How to Pick a Lock
Being locked out of anywhere can be frustrating. No one wants to deal with locksmiths.
But with a little practice you can pick any lock and save yourself some expenses.
Just follow these steps.
The things that you are going to needare a tension wrench and pick.
Understanding how your lock works before you try to pick it is key. Most of the household and padlocks are pin-and-tumbler models. This means they consist of a cylinder that can rotate within its housing and is held in place by several pins.
Put a torque wrench in the lower part of the keyhole and turn the cylinder to check the lock is supposed to open.
If you turn it and the stop is firm this means that you have to turn it the wrong way and you have to try the other direction.
Apply light pressure to the wrench, turn the lock in the correct way and hold.
Grab the pick and also insert it into the top part of the key hole, push the pins by trying to find out which pin is the most stubborn. Keep applying pressure to the wrench as needed.
Push as hard as necessary on the most stubborn pin and unlock the pin. Then you have to hear a slight click, which means that the pin has set and is out of the cylinder.
Repeat until all the pins are set.
Turn the wrench in the cylinder and the lock should unlock. If you turn the cylinder toward the wrong direction, you have to start over and reset all the pins.
But with a little practice you can pick any lock and save yourself some expenses.
Just follow these steps.
The things that you are going to needare a tension wrench and pick.
Understanding how your lock works before you try to pick it is key. Most of the household and padlocks are pin-and-tumbler models. This means they consist of a cylinder that can rotate within its housing and is held in place by several pins.
Put a torque wrench in the lower part of the keyhole and turn the cylinder to check the lock is supposed to open.
If you turn it and the stop is firm this means that you have to turn it the wrong way and you have to try the other direction.
Apply light pressure to the wrench, turn the lock in the correct way and hold.
Grab the pick and also insert it into the top part of the key hole, push the pins by trying to find out which pin is the most stubborn. Keep applying pressure to the wrench as needed.
Push as hard as necessary on the most stubborn pin and unlock the pin. Then you have to hear a slight click, which means that the pin has set and is out of the cylinder.
Repeat until all the pins are set.
Turn the wrench in the cylinder and the lock should unlock. If you turn the cylinder toward the wrong direction, you have to start over and reset all the pins.
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