Quick question.

[meat-bix]

To you have your lock, and you're applying lots of tension.

You get your pick in there and feel which pin(s) are binding.

When you go to push them up, do you release a little tension?

I sometimes find that it is binding too much for me to push it up, but when i slowly release tension the other pins become unset.


Any help?

Thanks :0)

[maldotcom2]

I just tend to keep a nice light, unaltered tension all the way through. If you have security pins the tension may have to be altered.

[kodierer]

either push harder, or pick that pin first. You may be using to much tension to start out with. I prefere a twist wrench because you have more control

[Eagle]

Or, try to increase the pressure of the tension wrench as you go. Start off weak, and if that doesn't work, slowly increase the pressure. But I know what you mean; the same thing happens to me every now and then. Keep working at the lock. Eventually, you'll memorize the tension for the lock when you pick. Sometimes, certain pins have to fall in order to get one specific pin.

[Mr Ules]

I've encountered the exact same problem. There's a lock which I always pick for a warm-up. The first pin in this lock always drops when my tension wrench isn't set properly. ( that could also be the problem )
If your tension wrench is set improperly, there might not be a proper ammount of tension on the lock. No matter how much tension you think you have. When this problem occurs, don't try to apply more tension because it won't work. At least it never works for me.

[fugi]

you really want to apply Just Enough tension to get the pins to bind, start light and slowly increase until you find a pin that will bind. takes alot of practice to get the feel of it. if you use minimal tension, it will more likely than not make things easier and faster to pick. having the feel for light tension will also come in handy when picking locks with modified driver pins, like spool, mushroom, and serrated.

[Peaky]

I very rarely use a constant tension, i normally bounce the wrench this also i find overcomes any security pins as well.