Sargent Keso question
Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 5:50 pm
So, I was picking a Sargent Keso when this happened:
The plug rotated quite a bit but won't go any further.
It's probably not obvious from the picture but it has moved several degrees from its starting position.
All(?) pins feel solid, like they are pushing against the outer shell and not the top pins, stopping at different heights, just like you'd expect from a picked lock that has started to turn.
What has happened here? Have I simply missed some pin(s) and it's just me being stupid from not being used to multi-row pin tumblers?
Is there some small secondary locking mechanism / profile control I'm missing?
Did it break? It seems free to move back to the closed position, though I haven't let it move all the way back in case this is just some stupid easily fixed problem remaining before it's fully picked... This lock has acted up a bit before but did open with a key.
I've experienced dimple locks getting screwed up when turning them without a key, but not this early in the rotation
The plug rotated quite a bit but won't go any further.
It's probably not obvious from the picture but it has moved several degrees from its starting position.
All(?) pins feel solid, like they are pushing against the outer shell and not the top pins, stopping at different heights, just like you'd expect from a picked lock that has started to turn.
What has happened here? Have I simply missed some pin(s) and it's just me being stupid from not being used to multi-row pin tumblers?
Is there some small secondary locking mechanism / profile control I'm missing?
Did it break? It seems free to move back to the closed position, though I haven't let it move all the way back in case this is just some stupid easily fixed problem remaining before it's fully picked... This lock has acted up a bit before but did open with a key.
I've experienced dimple locks getting screwed up when turning them without a key, but not this early in the rotation