Lock wont open, any help appriciated.

[Mr.Smith]

MY first "lock i picked was a wafer lock, but that doesnt count cause all i did was push down all the pins at once and turned the tension wrench lol. My second lock is the one im having trouble with its a padlock. 6 pin, i can hear all the pins "click" but lock wont open, when i let off on the tension wrench i hear 6 clicks again with the pins resetting. Any ideas what i might be doing wrong?

If need be i can post a pic or two of the lock.

[bonez]

you just need to practice bud.maybe try a 5 pin or low security lock?
and keep the tension light,try the search at the top.

[dodgechargerrt30]

well i can only think of one thing your applying too much tension when you set all of the pins your goal is not to push them all the way up that will still block the lock from opening but if you apply light pressure and pick the lock gently then it should work...unless you have security pins in it and the pins are falsely setting sorry if i was no help

[digital_blue]

I suspect you are getting false sets on the pins. This occurs when you either push a pin stack too far and the key pin crosses the shear line, or you have not pushed a pin stack far enough and the driver pin is still crossing the shear line.

If your only experience with lockpicking prior to this has been a wafer lock, you may be a little over your head just yet with a 6 pin. I'd suggest setting it aside in your "haven't picked yet" pile and moving on to something a bit simpler for the time being.

Once your skills have improved, go back to it and have another go.

Good luck, and happy picking!

db

[sl_aus]

Click here I've lost count how many time I've read this.

[devnill]

I am farily new to Lockpicking myself, but i would have to say that the best thing that helped me improve (besides the obvious practice) is the practice excercises at the back of the MIT. They really helped me learn to 'see' the lock from the inside, and to be able to understand what i am doing to each pin.