Breaking locks

[LightJedi]

Hi,
I want to learn about locks in "real-life", so I want to brake apart those locks:
http://img484.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03563py.jpg

can I do it? how?

thank you

[illusion]

What do you mean by "breaking"?

If mean take apart you can do it easily with the Euro profile cylinder.

You could make a cutaway of those padlocks so you can see the springs.

I might find you some links in a sec for what you need

[LightJedi]

Euro profile cylinder? which one of them is an euro profile cylinder?
(by the way, can you tell me the names of those locks? do you have a guide about that?)

thank you

[Fah_Cue]

the middle one is the euro profile cylinder if iam correct and the others are just normal padlocks
viewtopic.php?t=9384&highlight=
*Edit added link*

[LightJedi]

Do I have to use the bike rim? what can I use instead of the bike rim?

[illusion]

the middle one is known as a Euro profile cylinder

the other two are standard padlocks.

what is meant by 'bike rim'?

[LightJedi]

It says there: "bike rim spoke also 2mm"

[Fah_Cue]

well i gess you can use anything thats 2mm that looks like this
http://ehoster.pl/michal/final-effect.jpg

[illusion]

ohhhh.. I get you!

[LightJedi]

err, ok I watched the movie,
Now... he just pulled out few pins - why? why do you call it a practice lock?

tnx

p.s: I don't want to open a new topic about it, so - I'm cheacking the prices of the picks in lockpickshop.com, and I saw those picks:
http://www.lockpickshop.com/p-PXS-14.html

Why are they so cheap? when http://www.lockpickshop.com/p-MPXS-14.html <--- those are 10$ more?

[Shrub]

Click on the link on my sig line,

Read the mit guide and everything else thats there, you will be enlightend.

Welcome to the real world, some places sell things cheeper than others, you will have to check if one includes taxes etc or delivery in the price.

[LightJedi]

ok.


so if I got it right - the PXS-14 is less comfortable for the fingers?

[Fah_Cue]

err, ok I watched the movie,
Now... he just pulled out few pins - why? why do you call it a practice lock?

you practice setting pins. say put 2 pins in try and pick it. then move on to more.

[illusion]

The best way to do it...

When I began I got up to four pins, and then one day I couldn't do it and moved down to 2 pins again... Make sure you get this basic stuff down because it wil cover your back later, and you will rely largely on the skills this teaches you to pick any types of lock.

This takes time, so make sure you put in loads of effort to learn this well to begin with so you've got a solid starting block to move up from.