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I've used a Combination Lock for years but I've never really understood how it works until I made this video. The combination lock that I used in this video was from Master Lock but there are other companies to make them too. Parts of a Combination Lock include: Case, Shackle, Shackle Collar, Lever, Latch, Cams, Washers, Spring, and the Backplate.
This video has been dubbed using an artificial voice via aloud.area120.google.com to increase accessibility. You can change the audio track language in the Settings menu.
⌚Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Combination Lock
00:51 - Different Parts
02:09 - Locking Mechanism
03:05 - Lining up the Cams
03:33 - Putting in the Combination
04:50 - CG Boost
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• Wooden combination lock
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That was glorious. I could watch videos like this all day. Didn’t know exactly how it worked before but now I have a really clear mental model in my head. And I love a good mental model.
Hey Mark Rober!
You curious too on how it works?
Fancy seeing you here
Oh, hi Mark...
I’m surprised Mark Rober uses KZhead. I would’ve figured KZheadrs don’t really enjoy watching KZhead.
What about locks that you can set the combination yourself? How does that work?
I believe on the back or something you can like detach the cams from the dial, at any time to set the combo and then reconnect and do it two more times to get the other cams
Good question! The specific lock shown here does not allow the combination to be changed, it such a mechanism is unusual for that type of lock. For combination locks with independent code wheels (where you key in a three or four digit combination using three or four code wheels), code changes are usually possible. This works by temporarily disconnecting the internal cams from the visible outer code wheels, allowing you to change the visible combination while keeping the internals in alignment. After setting the new code, the cams and code wheels are locked together again, so until the code is changed again, the internals will now align whenever the new code is visible on the outside.
@@fefrei Thanks for explaining! Now a video would be great
my dad had a suit case that had that feature
699 likes, nice
I love this guy because he explains things so well. If I actually tried to explain something I would horribly fail and everybody would be confused.
But he did not explain about of combination setting!
@@bull-nosed69 How do I put a password on this drawn padlock?
@@bull-nosed69 it is not secure
@@bull-nosed69 "how do you open is what you meant, sorry" - my english is bad, i dont understand
Whoever invented this was a goddamn genius.
Not really just an average engineer
Yeah, till you make a small shim put it in where the latch is at. Then push down where you can push the latch in then pull while holding the shim down.
Before you say that take a look at the automatic chronograph watch.
Pin setter
@@mvrz6 it takes a genius to become an average engineer
My mans researching how a friggin lock works and animate it for hours so we can enjoy it in 6 minutes.
A little over 60 hours to be exact😎 It was worth it though
@@JaredOwen thank you Jared Owen!
That's pretty much how the creative industry works. They spend a year to make something you enjoy in one hour, and still get a bunch of people who think it's too expensive and maybe they should enjoy it for free.
@@JaredOwen thanks man!
A hero we do not deserve
Time for bed I have school tomorrow KZhead: how do combination locks work? Me: Good question!
Same lol
Lol
Saaaame.
*I don't need sleep I need answers*
Hagfish101 same
How a Master Lock works: 1. And it's open.
lol
One thing that was shown (but not talked about) during the 'how dial sets code' animation was the first disk having bumps/notches in it. I believe they are called 'gates' and their purpose is to make it more difficult to pick the lock by lightly pulling on the shackle, spinning the dial, and feeling for true notches to line up under the latch.
yeah,😌😌
Do a collab with the lockpicking lawyer on how picking one works
Someone else has already animated what it looks like to pick one open.
do this!!! i agree
"This is the LockPickingLawyer and today we have..."
nothing on one
Pic da school locka
...my victim's locker padlock
Is this a crossover episode?
@@uwu7658 This one is more similar to the one in this video. kzhead.info/sun/ecWhXbCCgZOGip8/bejne.html
Great explanation! One note I have at 4:40 is that the jolt from locking it often isn't enough to move the cams out of alignment, and so unless you turn the dial again to move them, there's a good chance your lock will just open if someone pulls on it
Really good animation. There's something you might have missed though, cos it's not that obvious. When you pull the shackle open, past where the locking lug is, the edge of the shackle retainer clip also knocks the combination rings and moves them all out of place. (That's why it's shaped a bit weirdly).
Not all locks had that feature. Plus he forgot the key in back for what it's worth
@@FordRangerClassics I have never ever ever seen one that uses a key
@@markylon I have, you know where? Your mom
@@markylon They are mainly used in commercial situations and bought in bulk. For example, a company can provide locks for employee lockers with different codes but use the master key to remove any lock if needed.
Very cool animation! But all of this doesn't help me since I somehow always manage to forget my code 😀😀😀
welcome to the club!!!
I still have dreams I'm in high school and can't remember my locker combination.
