I DID IT!

[lats]

Self proclaimed newbie here! This is my first post after lingering around for a while but wanted to share I picked my first lock (other than the small lock on my computer desk drawer). I bought a Master padlock No.3 and though I've tried picking it for some time something snapped in my mind today and I picked it using a tension wrench and diamond pick!!! Not only that but after I did it the first time I was able to pick it again and again in a matter of seconds... when it clicks in your mind, it clicks in the lock. Thanks for your posts everyone, now on to my Master Lock No.1

Cheers!

[Tygart]

Hi lats welcome to the site

That’s awesome. Great Job. Yah the master lock #3 was one of my first locks I picked. Now its so easy I don't even try.
Good luck on your new lockes let us know how it goes..


Tygart

[RangerF150]

Well done
Keep that lock handy!
Because when you move on, and are near hitting your head off the wall it's good to have an easy lock to open. Just to convince yourself that you still can open locks, not all, just some !!!

Have fun

[JackNco]

well done, and rangers right. the confidence locks are always good to keep handy. ide recommend a master 140 next.

Keep us posted.

[raimundo]

about buying another master lock, there are many master lock styles out there starting with the basic laminated padlock, but many master locks have the same four pin cylinder in them so the number of the lock model is only information about the size and shape of the body and schakle. there are master locks with five pin cylinders and if you look real hard they may have made some in sixpin. Master also makes mini cylinder, these have a very small key, to pick them you need homemade picks since the commercial picks dont come that small. So don't just buy master locks by the model number, if you think theres some picking difference.

[Tygart]

Yah I have a few locks that I had to make a small hook for. I used a chimney sweeper bristle to make it out of. But also you need a small wrench too.

Have fun

Tygart

[jay----]

The master #410 has 6 pins and at least 2 of them are spools! I'm not sure if you can get these localy or not though.

http://www.masterlocks.com/item_master.asp?int_id=1221

[SEVEN]

Congrat's but do not stick to the 1 maker try all make's just ask your mate's and family for lock's you will be suprised how many you get 1 thing most picker's dont do is mount the lock in a hasp and then pick them.Its a totaly differant feeling.

[samfishers]

am i just so bad that i cant pick a master no.140QLH

i personnaly think they are mushroom pins but...

and what is the easiest padlock for begenier and why?

[rrrrrrkevin]

try a master lock #1 #3 or #5
i had alot of trouble with the #140 too at one point but once you get the tension down that lock will become pretty easy,use barely enough tension to make the core of the lock rotate and be very gentle holding the lock too

[samfishers]

does the master #1,#3 or the #5 have any security pins causi if so i am so afraid of it and don't wanna fail again

[blake1803]

does the master #1,#3 or the #5 have any security pins

No. All three of those are incredibly similar 4-pin locks.

If you're determined to stay with Master/padlocks and don't want to invest in normal deadbolt or something that you can take apart, the suggestions above for a Master 140 aren't bad. When I was learning it was my experience that the solid brass Master locks like the 140 were a little trickier.

The main thing to look out for, though, when buying a new padlock, is to look at the keys in the package. Don't buy a lock where all of the cuts in the key are of the same depth -- otherwise you'll be able to pick it in a matter of seconds and you won't learn much from it.

[raimundo]

as blake said, those three models of master lock, the 1, 3, and 5, are all the same small four pin cylinder, only the lock body is different. there are also master 5 pin cylinders, and if your buying, look for the number of pins on the package, (not sure but it might say) there are other master locks with a thicker shackle that have five pins, and yes, master makes huge padlocks that may have another companies cylinder in them. I know of one with a russwin in it, probably from some system that included a master key for some deadbolts as well.

[freakparade3]

does the master #1,#3 or the #5 have any security pins causi if so i am so afraid of it and don't wanna fail again

If you are afraid of failure you likely won't stick with lockpicking very long. Everyone here has failed picking locks. Stick with it, the more you practice the better feel you will get for it. I nearly went insane the 1st time I tried to pick the Brinks R70. After alot of practice I can now open it as easy as a Kwikset deadbolt.

[UWSDWF]