i cant do it

[triman247]

Nope. I get good luck with master locks. Maybe you should read as much as you can about them Search. Um MIT guide open when you try it so you can follow along with the simple step by step instructions. It makes picking FUN! Maybe you could even try the How stuff works site. Their page on picking has illustrations which are helpful.

Also just keep trying. ANd another thing that helps is if you keep your patience. if your not patient, you'll never open a lock. Try for a while, then take a break. Try again, and take a break.


triman

[ziptie007]

I just got my lock pick set and now i can open proboly 5 of my #5 master locks in about 3 minutes. i'm using the hook and have not been raking. I like it alot better. I'm working from the back to the front and it seems to be working for me. I still have some problems with some other #5's but i'll get them down too.i tryed using my home made hook again and it doesnt even compare to using a actual lock pick. so good luck.....but i still can't pick a #17

[Knows-Picker]

master #3,#5,#7....those were the good old days..... once you have those, try to get on the simple spool pin master, I reccomend a 140....not too difficult, but good enough to make you use spool pin tech. for a while....good luck.

[gi cannonfodder]

I just picked a 140 today, first lock with spool pins, well actually my first lock other than my prictice one with 3 pins in it. really wasnt bad. you can probably expect to find about 2 or 3 spool pins in it though.

What would you suggest for the next lock for me to practice with?

[Gordon Airporte]

What would you suggest for the next lock for me to practice with?

If you want to stick with padlocks I say a Brinks - either a brass 5 pin or their shrouded padlock, which has serrated drivers as well as spools. Availabe at finer Wal-Marts everywhere.
For a mortice lock maybe a Schlage from the hardware store. It probably won't have spools though.

[Plazma]

Im sure this has already been stated numerous times but it is so important that it cannot possibly hurt to mention again:

Tension wrench pressure is one of the single most important facts when picking locks. One thing I have found when I get stuck on a lock is that 99.999% of the time my tension wrench pressure is to great.. so i reset the pins and try again.

[clayton1123]

rakes can be made with a dremel and hacksaw blade, but if you're to lazy, simply order one here...... http://southord.com/lockpicking.htm .....
They are only a 1.50 U.S. which is REALLY cheap.

[LockNewbie21]

I have a master number three.. by far the easiest i have ever picked.. considering the when its decoded its abuot hte simplest combo ever isert half diamond and turn thats it... not much help it is prolly a hi low combo like 1 7 3 8 or something like that use a very angled hook.



Andy