
Thanks :-)
Awesome. Thanks Lock Noob
Awesome video my friend, loads of information there, this will be very useful to translate my lock lever picking vids, thank you for sharing my friend and have a great new year ;o)))
Thank you :-) I hope you had a great Christmas and new year :-)
I notice that all the lever locks have the lever pack in front of the bolt. I have an old cash box which seems to have 2 levers in front of the bolt, and another 2 levers behind it. I say seems to because I have been trying unsucessfully to pick it for a long time now and I am wondering if I've got it wrong. is there such a thing?
Can you please learn us how to count the number of levers with the key (when the lock is not available).
That’s not really that easy I’m affraid
I was working in a mansion (I’m a carpenter) and the guy that just bought the place had a walk-in safe. It was locked open without a key.
I removed the lock and took it to a locksmith to cut a key. A week later I picked the keys and the lock up to fit. The key was unbelievably complicated.
It was like lord of the rings shit. You had to turn in 1/4 turn one way, 1/2 a turn the other way. Push it in further then turn 180’ to open.
Nice tutorial !!!
Thank you :-)
Seems obvious to me if the internal wards were removed from your first rusty old lever lock, that a Euro Profile cylinder would fit right in there. So therefore I assume that is how the Euro Profile cylinders came to be. I'm not a historian on the invention of the Euro Profile Cylinder, so perhaps someone "in the know" out there could enlighten with some historical references.
I really like that old lever lock with it's so obvious and clearly visible warding -- really cool
There IS a theory that the Euro profile was designed to fit into the pre-cut key holes in doors that previously had mortice lever locks in them :-)
Great information
Thanks :-)
A lock and key is which order of lever plzz reply
I’m not sure I understand the question, sorry 😐
@@LockNoob okk ...just in case you get it then reply
With all do respect, I notice that US and UK lock pickers don't mentioning Double Bit Lever Locks, which are more advanced and more difficult for picking...
Obijanje Brave it’s a beginners guide 😀
@@LockNoob Oh, I see... :-)
I have a beautiful warded lock like that first one, but about eight times the size! It came from the local Prison for the Criminally Insane, and was made in the mid to late 1800s. I retrieved it from a dumpster. It was still in the door, but I couldn't even budge the door, so had to be content with just taking the lock. It's almost impossible to lift with one hand! Such desecration of our History !
Most 100 level university courses are about terminology, about the language that is specific to the topic, whether it be engineering, medicine, biology, physics, or psychology. If you try to skip that, everything else will be so much more difficult for you to understand.
Very true :-)
@@LockNoob I learned that the hard way, more than once. I can smiley face it now, but I do regret it.
uhh... this is a bit to educational
Lol :-)