Help im new

[maldotcom2]

I have a homemade torque wrench i put it in and apply torque i push up the pins but the just freely spring back(its my first lock.... a padlock) Please help

Thanks

[salzi684]

If all of the pins feel springy after putting tension on the plug you might not be putting enough tension on the plug to overcome the spring that returns the plug to its neutral position that is on some padlocks. Try applying more tension, but not too much, and let us know how it goes. What padlock are you trying to pick?

[WhiteHat]

I have a homemade torque wrench i put it in and apply torque i push up the pins but the just freely spring back(its my first lock.... a padlock) Please help

Hi, and welcome to the the board.... again...

just one stupid question.. again..: are you using a pick as well as a tension wrench?

and: have you read the MIT guide?

also, Please try not to duplicate your posts in different threads:

http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?p=20082

Cheers!
WhiteHat

[maldotcom2]

Well somewhat im using a needle

and im picking a lock wood

and what is u plug

[David_Parker]

A plug is the thing that you're putting your picks and tension wrench into. Also known as a cylinder.

Stop using a needle, and get some hacksaw blades and make some picks, I doubt you're going to go anywhere with a safety pin/whatever you're using. You sound about 13, and I doubt your hand co-ordination has settled in...but at least you're still practicing!

-Dave.

[salzi684]

I don't have any experience with lock wood padlocks but I know some of the guys from Australia do. If I remember correctly they are a harder lock to pick and do contain security pins. You might want to find something a little easier to start out with.

[Luke]

No security pins in standard lockwood.. and you sound younger than 13 - im 13 and at least i can spell and type - no offence seriously. Some people are so used to using "internet talk" and they dont realise that this is a place of grammer and spelling and keep at it, lockwoods are not usually hard. Although some are a , high low high low high low. The only lockwood i have come accross with spool pins is mine and i put a couple in only 1 lock so dont be afraid no security pins will ail you just read and read and read and pick and pick and practice then repear.
(wash rinse and repeat. Always repeat.)
Cheers,
Luke

[maldotcom2]

Actually im 14
and i do use internet talk a lot

all my pins are even there all in a straight row
ive tried heaps of torque and even just a little torque but nothing works
it feels as is theres some sort of safety that stops the cylinder from turning and putting tension on the pins.

[WhiteHat]

What's the number on the side of the padlock?

don't get too depressed about it - I've yet to pick a lockwood at all ( I've got a 120/40 padlock (same as technik's in the "mounting locks" thread and a replacement cylinder that Marso gave me (he couldn't pick it either).

[salzi684]

If you find a link to a picture of the exact lock or the model number of the lock you are trying to pick it would be of great help when trying to answer your questions. A needle that has not been modified is not what I consider to be a lock picking tool and purchasing a set of lockpicks or making a set would be of great help to you. This set would be a great place to start http://www.lockpicks.com/product.asp?0=204&1=217&3=270 but if you don't have that kind of money a smaller set will work just fine.

Also, do you have a key to this lock? If so make sure the lock works before trying to pick it. Flushing out the lock with some sort of spray teflon/silicone lubricant will more than likely help out alot if the plug does not move smothly when opening the lock with the key and it will more than likely make the lock easier to pick. It does not look as if you have read the MIT guide to lock picking (I am assuming this because if you had I would imagine that you would know what a plug is.) and reading it was what made it so many people on this site, including myself, were able to pick our first lock. The article on howstuffworks.com is also something I would recomend looking at because it has some animations of how a key works in a lock and this will help you to visualize what is going on.

MIT guide: http://www.gregmiller.net/locks/mitguide/
How stuff works: http://home.howstuffworks.com/lock-picking.htm

[maldotcom2]

Theres no number

its a lockwood-Australia if that helps?

[WhiteHat]

not really...

how many pins?

[maldotcom2]

I dont think i can order picks from overseas seeing as im only 14 and living in australia where there illegal

ill just have to make them

[maldotcom2]

i think thers only 4 pins

[maldotcom2]

its a relatively new lock pretty shiny i dont thing its a build up of gunk thats stopping the cylinder
its like theres another pin hidden somewhere but then again how can i see it if the first pin wont even stay down
it does open with a key