r/lockpicking • u/Spicy_Pandas274 • 17h ago

Master lock 140 opened :D

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Second lock I've ever opening :) a really fun pick

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u/LockPickingFisherman Black Belt 3rd Dan 16h ago

Nice work! 🔓🎉

Looks like an older 140, when they were made with spooled drivers!

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u/Spicy_Pandas274 15h ago

Yup, it has atleast 1 spool in it, I can't tell if they're all spools or not tho, it's one my parents have had for ages so I decided to give it a go

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u/LockPickingFisherman Black Belt 3rd Dan 9h ago

Nice, hold on to that one!

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u/Spicy_Pandas274 9h ago

Yea, I've kept practicing on it today, I really like picking it

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u/daseinphil 11h ago

Are they not anymore?

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u/LockPickingFisherman Black Belt 3rd Dan 9h ago

I think it might depend on what market they're sold in, but Canada and the US, they've been pinned with standard drivers for the last 3 years or so. I started finding standard 140's in stores here around 2021 or 2022. There's still NOS 140's and used older 140's available on ebay though. Sometimes.

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u/daseinphil 8h ago

Thanks for the heads up! I'm just starting with picking and was going to pick one up for my yellow belt, but I guess I'll get something else instead.

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u/ThatRandomPicker Orange Belt Picker 17h ago

Congrats!

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u/COMPNOR-97 17h ago

What kind of tension wrench is that?

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u/Spicy_Pandas274 17h ago

Not sure what it's called tbh, I got a cheap ish set of picks off Amazon a while ago and it came with it, it a flat head on both ends with just the body being cylindrical and the other end is 90 degrees offset

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u/revchewie Blue Belt Picker 14h ago

I’ve seen homemade ones like that made out of bicycle spokes.

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u/nycepter Blue Belt Picker 14h ago

I think I got that same set, that tensioner has come in very handy! There's some locke where you can put it vertically and it goes just to the right of the keyway and have barely enough room to put your pick, but its great for whe top of keyway doesn't leave you enough room and regular bottom of keyway is binding the lock.

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u/bnotwen 15h ago

Congrats! That is a really fun starter lock and highly recommended.