My First Pick

[Chrispy]

lol i dont want to flood with diff topics so i post 1 and just reply to it

That's exactly what I was going to say..... at least Ezzi isn't creating a new thread every time...

why cant i make a successful wrench ????

What's wrong with them? What do you think makes them successful? Explain....

[Ezzi]

your fast at replying umm well when i stick it to bind 1 or 2 pins ... its never the size thats right like to be able to turn the lock its kinda depressing

[Chrispy]

your fast at replying

Yeah, I live on this forum... didn't you know?

umm well when i stick it to bind 1 or 2 pins ... its never the size thats right like to be able to turn the lock its kinda depressing

Umm.... don't quite get you. What do you mean by 'stick it'? In relation to the 'size', does that mean that it's not long enough (down the keyway) or high enough (to put pressure on both sides of the keyway)? [/quote]

[Ezzi]

sorry most of the videos iv seen and the guides i read the wrench is always width wise am i correct ?? but if i am then the width is always to wide or to small and i can never ever turn the keyway

[Ezzi]

and yea im starting to get addicted to this forum alot im on alot of forums but not as much as this one

[Chrispy]

My wrench sizes (all home made) are:

3.5mm high / 20mm long
2.5mm high / 18mm long
2mm high / 10mm long
1.5mm high / 12mm long

If one wrench won't turn a lock, I try the next one. The 3.5mm is almost too big for most locks and the 1.5mm is sometimes too small for other locks. But I can always find one that fits.

[Chrispy]

By the way, that's head sizes... obviously... handle measurements not included.

[Ezzi]

ill note that im gonna go make one like in 10 mins or so and can u answer this for me plz i locked my self outa one of my rooms in my house ....... with the key inside and its a door lock with 5 pins hook or rake ???? please say hook cuz i havnt made a rake yet

[Chrispy]

If you haven't made a rake yet, turn the hook (shallow hook/half round feeler/whatever) upside down and rake across the pins to set as many as you can, then pin pick the remainders. I believe it's a knob handle lock? Try to position the wrench properly (in case there is no working space) vary your tension to find a balance between setting and binding pins. It's hard do just from someone saying "Rake, set and open." but give it your best. Otherwise, try to wedge the door back a bit and work the bolt back with a butter knife or something.

[Ezzi]

the way the door is its hard cuz insted of the door opening towards you it opens the opposite way so its harder to jimmy

[Ezzi]

OK iv just made my new pick and wrench with your sizes the 3.5mm high and 20mm long and my rake give me feedback




and Chrispy please let me know if this weill help me ty

[Chrispy]

If you really can't pick it and don't want to call a locksmith, and have the appropriate tools you can cut into the frame (I'm assuming it's a wooden frame) of the door right where the bolt goes into the strike and work the bolt back that way. Then, when open, just glue/nail/whatever the piece that you cut off, back on. Hey, it's an option....

[Ezzi]

i dont care about getting into that door ill just wait till im a better picker but im really into this picking stuff I LOVE IT feedback on the new tools

[Chrispy]

You posted that last post while I was writing my last one. From what I can see in the pictures, they look fine. It's really a matter of trial and error. I've tried a wrench in a lock, then taken it back to the garage to shave some more off the height of it and re-tried it. That's why it pays to have more than one wrench.... variety is the spice of life.

The rake might need some streamlining.....

[Ezzi]

streamlining dont understand that but i have a master deadbolt right beside my desk in my garage so i always go and test it on that lock now