Have you tried brute force?
Mickey B Vibrating the lock and it will give you the code. It’s gravity and alignment that comes in work. Greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪.
Lockpickinglawyer shows you how to open this type of lock without tool.
You modeled, animated, and made this whole video in 60+ hours so we can enjoy 6 minutes of it? Damn! I give you respect and a sub for that! Absolute dedication.
Thank you!
Being able to explain things vividly and thoroughly is a skill many, many, many people lack. You're a great communicator and I dig that.
This has been explained to me several times over the years but without a visual, my grasp on this concept was fuzzy at best. Thanks for the time you took to make this!
time: 3am youtube: " How does a Combination Lock work?" me: I don't need sleep I need answers
Literally me rn
@@prsutasuva7813 Exactly
this is the best comment here
kzhead.info/sun/grubpNycqGeoqYk/bejne.html
@@melissasharpe9476 I thought that was gonna be a rickroll
I watch all of LockPicking Lawyer without understanding anything about locks, so this video is extremely useful for me. At least, when he will post about combination locks, I will understand the principles of operation
Same
Same, but I ended up taking some locks apart to look inside.
Same I came here to talk about him
I still don't get how you can "feel" the gates.
@@fish4225 when you put tension on the shackle you will be pulling up the collar which gets caught in the gates. By pulling on the shackle you are also lowering the tip of the gate which can also get caught in the gate. Both of which would be noticeable. Though you do need to play with the tension a bit so it's not too strong or weak.
Wow, that was great! After opening a locker multiple times per day for all those years in school, I finally know how the locker combination locks works. There are so many things that we take for granted but don't know what is actually happening behind the scenes.
As a (fairly inexperienced) blender user myself, I can only watch in awe at what you can do with the program. Keep it up!
When all the parts of the lock come together: “Oh yeah, it’s all coming together”
Good meme. Very good meme.
Anti meme you mean?
Oh wow
r/antimeme
Fnaf theory
Your videos are amazing :)
Ruthlessnoodle ? Wut ?
@Ruthlessnoodle why
@ Ruthlessnoodle Only a person can be racist. Greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪.
this is amazing. i found my master lock from high school today and was once again curious how it worked. absolutely ingenious design.
The lockers at my highschool had the locks built into the lockers and after putting in the first two numbers, twisting really hard clockwise would always grab he last one and force open the lock. I think the 3rd cam had to be connected to some kind of spring or coil as it could only twist so much before it would pop open the lock. It made opening other people's locks really easy as it was pretty easy to hear the first 2 cams line up and the third didn't matter because it would always catch.
Yeah, I've seen many of these things that in reality end up being two number combination locks. Never liked them for that reason. Sure, they did their job, but seriously, let's at least try.
@@bwhog Yeah, they are designed to be easy and cheap to manufacture and usually just used for low security stuff like lockers. They are good enough that the average Joe can't just open one up, but anyone who knows locks can get into them really easily.
Now everytime I open my lock imma think of this
Fantastic job. A lot of work went into creating that animation, you're lucky it paid off. Some people take the time to create videos like this and only get a few thousand views. YT's algorithm was good to you.
This video also has excellent voiceover and pacing, so I think it really deserves the views.
kzhead.info/sun/grubpNycqGeoqYk/bejne.html
can you give any good example of a video that has not much views and is well done + interesting?
It's bad job he did
Yeah, like my channel....maybe one day
So really well explained. The order in which each part of the lock was presented and analysed unfolded logically!
GREAT JOB! Who knew a simple combi-lock had so much going on inside it. Seeing it still looks like magic to me. At the 1:41 mark, I can see why a shim made from an aluminum can will open some combi-locks.
It's actually pretty simple to create, not that big of a redstone circuit Definitely a good way to keep your diamonds
I can mwke it for free
Not from creepers tho
Not untill LockPickingLawyer gets into the picture
Laughs in Herobrine
and i just come in and break through it with my pickaxe
Thanks a lot for putting the effort to do these videos! Not only animating, but doing the research, modeling, editing... This is quality content right here. And of the best kind.
I'd rather work a minimum wage job stocking shelves than have to make a video like this. All the thought and effort that has to be done to make a video like this...no thanks. I'm grateful that there are other men out there who are willing to make videos like this just to entertain us.
You’re a great teacher Jared. My mind is blown! I never knew how how it worked but now it’s simple.
Wow ! what a clear and neat animation, wonderful. Thats exactly what I always wished to find one day in order to finally understand what is actually turning and blocking inside of those mysterious Metal-bugs. Thanks a lot for the effort you put into creating it !
A good sequel to this could be the number locks where you get to set your own code
I have only recently stumbled upon this channel, but I am hooked! Every video I click on of yours I think it's going to be so complicated. How ever, you make it so easy to understand!
