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locks too small

Having read the FAQ's you are still unfulfilled and seek more enlightenment, so post your general lock picking questions here.
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locks too small

Postby tskaze » 20 Jun 2005 9:38

Ive recently purchased a padlock and I cant seem to fit my tension tool and my pick in it comfortably enough to make any progress. I cant send picktures because i am on vacation in europe and i left my camera at home, but i made my pick in a hook shape with the materials in pyros video, and my tension tool was made by grinding the end of an alan wrench down until it was shaped like a flathead. Im guesing the problem is my tension tool, but im not really sure.
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time to make the small ones

Postby raimundo » 20 Jun 2005 9:40

Now yer gonna have to make littler picks. where ya from in MN?
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Postby Chrispy » 20 Jun 2005 17:59

If it's one of those really small 3-pin padlocks, you only need a tension wrench to open them. Just jiggle and turn...
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Postby vector40 » 20 Jun 2005 21:40

I've got some spam here that might help.
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Postby SFGOON » 21 Jun 2005 2:00

You need a wide variety of tension wrench sizes if you want to be able to pick a wide variety of locks. I suggest you get a small expesive file and some vise grips to alter your wrenches. I've found that angling the head of the wrench helps it fit in ore keyways more snugly. Good luck.
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Postby motorhead » 21 Jun 2005 4:08

since your on vacation, making smaller picks probably isnt an option, so why dont you just buy a bigger padlock
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