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@@ZNotFound it's basically intended for use in office buildings, it's probably attached to a cheap flimsy door. Tbh most people would just smash through the door
@@ThatGuyInTheShed Ah but the standard in a civil dispute of viewers vs creator over flukiness it would be Preponderance of Evidence. This is vid #1294. I think the standard has been met, congratulated, given a gold watch for its service, and is enjoying early retirement.
More of a privacy lock than a security lock. Let’s the junior staff know not to open the door when locked but won’t slow the cleaner down if he forgets the keys.
@@creamwobbly Actually, both my parent's house and my girlfriend's (now wife) condo, one built in 1967 and the other in the 1980s used these type of knob locks for the exterior doors. Back before the internet and commonly available lock pick sets, these were reasonably secure.
@@creamwobbly It has been used in many security settings though and that is the problem. It is perfectly acceptable to use this lock to close a conference room, but not for an entrance to a building or to protect sensitive material however it was also used in this role. Why bother designing a lock that can easily support master and grandmaster keying if you aren't using it for security purposes.
@@BryanTorok I'd say a lot of people who had these as an exterior lock also probably had a bolt accessible from the interior only as well as a slide/chain lock. The house I lived in as a kid did.
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That is how people buy SMART LOCKS today... .shapes, colors and programming features... while few consider they purchase is engineered around a piece of crap 6.00 keyed lock
You know when you watch a movie and they bring in that random lockpicking expert who can tell you what type of pick to use by looking at the door and takes two seconds to pick the lock and you think to yourself, "come on. No one is like that in real life ..."
@@outandabout259 Cheater? No. But in most cases he doesn't go into a brand new lock blind (there have been some exceptions to this). That being said, I'm sure he can still tell a lot about what tools he would want to use for a certain lock at a glance. That's the kind of thing that just comes with crazy amounts of experience
@@jamesbizs You do know keys come with locks? LPL is a locksmith. I am glad he showed the keys I am 50 and remember my father having them in a huge ring of old keys. That key was fascinating to me when I played with the key ring don't know why.
Wow, memories! As a student in the 80's I worked in an old 1940's office building with those same exact door handle locks. I remember they were super easy to "pick" by jiggling a bent paperclip in them.
"A low-skill raking attack". People keep talking about how it doesn't matter because the tools weren't available at the time, so thank you for reminding folks how easy it is to MAKE tools.
The place I work has wafer locks on all of the cabinets and they are so poorly made that the key doesn't even work without raking at them. I've been tempted to just use my picks so I can tension with one hand and rake with the other rather than having to twist and push up with the key.
@@dhawthorne1634 I used to work at an LED sign factory. We did all sorts of tasks in making those signs. One of our tasks was installing wafer locks into the cabinets for the signs. It was a fun job. It got me interested in locks. At the time I had no idea what kind of locks we were installing, but I was curious about the locks. It just made me wonder is all. A year or so later, I found these videos and started doing Lock Sport.
“Good enough” is a valid security category, though. You wouldn’t want that lock on the outside door, but it’d be fine to keep the office and janitorial supplies safe.
The house I grew up in had one of these to keep small children out of a utility room. The key was on a hook high up and out of reach of a toddler. If you’re hanging the key on the door… I’d say it’s good enough for that situation.
Awesome man just remember there is a bit of a learning curve, and it's normal to get a little frustrated a first. If you keep at it though you will probably surprise yourself how quickly you progress.
Did you get the transparent lock? That's the easiest to start with. Hit Ebay and if you have what's called a re-store near you, hit that. Re-store is a store that recycles things like doors, things that go on houses, lumber... and LOCKS! Sometimes you can buy a whole box of locks for $5. Practice, practice, practice. Then buy harder locks. Get the Master lockout lock. Red body. That's I think the toughest lock Master makes, yet it's in a plastic body and the shackle is not hardened. LPL did a video on that lock, it's #479.
Same here. I just got mine this week. Managed to open all my mini luggage locks, and that was a good confidence builder. The American Lock padlocks I have are very much beyond my ability at the moment, though. Have fun! Love that "click" feeling, it's cool to feel like I can approach a lock like LPL, even if I suck at it.
I remember seeing these in some older houses when I was a kid, almost always on interior doors like bathrooms and bedrooms. It's plenty good for keeping someone from accidentally (or even purposely) entering a room when you need privacy. I think I did see one or two on exterior doors and even as a kid thought they just seemed too flimsy to offer much security from a criminal intruder.
