La Gard Manual
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1. La Gard picks you should now be thinking one of two things l Il buy one or Why did I spend so much on that pick from America Alan Morgan M B L I March 2005 Extra Operating amp Changing Instructions for the La Gard 2200 The LaGard 2200 was designed as a replacement for combination locks where the customer has decided that they would prefer a key lock to a combination lock SETTING THE KEY LOCK TO ITS OPERATING KEY USING THE BRASS SET UP KEY The lock comes from the factory keyed to a set up key To change the Key Lock from the Set up Key to the Operating Key from the factory after installation you will need a Set up Key P N 2213 LA GARD Group 2 Change Key P N 1307 and a regular Operating Key Part Number defined by length of key On the Escutcheon which is on the front of the safe door is a mark referred to as the Escutcheon Index On the Set up Key and on the Operating Key there is also a mark referred to as the Key Index 1 Insert the Set up Key into the Escutcheon Turn RIGHT until it stops and open the safe 2 With the safe door open turn the Set up Key all the way to the LEFT which locks the lock DO NOT REMOVE THE SET UP KEY 3 Turn the Set up Key slowly to the RIGHT until the Index mark on the Key is lined up with the mark on the Escutcheon Index The lock bolt should not be retracted 4 Insert the Change Key into the Change Key hole in the back of the lock Turn the Change Key to the RI2. Operating Key in this position 8 Turn the Change Key to the LEFT and remove it 9 Turn the NEW Operating Key all the way to the RIGHT several times and retract the lock bolt before closing the safe door After closing the safe door turn the new key LEFT and remove THE NEW KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED IF THE LOCK IS OPEN NOTE Always maintain the key code for your Operating Key in a safe place The only way to receive a replacement Operating Key is to have your key code TradeLockS 5275 Extra Lock 8 Key Information Locks are supplied complete with a pair of keys mounting hardware combination change key and escutcheon for the door face Alternatively individual components can be purchased for service work All keys are random cut 1 000 000 combinations and are supplied in pairs 2 keys Sets of more than 2 keys can be supplied Standard keys are supplied in lengths of 3 75mm 4 100mm 5 125mm or 6 150mm This measurement relates to the length of the stem Key Lock body is the same size as a standard combination lock Key locks and combination locks are interchangeable WITH NO RE ENGINEERING A safe ATM or Vault door with one two or three locking positions can be manufactured in bulk and the final fitting of the locks any configuration can be done to a customer specific order For thick doors where key lengths beyond 6 are required the key can be supplied as a stem with a detachable se
3. This solid construction gives a positive feel for every vibration the scraping of a wheel against the fence is discernible by touch even in a busy bank lobby When using an amplifier there is no distracting noise from pick parts moving against one another just the sound of the fence The two lines are great time savers for two reasons the first index line runs along where the drive cut out is you can insert the pick easily and then know exactly where each wheel is at any time You can also realign all the wheels to insert a key The second line at 120 lets you quickly line up the drive cam under the drop in so you can feel the fence against each wheel BUT ALSO shows you the range of positions that the gate could be in To clarify the wheels spin 360 without limit however the gate will fall within a segment of only 120 as the key would be weakened by very long cuts needed for more rotation In a lost key situation you can normally assume that the gate will be situated within the first third of a turn Drive cam in position with gate of 4th wheel just showing TEE ail Navigation between the wheels is as easy as picking a Union three lever with a two in one you dont even need to remember which wheel youXre turning if you can feel it m TradeLock Ma scraping So far all the locks ve worked on have still had good tension so the wheels stay in position and don t get caught as you manoeuvre away imagine if the clip
4. CB La Gard 2200 with Variable VMI Indicator COMPLETE USER MANUAL By Chris Belcher wwirade poj y Os CB LA GARD 2200 a The CB LaGard 2200 The reason why I decided to manufacture my version of a tool to manipulate the La Gard 2200 was because had a spate of jobs where it was my job to Open Effect Entry to this lock where the key guide Tooth within entrance to the key way had broken off was so frustrated one day and being unaware that any other tools existed for manipulating this lock guickly made a prototype to overcome the problem this set me on the road to thinking that it would be a useful tool for other Safe Technicians therefore in a nutshell this is a most basic tool to manipulate the La Gard 2200 precision made and economical using the same design that La Gard uses for the Tip Nose end of the tool This enables the user to manipulate through the pack and make easy work of a job that could have been more problematic with the key guide Tooth missing Product Code CB LG2200VMI 12 50 inches These tools have been manufactured in the South West of England and are made of Stainless steel with Aluminium Thumb turns HORIZONTAL LINE LINES 1 2 RADIAL POSITION LINES The Tool 1 The Pick enables the Locksmith to replicate the key by manipulating each of the wheels individually to align each wheels gate under the fence It is also used to position the driver wheel under the fence 2 The Pick
