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i want make my first pick.

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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i want make my first pick.

Postby olympus999 » 24 Jul 2005 8:49

I wanna pick cheap 3 pin lock. I have question.
Do i have to sens when i press pin down. Or i press it down ass it goes and then i will let the pin realesed and it will stay there where i need it to stay?
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Postby SFGOON » 24 Jul 2005 9:01

You have to find the correct pressure for the tension wrench, (light pressure) before you can get all the pins to stick. You lift the pins until you feel a small "click!" then move to the next one. (Note to other members, yes it's one of those questions but this guy's got some language barrier issues so I'm gonna give him a hand in the simplest syntax that I can) :wink:
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Postby serrurier » 24 Jul 2005 9:08

Practice releasing the tension and listen to the number of clicks it will tell you if you are doing it right.

Keep practicing
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Postby olympus999 » 24 Jul 2005 11:04

so far i have use hard pressure. I cant write english correctly because i am from estonia:D
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Postby SFGOON » 24 Jul 2005 12:09

Use very light pressure, that is the most important part of lockpicking. Think of it as you are picking the lock with the wrench, and just feeling the pins with the pick.
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Re: i want make my first pick.

Postby Chrispy » 24 Jul 2005 17:58

olympus999 wrote:I wanna pick cheap 3 pin lock. I have question.
Do i have to sens when i press pin down. Or i press it down donkey it goes and then i will let the pin realesed and it will stay there where i need it to stay?

A cheap 3 pin lock can be opened with the tension wrench itself. Just jiggle and turn at the same time. It works better with homemade tension wrenches as the head is often uneven.
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