You might be remembering the kind that can literally be "picked" with a knitting needle. They're supposed to do that. They're just protection for privacy.
Rented a 1910 house with this kind of lock on the doors, probably an "upgraded" lock from original. My gf went around trying get some key copies made, ended up at a local old family locksmith. She walked for two copies, and the guy said, "so five hundred, then?" She was understandably confused until he pulled out an ancient box with hundreds of blanks and told her that he couldn't bear to toss them out, but at a couple copies every five years or so he was gonna be gone before the box was.
Years ago I bought a little key cutting operation from a tire repair shop. I have quite a few of that style key blank, I never would have guessed that it was a wafer style instead of pen Tumblr. That's one of the many reasons I like watching your videos. Thanks.
Basically. It’s cheap, easy to install and use. Around here they don’t even lock the front doors much less interior doors, or even lock equipment rooms. Frankly, all you need is a plastic card and flashlight and you’re in. We have these on OOB areas that aren’t used, usually behind a padlock anyways. The buildings old as dirt, it’s amazing to find antique equipment and tools in the old buildings.
Yesterday he forgot to show us the hidden Easter egg message about Masterlock sucking, and today he didn't prove it wasn't a fluke. I think this constitutes reasonable grounds for us to be concerned. @LPL Are you ok?
His neighbor is a friend of mine. He told me last night LPL went back from work and used keys to enter his own house. It s a warning sign of nervous breakdown 😱
This is the first lock I ever learned to pick. It was installed as the standard entry door lock in every house in the 1952 Tract that I grew up in. When the State put a freeway through, 3/4 of the neighborhood was vacant and abandoned for about 6 months while awaiting demolition. Great fun for an 11 year old!
Is the outro exactly the same in practically every single video? Yes. Do I still watch to the very end every single time? Yes I do, and you know what? I always have a nice day :D
I hear "waffer"... I know the RAKE is coming :D What's really great about watching all these videos is that even though I'm not picking all the time, I DO know what type of pick tool to use on which type of cylinders. Thanks for THAT bud =] Cya on the next one!
I am 64 years old, and this style of lock was THE primary door lock/key product for more than 45 of those years across 4 different houses. So now I can safely say that I grew up in - and have lived most of my life in - neighborhoods where we don't even bother to lock our front doors!
This is the exact lockset that my childhood home had. The house was built in 1963 in Salt Lake City. I always thought the use of copper was appropriate given that the largest open pit copper mine in the world was right across the valley from where my home was built. I've wanted to change the knobs in my present home to match this one. They can't be found, at least not easily.
@@citylockapolytechnikeyllcc7936 This was done when "security though obscurity" was considered good enough. If very few knew how to pick, it was good enough.
I remember an old book on lockpicking that called the Schlage wafer lock one of the most difficult locks in existence, and needed a very specific pick to be able to manipulate. This was also a book that featured and promoted the wire spring tension wrenches. To give some indication of it's age...
Would love to see a list of Motorcycle locks/Disc locks LPL would actually recommend, considering his expertise is valued more than any review of the products these days.
We had a locksmith show up to a property where someone stole the lockbox with keys from outside. He asked if we had any keys and I said nope! Don't worry I have a lock picking kit! I ended up picking the deadbolt for him to gain access to the house so he could then rekey the locks. Just want to say thanks for making me look cool in front of people now haha
@@duck508 I've run into them. There are companies out there who don't want their field techs with those skills. They want to drill things out instead. I think it's something along the lines of "we can't have stolen your [whatever], the lock wasn't drilled out and our techs don't pick locks and can't even if they wanted to."
I'm so excited. That's the lock I have on my front door! It was upgraded to that in the late 80's from the older version where the key did not have a groove in the middle.
I remember pulling many of these apart to rekey or make keys to at TAFE (Australia) as part of my locksmith apprenticeship training in the late 80's and they were very common in 1 suburb in our area.
These were introduced back in an age where the old adage "A lock is only strong enough to keep an honest man honest." was still effective enough for most people's security needs. Its not the lock that has become Obsolete, it's the state of morality and social trust of the average person that has.
Not at all: Crime rates have historically been much higher than they are now. The difference is that crime back in the 30s was a fact of life that people accepted, while today there's more outrage and news coverage.
