First Lock Picked

[pauly003]

I picked my first lock last night
It was a standard 5 pin cylinder, a cheap copy of a Weiser. After dissasembling it i managed to pick all 5 pins after about 5 hours of practice, starting with just 2 pins, then gradually moved on to all 5. I haven't recieved my pick set yet so guess what i used.....a BOBBY PIN. It was a real pain at first, but after heating it up and bending it just right it worked quite well. I hope starting out with a tool like that will make things all the more easy when my real picks arrive. I got a bunch of old used locks from a lock shop for free, so i have lots to practice on. I am now officially hooked on picking. I may have to enter a 12 step program

HAPPY PICKING TO ALL

[quickpicks]

Congadulations on your first lock. Have you thought about your next step when you get your pick set?

[Lucky1406]

That’s the same way I started out. It helped out soo much when my picks arrived. My girlfriend thought I was crazy when all I did was play with my locks for the next 5 days after my set came in. good luck with your picking. Right now I'm having fun with spool pins. I could never get them, then my friend let me use his tension wrench. It turns out that the wrench I was using was binding the plug, and not letting it turn. I thought that I just sucked at spool pins, but as it turns out, now I can pick all of my schlage locks with ease. So if you’re ever having trouble, don’t forget to think about changing your tension wrench. It may help.
Nick

[pauly003]

I dont currently have a tension wrench. I took the plug and cylinder body out of the housing. I just put a small skrewdriver in the back of the plug and turn the cylinder body with my fingers. The method is a bit crude, but it will have to do for now.

[Kaotik]

Congrats, If all you have at the moment is a small screw driver, you might think about modifying it by thinning down the width and/or thickness to fit the top or bottom of the keyway in the front of the plug untill your set arrives.

Good luck.