pin binding

[REKCUF]

hi guys ime a nubie im booked on a locksmith course in october so ime trying to do as much research as pos.ive never picked a lock but have tried on various pin tumblers for many hours .ive explained the tecnique to some friends i thought would be ideal for lock picking but only to watch them fail .ive even incerted a couple of cheap locks in a board witch i keep on the bedside table. ive purchased 2 sets of picks a gun and a load of locks. ime not frusrated that ive not picked a lock i enjoy the challenge . right so if your still with me heres my questions, when picking a five pin tumbler why is it important to start on the back pin ? and why is it assumed that this will bind first ? If you put tension on the lock and the third pin binds first surely that would be the first pin to pick. Also, I have purchased a CD from Ebay claiming to be the lock pickers bible but all it gives you is diagrams of locks and picks which seems to be the norm on every site that I have been on, it seems to be all the same information and it seems all of the big tutorials were written years ago. Why is there thousands of pictures of picks on the internet but only two short video files? From the threads and tutorials i have read it seems that lock picking can be done in seconds but i haven't seen very much evidence of it. The evidence that i have seen of this is elusive as a UFO sighting. Please forgive my ignorance and give me feedback to quench my thirst for up to date knowledge.

[Chrispy]

First of all, welcome to LP101.

Second, your post was kinda hard to read. Try spacing out your sentences into paragraphs and keeping in mind spelling and grammar.

Third, one day you'll be trying to pick a lock and suddenly it'll just open. You'll probably have no idea what you did or how to do it again, but it's a great feeling. Just keep up the practice.

Fourth, when picking a lock, you'll lift each pin and find some bind more than others. This is the pin to start on. Once that is set, move to the next pin that seems have the most pressure on it. In theory, all the pins will bind, then set, then the lock will open.

Fifth, there are many videos on the net available for viewing. I currently have 72 videos on my PC on topics from picking to impressioning to spools to pick guns to homemade to homemaking, you name it. This site has most of them, just do a search.

Sixth, with practice and sticking to a particular lock to practice on, you can achieve almost instant opening results. I've seen a master lock (I think) picked and raked open (so, opened twice) in under 10 seconds. I've opened a deadbolt cylinder, pin picked, in about 10 seconds. The time varies with the picker and the lock. But trust me, it's out there. *X-Files theme plays.....*

Seventh, keep reading everything you can on this site, it's a mountain of knowledge. Have fun reading and happy picking.

[REKCUF]

thanx for the reply i found it exstremely amusing

[Chrispy]

[Mad Mick]

Nice username.

[digital_blue]

Chrispy, I think you missed:

8th: Probably not a good idea to try and teach your friends to pick locks before you've learned yourself.

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