@@vylbird8014 Those were serious crimes. Not petty ones like today which'd need picking such locks. They did murder and ransom and bank robbery in those days not break into people's bedrooms or office rooms.
Guys, learn how to chill and learn the meaning of the words "delayed gratification". The man has a professional day job with obligations and clients, a wife, a kid, and also recently moved. Maybe he occasionally wants some time off to enjoy his life? Difficult to imagine, I know. He's not a trained seal to bark out videos on command for your amusement because you have nothing better to do. Treat him with some respect and let him do the video when he's ready. This man has never done a video that was anything less than perfect in one take and the one you're waiting for will be made to that same standard, whatever that takes. Chirping "where's my spy camera" every day is unhelpful, it won't get what you want any faster, and it's making the comments disheartening to read.
These locks used to be used on state housing back in the 60’s to 80’s. I used to get a literal steel bucket full of them every other day that they had no keys to. Most of the time I just had to make a set of keys to suit the existing permutation. They served a purpose in a generation where locking your door was not needed.
@@OldBenOne all it takes is a lock and some lock picks to start learning. Never too early to pickup a new skill and sometimes it'll help right when you need it most.
@@OldBenOne Not when you narrow it to the set of people that you're actively trying to protect against in the first place. If we only went by the general population then the flimsiest cheapest locks would be all we'd ever need and the entire security industry would be irrelevant, but obviously the existence of criminals who develop skills that will help them in future crimes is a thing that you need to account for.
My father had one of these locks on the front door of his house that I grew up in. He bought the house in the early 1950s and passed away in 2019. The lock never wore out but I always knew it wasn't much of a security deterant.
There is a small amount of lost motion within the design of the knob shank and chassis. That gives a little weeble-wobble effect. Normal. The cylinder assembly does not move around in the knob at all.
Hello sir! I was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year and it's in really bad state at the moment. I got really happy when i heard that StuffMadeHere is going to send you his unpickable lock back in november 2020. I have waited like 6 months now and I don't have much time left. I would love to see the video before I leave this world. Thank you. -Matt
I think the idea behind this kind of lock in the "Day" was it was versatile. Chances are the building had a security guard(s) on duty 24/7. Being able to cheaply have 50 or more doors all keyed differently but still having the ability to have a master was the selling point.
It was a master locksmith. A "Master Lock" smith would have sent the lock NOT to LPL but to the R&D department of Master Lock so that they could develop their "next generation" lock based on this lock.
Having done a lot of work with commercial buildings, and with people who owned or worked out of similarly old office buildings, I can say that those locks tended to be used more often for office privacy, and the 'security' of paperwork held mostly from those under that person, more often than not. I can't speak for back when they are new, but in the modern day most of those locks are only left on individual offices and low-security storage rooms. I tended to see most doors on higher-security storage, as well as external doors, refitted with much more expensive and contemporary locks (sometimes with up to several backups, such as deadbolts obviously added some time after the door was first installed). So, I would say a lot of the inference about the use of these locks is fairly spot-on.
@@benbaselet2026 yea that is what i was trying to get across with the commnet, youtube often misjudges the number of comments to views when you click on the video at an early stage
You should make a video where you open a really old lock using the techniques and tools they had at the time. It might be interesting to see how old locks held up against the attacks they were designed against
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As an idea for a video I don't know about everyone else but I would be interested in a video about master, grand master keys
@Tom yeah we need the stuff made here lock
We want an ETA, or some kind of response, on how much longer we need to wait for the SMH lock video. Everyone is waiting.
You probably wont see this but ive always secretly wanted to know what locks a master lockpick uses. So what locks do you use and trust?
How do i know which tool to purchase for which lock?
Security level: “It’s the thought that counts”
Security level: visual deterrent
As long as what's inside is not that valuable. I guess it's enough.
@@ZNotFound it's basically intended for use in office buildings, it's probably attached to a cheap flimsy door.
Tbh most people would just smash through the door
This lock: "Keeping honest people honest for almost 100 years"
There to keep out honest thieves.
But...but...but, surely this could be a fluke since he did it only once?
It's never a fluke.
