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Lock Picking Practice Kit 3D Cross View
This 3D stereographic photo is of my lock picking practice kit. The one demonstration lock is transparent which allows one to visualize the pins for beginners learning how a lock itself works and allows you to see what you are doing when picking. The other two locks are repinnable meaning the top of the lock has a set screw that can be removed to allow for easy access for swapping pins. The locks have tension wrenches in their keyways which is how the lock is turned by a picker which allows pins to bind in the mechanism. In the front of the photo is a basic shallow hook style pick tool which allows you to feel and apply force to the pins. Behind that are a set of custom security pins fashioned after a chess set. From left to right is a pin modeled after a stack of checkers, a pawn, a bishop, a rook, and a queen. These weirdly shaped pins are sure to provide a challenge to anyone that wants to try picking a lock with them!
A pin tumbler lock is a simple device with a central solid cylinder and and outer metal body that the cylinder rotates within. Holes are drilled through both the outer metal body and the central cylinder that house the pins. There are two sets of pins: bottom or key pins and top or driver pins. The key pins engage with an inserted key in normal operation. These have different sizes which determine which key can open that specific lock. Above these are driver pins which may be standard (a simple cylinder in shape) or a security pin. Security pins are shaped abnormally in order to cause binding and jamming when being picked. Examples of common security pin shapes are serrated, spool, and mushroom pins. The interface between the inner cylinder and outer body is called the shear line. When the pins are set to the correct heights such that the top of the key (bottom) pin is just below the shear line and the bottom of the driver (top) pins are just above the shear line, then the lock is free to turn.
This photo is in 3D crossview. You cross your eyes while keeping the screen centered and it should become one image at the center in 3D. More Instructions for viewing 3D images: www.3dphoto.net/text/viewing/technique.html
Stereo Viewer for all my photos: jongames.com/stereophoto/
Lock Picking Practice Kit 3D Cross View
This 3D stereographic photo is of my lock picking practice kit. The one demonstration lock is transparent which allows one to visualize the pins for beginners learning how a lock itself works and allows you to see what you are doing when picking. The other two locks are repinnable meaning the top of the lock has a set screw that can be removed to allow for easy access for swapping pins. The locks have tension wrenches in their keyways which is how the lock is turned by a picker which allows pins to bind in the mechanism. In the front of the photo is a basic shallow hook style pick tool which allows you to feel and apply force to the pins. Behind that are a set of custom security pins fashioned after a chess set. From left to right is a pin modeled after a stack of checkers, a pawn, a bishop, a rook, and a queen. These weirdly shaped pins are sure to provide a challenge to anyone that wants to try picking a lock with them!
A pin tumbler lock is a simple device with a central solid cylinder and and outer metal body that the cylinder rotates within. Holes are drilled through both the outer metal body and the central cylinder that house the pins. There are two sets of pins: bottom or key pins and top or driver pins. The key pins engage with an inserted key in normal operation. These have different sizes which determine which key can open that specific lock. Above these are driver pins which may be standard (a simple cylinder in shape) or a security pin. Security pins are shaped abnormally in order to cause binding and jamming when being picked. Examples of common security pin shapes are serrated, spool, and mushroom pins. The interface between the inner cylinder and outer body is called the shear line. When the pins are set to the correct heights such that the top of the key (bottom) pin is just below the shear line and the bottom of the driver (top) pins are just above the shear line, then the lock is free to turn.
This photo is in 3D crossview. You cross your eyes while keeping the screen centered and it should become one image at the center in 3D. More Instructions for viewing 3D images: www.3dphoto.net/text/viewing/technique.html
Stereo Viewer for all my photos: jongames.com/stereophoto/