When I was a kid I had a lock like this on my bike and forgot the combination. In frustration I gave it a slight tap with small hammer and it fell into pieces
Im curious about what else can even be done. Much more modification, and youll simply prevent your lock from even working. Maybe a pointed shackle, and a flat-topped catch inside so the shim cant slip in there?
A pity they couldn't have thought of a more effective solution like, say, lengthening the shackle and burying the locking lug deep inside the body beyond the reach of a shim. If someone did this, they could also implement a mechanism that detects and truly blocks shims.
So, the take away from this is that like companies like Apus should send a prototype to the lock picking will I are before they invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in new machinery.
Ya know... it always looks like the thingie that goes into the Groove in the other thingie always has the round part facing Up... which is the direction the Shim comes from... has anyone ever tried flipping that thingie that goes into the Groove & the Groove itself upside down to face the FLAT PART towards the Shim's Attack Angle? :P I can't remember the Names of the Technical Parts of the Lock real well & even I can think of this...
Look, locks are clearly ineffective, so let's just get a really long and decently thick bolt, put that through the links on our chains, and then put like- 3 nuts on it. Sure yeah, "than anyone can open it" but that's a guaranteed 2 minutes of safety from people like LPL, only for like 2 bucks.
Saw a 1:56 duration video from LPL and thought, 'Oh good! The lock puts up some sort of fight.' Then watched him open 4 locks in that time, with pauses for explanation, and for damning with faint praise.... It's Harry's Game. 🙂👍
If a standard shim doesn't work, wouldn't most potential thieves simply move to the next lock? You usually don't need an unpickable lock, just one that's better than the one next door...
The main reason that dial padlocks are so easy to shim is because they can be closed when the cams aren't in position. The ability to do this is what makes them shimmable. If the dial locked when the lock was opened, you wouldn't have to force the lock to be closeable when the cams aren't aligned, which allows the ability to make it 100% impossible to shim. the downside is someone else can get that last number while the lock is open.
I remember learning about these tricks after discovering missing cash and property in my locker back in grade 8. No other lock allowed at school than them silver dudleys.. easy for those with sensitive fingers to pick by pulling slightly on the lock while turning the dial in the typical pattern to feel the tumblers inside clicking to the right combo number.. went with a shrouded key lock after that despite school policy, just took it off after school was done and replaced it with the combo lock.. never left anything behind in lockers after that.
I think this is more of a barrier than he lets on. most thieves that are going to try to shim a lock are going to try to shim the lock and when it doesn't work they're going to move on to something else either a different attack or a easier to bypass lock
To be fair, this notch will still deter a random locker thief with a piece of red bull can. Unless you're specifically targeted, the security improvement is far from insignificant
What if they make a horizontal slot above the locking slot that engages when the tip of the U-shaped thingy is pressed down(that way it isn't slid into place when lock is open) or just a second latch bar that engages along with the regular thingy, but that inserts a little further with tighter parameters as it's primary purpose isn't to hold the lock shut? I'm going to mention the U thingy a few more times so it really sounds like I know what I'm talking about.
They could turn down the shackle that goes into the lock body. Even just +2 mm of lip will make it harder for the shim to slip in there properly (given the tolerances are not gaping)
4 locks, one of those "unshimmable" in less than 2 minutes. including standard outro and full description. LPL heading for an accidental record. @LockPickingLawyer
I would love to see you add a series much like the ramset, a truck winch pulling the body of the lock away from the shackle exposes a weak point. Where i live pad lock type devices are used mostly on gates to keep other vehicles out. I have yet to see this fail, and often the lock is actually still functional.
I'm waiting for someone to take LPL as a witness in a suit against companies that make outlandish claims about their locks being unable to be compromised. It's dangerous false advertisement that dupes the average consumer into believing that their belongings are secure and should be punished accordingly.
I have seen your video destroy (not literally) all different kinda of locks So my question to you is: Why is it so hard to make/design a lock for the avg. joe that cant be picked?
Still an improvement. Many times security is just a matter of making things harder than whatever is sitting next to it. How did this not come out years ago?
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