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I’ve been asked to demonstrate my approach to gin spool driver pins (ASSA) and what states I feel while picking these. Once the drivers are all set (at the shearline) or in the counter milling, there are three states that I notice:
1) Pin in counter milling and binding – this pin does not move at all and is hard to the touch with minimal tension
2) Pin in counter milling but not binding – this pin jiggles, similar to a set pin but often with more range of motion, this jiggle can be eliminated by cranking up the tension as a test
3) Pin is set – this pin jiggles, it is very slight and the jiggle does not go away when the tension is cranked up

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15 thoughts on “[L98] 2 pin lock picking demonstration – gin spool driver pins”
  1. A very good explanation and demo of how much a pia only 2 gins can be! Implementing the giggle and I'm up to 4 gins in my 700, over halfway some would say!

  2. Nice clear demo Michael👍Feedback showed very oviously on camera. I'm using your jiggle terminology now to communicate the difference between springiness and binding. Thanks for sharing the demo 👌

  3. I love that it took a beast like yourself to get 2 pins. Should make everyone realize how difficult it is. I learned a lot from this video and plan on putting it to use. Maybe my big boy locks will get in the sub half hour range one of these days .

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