Best IC lock is driving me insane
A few months later I managed to rake it open only twice, after what I'm sure was at least 20-30 hours of trying. Since February 2017, I have probably put another 30 hours in and haven't even gotten it open again, let alone to control. I tried the IC tension wrenches. I tried a bump key (it's an F keyway). I've tried SPP. Nothing seems to work and I want to get it to control.
The only thing I've noticed is that when I tension and rake, in order to reset the pins I have to fully turn the wrench counter clockwise. Just releasing tension will get all but a couple of pins to drop. Only when I go all the way counter clockwise do the last one or two pins drop.
I even asked BosnianBill and he told me the IC wrenches are junk and to try over lifting, but I can't get that to work either. No matter how much I try over lifting or how much tension I use, pin 1 will never set - it won't even bind - and always drops back down. I mean, if I've picked it open it has to set at some point.
Anyway, I'm rambling like a madman because this lock has made me one. Is there any reason an IC would be able to open but never to control? Are there any tips someone could give? My dad has since told me to cut the core out but to me that's giving up. I have blanks as well as the tools to take the core apart but I just need it out of there.