Frustrated

[novice99]

I'm able to pick most 4 pin locks reasonably quickly, but I recently bought a Master 40dpf and it's giving me fits. What's more frustrating is that there's a video on youtube of someone opening one of these with pretty much any old pick. Has master recently added some anti-pick driver pins to these locks?

[lock2006]

Your first posting and been frustraed about picking Master 40, ofcourse you will be frustrated
it takes time to feel,when the pins set
first you must learn about securiy pins,how they work
and one thing you must learn is NOT TO GET FRUSTRATED because once you get frustrated
you won't be able to pick any lock
you must learn that,it will take some times just practice and practice and practice
it will come to you,there is some good info here about locks ok
i hope this helps.


http://cdn.makezine.com/make/lsiguide.pdf

[cyrano138]

Grrrr. I've been picking for a few months now and doing pretty well with it. Yesterday I spent six hours trying to pick a lock I'd opened dozens of times before in less then five minutes. What can I say? Don't let it get to you; sometimes, once you've ruled out defects in the lock or picks that is, it's just not your day. Go for a walk, take some deep breaths, relax, and go back to it tomorrow. It will come eventually.

Jack

[soundwave5150]

The fact I rarely get frustrated and patiently continue with something until it is finished is actually the main reason I started looking into lock-picking It's important not to succumb to what I call 'Inanimate object rage'.

[valeguy]

If any of you are like me, and suffer from pretty severe inanimate object rage (I even have a broken ps3 controller on hand to throw around instead of my working one.. yes I have a playstation problem) the best solution is digital_blue's habitual behavior #6 : have locks you know you can pick at hand so when things aren't working out you can reassure yourself by quickly opening a few of those

[novice99]

Thanks for all the great advice. I'm now able to pick the thing, but still not repeatedly. Sometimes it's a minute or two, sometimes it's an hour. It's a great challenge for me.

[cyrano138]

Just a final thought from a fellow beginner: the difference between picking it sometimes in a few minutes and sometimes in a few hours is awareness. If you just absentlmindedly poke around inside the lock while you're watching TV, you won't really move past that inconsistent type of picking. If you focus on what you're doing and stay analytical, you'll learn from each picking experience. Make sure you don't just pick them but take them apart afterwards, as well. You can learn and awful lot about why you were struggling with a lock by looking at the guts.

Jack