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(picking 173) BKS [EURO cylinder exploration series] - picked and gutted, simple cam mechanism

Potti314

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I want to make a comparison of euro cylinder models that are commonly used here in Germany. To get a fair view I use only new/unused locks to explore their properties - mainly focused on picking. Here you see a lock from BKS:
key pins: all std
drivers: #1, #2: spools, #3, #4, #5: std
yale keyway
tight tolerances
well made

BKS is a German company founded in 1903 by Adolf [B]oge and Fritz [K]asten in [S]olingen. Yale and Town (USA) bought them in 1927/1928 and combined it with other companies to BKS in Velbert. Since 1983 BKS belongs to the group Gretsch-Unitas (GU).

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/BKS_(Un...)
https://www.g-u.com/gu-gruppe/histori...
http://www1.wdr.de/stichtag/stichtag3...
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyster-...
http://www.hyster-yale.com/About/Hist...

12 Comments

@lukeb6394 10 years ago

another great addition to the series!! :) thank you Potti!!!

@Taco_Syndicate 10 years ago

PottiPi, your work is absolutely marvelous! Do Work Son! With all due respect, you sir are bright!

@VetalR 10 years ago

Спасибо за обзор.

@deronchopathe3791 10 years ago

Another great video and picking. Thanks for gutting.
The BKS are very good cylinder, very challenging I think.

@waddac2 10 years ago

Another great informative video mate and great picking as always ;o))))

@M4X1M9 10 years ago

Cool vidéo and nice picking! I find BKS really challenging ;)

@adrianleon9487 10 years ago

otro buen video michael. gran trabajo. SALUDOS

@crispeybear 10 years ago

haha, you beauty! i'd long forgotten about that wonderful thing, the shoe of glory, what a great surprise my friend, very cool indeed!! i've sent you an email re this and a couple of other things ;) great vid Michael, very nicely explained and explored, and the key may give me a clue to opening Sebastian's bks challenge lock, which is still causing me nightmares....i just can't get into it! thanks mate, you've made my day with that, much appreciated, thank you ;D

@TallanPick 10 years ago

Cool vid again buddy, nice lock and great picking. The pinning shoe looks good, who is the manufacter? I´ve to make something similar. Thanks for sharing mate ;-)))

@KommaAchtKommaEins 7 years ago

Well done, thanks. Struggling with a BKS core myself as a beginner. One suggestion though: please check your audio. My ears exploded from the rock music. Why?

@s0men00bb 7 years ago

Innocent looking. I have PZ one , and , that seems to have some antibump / anti rake protection. Keys look simple , but , if I try to insert wrong key , it goes hard , and might eventually get caught in lock. Tho , the key is from other BKS PZ lock. This was informational , as I was wondering are they worth something in abandoned place.
Thank You for info ! :)