Beginner's Lockpicking Exercise - by digital_blue

[doggy1]

I'm off to get a yale cyclinder tomorrow, and i promise not to say i've
opened a yale front door lock
I did find the bird cyclinder lock easy and thank you for keeping a eye out
for any mistakes i might make as a n00b.

[Aquakidd13]

If there was a forum search, it would help people find forums, currently I dont think there is a search, Is there?

[Schuyler]

If there was a forum search, it would help people find forums, currently I dont think there is a search, Is there?

search.php

There's a button right underneath the "Lock Picking 101" heading at the top of each page.

[digital_blue]

As good a place as any to ask about a search button, I suppose.

db

[Aquakidd13]

idk wtf was wrong with me earlier.. i couldnt see anything i guess, and heres a question about a lock, its a master lock no.3, why is this lock, to me nearly un pickable, or very hard to pick, i have only picked it 3 times

[Schuyler]

idk wtf was wrong with me earlier.. i couldnt see anything i guess, and heres a question about a lock, its a master lock no.3, why is this lock, to me nearly un pickable, or very hard to pick, i have only picked it 3 times

no worries on not catching it before Your question will be better noticed if you ask it in the appropriate forum, however. Go back to the index and check in with either "Questions" or "Locks." I think either of those would be fairly appropriate places to ask. However, you'll probably want to supply a little more information, such as what methods you have tried. Are you single pin picking or raking it? What tools are you using, or what have you noticed is effective/uneffective?

With a master lock #3, I'd say keep practicing, but someone else may have better, specific advice, especially if you explain how you pick. It may be something as simple as a flaw in your method. The more specific you are the more specific your answers will be.

And! You see db's post up there? Click on his signature and you'll start a grand tour of these awesome forums. It's a great resource you've found here. When you get the hang of the navigation and the appropriate places for different things you'll get the most out of it.

Welcome to LP101! And good luck picking.

[Mememe]

For those of you that have tried DB's exercise and still have trouble identifying individual pins you can modify the pin placement slightly. In stage two, instead of inserting pins side by side in the first two positions, put the second pin into position 3 leaving position 2 blank. This gives you a bigger gap between pins which should help to identify them easier. The next stage would be to have pins in positions 1; 3; & 5.

I know when I started off first it was all stab & jab with a lot of blind luck to get a lock to pop. It was only after I focused pin by pin that I improved.

[Shrub]

Ok ok shoot me now if im repeating this as i havent actually read all of this thread,

If you want to make sure your on the right pin you can place your pick at the side of the key and simply useing a marker pen mark lines on your pick where the pins are goign to be, place your pick tip on the firts cut of the key and place a mark on the pick where the shoulder is, next place the tip of your pick on the second cut of the key and mark where the shoulder is, carry on until you have all the cuts marked,

When you get better rub the pick clean and then go from there,

Again sorry if its already been said,

[digital_blue]

I suppose there's no harm in pinning the lock "every other pin", at least at first, though I still favour putting the pins beside each other. This is obviously a more accurate representation of a real-world situation. Learning to pick pins that are spaced out will give you *some* new information, but not to the extent that I'd like.

Shrubs tip is a good one. I also don't remember if I've mentioned that trick in the thread at all, but putting the markings on the sides of the pick to correspond with the pin spacing is hugely helpful for beginners. By doing this, you can have visual confirmation that you are directly under a pin, therefor the physical feedback you receive will mean something to you.

Give it a try. It's worth it.

db

[ROC]

It's a shame that no noob will ever find the thread by themselves. They'll have to ask "What's the bext way to learn to pick? (Or should it be "wots tha best wey to lern to pik?") and then we'll have to direct them here anyway.

But, all in all, good guide Db.

nope. i found this myself.

[digital_blue]

LOL. Good for you ROC. Glad ya did.

Cheers,

db

[the master e]

great exercise Ty very much

[digital_blue]

Cheers.

[hurri]

nice one db..

[digital_blue]

Thanks.