Indeed, that wouldn't hold up in court. LPL needs to prove beyond reasonable doubt that it wasn't a fluke. ;)
@@ThatGuyInTheShed that's only in criminal cases. if lpl is representing in civil, he only needs 51% evidence
@@ThatGuyInTheShed Ah but the standard in a civil dispute of viewers vs creator over flukiness it would be Preponderance of Evidence. This is vid #1294. I think the standard has been met, congratulated, given a gold watch for its service, and is enjoying early retirement.
😂
More of a privacy lock than a security lock. Let’s the junior staff know not to open the door when locked but won’t slow the cleaner down if he forgets the keys.
My thoughts exactly. Just by looking at the knob set you can tell this was never intended to be used in a security setting
@@creamwobbly Actually, both my parent's house and my girlfriend's (now wife) condo, one built in 1967 and the other in the 1980s used these type of knob locks for the exterior doors. Back before the internet and commonly available lock pick sets, these were reasonably secure.
@@creamwobbly It has been used in many security settings though and that is the problem. It is perfectly acceptable to use this lock to close a conference room, but not for an entrance to a building or to protect sensitive material however it was also used in this role. Why bother designing a lock that can easily support master and grandmaster keying if you aren't using it for security purposes.
@@BryanTorok Ever try to rake it with a hairpin?
@@BryanTorok I'd say a lot of people who had these as an exterior lock also probably had a bolt accessible from the interior only as well as a slide/chain lock. The house I lived in as a kid did.
"Sir, this lock provides almost no scurity"
"But look at the nice design"
Don't judge the restaurant by the quality of the food!
You dislike the stuff that gets uploaded by my fingers clicking upload? Are you just a h8er boi? I say see you l8er boi. Don't watch the stuff that gets uploaded by my fingers clicking upload anymore. Your dislikes are damaging my good good GOOD reputation. I am a superstar, dear car
That is how people buy SMART LOCKS today... .shapes, colors and programming features... while few consider they purchase is engineered around a piece of crap 6.00 keyed lock
"But look it's cheap to produce"
@@AxxLAfriku quit spamming random comment sections
You know when you watch a movie and they bring in that random lockpicking expert who can tell you what type of pick to use by looking at the door and takes two seconds to pick the lock and you think to yourself, "come on. No one is like that in real life ..."
No one is. In case you didn’t notice, he almost always has a set of keys next to him.
@@jamesbizs are you trying to say he is a cheater?
@@outandabout259 Cheater? No. But in most cases he doesn't go into a brand new lock blind (there have been some exceptions to this). That being said, I'm sure he can still tell a lot about what tools he would want to use for a certain lock at a glance. That's the kind of thing that just comes with crazy amounts of experience
@@jamesbizs You do know keys come with locks? LPL is a locksmith. I am glad he showed the keys I am 50 and remember my father having them in a huge ring of old keys. That key was fascinating to me when I played with the key ring don't know why.
Hollywood, where everything is possible ! IE: Revolvers with 17 rounds .
Wow, memories! As a student in the 80's I worked in an old 1940's office building with those same exact door handle locks. I remember they were super easy to "pick" by jiggling a bent paperclip in them.
"A low-skill raking attack".
People keep talking about how it doesn't matter because the tools weren't available at the time, so thank you for reminding folks how easy it is to MAKE tools.
@@CptJistuce it doesn’t matter, if you don’t lock the door to begin with you don’t even need tools 😂
I like the idea of subscribers sending in locks and a business card for their lockpick business. It's good stuff
When you include 'wafer core' in the title of the video you know how the video is going to turn out.
Short 😆
The place I work has wafer locks on all of the cabinets and they are so poorly made that the key doesn't even work without raking at them.
I've been tempted to just use my picks so I can tension with one hand and rake with the other rather than having to twist and push up with the key.
@@dhawthorne1634 I used to work at an LED sign factory. We did all sorts of tasks in making those signs.
One of our tasks was installing wafer locks into the cabinets for the signs. It was a fun job. It got me interested in locks. At the time I had no idea what kind of locks we were installing, but I was curious about the locks. It just made me wonder is all.
A year or so later, I found these videos and started doing Lock Sport.
get that pfp out of here
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security level: "good enough".
Locks only keep out honest people.
@@Alacritous That doesn't make any sense because you don't need a lock with honest people.
“Good enough” is a valid security category, though. You wouldn’t want that lock on the outside door, but it’d be fine to keep the office and janitorial supplies safe.
The house I grew up in had one of these to keep small children out of a utility room. The key was on a hook high up and out of reach of a toddler. If you’re hanging the key on the door… I’d say it’s good enough for that situation.
