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 by Creaky Cactus » 20 Apr 2013 12:28
I did it! I picked my five pin practice lock for the very first time! YES!  The Cactus - Picking since 2013-04-06
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by easy-e » 20 Apr 2013 13:03
Congrats! What is next on your list?
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by MrAnybody » 20 Apr 2013 13:54
Nice one, Creaky! Big congrats. Now the addiction takes a hold  DISCLAIMER: Reader may posit an understanding of what was written, while this may not coincide with the intended meaning of what is read. Use of brain is required. One size fits all, and may contain traces of gibberish
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by GWiens2001 » 20 Apr 2013 14:21
Yeah, he's hooked!  Congratulations. Gordon Just when you finally think you have learned it all, that is when you learn that you don't know anything yet.
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by Creaky Cactus » 20 Apr 2013 17:44
WOOT! Part II
To celebrate my picking my first 5-pin, I went to the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore and bought another cylinder. I got a crusty looking Kwikset for a quarter and... I PICKED IT.
WOOT! For the first time, I SPP'ed a lock that I have never seen before!
I feel GREAT! My personal rules dictate that in order to claim victory over a challenge, I have to do it twice.
SCORE!
What's next? Dunno.
I've got six Kwikset cylinders that I got out of door knobs so I could salvage their springs and pins, I' could put them back together and pick them.
I've also got two Schlage cylinders that I've been working with.
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by Raymond » 20 Apr 2013 19:41
Congratulations! Now you know the feel of a small personal success.  Just feel the power flowing through your veins and nerves. Nothing is foolproof to a talented fool. Wisdom is not just in determining how to do something, but also includes determining whether it should be done at all.
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by fgarci03 » 20 Apr 2013 19:47
Congrats CC! It's an awesome feeling! I remember it SOO well! Now I want to know your next successes aswell Go ahead, keep plugging away, picking on me! You will end up on bypass or with rigor mortise.
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by Creaky Cactus » 22 Apr 2013 19:59
I gotta share!
... and since I think it would be tacky to start another thread... I'll post it here.
I have proven to myself that I have made my first breakthrough.
Tonight I sat down and pinned up four different Kwikset knob cylinders that I have never picked, with four different keys and picked them all while watching TV tonight.
It wasn't pretty... but I got the job done.
Practice... practice... practice...
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by Taubin » 12 Jun 2013 20:47
That's awesome congrats! I'm waiting on my first set of picks and practice locks to come in, I can't wait! I've been reading and rereading everything I can on here in anticipation. And I just realized I replied to an old topic, I'm so sorry  Just a newbie here to learn. Don't mind my overly stupid questions 
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