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doors locked, picked but it wont unlock

Having read the FAQ's you are still unfulfilled and seek more enlightenment, so post your general lock picking questions here.
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Postby zeke79 » 22 Oct 2006 19:10

Shrub wrote:And yet you still did it?

:?


Could we expect any less than that :lol: ?
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Postby d_goldsmith » 23 Oct 2006 2:44

Hey Rom,

Thanks for explaining how they work. I stared at the one on lockpicks.com for a while wondering how it kept the pins up, didn't even think about it just spinning it real fast. Will they work in either direction? Do you take the spring off and turn it around to go another direction, or do you maybe have to by one for each direction?
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Postby melvin2001 » 23 Oct 2006 3:58

you actually kind of "wind" it first... so you just wind it opposite the direction you want it to spin so the spring tension builds, then press the button to release a burst of plug spinning fury.
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Postby toufu » 23 Oct 2006 4:13

Shrub wrote:
toufu wrote:lol yeah i see that a lot around here


And yet you still did it?

:?

lol its a guess room, theres not even a key for that door
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Postby burchlockkey » 23 Oct 2006 15:00

If you do not have a Plug Spinner, you can stuff kite spring in the keyway to hold the pins up while you turn the plug. Locks usually pick easiest to the locked position so this simple trick might come in handy.
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