5. GHT until it stops approximately one quarter turn Leave the change key in the lock 5 Turn the Set up Key LEFT and remove wmmitadeLock cou V A 6 Using the new Operating Key turn slowly to the RIGHT until the Index mark on the Operating Key is lined up with the mark on the Escutcheon Index 7 Leave the Operating Key in this position Turn the Change Key to the LEFT and remove it 8 Turn the Operating Key all the way to the RIGHT several times and retract the lock bolt before closing the safe door 9 Close the safe door turn the Operating Key LEFT and remove THE OPERATING KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED IF THE LOCK IS OPEN TO CHANGE OPERATING KEYS 1 Insert the currently used Operating Key Turn RIGHT until it stops and opens the safe 2 With the safe door open turn the key all the way to the LEFT which locks the lock DO NOT REMOVE THE OPERATING KEY 3 Turn the Operating Key slowly to the RIGHT until the Index mark on the Operating Key is lined up with the mark on the Escutcheon Index The lock bolt should not be retracted 4 Insert the Change Key into the Change Key hole in the back of the lock 5 Turn the Change Key to the RIGHT until is stops approximately one quarter turn Leave the change key in the lock 6 Turn the operating key LEFT and remove 7 Using a NEW Operating Key turn slowly to the RIGHT until the Index mark on the Operating Key is lined up with the mark on the Escutcheon Index Leave the NEW
6. and gently pull it backwards you will feel it come out of engagement with the driver wheel and butt up against the first wheel rotate the pick anti clockwise back to the start position and feel for the first wheels drive tooth whilst gently pulling backwards 7 When engaged with the first wheel set up the pointer in line with the radial lines on the pick it will be the one nearest the thumb turn 8 To start picking move to each wheel in turn starting with number 1 wheel and with only very small movements rotating left and right position each wheel in a gate This may be a true or false gate 9 This is easily determined by the clicking sound made by the fence striking the sides of the gates next return the pick to engage number 1 wheel 10 The next part of the procedure can be anywhere between two extremes which are dependent upon the level of the locks background noise and the resistance to rotation of each wheel 11 The easiest lock to open that have found is where the noise of the fence scraping the wheels can be heard over the locks background noise In this case rotate each wheel in turn until the scraping noise of the fence ceases I have found that in most cases that starting with number 1 wheel then 2 etc works well because there is a certain amount of movement of the wheels within their housing and with the pick holding the 1st wheel in position the other wheels move fractionally out of the way 12 You may now ha
7. curity bit Security key bits can be purchased separately This is a key changeable key lock and can be recombinated to a new set of keys to provide higher security and minimise costs if keys are lost All locks as supplied can be opened by the FACTORY key prior to set up During manufacture all locks in the factory can be opened by the one key The security keys are set up at time of dispatch minimising any factory damage saving time and maintaining high levels of security The lock can be recombinated to the security keys at the customers premises in front of the customer such as at banks The lock can be RE COMBINATED to a new set of keys to preserve security and minimise cost if keys are lost This can be done by the customer mui tadeLock cou L G TOOL UP DATE What could we do to make it more beneficial to the User We decided that just to pretty it with a coloured thumb turn was a no no however we have coloured the stock that we have of original thumb turns so that it looks a little improved The actual new handle thumb turn is where this tool has taken a new route We have designed the tool to be adjustable now so that no matter what thickness the door slam thickness is the new handle thumb turn can slide as close to the safe door lock as possible Therefore this tool now has a variable length facility for allowing for door slam and for user preference On the new tools you will note that the radial lines
8. had failed or the wheels were very loose it would require a delicate touch to line them all up but this tool should still do the job Spacers Wheel and Drive Cam So you can position the drive cam and get great feel of the fence touching the wheels as you turn them you can easily navigate between any part of the lock or even remove the pick with the lock open You know that the gate will be in the first third of a turn and you can position the wheel exactly where you want Sounds like your Mum could pick these now doesn t it She could and so could Mikes dog Though was talking to one very accomplished lock picker recently who has not got on with this tool but this may be because he is so used to the Phil Shearer pick Top Spacer amp Wheel My pick arrived in a plastic storage tube with a sheet of hints and instructions naturally ignored the paperwork and grabbed a lock straight away on my desk in a quiet office had the lock open in far less than fifteen minutes Reading through the helpful hints then gave me the benefit of Chris s experience and using the techniques described halved the time it took to open my next practice lock had a couple of brand new locks to hand and one with damaged drive tabs the pick breezed through every time on any key differ set up That s the main point I will stress in the last few months I ve opened a good number of these locks on an assortment of safes and they ve all been fairly easy A
