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Wafer locks?

Picked all the easy locks and want to step up your game? Further your lock picking techniques, exchange pro tips, videos, lessons, and develop your skills here.

Wafer locks?

Postby helloman » 12 Mar 2007 17:09

i used the search system but i got nothing so..... i dont know how to pick a wafer lock well i know how to pick a lock (oviosly) but what picks do i use and how do i use them to do it?
-HELLOMAN.
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Postby jhl » 12 Mar 2007 17:27

Pretty much the same technique as for pin tumbler locks - a hook is all right for single wafer picking.

Cheap wafer locks tend to be very easy to rake open; a diamond or half-ball rake will usually do the job. Careful not to bend the wafers.
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Postby Wrenchman » 12 Mar 2007 17:28

Use a bogota!

:D

Wrenchman

Ps. Are you kidding?
You are double posting dude,
you´ve just got the anwser in this thread(one you made)
"wafer locks i used the search but no luck."
Before you pick a lock:
The first thing that you should do is check to make sure that
the lock is your's and secondly make sure its not in use.
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Postby helloman » 13 Mar 2007 14:07

whats a bogota?
-HELLOMAN.
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Postby JackNco » 13 Mar 2007 14:18

This is another one of those times where the search function helps. Its in one of the Stickies uve been told (more than once) to read...

Sorry if this sounds harsh but u have to learn to help your self and not depend on others to just answer questions for you. thats no way to learn.

All the best
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Postby Wrenchman » 13 Mar 2007 15:53

helloman wrote:whats a bogota?


Since you're new here, I'm gonna cut you a break... today!

Bogota

:D

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Before you pick a lock:
The first thing that you should do is check to make sure that
the lock is your's and secondly make sure its not in use.
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Postby melvin2001 » 13 Mar 2007 18:34

i always use a ball or double ball for wafers, always seems to work well, and its less likely to catch on a wafer and bend it. if the keyway is ridiculously wide (as most wafer locks are) try using a wishbone tension wrench. otherwise pick it just like a normal lock and be careful not to bend the thin wafers.
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Postby Exodus5000 » 13 Mar 2007 19:00

Listen to melvin. Ball picks are the way to go on wafers.
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