99.9% of the job of a lock is simply being there. The fact there is a lock is good enough for the majority of use cases.
I just picked my first wafer lock! like just now! was all yelling at my cat "I got it, buddy, I got it!"
Good on you king, keep practicing and perfecting your skills
The only TH-camr that I get excited for a 2 minute video. Love your content.
You gotta check out Daily Dose of Internet
2 minute neuroscience is another good one
Bought my first pick kit this week. You have me a new hobbie. Thank you for the vids
You so stupid bet you can't even use it.
I am a superior human.
@@Josephsimms atleast he's doing something with his time unlike you who's just de-motivating others on the net
Awesome man just remember there is a bit of a learning curve, and it's normal to get a little frustrated a first. If you keep at it though you will probably surprise yourself how quickly you progress.
Did you get the transparent lock? That's the easiest to start with. Hit Ebay and if you have what's called a re-store near you, hit that. Re-store is a store that recycles things like doors, things that go on houses, lumber... and LOCKS! Sometimes you can buy a whole box of locks for $5. Practice, practice, practice. Then buy harder locks. Get the Master lockout lock. Red body. That's I think the toughest lock Master makes, yet it's in a plastic body and the shackle is not hardened. LPL did a video on that lock, it's #479.
Same here. I just got mine this week. Managed to open all my mini luggage locks, and that was a good confidence builder. The American Lock padlocks I have are very much beyond my ability at the moment, though. Have fun! Love that "click" feeling, it's cool to feel like I can approach a lock like LPL, even if I suck at it.
I remember seeing these in some older houses when I was a kid, almost always on interior doors like bathrooms and bedrooms. It's plenty good for keeping someone from accidentally (or even purposely) entering a room when you need privacy. I think I did see one or two on exterior doors and even as a kid thought they just seemed too flimsy to offer much security from a criminal intruder.
and I still use it as my front door lock until today 🤣🤣
You might be remembering the kind that can literally be "picked" with a knitting needle. They're supposed to do that. They're just protection for privacy.
Rented a 1910 house with this kind of lock on the doors, probably an "upgraded" lock from original. My gf went around trying get some key copies made, ended up at a local old family locksmith. She walked for two copies, and the guy said, "so five hundred, then?" She was understandably confused until he pulled out an ancient box with hundreds of blanks and told her that he couldn't bear to toss them out, but at a couple copies every five years or so he was gonna be gone before the box was.
This seems like a good bedroom lock option
Depends who it's supposed to keep out. Some bedrooms need steel doors with very secure locks.
Years ago I bought a little key cutting operation from a tire repair shop. I have quite a few of that style key blank, I never would have guessed that it was a wafer style instead of pen Tumblr. That's one of the many reasons I like watching your videos. Thanks.
It seemed to offer more resistance than some of the more modern locks you've featured.
It took him several seconds. That's practically a glowing endorsement.
And that's very effective considering the date of manufacture and the flexibility/affordability of the parts.
This is a neat lock. If you can, I'd like to see more about how you master-key a wafer lock.
When he said ACME I laughed. All I pictured was a dude that keeps getting blown up on every call.
I was searching for a Wile E. coyote comment. This one comes close.
I have a dream one day there will be a locksmith that has the same demonic magic skills like LPL.
Their rivalry will be the best content ever.
LPL is an SCP, so it would take an SCP lockmaker to design such impossible locks.
I thought you said lock manufacturer and this made sense...
@@qwertywarrior
Wtf is an scp?
We had something similar to this on our front door during the 80's. Scary to think how easy someone could've picked it.
You think your front door lock today is better? I doubt it.
@@eriklarson9137 that was in my old house.
Security level: Sufficient for an office interior with minimal valuable assets.
Basically. It’s cheap, easy to install and use. Around here they don’t even lock the front doors much less interior doors, or even lock equipment rooms.
Frankly, all you need is a plastic card and flashlight and you’re in.
We have these on OOB areas that aren’t used, usually behind a padlock anyways. The buildings old as dirt, it’s amazing to find antique equipment and tools in the old buildings.
Yesterday he forgot to show us the hidden Easter egg message about Masterlock sucking, and today he didn't prove it wasn't a fluke. I think this constitutes reasonable grounds for us to be concerned. @LPL Are you ok?
