From “S.L.” (3/09): “Having read this article, I decided to stop by the Master Lock section on my next Home Depot visit. I ended up getting a slightly larger version (part #8119D) than the one tested.

My InsiderCombination locks aren't new, of course, but they have come a long way since the rotary dials of your high-school lockers and the classic Master lock. Today, locks use high-tech ...

My buddy bought a combination padlock at a garage sale. It was made by Master Lock, and was the model with the stainless-steel case with a black dial and white numbers ranging from 0 to 39.

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Master Lock gives its locks a 1-to-10 security rating displayed on its packaging, and the locks he tested were all rated 3. "The moral is pretty simple," he says.

First, let’s start with combination locks. A standard Master-brand combination lock has 40 numbers on a wheel. It’s unlocked by turning the dial to the first number, second, then third.

That’s what Master Lock has done, with its new dialSpeed lock. Although the retro grouch in some of us may find it a bit overdone, it does offer a couple of useful features.

Forgot your Master lock combo? Or want some incentive to not use a Master padlock? There’s a website for that. The video above from Samy Kamar shows how you can crack any Master combination lock ...

“Master Lock, not so much,” said Johnson, 56, who hails from Fairfax County, Virginia. “You get what you pay for,” he warned, conceding that some of the company’s higher-end locks work well.

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