Why cant i pick this number 1?! haha

[Jeta]

I cant get the last pin up to save my life on a masterlock #1 lol. its like it wont budge, it is pretty old so i guess theres a possibility that its just rusty or somethin, but i dont think thats it. im mostly using a diamond pick, what pick would be best for getting the back one up?

[josh0094]

couple of things i do in this case:

1) lube the lock. some time of light oil

2) get every pin u can with the half diamond. then take the hook and SPP the last one that u cant get.

[gotta]

If it's a short pin and you've got the first 3 picked, you'll probably need a hook pick. If the pin won't move at all, soak it with some Tri-Flow or your favorite lube and give it a few smacks on the bench. Before picking again, I use a feeler pick (usually a broken pick that I've smoothed) and make sure I have pin movement on each pin back to front. You should hear each pin snap down. Good luck!

[raimundo]

Jeta is new, he may still have that idea that its all about forcing the pins as high as possible and holding them there with heavy tension. its not.

[dougfarre]

Thats interesting you say that rai, because when teaching new pickers, that is the exact thing i see done the most.

[poor paperclip picker]

while this might be a bit off topic, it has to do with pin problems, in my schlage doorknob (its not in use, its just the knob, no door), I have picked it before, but now when I try to pick it, i get one pin set, but when i set the next binded pin, it unsets the first pin. I try picking in the order when I first picked the lock, but this still happens, also I have used various amounts of tension also.
Any pointers?

Thanks
ps here is the link to the topic that i started about it, it gives a bit of info on the lock.http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=24986