I have to give credit to an unnamed downtown 212 locksmith. Smart guy...although they seem to take a dim view of lockpicking as a sport. So I ask they guy what a basic medeco mortise cylinder costs. About $80-100 US dollars. Nice...except I don't have that kind of money to throw down on a high security lock that I'm planning on cutting in half to understand better. No amount of illustrations or lockpicking101.com forum posts can replace the kinesthetic experience of dissecting a lock for fun.
But he goes on to say, "Sure....get a good lock, but spend your money on a strong door frame". That was good to hear from someone that does not sell doors and could have enticed me into buying the medeco.
So now I'm off to ebay...just like the nice people from dc719 told me. I love it. High security locks that cost more to ship than to buy. I'm talking schlage everest cylinders for $5 bucks a crack. ASSA cores for $10 each. I'm hooked.
I like to kill the checkpin on the everest and start with 5 pins. Matt Blaze says it's legit so I'm down with it. Makes it easier to practice on long flights without having to jam yet another thing into the keyhole to defeat the checkpin. Less than 5 minutes tells me I better put the 6th pin back in. Takes a little longer.
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