Re: Feedbacks on PaulChin20's homemade LockPicks a

[Joey]

I cannot imagine how does these stuffs work?

[paulchin20]

Guest-Joey said:

I cannot imagine how does these stuffs work?

Hi Joey, Welcome to the Forum. Here's a very good link with animations on how lock picking works. Very good intro for beginners:

home.howstuffworks.com/lock-picking.htm

[ksl279]

juz brought some basic tool from. it's really work, but it's really hurt my fingers too during raking... mayb can add in with handle for better grip.

[NEBTD]

ksl279: Welcome to the forum.

To my opinion i think PaulChin20 made those picks is meant for introduction to lockpicking. Not to be meant for daily use.

Maybe you can try purchasing the 8 or 11 pieces set from Lelong which is sold by PaulChin20 himself. Those are mainly used by professional locksmiths & it comes with a pouch to carry the lockpicks. To answer your question, you can try using black tape to wrap around the lockpick handles. In that way ur hand wont hurt so much.

;D

[paulchin20]

Hi ksl279,

I think u may be gripping the picks too hard. Also, pressing too hard on the tension wrench.

NEBTD's suggestion is good, u can try wrapping insulating tape (the one used for electrical wiring) around the handle. But don't wrap too much, it will absorb the feeling and u may have problems feeling for the click of the pins when u do pin pressing technique.

Beginners will get painful fingers - sometimes cramped fingers - it's becoz u r too tense, heheh

Try to relax, hold the pick gently, apply gentle pressure on the tension wrench. Don't rake too violently, haha

Even with the 8-piece or 11-piece or even the ones with the art-knife handles, u can still get painful fingers if the technique is wrong. ;D

If u grip too hard, your fingers loose their sensitivity. And being able to pick well, u have to develop a very sensitive feel for slight clicks and movements with the tension wrench and the picks.

Good luck!

[NEBTD]

ksl279: Too much pressure to the tension wrench while picking will make the pins too hard to be pushed into place. Too little and the pins will not hold into place. I think about 1/2 pound of pressure for most locks & 1 pound of pressure for padlocks so that there will be a constant turning force on the lock(Am I right Uncle Paul???). If you think picking locks a little bit time consuming then try a less skillfull way by using a Lockpick Gun. Using this tool with just 2-3 shots the lock will pop open most of the time & NO it doesnt shoot bullets.

[paulchin20]

Yes, NEBTD, too much pressure on tension wrench and u won't be able to push the pins up - and u also end up with painful fingers. Too little pressure also not good, u will push the pins too high - overset. If u have overset, none of the other pins will bind and u have to restart all over - never mind it is OK to restart again and again .. it is the norm in Lock Picking. The Lock Pick Gun can open some locks with just 2 or 3 snaps, but using it requires plenty of skill as well. ;D

Here's a picture of a Lock Pick Gun:


www.masconlockproducts.com/pics/lockpick_tools/pickgun.jpg[/img]

The pick is called a "needle" and is inserted into the keyhole and must be aligned very carefully about 1 or 2 mm from the lower pins. Then snap with the trigger, the needle will strike the pins very sharply causing the momentum to push the upper pins up past the shear line while the lower pins stay at the bottom. If the needle is correctly aligned, all the pins will set simultaneously and the lock opens. Note, however, that u still need to insert a tension wrench and apply gentle pressure - very light.