Never picked in my life

[zeke79]

If it is a BEST brand lock then it is likely on a commercial or institutional building. These are 6 or 7 pin and consist of a control and operating shear line. My advice is if it is not your lock then do not try to pick it. If it is your lock then go buy a kwikset double sided deadbolt and sit the best lock to the side for a bit until you get more practice in.

[DJLeys]

In a way it's my lock, its actually the lock on my dorm room I was just messing around with, and I have no money to go out and buy a lock

[zeke79]

Well, we are all of the same opinion here when it comes to picking locks you do not own. Just do not do it. Just my advice as I said though. The lock you are working on is a tough lock. You have 2 shear lines as I said before to work out, an operation and a control shear line which is going to make it that much more difficult for you. Dig around your dorm and see if you can scratch up an extra 5 dollars and pick up a Master #3 if you are on a tight budget. It is one of the best starter locks out there .

[Mad Mick]

May be a silly question, but are you also using a tension wrench? I haven't seen any mention of one so far...

[illusion]

wow.. I never thought to ask that

that would be a dead-cert reason for the difficulty if so... James Bond style

[Mad Mick]

I just thought that the 'never picked in my life' could be a hint...

[DJLeys]

yea, I did enough research to know how I need to use a tension wrench, so to answer the question, yes I am using one(but probably not very good)

[Buggs41]

If money is that tight, forget about lock picking right now. Get all you can out of that education you are currently pursuing. We will still be here after you earn your first 100K. ( Just rember, we will be needing some extra cash. )





And, no that is not a typo above. ( Blackwave remberance. )


Buggs

[digital_blue]

And, no that is not a typo above. ( Blackwave remberance. )

[Greyflex]

You say you bought the jackknife set cuz it was cheap? But you can't afford a practice lock? You can buy a padlock for two dollars.. a Kwikset deadbolt for 13 dollars, or so.... How much did your lockpicks cost? I hope you aren't majoring in economics.... what a waste of tuition.

[illusion]

a cheapo padlock will do you, but a deadbolt cylinder's easier.

at the end of the day it's up to you.. the better quality, and different locks you buy will allow you to learn more about lockpicking. Then again if you want to stick on bare-basic pin-tumblers then why not! There are however so many different locks to choose from, when you get your first one open you will likely want to move to something more exciting.

I would buy a cylinder for a deadbolt, and just get it overand done with personaly - you'll end up doing it eventualy anyway

[Greyflex]

Trying to learn on a high security deadbolt with all pins in it, even if it was your lock, would probably just cause you grief. After finding this site, I read the MIT guide, made my own picks, then bought a Kwikset. I thought I would be able to pick this lock easily... well, it is a good thing for me that you can easily take out pins from a kwikset! Picking your first pin tumbler may not be easy, even if you have real picks! I am glad I got the Kwikset, and there is definitely a good reason so many people on this site recommend it for beginners.

I spent three nights working my way up to all five pins. But learning this way works. After learning in this fashion, I opened my first Schlage (with all pins in it) in 5 minutes. Still haven't tried any high security stuff, yet. But I put in a bid on an American padlock, earlier tonight. Wish me luck. :/

[illusion]

good luck