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In article <1992Sep11.142742.29624@meaddata.com> sdw@meaddata.com (Stephen Williams) writes:
)leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson) writes:
): 
): most cheap "number wheel" bike locks *do* work that way. Put tension
): on the lock, then spin the cylinders. One will bind as it hits the 
): correct number. Then you spin the remaining ones. One of *them* will
): bind. Etc. It takes about a minute to open. :-)
): 
): I know of no *decent* lock that behaves this way. But there are a lot
): of junk locks out there!
)
)A good lock has a cog that the (??) 'lever' has to drop into before
)testing whether that 'tumbler' is in the right position.
)
)These should be secure without much tolerance (at least to me... :-)).
)
)The easy ones allow movement with pressure on the tumblers.

There is a way to even pick Master Paddlelocks.  If you know what to 'feel'
for in the lock mechanism.  I have picked a few, but after about 10-15 minutes.
Also, I have gotten 2 of the 3 numbers with the person right there verifing
the technique.

BUT, I out-grew this fascination and don't condone it anymore.

-Lee.

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Lee Jorgensen             Internet: jorgense@plains.NoDak.edu
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