Picking padlock
First,what do y'all think I'm doing wrong,and second,could this lock have security pins that I am not experienced with?
TIA
rerun12 wrote:quoted from member Gordon from another site on picking Wilsons:
"I have been picking on them for a while. It would easily go into a false set, but no further. Finally today, I said the heck with it and once it went into false set, I just decided to quadrupled the tension on the wrench. But I never got that much tension. The the plug turned. It felt as if the plug was tight in the lock. Testing the other two, they responded the same way. Very easy to set the pins, difficult to turn the plug."
Hope that helps. I know Gordons posts have aways helped me, very cool and knowledgable fellow
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rerun12 wrote:one more tidbit of info ive found to work well when having trouble with a new lock is to go with HEAVY tension. many will tell you to use light tension when picking, and of course its all about finding the right balance, but whenever i get stuck on a lock i go with really heavy tension and find success. i probably have xeo to thank for that hehe. heres a great link that'll help you out: http://www.keypicking.com/viewtopic.php%20...%20of+tension
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DennisK wrote:Great stuff there,Oldfast; thanks. I notice you pick with the tension tool at the top of the keyway.How does it not get in the way of the first pins?
Oldfast wrote:DennisK wrote:Great stuff there,Oldfast; thanks. I notice you pick with the tension tool at the top of the keyway.How does it not get in the way of the first pins?
You just don't want the tensor to be touching the firts pin. If you purchase a TOK tensor,
you'll see they're made much shorter. If you're making your own, make it long enough to
get a bite on the keyway, but not so long as to touch the first pin and cause binding.
Some locks and/or keyways respond better by tensioning from the bottom though.
So I'd suggest getting familiar with both. Personally, I find myself at a bit of a
disadvantage when I need BOK tension... just cause I don't use it very much.
rerun12 wrote:this vid might help you out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaWqdd8imTM
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