Abus 5-Pin Impressioning Practice Lock (Level 2)

Introduction

Impressioning precisely and rapidly requires building strong fundamentals through practice. The right choice of practice lock is crucial to ensure to steady progress, avoid frustration and develop skills that are relevant to the locks you'll encounter in the field.

The ABUS - 5 Pin Cylinder is a perfect "Level 2" lock, designed to refine and perfect your impressionning skills.

This lock is also available in our Impressioning Pack.

• Rounded Pins
  Rounded pins are designed to thwart impressioning: they leave less marks, and if too much torque is applied, the risk of breaking your key increases.
  
  Impressionning locks with rounded pins requires careful blank preparation, a methodological technique to notice subtle marks and changes, and correct torque application to extract marks without breaking your blank.
  
  
• Custom Bitting
  The Lock401 "Level 2" locks have challenging bitting, designed to test not only your reading skills, but also your patience. If a key is taking a long time, it's easy to get frustrated and abandon diligent technique - by filing more or forcing torque.
  
  Improving confidence in your technique and patience is important - in the field, you'll encounter deep pins close to the plug entrance, which can result in snapped blanks when stress or frustration arise.
  
  
• Speed Hacks
  In order to prevent stuck keys, locks cannot be bitted with too much contrast - 5/0/5 for example. As such, if you encounter a 5-depth pin, you can infer that the neighbouring pins will be bitted to at least 2-depth.
  
  Lock manufacturers use determined pin-lengths. If you know these lengths, when you see a mark, you can confidently file the exact depth.
  
  These 'speed hacks' will allow you to dramatically increase your speed and reduce the chance of snapped keys from over-working your blanks.
  
  

In a nutshell

Below is an overview of the ABUS Level 2 Lock:

SHIPPING & PACKAGING

Do you provide free shipping?

Yes:

For European Customers, orders over 100€ have free shipping.

For International Customers, orders over 250€ have free shipping.

Customers that qualify for free shipping can still select rapid shipping options.

When will I receive my order?

Average order times can be estimated below.

Average shipping estimates can be seen by selecting the destination country / region below.

While actual shipping times may vary - these estimations are built off our real delivery statistics. To receive an order as quickly as possible, we recommend:

• Use the express delivery shipping method
• Use same day shipment by placing the order before 12PM GMT+1

Where do you ship from?

All items are dispatched from our EU-based warehouse. You will receive a tracking number upon item dispatch. The address used on your purchase is printed as a label - please double check your address to avoid mistakes.

When will my order be dispatched?

Lab401 dispatches orders Monday - Friday.
All orders placed before 12PM GMT+1 will be dispatched the same day. All orders placed after this cutoff time will be dispatched the next business day.

For example:

• An order placed Friday, 9AM GMT+1 will be dispatched the same day.
• An order placed on Friday, 6PM GMT+1 will be dispatched Monday.
• An order placed on Saturday will be dispatched Monday

For any questions, please contact customer support.

What shipping options are available?

We provide four types of shipping:

• EU Standard Post
• EU Express Post
• International Standard Post
• International Express Post

How are import duties / customs handled?

For all European Union destinations, all shipments are DDP - Delivered Duty Paid. This means all applicable VAT/TVA, shipping costs and customs fees are pre-paid.
You will not be charged by the courier service / post office or customs.

For all destinations outside European Union, all shipments are DDU - Delivered Duty Unpaid. This means that your country's custom service impose a VAT/TVA/Import Duty on your shipment.

I am charged VAT ?

Lab401 (ETOILE 401 SAS) is an EU-Registered entity. VAT is applicable to purchases delivered within the EU, with exceptions for VAT Registered entities. VAT is calculated at checkout. For your convenience, you can browse Lab401 with prices Including VAT and Excluding VAT.

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Delivery Protection

Is my delivery protected?

All Lab401 shipments are insured with the carrier.

We also provide an advanced insurance, Lab401 Delivery Protection.

Lab401 Delivery Protection means we remain fully responsible for the package right up to delivery. If the package is lost or damaged, the package can be resent immediately (48 business hours) upon receipt of proof.

For orders without Delivery Protection, lost or damaged packages will pass through the carrier's protocols, which can take up to 30 days.

For orders that are time-sensitive, we recommend Lab401 Delivery Protection.

Delivery Protection can be purchased at checkout easily and cheaply.