Padlocks in general... HELP!

[YakNuts]

Im really new to picking. Ive managed to pick just about every lock Ive tried (deadbolts, knobs, desk locks, hitchlocks) but cant for the life of me pick a padlock. Ive tried two different Masterlock No. 3's and a Brinks and cant get either of them. Im using home brew tools; a tension wrench made out of a wiper blade, a hook and a half diamond made from hacksaw blades.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

[Tuniz]

You´re probably struggling with security pins. No ideá what kind of pins you guys have in Master's locks but guessing serrated or spool.

Keep an even lighter pressure on the tension wrench so you´ll be able to pick the lock "a second time" if the spools / serrated pins does their jobs.

There are tons of guides, videos and links on this forum, you just gotta find them .


Once you´ve gotten it open once and are familiar with what kind of pressure you need on the tension wrench it´s gonna be alot easier to pick in the future.

Good luck and happy picki'n!

[YakNuts]

thanks, thats what I thought. It seems like even when the first binding pin is "set" (or so it seems) theres not that slight movement in the tumbler. Both of the Masters are pretty old. How long have security pins been around?

[dougfarre]

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Look at what I said about holding the padlocks, and about the tension.,.

[TheCrow]

Just a thought, I don't believe any Masterlock #3 has any type of special pins (I.E. serrated or spool). Just keep in mind when you're picking to find the binding pin before pushing on them. I found in my ML #3 that the 1st binding pin isn't the first pin. Mine gives me a bit of trouble though because it seems as though that locks springs are a little tighter than any other lock I've tried.

I'm not the best a picking, I'll admit that but I do know quite a bit about it. Read a lot of articles and know exactly what's going on inside the lock, so I hope this helps out.

Good Luck,
TheCrow

[robin11]

Read a lot of articles and know exactly what's going on inside the lock, so I hope this helps out.

There are many topics in this forum about you solution. good luck

[YakNuts]

Thanks for the help

[SnowyBoy]

If its because the lock is a bit stiff, then scrape some pencil lead into dust and put it in the lock.

That will make the pins slide a little smoother

[reenignE]

If its because the lock is a bit stiff, then scrape some pencil lead into dust and put it in the lock.

That will make the pins slide a little smoother

ohh, good idea. I needed some graphite lube for one of my locks but couldn't get a hold of any. great alternative.

[Abus]

Nothing against graphite I suppose, but on a laminated padlock, I'd probably just hose it out with a quality spray lube. Even the reviled WD-40 would work better than nothing.

I've picked and impressioned a lot of ML#3s and none of them, ancient or newer had any security pins of any type. However, some of them, needed to be picked a second pass after setting all the pins once. Whether this was due to the shape of the driver (top) pin, or beveled edges on the plug holes, I do not know.

Depending on the exact model brinks, it may be a very difficult lock with security pins, or a cheap master copy that opens easy. Knowing what it is would be useful in giving advise.