noob help

[alpha_male]

ok, i really need help on this one. I have this lock i took out from my desk, its brand is called "globe". It has 4 pins, and no matter what i do i am not able to pick it. For some reason the first to pins rarely set, im not to sure about the 3rd and 4th pins, i guess they false set, but im not really sure. Any Tips? All help appreciated, TY.

[triman247]

You could have security pins, or you may be putting too much tension on the lock. It's kind of hard to tell because I don't really know the brand name verry well.

[digital_blue]

Nor do we know anything about your current skill as a lockpicker. Let me cover the basics. If you have not already, read the FAQs and the MIT Guide to lockpicking. Have you ever picked ANY locks before, or is this your first one and you're stumped. Have you been picking locks for the last 25 years, have tore your way through every high security lock, and now this lock has you beat? Not knowing anything about where you're coming from makes it difficult to answer your questions. Provide some more info and I'm sure we'll be glad to point you in the right direction.

db

[captain ahave]

seeing how the title is labeled 'noob help' I would assume he is new to the field. You are most likely (no ofense) not picking it correctly. It is quite possible that you are putting way too much tension on the plug. Try reducing the tension and turning the plug the opposite way and see if the same pins set.

(I am new to the art also, and after I did this I was able to determine the order in which the pins set)

[WhiteHat]

It is quite possible that you are putting way too much tension on the plug. Try reducing the tension and turning the plug the opposite way and see if the same pins set.

yes - this is a common newbie thing.

*cue obi's voice* "use less force luke......"

[alpha_male]

Well, im really just starting to lockpick.... i've opened a few simple locks, but nothing to complex.

Ive somehow managed to open the lock, i then decided to disasemble it. I took the cylinder out. First of all, the cylinder required excesive force to pull out of the hull. After taking the pins out, i found that one key pin was pretty large in comparison to the rest.
I then tried to re-insert the cylinder in the hull, this was very hard to do, i think the locks a bit rusted. The lock has no security pins.

Why was this so hard to pick?? What would be the solution to pick a "rusty" lock?

Thanks for your help.

[alpha_male]

Well, im really just starting to lockpick.... i've opened a few simple locks, but nothing to complex.

Ive somehow managed to open the lock, i then decided to disasemble it. I took the cylinder out. First of all, the cylinder required excesive force to pull out of the hull. After taking the pins out, i found that one key pin was pretty large in comparison to the rest.
I then tried to re-insert the cylinder in the hull, this was very hard to do, i think the locks a bit rusted. The lock has no security pins.

Why was this so hard to pick?? What would be the solution to pick a "rusty" lock?

Thanks for your help.

[vector40]

Try WD-40 chased by a silicon- or teflon-based lubricant.

If the lock is in your hand, someone came up with the idea of pouring out a couple of cans of Coke into a bowl or cup and soaking the lock in that. Seems to work fine as a deruster, though I'm not sure if it takes off good metal, too.

[MrB]

Not much danger of Coke or even metal cleaners attacking brass, it's pretty resistant to corrosion. Brass artifacts have been found on the seabed sort of intact after 2000 years...

[vector40]

Yeah... but the keys didn't work in them anymore