Basic question on pin tumbler locks

[Chaosut]

I'm very new to all this stuff, but i browsed over the MIT guide to lockpicking because i don't have great patience. But i'm slihglty confused with two things and i'd greatly appreciate it if anyone could help me out.
1) I understand how a key open a pin tumbler lock, but i'm a bit confused how lock picking can still work (mostly with binding pins and how the plug turning works through picking a lock)
2) When picking a pin tumbler lock, one pin at a time, do you just start from the back pin to the closest, or do you have to find the pin that's binding most?
Thanks for your time

[linty]

i don't mean to sound like a jerk, even though i'm sure i will.
if you don't have the patience to read the guide you don't have the patience to learn to pick locks

[cL4y]

Harsh linty,harsh.

I start from the front,and unless your picking locks you have not picked before,then finding the binding pin doesn't matter that much (well at least not to me).

I do SPP (single pin picking) all the time,and hardly ever rake.

[f0ku5]

1) It works because no lock is manufactured perfectly. The pin chambers are slightly off. That means that one pin blocks the lock from turning before the others do when put under tension. That means generally
2) ...you have to find the pin binding most. And you can do this by touching the pins from front to back... or back to front.

That said, I'm not sure my answers are of great help to you. Linty was on point with what he said I think. You don't need a lot to become a good picker but you do need patience (don't want to sound rude either).

[Bud Wiser]

There are some great video illustrations that demonstrate what is happening inside the lock as you pick, bind, set, and turn the cylinder. It's been posted a number of times, sorry don't have it handy, but it would help you if you can see what is happening with these illustrations so they are definitely worth searching for unless some other good Samaritan will come forth and provide a link. I think in this case it would be a good idea to make you search for it. Not trying to be mean at all, but patience and discipline both play big roles in lock picking too

[Chaosut]

Thanks for the help everyone, alot. A video would be cool and helpful, that's a good idea, i'll search the forums . Yous are right about the patience part, i guess i'll need to work on that. Thanks

[Gordon Airporte]

Thanks for the help everyone, alot. A video would be cool and helpful, that's a good idea, i'll search the forums . Yous are right about the patience part, i guess i'll need to work on that. Thanks

Hey, just your willingness to search before posting makes up for a lot .

[wil]

i did some snooping around and found a pretty straightforward and easy to understand video illustration of how picking can work on howstuffworks.com...

here's the link.

hope this helps.

[freakparade3]

Do you not have patience as in you get mad and throw what you are working on, or as in you lose interest fast because of boredom? If you get mad this sport is definately not for you. If you get bored fast try picking while you watch tv. As far as the MIT guide goes, you can learn alot from it. Why not print if off and read it on the toilet? It's the perfect reading chair and free of other distractions.