9. has a slot cut into the Nose end to allow the Pick to engage the drive tooth in the key way of each wheel one at a time 3 At the Thumb turn end there are 4 Radial Position Lines rings machined these lines are useful when practising on a lock to indicate the linear position of the Pick within the lock a magnetic based pointer can be used in conjunction with the Radial Position Lines and when proficient in the Pick s use is probably not required 4 There are two Horizontal Lines machined along the length of the Pick 5 The first Horizontal Line is in line with the centre of the Nose end slot and is used to indicate the radial position of the Pick and can also be used as a reference to mark on the safe door the parked position of each wheel ww TradeLockS IT 6 The second Horizontal Line is machined 150 degrees anti clockwise from the centre of the slot in the Nose of the pick 7 This Horizontal Line is used to set the driver wheel under the fence of the drop arm and is also useful for indicating the maximum amount of wheel movement allowed in this procedure The Lock 1 The lock is a changeable key lock and is similar to a 4 wheel Seule zilei lock in that it has 4 wheels plus one driver wheel with the same diameter Each of the four wheels has one true gate and 11 false gates around its circumference the wheels are held in place within a cylinder by plastic spacers which are in turn secured with a p
10. have been removed from the tool stem and re sited onto the handle thumb turn for obvious reasons Within the handle you will find a pointer this is to help the user to calculate read positions within the lock wu TradeLockS We have designed a magnetic chart which when used in conjunction with the pointer gt will aid reading positioning i The magnetic chart below enclosed is only a sample which we tried out in experimentation You may find this useful or not The new chart will be forwarded with the new handle thumb turn We apologise for not having the pictures for you however at the time of this CD going to print they were not available More information will be forwarded CB Locksmith Tools A Picks Magnetic Pointer Gauge Obviously these changes have altered the price of our tool however we feel that the tool has made a step forward to become even more user friendly ww TradeLockS ws Tradlel oC S
11. late and circlip The spaces thus formed between the wheels make it easy to know when you have disengaged one wheel and engaged the next also it has a drop arm and fence similar to a standard combination lock which is constantly at rest on the wheel pack 2 A key is used to turn all the wheels at the same time to position the true gates under the fence and open the lock Manipulation Note To begin with the best method is to use a sound amplifier although with experience it can be done by feel alone 3 Firstly check the handing of the lock This is normally fairly simple as a key hole escutcheon with an index line is normally fitted With the index line at 9 o clock the lock is down shoot if there is not an index line then insert the pick into the key way and rotate it until it engages the key guide tooth within the key way at the entrance to the lock you can check that you are correct because you will not be able to turn the pick in either direction then using the picks front end slot centre line as a reference make a mark on the safe door to act as the index line 4 Next insert the pick into the lock as far as it will go The pick is now engaged with the driver wheel 5 Rotate the pick 150 degrees clockwise as indicated by the line on the pick being in line with the index mark on the safe door This has now aligned the driver wheel under the drop arm fence wa TradeLockS WIZ 6 Release any tension on the pick
12. s yet the only time I ve used an amplifier was whilst practising So far my best time was under three minutes on a lock on a bridge mount on the plate door of an ATM That was shortly after buying the pick when I was still timing myself like the sad obsessed man am Tip of Pick A common problem with the 2200 is when the small tangs between cuts on the key bend or break This had happened on a Leigh UFS last year and I struggled to remove the broken bit from the bottom of the lock However the customers key would still go in and turn could hear the fence drop and pull the bolt back believed the problem was the relock rather than the key and was about to drill rather than keep fishing for the broken tang Partly for my own amusement took the time to pick the lock and was surprised when the safe lid then turned Somehow the broken piece must have prevented the key from turning fully as the same key worked well after cleaned the lock out No one was happier than the customer d told him that it would be cheaper if didn t have to drill One point will add about picking this lock The bottom of the fence is rounded not square so whilst you can feel the edges of the gate it s not with the edges of the fence You need to make sure you position the wheel right between the contacts to save going back and nudging to finish the job See photo wn TradeLockS a V A A Notice the Radius of the Fence If you don t own one of Chris
13. ve to go back to each wheel and nudge them each in turn to get the drop arm to fall once it has move the pick to engage the drive wheel and turn clockwise to open the lock 13 If you try to open the lock whilst engaged with any of the combination wheels you might cause some damage if the wheel starts to ratchet 14 In the worst case there is no scraping sound from the fence on the wheels in this case you have to listen or feel for the clicks as the gates move past the fence As you approach the true gate the clicking sound to that wheel will diminish 15 At this point stop moving this wheel and move onto the next wheel and repeat the same procedure 16 Keep repeating this with each wheel in turn and eventually you ll have all the gates under the fence Final Note Only with practise can you develop a system for picking this lock The above procedures are extremely variable TradeLock lt V A b We were contacted by a Master Locksmith of the B L I Alan Morgan who wanted after buying the tool to appraise it and write a review below is his un edited review La Gard 2200 Pick from Chris Belcher LaGard 2200 Lock The pick is on sale through Duffells in London and available in three lengths 5 25 7 25 and 12 5 The pick is one piece of stainless steel with an aluminium thumb wheel there are two engraved lines along the length of the pick and four rings to give wheel spacing Chris s Pick
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