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Making an unpickable lock. Calling locksmiths

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Mechanical & precision engineering3D printing, CNC & maker projects

What it is

Stuff Made Here designs and builds an "unpickable" lock, then calls in a locksmith to see if it can be defeated. It covers the mechanical design effort and the attempt to pick it.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Raised in lock-picking threads as a related attempt at an unpickable lock, and for novel anti-picking mechanisms.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “Together they give a whole new understanding of lock design and picking methods.”

    Novel anti-picking mechanisms that teach lock design and picking methods.

    yccs27, 2022-04 · Recommendation · in “High-Security Mechanical Locks (2020)”

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Topics: lock picking, mechanical design, unpickable lock, locksmith, engineering

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