Awesome. I always wondered. You do such a good job explaining things. But I wish you had shown how we are able to change the combination on some locks. Thank you.
Thank you for your hard work. I've been curious for years on how these locks work and thanks to you I now know how in only under 5 minutes.
Click out of one. 3 is binding. No lock is safe with these words.
It's a simple spell, But quite unbreakable...
@Anonymous Anon Wrong kind of lock
LPL: heeeeere's johnny!
@@pauldzim There is still the gates or the slots in the cams that can be felt
@@pauldzim LPL will find a way to make it make sense and somehow single-pin pick this lock.
Awesome man! You'll make a great teacher. No one can explain things as clearly as you. And as a bonus you give the vibe that learning is fun and is nothing to be intimidated about.
thank you Dennis😁
This was the most clear representation of how a lock works that I've ever seen! Great job!
1. Absolutely amazing video. Perfectly clear and making visualization understandable. 2. I’m making my first steps in blender, so that promotion will certainly be helpful
1:06 "It won't come out until the right combination is put in." ever heard of the LockPickingLawyer?!?! 😉 But seriously: after looking at this one can understand how shimming works here.
I saw the spring and could almost hear LPL shimming the lock lol. It's honestly kinda cool how LPL made a lot of people aware of the design flaws in locks, so that people can make more educated purchases.
Dude I love how your videos are educational, but short and concise. There are a lot of subjects I am curious about but only really want a basic understanding about. Your channel perfectly fills that need and I appreciate you so much for it! :)
Thanks Joseph
By sheer definition concise is sufficient. No need to say SHORT & Concise. You can't be concise if you're not SHORT. TAUTOLOGY
0:49. Step 1 to open the lock. Phase it through the locker. Great video. I have wondered how these worked for quite a while
Ive been so sad today and spending time with your voice talking mechanical stuff is comforting somehow. Thanks man.
Excellent presentation. I always wanted to know how the combination locks operate.
Very interesting. Love seeing how things work. I was always fascinated by machines and mechanisms that perform functions. When I was young I liked to take things apart but most f the time had difficulty with the reassembly. Parents were NOT real happy with that but then I learned how to repair things instead of just dis-assembling them. Now, everything is a diy project, lol 😆
You take very hard efforts to make these videos. I watch your videos and I love them. Your hours of work to make this is worth it! Thanks for your videos 👍😊 very informative
I’ve been studying in Faculty of engineering for 3 years none of my professors have showed me how things really work and you do it in minutes. It’s cool🖤
A+ for effort and the clarity of the explanation.
My Body: Needs Sleep Me at 3:00:
Stupid me clicked on that
Hello from 4:21
When these positions can't line up the person can't sleep
Never quite understood until now how these worked and never seen clearer more informative videos !!
6 min of video but hours or days of research and work to do these videos ! Thank you for sharing !
As a visual learner, these animations are incredible
This is the first find I've seen of yours and that is even for me to subscribe! Thanks for letting us learn!
Beautiful animation. My son is starting Jr High in the fall. We have practiced similar locks. He is a mechanical kid. He and I loved it. Thx again
a mechanical kid ? you mean like in the move AI? cool
You deserve more followers , views and everything man. I enjoy your videos a lot and see just how much effort you put into them. Much appreciated.
I love your animations bro. They are very informative and entertaining. Keep up the awesome work my friend!
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I have a talent in 3d modeling, ive seen blender and i can say you've done some good work. Take it from me. Keep it up. 10/10
😁
Wow, really well done! Great animation along with a really easy to understand explanation. I feel like I totally get it now! A picture (or better yet animation) is worth a thousand words.
Thank you once again for a beautiful video. This is one of the best channels around. This will be an inspiration to so many young kids, you are truly a hero.
I've known how this works for awhile. However we had same combination locks but with a tiny key access on the back. The administration had the master key and could open it up whenever they wanted. I'm interested in seeing that. I opened a few locks like this and could figure out what the combination was after seeing it line up properly.
A little late but the key lock has a arm behind it that pushes the latch down. Looks like a see saw in there
Amazing work! Your videos help me a lot to teach how things work to my students Thank you so much
i’m going into high school and got my lock yesterday. this was a great help in figuring out how it works. quick tip: when you watch the video, it might be helpful to have a lock there to watch and understand what you’re doing when you’re doing it.
Dupa miliaone de ani de evolutie si de rostogolire a fierului evolutia a facut acest lacat sa ia forma, pe urma se inmulteste si singur si umple pamantul.Glumesc.Multumesc pentru cea mai buna explicatie foarte frumos si educativ.
