Picking a vertical tubular lock - HELP!

[tripleblowfish]

Hello everyone! Ive searched left and right to try and figure this out. I recently purchased a southord 7 pin tubular lock pick. I'm amazed with the results that I have done so far. Every horizontal tubular lock Ive encountered has been compromised within 10 seconds. One was 3 seconds flat! I have however, been stuck wondering about this one lock.

It is a tubular 7 pin lock with "G1" printed on the top. However, this lock is vertical. Meaning, instead of pushing forward to go into the lock, Im pushing down. I just cant seem to get it to spin open! I can move them very slightly sometimes. I havent been able to spin it completely to open though.

Is there a difference in the way the pins move in a vertical tubular lock compared to a horizontal one?

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

[unlisted]

Heh, photos?

[tballard]

um.... when the lock is in your hand the position is your choice. Otherwise, you have made a fundamental error.

[tripleblowfish]

Heres an image of one. They are so much harder to do it seems like. I can feel the pins going up and down as I move the pick.

I tried just now and got one spinning around and around until finally it wouldnt spin again. But it didnt open completely yet so I feel like its only halfway cracked. It is pretty loose though. It built up some confidence in this job!

Heres a picture of one.

[unlisted]

image fail. Host it to a image site like photobucket and post the link in a reply.

[tripleblowfish]

[unlisted]

You win- the fail prize. We don't pick locks in use, and we REALLY do not pick locks that we do not own. But you are, so, please leave

[adrenalynn]

Washing Machine Much?

[tballard]

Washing Machine Much?

I can think of lot's of other things this could be. Like a dryer. Or possibly a soap dispenser.

[unlisted]

a soap dispenser.

Soap Dispenser? Okay, I officially nominate this the



Thread!

[adrenalynn]

Rust around the left top edge of the door. I'm goin' for Washer. And fortunately not the coin box. This looks like access to the feed and switch.

So we can deduce that he lives in an apartment complex, or goes to a really old laundromat. I vote the former, just as a gut feeling.

[adrenalynn]

[Squelchtone]

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Tip1: resist the powerful urge to pick every lock you walk by with your fancy new tubular pick.

Unless you're a Coke machine service guy or a washing machine maintenance guy for an apartment complex, or a locksmith, there is no real "hack value" for hobby lockpickers to have a tool that does 90% of the picking for you.

keep it legal
Squelchtone

[lostsock]

!st thank you for not answering the question as I own a laundrymat. Second I have the same lock on a machine that I do not have a key for and not sure where the machine was bought new. What would be the best way of getting this key? email me if prefered Thanks Cory

[sfi72]

!st thank you for not answering the question as I own a laundrymat. Second I have the same lock on a machine that I do not have a key for and not sure where the machine was bought new. What would be the best way of getting this key? email me if prefered Thanks Cory

Just call a locksmith, they can come over and make you a new key.