Tubular lock picking help...

[bajadan236]

hello, now i just got my tubular lock pick and have been trying to pick this master lock bike lock. Now i cant even get this pick in the lock. It is the fce that im not just pushing hard enough or is it the lock . yes they are both 7pin. Or is it the lock its self on how it is secure to pick resistance. just a lil help to help noobie:lol: thank you. Btw also just got my auto jigglers and i picked my old buick junker at my dads shop so woohoo for me

thanks

dan

[freakparade3]

Tubular picks will not work with all tubular locks. The diameter is different on some and a basic pick will not work. As for your jiggler comment. Picking auto locks is not allowed in the open forum, and if you don't know what you are doing you WILL ruin a car lock. The wafers are very fragile.

freakparde3

[bajadan236]

Iigt thanks for the comment ill be more careful. Im just saying, no offense, it was a buick at my dads shop that jsut sits there...it has no tires lol for engine AHAH, but i hear you, never practice on a lock that is in use. Thanks for the tip about the tubular lock, i guess ill have to buy another tubular lock.

Thanks

Dan

[bumber]

well what kind of tube pick do you have right now? You may be able to buy new picking pins for it that may be a smaller diameter, and there for giving you more locks you are able to open...and if only one size is available you could sand down an extra set and smooth them up and they should work out pretty good.

[freakparade3]

It's actually the diameter of the end of the pick that is the problem, not the fingers that pick the lock. New ones will not help.

[bumber]

It's actually the diameter of the end of the pick that is the problem, not the fingers that pick the lock. New ones will not help.

Ahh, that makes sense...sorry I have that ghetto/McGyver mentality

[bajadan236]

Hi, thanks for replying, now how will I be able to sand down the picks. Now I know its pretty much just taking a sander to the pins, but i dont want to break it, so can anyone take the time to type a detailed step-by-step thanks. Also the lock is a regular U-shakel 7-pin Master lock. I got my pick from http://www.lockpicktools.com/. So any info on this matter would be very helpful

Thanks

Dan

[bumber]

i would suggest NOT sanding the pick itself I was thinking you were having trouble getting the picks pins into the lock, it the round part of the pick is too big I would recomend only using it for the locks it fits....sorry

[bajadan236]

Ya i found this 7-pin tubular lock in my dads tool box and asked if i can have it, he said he never knew he had it so he let me keep it. Its kinds hard to pick but ill keep trying and sooner or later ill get it, so thxs for the support guys.

Thanks

Dan

[brucsds]

Well instead of buying an expensive tubular lock pick, why not just make a tubular tension tool? With a tubular tension tool the problem with diameters is solved seen as it doesn´t exactly depend on the diameters. But on the other hand i cant say with certainty if picking the lock with this tension tool is easier or harder then with the regular picks. This week sould make 1, when all is done i will post fotos and especific measurments on the tension tool, and while im at it compare the tension tool picking with the tubular lock pick.