Which pick to use?

[thubanpete]

Welcome aboard, TruLuv.

I'm fairly new at this myself, so I just wanted to wish you good luck and good picking.

-ThubanPete

[samfishers]

samfishers

It's been done. Check out this

http://www.lockpicks.com/index.asp?Page ... ProdID=217

ok but since i am a super genius, i thought of a lock whit a weird breaking point i mean like sometihng like a not completely round cylinder, you get it?

[cjames73]

ok but since i am a super genius, i thought of a lock whit a weird breaking point i mean like sometihng like a not completely round cylinder, you get it?

what are you on about? are you on drugs?

[samfishers]

nope not at alyou get it?

[samfishers]

i will rephrase: normaly a cylinder(where the pinns are) is a round cylinder.

so i thought of the plug but not a round cylinder, you get it now?

[Shark500]

so far i've only used a majestic short hook. it gets me where i need to go.

[scissor83]

I mean it comes to what picks you like to use like mean is the samll hook and diamond and for bypasasing some padlocks i use the ball rake. If i were you i would stick to those two picks and leave the rest in your pocket. But if you come to a lock which you cant pick with a hook just get your rakes and rake the lock.

[raimundo]

think about a square peg in a round hole, it would be flawed,
however if two flat surfaces are joined with pin tumbler stacks, you would be able to free them to move with a key, or you could desigen a lock that is not a round plug in a round cylinder, but a portion of that, like a pie wedge in a larger wedge cylinder so that the available movement is only a portion of a circle, there would be no particular advantage to this so no ones making them.

[Phatphish]

Made me think, square peg in a square hole, push/pull or left/right sliding mechanism.

[Afisch]

Thats quite an interesting idea, if a lock opened by sliding the cylender out slightly (as if repining it), unlocking it it could use a standard pin stack and also a square peg. Would be quite hard to aply outward tension to pick the lock and bumping would have the same problem. Have any locks tried this, or am i missing some obvious flaw?

[raimundo]

you could slide the square bar out a bit further if the keyway went accross at a slant so that sliding straight out would not tangle in the next pin drilling, just draw a rectangle with a diagonal line accross it to help visualize what Im talking about,
this could very easily make a lock if like a lock on a safe, it barred a bolt that is perpendicular to the movable block, and the bolt was moved by another handle or knob. this would also eliminate tensioning in the normal way. the public wouldnt buy it much, though, because they are used to the kind of keys they have and for them it must be a 'no brainer'
(dick cheney has recently been quoted as saying back in 03 that the invasion of iraq was a 'no brainer', strangely I agree with him, thats exactly what they all put into it)

[Afisch]

Thats quite interesting, might attempt to draw one up, though i feel your right about no-one buying them. Safes rather interest me though its fair to say i have little or no idea about them, closest thing ive done is some combination locks. Bike locks and things. And true...

[Tempature]

the pick that is shaped like a snake (if you got one in your set) is a very nice pick to use. its my personal favorite and i have been able to use it to open most all of the locks ive come across.

[gremner]

My personal preference is the half-diamond pick. I find it works well with raking, or feeling the pins individually. I also like the hook. I usually use that one when I have a couple pins set, and I need to do detailed probing to find where to go next. The snakes can be fun, good for impressing people on simple locks. Turning a hook upside down and 'waddling' into the lock can also be an effective raking method to set a pin or two.

[cav_king]

i can pick anything now

Just be careful making these statements on here, you will be challenged one day and found that you cant pick everything,

That definately sounds like a challenge do you fancy a challenge 11mike11! Lol

I love a good challenge!

I certainly understand your confidence though.. Beginners luck is a fantastic thing!

~CK