Residential Doors
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:13 pm
Ok, this probably could pass for a Noobie post, but I thought I'd try here.
I can pick locks all day in hand...spools, serrated, hi/lo configs. Actually getting quite proficient. I practice 30-45 minutes a day!
Put a lock on a residential door, and I'm trouble. I just can't seem to "feel" the pins the same way. Now I know some of the common excuses:
-Owner breathing down my neck (Not today!)
-Poor lighting (Nope, was good today!)
-Not sitting in my easy chair with a beer. (Kneeling with keyway at eye level today)
Today I had a run of the mill Schlage, and fought with it for 45 minutes. I tried my custom made and , my Peterson lifter and and both a and with no luck. I tried raking, SPP, jiggling and cussing...no dice.
I know sometimes its just "one of those days", and I know that getting down on myself or my skills won't get the lock open any quicker. I even understand that the perfectionist in me might have to suffer, but I'm hoping to make a career of this Locksmith thing and don't want to reach for the drill or EPG too soon.
Thoughts? Advice? Funny jokes??
I can pick locks all day in hand...spools, serrated, hi/lo configs. Actually getting quite proficient. I practice 30-45 minutes a day!
Put a lock on a residential door, and I'm trouble. I just can't seem to "feel" the pins the same way. Now I know some of the common excuses:
-Owner breathing down my neck (Not today!)
-Poor lighting (Nope, was good today!)
-Not sitting in my easy chair with a beer. (Kneeling with keyway at eye level today)
Today I had a run of the mill Schlage, and fought with it for 45 minutes. I tried my custom made and , my Peterson lifter and and both a and with no luck. I tried raking, SPP, jiggling and cussing...no dice.
I know sometimes its just "one of those days", and I know that getting down on myself or my skills won't get the lock open any quicker. I even understand that the perfectionist in me might have to suffer, but I'm hoping to make a career of this Locksmith thing and don't want to reach for the drill or EPG too soon.
Thoughts? Advice? Funny jokes??