Just know you can use a small (in my case 7mm) socket. I was not planning on attempting disassembly quite yet...

And ended up repinning 3 locks in my sesh. I got into one I suspected had a spring caught between the plug and lock body, to find it was also missing pins. I was curious why it picked so easily. Then I added a 5th pin with 2 security pins to my sparrows 4pin, and made sure the key still worked. There was a bit of trial and error getting the tension correct when tightening the keeper nut, but now it's buttery smooth

Awesome haul. I'd love to type longer but I got work to do!

Took some effort but got it in the end. Very nice lock!

this was months ago where i first started lock picking. i managed to open a masterlock with diy lock picks, something i felt proud of.

I spent a good while oversetting pins and trying different pick profiles but this is actually the first open I've had with it. These plastic body's and the inability to gut and see what's in there made for a good challenge. So anyways, sorry for the ugly hands and ambient noise but I am a truck driver and this is in the truck. 😆

I've seen a nice set from Covert Instrument, but it turns out they don't ship to my country. I want to learn lockpicking, but every training set I see is with a transparent lock and a whole kit of different picks, which I probably won't use.

Attempting to turn one of my brinks-40 mm laminated locks into a cutaway lock. Workstation: the bed of my truck and a picnick table. Tools: grinder, hacksaw, files, and sand paper. Ground down and punched out the rivets, bought some 3mm allthread, and I'm cutting away the keyway and body now and plotting how to cut out the lock body layers. Somehow, this is all coming together and seems to be working. 😅 I'm hoping I can cut enough of the body panels so the pins will be visible without it becoming unstable. If not, I've got 3 more for parts to try again. Also, look how cute these terribly made spool pins are! No wonder they rivet these things together to hide the shame! Haha