*masterlock s u c k i n g*
He did, inside the lock cylinder it says MasterSucks 😆
@@D-Rock420 but the point is that he had to jump cut to the Easter egg because he forgot
His neighbor is a friend of mine.
He told me last night LPL went back from work and used keys to enter his own house.
It s a warning sign of nervous breakdown 😱
He's probably having mental breakdowns because he cant open the "stuff" lock.
"acme doorway technical services" **has loony toons flashbacks** that poor coyote.
Why have flashbacks when youtube has a search bar. :D
haha - there is a town of Acme is Alberta, Canada!
Oh man you just brought up all these memories of being a latch key kid from the 90s. The apartment i grew up in had that same door knob and key combo.
I need “stuff made here” locks video’s!!!
love it when the history/info behind the lock is longer than the picking!
Nice. I've never seen a wafer knobset before. Cool history lesson. :)
This is the first lock I ever learned to pick.
It was installed as the standard entry door lock in every house in the 1952 Tract that I grew up in. When the State put a freeway through, 3/4 of the neighborhood was vacant and abandoned for about 6 months while awaiting demolition. Great fun for an 11 year old!
Is the outro exactly the same in practically every single video? Yes.
Do I still watch to the very end every single time? Yes I do, and you know what? I always have a nice day :D
My grandmother had one of these on here back door for years. Always thought it was unique.
If you have LPL with you, you have the grand master key to open (almost) every lock in the world
I hear "waffer"... I know the RAKE is coming :D What's really great about watching all these videos is that even though I'm not picking all the time, I DO know what type of pick tool to use on which type of cylinders. Thanks for THAT bud =] Cya on the next one!
I only have two minutes before I have to get out the door! Oh, new LPL? Perfect.
I am 64 years old, and this style of lock was THE primary door lock/key product for more than 45 of those years across 4 different houses. So now I can safely say that I grew up in - and have lived most of my life in - neighborhoods where we don't even bother to lock our front doors!
"GRAND MASTER KEY" LPL's new hip hop album.
I am superior human.
You work for me now understand?
I think it's going to be an LP
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You are POWERFUL!
@@Josephsimms
Check your meds.
This is the exact lockset that my childhood home had. The house was built in 1963 in Salt Lake City. I always thought the use of copper was appropriate given that the largest open pit copper mine in the world was right across the valley from where my home was built.
I've wanted to change the knobs in my present home to match this one. They can't be found, at least not easily.
"Alright, how secure is the lock?"
"Not very, but it looks nice!"
"Good enough. Release it"
This lock was competing with Dexter, Weslock, Weiser and Kwikset for a residential market where/when pickability was not a concern. Different era
@@citylockapolytechnikeyllcc7936 There's an epidemic of picking now?
@@tsm688
With TheLockPickingLawyer there is
@@citylockapolytechnikeyllcc7936 This was done when "security though obscurity" was considered good enough. If very few knew how to pick, it was good enough.
I remember an old book on lockpicking that called the Schlage wafer lock one of the most difficult locks in existence, and needed a very specific pick to be able to manipulate.
This was also a book that featured and promoted the wire spring tension wrenches. To give some indication of it's age...
Would love to see a list of Motorcycle locks/Disc locks LPL would actually recommend, considering his expertise is valued more than any review of the products these days.
Congratulations for passing 3 Million subscribers, if there's been a celebration video I've missed it or not been paying attention.
I just replaced these locks on my house in the last year during a remodel!
The way you say:" Please Subscribe." Is music to my ears.
We had a locksmith show up to a property where someone stole the lockbox with keys from outside.
He asked if we had any keys and I said nope! Don't worry I have a lock picking kit! I ended up picking the deadbolt for him to gain access to the house so he could then rekey the locks.
Just want to say thanks for making me look cool in front of people now haha
Having Lockpick skills as a home realtor is both disturbing, and beneficial.
r/thathappened
So you called in a locksmith that didn't have his own picks? Hmm, that sounds fishy...
@@kindabluejazz E X A C T L Y
This needs to be on r/thathappened
like what kind f locksmith doescnot have a kit?
@@duck508 I've run into them. There are companies out there who don't want their field techs with those skills. They want to drill things out instead.
I think it's something along the lines of "we can't have stolen your [whatever], the lock wasn't drilled out and our techs don't pick locks and can't even if they wanted to."
