Broken Lock

[duffhead]

Hey everyone
So i bought this yale lock last week from the shop i work in to be my first practice lock, i learned how to pick it in about two days and since i have picked it a few hundred time for practice. It now does not work with the key and i am just wondering if this is normal if you pick a lock too much. I am not really bothered as i can still pick it but i am thinking of returing it on the grounds of it being faulty and getting a better one.

Thanks.

[Eyes_Only]

Does the key turn at all when trying to open it or does it just get stuck?

[Shrub]

Thats not a yale lock its a elay

[duffhead]

It doesnt turn at all, and its nice to see somebody who sees the funny side of everything!!

[cjames73]

you've probably got a stuck pin.
give the side of the lock a hard smack on the side opposite the pins. make sure you do it on a piece of timber so you dont damage the lock anymore.

[freakparade3]

Thats not a yale lock its a elay

That was my 1st thought Shrub. you beat me to it!!

[Eyes_Only]

It could be possible that some brass filing could be causing the pins to jam in there if you did pick it hundreds of times. Especially if you used a lot of force with the pick tool or raked it a lot.

[duffhead]

Thanks guys i got it workin, all it needed was a good whack.