whats the secret?

[horsefeathers]

Hi

Ok, I am practising with the CB pick and doing reasonably well, non-BS Unions etc going well, BS unions not bad but need more practise. Same with Invincibles and Chubbs.

But the brand I have real problems with is Avocet BS. Light pressure doesnt seem to give me any feel for resistant levers. Med pressure likewise, and heavy pressure only seems to react with two or three levers. I have even made a perspex cover so I can see what happens but I just cant get them to engage in gates. More practise I suppose, but is there a particular technique with this brand of lock I should be using?

regards

[nhughz]

I find the Avocets a bit like the Legges, only light tension needed and very easy to jump out of the anti-picks. Too much tension and you will overlift.

[bonez]

i had the same problem with avocet

i must have hit every anti pick notch time and time again,
till the moment it popped open!

it's just the feel mate but you will get that in time.


jb.

[SteveW]

Bonez is right it is just a feel thing. I would ditch the perspex cover because then you are looking at and not feeling what is hapening inside the lock...

Be at one with the lock......

You are the lock.......

There is no lock......

Job done

Cheers
Steve

[jordyh]

Bonez is right it is just a feel thing. I would ditch the perspex cover because then you are looking at and not feeling what is hapening inside the lock...

Be at one with the lock......

You are the lock.......

There is no lock......

Job done

Cheers
Steve

Lol, weird though that "the matrix way" the way is to open them.
Yay for visualising.

[horsefeathers]

i will let you know when i crack it - you will probably hear me!

regards

wayne

[SteveW]

I would not recomend 'the matrix' technique at a customers door.....

If the lock pops open, and you havn't even touched it they probably wont pay you !

[bonez]

wow steve

your good to good!!!!!

[SteveW]

If only it did work...

I keep trying and the customers just think im strange and call the police!

[illusion]

You HAVE been keeping your clothes on whilst doing the opening right Steve???

That would have them calling the police fast

[SteveW]

No

Do you think that would help!

[illusion]

It might get you booked for other services if you don't

[SteveW]

Steve shudders

[quicklocks]

well when i get to the door and say im getting my 'tool' out sometimes breaks the ice an starts a rapore with the customer. it has only failed once when i later found out they were very reglious and my off the cuff comment offended them

[panalman]

Bonez is right it is just a feel thing. I would ditch the perspex cover because then you are looking at and not feeling what is hapening inside the lock...

Be at one with the lock......

You are the lock.......

There is no lock......

Job done

Cheers
Steve

Steve is 100% correct on this one you have to get the feel for the tool which is different for every lock and only comes with hours and days of practise by fitting a clear cover to your lock denies you of this and by doing so is wasteing your time. Trust me prcatise makes perfect and the feel will only come with a lot of it and its well worth it