SFIC Tips, Pinning, and Capping

SFIC A-2 and A-4 Pinning and Decoding Worksheets: https://web.archive.org/web/20190507090318/https://www.lockreference.com/items/pinning-and-decoding-worksheets/#tab-6fe65410b3b6b732500 Manual of Master Keying - From Basic to Advanced by G.L. Finch (1980): https://archive.org/details/manual-of-master-keying-from-basic-to-advanced-1980 Locksmithing for the Door, Frame and Hardware Distributor Video Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAjeITEIHqeCh-e030LoFyhDfv3kJ3xCL (on my channel because ABS has a ton of videos but no playlist for this series) The Locksmith Guide to Interchangeable Core Service (2014), and other books by Robert Sieveking: https://mbausa.com/search.php?search_query=sieveking&section=product Chapters: 3:20 Bottom and master pins part of the form 6:35 Always write Tip and Bow 7:15 Parity 9:20 Control/build-up pins and two shear lines (operating and control) 17:45 Key vs bottom pin material 20:25 Top/driver pins 26:25 Note re: which way is up on pinning charts 28:00 Lab Annex great for decoding but not capping 29:22 Limit who has access to the control key 30:45 Cutting keys first lets you test the core before capping 31:43 Spool and other security pins like serrated, barrel, mushroom, etc. 33:25 Short vs long (Falcon vs Best) springs 35:48 Machined vs stamped caps 39:11 Capping in general 42:05 Preparing to pin 47:09 Starting to pin 1:03:25 Starting second pin 1:07:20 Testing the pinning 1:10:43 Starting to cap 1:20:27 Capping chambers 2-6 1:22:04 Capping last chamber Sorry this was so long; I considered breaking it up into two videos but instead chose to keep it as one longer one and try to speed up some of the slower and more boring sections.