I'm so excited. That's the lock I have on my front door! It was upgraded to that in the late 80's from the older version where the key did not have a groove in the middle.
This lock is basically an "office lock", it's not meant to protect anything important.
These were the first locks I learned to pick when I began my career in apartment maintenance back in 1984. Kinda nostalgic.
Ah yes the master lock of the 1920s
but it took LPL longer to rake it open than masterlock
@@miguelzhang8586 That's because masterlock improved the concept of failure in the meantime.
I remember pulling many of these apart to rekey or make keys to at TAFE (Australia) as part of my locksmith apprenticeship training in the late 80's and they were very common in 1 suburb in our area.
-Obsolete when introduced almost 100 years ago
-Still harder to Open than nowadays cheap Wafer locks
The irony
I'm so excited for the specialty lock from our favorite engineer. I hope that it comes soon
I’m just here waiting for Stuff Made Here crossover episode
Wow, this brings back memories! this was the exact same security feature on a relatives flat in the late 80's
After watching this video, I am now a lockpicking master. I locked my bathroom door and then picked it with a penny in .375 seconds!
Congrats on 3 million subscribers LPL!!!
I used to pick door handles like this with just a knife, they are very low security.
A knife entry most often leaves a sign of entry if said door is properly mounted.
That's for sure
I like these videos that are more history lesson than lockpicking demonstration.
And in your best Mockney accent, “You Schlage...”
We had that door handle when I was growing up in the late 80s through the 1990s we had it for about 16 years.
This is the lock LPL's grandfather picked back in the day.
at the age of fiveandahalf
Using the pick YugoslavianBill and he made
out of a popsickle stick
An apartment complex I lived in before used doorknobs with these cores (along with a Kwikset deadbolt). IIRC they were built in the 60s or 70s.
These were introduced back in an age where the old adage "A lock is only strong enough to keep an honest man honest." was still effective enough for most people's security needs.
Its not the lock that has become Obsolete, it's the state of morality and social trust of the average person that has.
Not at all: Crime rates have historically been much higher than they are now. The difference is that crime back in the 30s was a fact of life that people accepted, while today there's more outrage and news coverage.
Ahh..yes. In a perfect world, a lock is never needed at all.😊
@@vylbird8014 Those were serious crimes. Not petty ones like today which'd need picking such locks. They did murder and ransom and bank robbery in those days not break into people's bedrooms or office rooms.
The lock is only as strong as the surrounding material or the nearest window.
Just noticed that LPL is now over 3 million subscribers. Congratulations!!!!
cant wait for the stuff made here collab :D
Yeah!!
Same :D
Guys, learn how to chill and learn the meaning of the words "delayed gratification". The man has a professional day job with obligations and clients, a wife, a kid, and also recently moved. Maybe he occasionally wants some time off to enjoy his life? Difficult to imagine, I know.
He's not a trained seal to bark out videos on command for your amusement because you have nothing better to do. Treat him with some respect and let him do the video when he's ready. This man has never done a video that was anything less than perfect in one take and the one you're waiting for will be made to that same standard, whatever that takes.
Chirping "where's my spy camera" every day is unhelpful, it won't get what you want any faster, and it's making the comments disheartening to read.
These locks used to be used on state housing back in the 60’s to 80’s. I used to get a literal steel bucket full of them every other day that they had no keys to. Most of the time I just had to make a set of keys to suit the existing permutation. They served a purpose in a generation where locking your door was not needed.
This is the kind of lock that is only effective against people that look at doors and wish they knew how to lockpick
Isn't that nearly everyone?
@@OldBenOne all it takes is a lock and some lock picks to start learning. Never too early to pickup a new skill and sometimes it'll help right when you need it most.
@@OldBenOne Not when you narrow it to the set of people that you're actively trying to protect against in the first place. If we only went by the general population then the flimsiest cheapest locks would be all we'd ever need and the entire security industry would be irrelevant, but obviously the existence of criminals who develop skills that will help them in future crimes is a thing that you need to account for.
I’ve certainly opened one of these without even any picks! Just jiggling the handle enough while turning has worked for me before!
To this very day that's the same kind of lock and handle that's used on the office rooms in my building.
My father had one of these locks on the front door of his house that I grew up in. He bought the house in the early 1950s and passed away in 2019. The lock never wore out but I always knew it wasn't much of a security deterant.
