NEWBIE HERE! NEED SOME HELP WITH DOOR LOCK!

[alexthem]

hello there ive just started practicing lockpicking 2 days ago. i opened 3 padlocks and i tried opening my front door. so i apply tension on the lock i poked around in there setting the pins down, and the lock gave way about 45 degrees. i tried putting more force on the tension wrench while im still furiously poking around and it still wouldnt budge any more. ( on the outside we have no dorrknob so its the key that opens the door when its unlocked. and im positive that im doing it the right way round in fact i tried both ways. anyone care to help me:)?

[nathane]

I'm new here also but I've learned very quickly that the response to this, and rightly so, is not to pick in use locks. Lock picking, especially when you're first starting, can cause damage to the lock and in some cases actually completely break the lock, requiring a call out to a locksmith in some cases.

The first suggestion is to get a lock that is not in use to play with. Once you do that, instead of doing the "furiously poking around" method, try going through the excercise as the following post:
viewtopic.php?t=10677

This will allow you to develop a better feel for actually picking a lock instead of lucking into opening it.

As stated - get yourself a lock (or preferably locks) to learn with properly.