Guesss wrote:this is the complete opposite of the post but...
i used just my tension wrench to pick a lock. granted it was a kwikset and i think the pin configuration was semi flat and it was also my first lock so iknow it well but i still did it. i had read this link so i wanted to one tool a lock and i had my tension wrench cause i din't want to bed or break my limited num of picks.
I inserted the long end of the wrench in cause i had to be able to make it to the back pins. Then i torqued on the short end of the wrench and sued the long end of it to set the pins. It actually worked pretty well. it was more of a tap and a rake folowed but a last pin set, but hey one tool to pick the lock. I WIN.. ha ha
let meknow if anyone else has tried this method or if it works for you as well.
Actually, I can open many of the cabinets at work with that technique. They're cheap disc locks, and there's no penalty for oversetting the discs. Put long end of tension wrench in, push up hard, turn. Works every time.
Of course, I've also 'picked' them with a heavy paper clip, so it's not like they're a challenge
It does sound like your lock had insufficient variance in cuts.
