i just picked my first lock!

[cL4y]

im so proud,i don't know why im posting about it,but i just picked a 6 pin tumbler.I did it 3 times,once with a hook,once with a ball,and once with a straight pick(i think its a feeler pick).i just did the 1 pin,then 2 pins,and so on,all the way to 6 pins.

[illusion]

Dude, nice job.

Please reduce the size of your sig since it is too big. Read the rules for further info.

[cL4y]

OHHHH not again! mt first sig was too big,and now this one is too big also!

dang!

ah well.Thanks for the heads-up illusion.

[picksmith]

Nice job, now switch the pins around and do it again.

[Gundanium]

Good job man, all about practice, but yeah like they say, take the pins out switch them around and practice different techniques. Once you are able to lifter pick (individuals) you'll have a good understanding and can rake, try this method. Use a half diamond bit rake, use a combo of raking the pins (like scrubbing layers off the pins little by little) and lifter pick with the rake aswell.

[ThE_MasteR]

Good job man, all about practice, but yeah like they say, take the pins out switch them around and practice different techniques. Once you are able to lifter pick (individuals) you'll have a good understanding and can rake, try this method. Use a half diamond bit rake, use a combo of raking the pins (like scrubbing layers off the pins little by little) and lifter pick with the rake aswell.

BTW, is it always cold in Alaska ? Man sometimes I needed to pick a lock for someone outside and man my finger where icy..

[Kaotik]

Not really sure never been there, I guess it depends on ones tolerant to coldness.

I live in Texas (US), and I spent a month in Sabatus Maine from Nov.21-Dec.21 on an out of state job call, there they had 5 feet of snow and temp was 6 below and i was outside working in a tank top and shorts... everyone from there was looking at me as if I had lost my mind, but it wasn't cold to me. LoL

[cL4y]

yeh ill do that soon,its really easy to change the pins,all you need is an allen key to change them around.

thanks guys.

[Golfer]

its going to be hard for me to practice as much as I would like to with my new peterson set since I have the bumpking on its way

[Wolfman]

Not really sure never been there, I guess it depends on ones tolerant to coldness.

I live in Texas (US), and I spent a month in Sabatus Maine from Nov.21-Dec.21 on an out of state job call, there they had 5 feet of snow and temp was 6 below and i was outside working in a tank top and shorts... everyone from there was looking at me as if I had lost my mind, but it wasn't cold to me. LoL

People in Maine looked at you like you were crazy because They know that even if you dont FEEL cold, extended exposure to extream cold has some bad effects.

Did you work outside ALL DAY or just quickly?


I lived in maine for 6 years. On a bet I spent a half hour outside in a blizzard in my boxer shorts... I'll admit, It was cold. It was downright freezing. But I got $10

[RockInBlack]

Nice job, now switch the pins around and do it again.

Is there any way to re-pin a lock with pins like this:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a77/OldRustedSecrets/IMG.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a77/OldRustedSecrets/IMG2.jpg

This is what the lock looks like all put together.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a77/OldRustedSecrets/Picking001_0001.jpg

[Octillion]

RockInBlack, that's a cheapo wafer lock. Cheap single sided wafer locks are pretty common on furniture and various inexpensive items, and generally are very easy to pick by just raking across the wafers. It's not going to be easy to rekey it without damaging it, and to be honest, isn’t worth it. It's likely easy for you to open because it is an easy lock to pick, regardless of its keying.

[globallockytoo]

Better yet....get someone else to repin the lock so that you dont know the combination and then try picking again....