The video got finished before I could even write this comment.
Hes prolly doin short simple videos to make time for the longer more elaborate "stuff made here" video hes working up
the fact that it rattle so much when it get picked, i think it's a win
There is a small amount of lost motion within the design of the knob shank and chassis. That gives a little weeble-wobble effect. Normal. The cylinder assembly does not move around in the knob at all.
"Sent to me by John, a MASTER LOCKsmith in Toronto"
I hope he's better at his job than that description implies
That brings back alot of memories working on those
this title could apply to a lot of the locks u feature tbh. especially the masterlocks.
Had one of these on my appartment door in addition to a deadbolt. Was an excellent lock for when you just need to go to do laundry or something.
Hello sir!
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year and it's in really bad state at the moment. I got really happy when i heard that StuffMadeHere is going to send you his unpickable lock back in november 2020. I have waited like 6 months now and I don't have much time left. I would love to see the video before I leave this world. Thank you.
-Matt
Three million already?! Time flies!
I'd really love to see him do one of these locks in a 'real-ish' situation. The lock on an actual door, maybe some wind and during night time.
Without the benifit of light because someone may see you
locks aren't supposed to account for how windy and mysterious it would feel while being picked
@@TheHiroClaw123 what about suspenseful movie soundtracks, would that help?
@@4.0.4 That'd be cool
@@justindunlap1235 maybe just a small flashlight
Congratulations on 3 million subscribers!
Has the Stuff Made Here lock arrive yet?
I'm waiting on that too
According to Stuff's community tab, LPL has the locks, and they are currently working on the videos to have them released simultaneously
I think the idea behind this kind of lock in the "Day" was it was versatile. Chances are the building had a security guard(s) on duty 24/7. Being able to cheaply have 50 or more doors all keyed differently but still having the ability to have a master was the selling point.
So was it "Master Lock" smith
Or was it master locksmith.
There is a huge difference between the two.
I think the fact that he showed the business card means that the locksmith has enough skill / repute to be the first ^^
@@custos9209 lol, would explain the crappy lock he sent.
It was a master locksmith.
A "Master Lock" smith would have sent the lock NOT to LPL but to the R&D department of Master Lock so that they could develop their "next generation" lock based on this lock.
Why is this channel so satisfying to watch. Also how did this guy pop up in my recommended I have never looked up anything of this nature
Could you do safe reviews
The company's are not transparent about their products
arent safes relatively opaque?
@@parisbtw5779 Take my like and leave
@@parisbtw5779 no hes talking about whats inside the safe how it works etc
@@Soppage and i was making a joke about transparency/opaqueness
@@parisbtw5779 smartass lmao 😂😂😂
Back in highschool, we used to rake locks like this with a bent paper clip.
to pick this you need a "just one thin waffer"?
Then it explodes
@@vk7hch lol ;-)
Having done a lot of work with commercial buildings, and with people who owned or worked out of similarly old office buildings, I can say that those locks tended to be used more often for office privacy, and the 'security' of paperwork held mostly from those under that person, more often than not. I can't speak for back when they are new, but in the modern day most of those locks are only left on individual offices and low-security storage rooms. I tended to see most doors on higher-security storage, as well as external doors, refitted with much more expensive and contemporary locks (sometimes with up to several backups, such as deadbolts obviously added some time after the door was first installed). So, I would say a lot of the inference about the use of these locks is fairly spot-on.
still waiting on that stuff made here video
I have watched a number of videos on this channel and I have learned that, nothing is safe.
3 seconds ago and there are 10 comments and 70 views
Mine says 1 view right now, don't trust numbers on the internets.
@@benbaselet2026 yea that is what i was trying to get across with the commnet, youtube often misjudges the number of comments to views when you click on the video at an early stage
You should make a video where you open a really old lock using the techniques and tools they had at the time. It might be interesting to see how old locks held up against the attacks they were designed against
can you please update us on the collab with StuffMadeHere?
I wonder how often "in any case" slips into LPL's vocabulary in a courtroom
He didn't do it a second time. It was a fluke
Have a nice day and thank you bring a smile to my face only from the lockpickinglawyer
CONGRATS ON 3 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!!!
Congrats on 3 million!!
The home that my family moved into in 1956 was built in 1949. The doorknob on the door had this type of Schlage lock.
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Your the best of the best Houndini would be truly amazed your just simply the best.