the one that got away

by **smile** » 29 Jan 2006 18:22

hi , i love lock picking and have had great sucesses picking many locks but i came across a 5 pin cylinder the other day and i really struggled to pick it ,in the end i scaled the garage and picked the euro on the patio doors. i,ll now shame myself and tell you the cylinder lock was a zone they are a cheap lock but have a spool pin in every chamber .
i class this as my first real failure as it was a lock i should have picked
i would love to hear of some of your fails or nearly fails as i think you learn a lot from them ,and they make interesting reading .cheers.

by **unbreakable** » 29 Jan 2006 20:37

Wow

If it was all spools, no wonder it was impossible!! Don't feel too bad!

Personally, there's one little, five pin padlock that I own that I cannot get. :evil:

I can shim it, but can't pick it because of the small and difficultly shaped keyway. :evil:

Unbreakable

by **mrsirmrman** » 29 Jan 2006 22:40

One of my firsts was a 5 pin master lock. By pure luck I picked it open once!!! I try it daily for about 5-20 minutes then give up until the next sunrise. Some day.... soon maybe?

by **Raccoon** » 30 Jan 2006 7:48

I have a lot of trouble with the old locks at my apartment complex. The deadbolts are a snap to open, less than 15 seconds... but the key-in-knobs are horrible! I finally figured out my own door, but my neighbor's is still giving me trouble. I think the older and more rattly a doorknob, the harder it is to pick.

by **Keyring** » 30 Jan 2006 8:58

I finally figured out my own door, but my neighbor's is still giving me trouble.

Don't want to be judgmental as you may have had valid reasons, but the bald statement above gives a very bad impression about this forum to the casual reader.

by **smile** » 31 Jan 2006 5:58

Raccoon wrote:I have a lot of trouble with the old locks at my apartment complex. The deadbolts are a snap to open, less than 15 seconds... but the key-in-knobs are horrible! I finally figured out my own door, but my neighbor's is still giving me trouble. I think the older and more rattly a doorknob, the harder it is to pick.

i was given a tri circle 6 pin padlock on my first training course i had so much hassle trying to open this lock i began to think it was impossible ,then i got myself
an h.p.c electro pick. with a little pratice i learned to open that lock in 5 seconds and through the confidence this gave me i learned to pick and rake the sucker.

by **Chrispy** » 31 Jan 2006 7:32

Keyring wrote:
I finally figured out my own door, but my neighbor's is still giving me trouble.

Don't want to be judgmental as you may have had valid reasons, but the bald statement above gives a very bad impression about this forum to the casual reader.

Seconded.

by **Knows-Picker** » 31 Jan 2006 9:28

Ya, I would deffinatly have put in there some where that with his permision you were picking his lock. I hope it was with his permision. And that of course is the verbal, or out loud, permision. The understood permision doesn't stand up so well in court. Don't pick other peoples locks, that is like picking some one else's nose. Not cool. But if your friend is like" I got a nose you can pick!" then thats a different, truley gross story that needs to stay out of these forums.I for one totally oppose the nose pornography and won't listen to this filth any more!!!!

by **illusion** » 31 Jan 2006 9:33

I for one totally oppose the nose pornography and won't listen to this filth any more!!!!

You leave me and my fetishes out of this!

by **Knows-Picker** » 31 Jan 2006 9:33

on a completely seperate note. I too have a lock that plauges me daily. I have a uhaul lock that I bought for a storage shed I rented for less than a month. The package said pick resistant, and I laughed, as I have seen this 100 times before.

This one wasn't funny.

It is one of the round silver locks that is made to resemble the buffulo high security lock. It just says uhaul on it. You would think that it wouldn't be a problem. 4 and a half years later and only one sucsessful pick EVER. That was in the first month. Now it is an exercise in futility, but I try everyday non-the-less. It is my moby dick.

by **devildog** » 31 Jan 2006 9:39

Suggestion: drench it in lubricant, then try :wink:

WD-40 works great for this, just make sure you put something better on it later.

by **smile** » 31 Jan 2006 10:06

i love these stories keep um coming

by **Kevo** » 31 Jan 2006 19:37

The lock on my back door is insane! I try and try but nothing happens. It is pretty old and has been out in the weather for a long time. it is kind of rusty and has seen better days. I dont really consider it a failure though. You should see me try to open it even with the key. It is harder than picking some locks. Yea, it is pretty jacked up.

by **eric343** » 31 Jan 2006 19:53

unbreakable wrote:Wow

If it was all spools, no wonder it was impossible!! Don't feel too bad!

I have five or six cheap no-name mortice cylinders with all spool pins. The trick is raking the hell out of them using light torque. Takes about two minutes.

by **devildog** » 31 Jan 2006 20:04

I have two words for you that when combined will prove their deadly effectiveness almost every time: 'WD-40' and 'Bogotas'

Ok, ok! If you INSIST on 100% effectiveness then I only have one word for you: 'Dewalt' :twisted: