more about pin tublers

[pickninja]

yea, um CobraOne's site really confused me a lot...at first i just knew how to pick the lock and now all of a sudden im learning what the inside of a lock works and a bunch of other things about locks. i only thought there were like a few pins you had to push up while adding a turning motion. anyway my new question is "On average how many pins are usually found in any pin tumbler lock?" (Door, padlocks...)

[mr lockpickman]

i'm not a locksmith or anything but i find about 5 pins are found on your average pin tumbler.

i would advise you to find out how locks work, it took me a long time to learn how to pick a lock

i tried for about a 5days without knowing how a lock works (not knowing exactly)-----then i decided to find out about the inside of a lock.........then i picked a lock the same day

finding out how a lock works is something you NEED! to know to understand how picking works properly

i am trying to find out about all types of locks i can find

you can find information on the internet on.....

http://jugglingwithfire.co.uk/management/picking/picking.htm
(and many more sites)

or you can take a lock appart? it's up to you

[CitySpider]

To be absolutely clear: there are five PAIRS of pins. Five bottom pins, and five top pins.

I always advocate not touching a pick before you know exactly how a lock works. I don't think I've ever been to "CobraOne's site," though, so I can't tell you if that's a good place to learn.

[pickninja]

oh, well is it weird that i picked a lock before knowing how it works? cuz i figured this was like a cool thing to do so i tried it and was able to open a master lock (padlock) in less than a day

[CitySpider]

No, it's not weird. I didn't say you couldn't pick a lock without knowing how one works. As a matter of fact, Joe Nobody with two paperclips could pick a low-quality wafer lock on his first try. But when you get to anything with any quality, even a Kwikset or a Master Lock that isn't keyed horribly, you'll have much more success if you know how you're doing what you're doing.