I've always wondered about this. Thank you for sharing. But how does it look inside when one is just about to create his or her lock combination? Just wondering even further.
Good question!
I'm pretty sure this style of combination lock does not have a way to change the combinations. Multi-dial ones might.
Jared Owen, I don’t know who you are, but stop interfering with my school-night sleep schedule. Thanks.
Or that you just couldn't stand without watching his amazing videos. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Wow! I always wondered why I had to "clear the first number" before going to the second number; but didn't have to clear the second number before going to the third. This video "clears" all that up. Thank you!
I love your quest to find out why and how things work. You are so teachable. If you don’t know, you do everything in your power to find out!! You are a QUESTER. Don’t ever lose your curiosity! You’ll never be bored!
Oh my gosh! This is so cool, finally some real educational content ;-D
yea not like that bfb stuff xD i like your profile pic
Lockpicking Lawyer would have that shimmed open in seconds.
This is absolutely freakin amazing! Thank you spending the time and effort in making such a detailed explaination!!
Fantastic explanation and animation, my compliments. It's amazing the engineering that goes into something seemingly so simple, like a school-issued Master lock!
Very cool video and I taught myself Blender in 2012. Cool 21,34,08 was that your high school combination good combo.
I subbed because this animation level is beyond science
Fred Weasley reminded me to sub!
Perfect animation + explanation. No waste of time watching your videos.
I just watched the lockpicking lawyer explain how to get a combination lock open without knowing the combination and it gels so perfectly with your video!
You should team up with The Lock Picking Lawyer and make videos animating his techniques.
❤
With this knowledge, I finally understand how using a stethoscope and one's patients to be able to break into any vault/lock
Jared Thank you so much for these videos. They are very infomative when needed and entertaining when not needed.
Dude, you are awesome. Such good animation and communication. Bless you man.
damn, im glad i subscribed this channel bc the content was very interesting
Thank you!
thank you for the research. i did learn some. and of course thanks blender
That was not only fun to watch but relaxing. Great video. Learned lots today
Easiest explaining for what i wonder so many year! Even it so simple and appear in your life everyday, thank you so much
I would like to know “how to change the combination of a lock” Hope you can make a video for it, Thank you!
For this type of combination lock, it can not be changed, due to the permanent teeth on the cams. If you could change the cams or teeth positions, then you can change the combination. It is easier to just buy another combination lock. Hope this helps.
Great video but what changes when you change the combination?
Good question! The specific lock shown here does not allow the combination to be changed, it such a mechanism is unusual for that type of lock. For combination locks with independent code wheels (where you key in a three or four digit combination using three or four code wheels), code changes are usually possible. This works by temporarily disconnecting the internal cams from the visible outer code wheels, allowing you to change the visible combination while keeping the internals in alignment. After setting the new code, the cams and code wheels are locked together again, so until the code is changed again, the internals will now align whenever the new code is visible on the outside.
@@fefrei wow. Really cool
@@fefrei One example of this that's readily available are the big Bell cable-locks for bikes (the 5-digit ones, not the smaller 4 digit). Once you undo the lock, there's a little collar that you loosen and it allows you to ajust the outer parts and change the combo. My targus Kensington lock does something similar with a flathead screwdriver when the lock is open.
This is amazing ! I learned something today ! 👍🏻
Jared this is very impressive. I have Blender but never knew you could do this with it.
*I think you should make a new video on the title of how does a clock works.*
It’s really not that complicated. It’s the self winding, gas hands, repeating wrist watches with moon, sun and date dials that are a bitch.
@@darenmiller2218 Clocks dont follow anything, they just happen to move the same time in a minute.
Damn, I never even know that you have to go the opposite directions the next time. i was wondering before for example if the combination is 13-22-34, then I can just do it in one swoop. Just forget everything and rotate to 34 because you'll pass by the other two nonetheless. apparently, that wasn't easy as that. i learned something new today 😆
Fantastic video. I'm so glad I found your channel by falling down the KZhead learning video rabbit hole.
As far as I've understand the principle, this should also work with more than 3 number combinations? Very well explained and animated, bravo!
This was awesome! I just started high school so this is really good timing.
That is so dam cool i didnt even know thats how you did it
Great video. The animation was nice but you also have a gift for simplifying and explaining things in an engaging fashion.
Amazing video, i always wondered how these locks work, i watched many videos of dismantling combination locks, but this is the best explanatory video.
Very nice instructional video young man. I think you've got a promising career in instructional design (specifically eLearning) if you choose to go down the path.
Me: literally just opened Yt Yt: "How does combination lock works" Also me: Click so fast
Beautiful graphics in an excellent description of how this common item works! Well done; upvoted!
Great video! I'm guessing with that spring loaded latch, these can be shimmed rather easily.