I picked my first deadbolt

[bumber]

good practice deadbolt its cheap and a great practice lock. Heck, you can practically sneeze and it opens

Am I the only one getting conflicting information from that post?

Are you saying an easy lock is not good to practice on...or we shouldn't sneeze on locks that we rely on

[herroldj]

Is it just me, or do door knobs require two different tensions, very light while picking and more moderate to turn the plug after the last pin is set

[bumber]

Is it just me, or do door knobs require two different tensions, very light while picking and more moderate to turn the plug after the last pin is set

Depends on the spring tension in the knob itself if you take the same lock out of the knob so its just the lock body it will be the same tension to pick it as to turn it open...maby even less due to the resistence of the pins being removed.

[cracksman]

Often the tension depends on how much the lock is used, but if you are picking an installed doorknob or deadbolt, you often have to overcome the friction of moving the bolt. I have often picked locks, even older or exposed padlocks that were picked, but I didn't realize it because they were corroded or otherwise unused for awhile. Sometimes u may want to keep tension, pull the pick out and use a small flat head screwdriver to turn the plug. Obviously, if you are new to this, please don't try it, you will just ruin the lock, and wd40 is your friend, but sometimes force is necessary.