Michael Peterson: Hello, my name is Michael Peterson. I've been an independent locksmith in Oak Park Illinois, for the last 10 years. Today I'll demonstrating basic lock picking techniques.
For this demonstration, I'll be using a tubular lock pick. A tubular lock pick does not require the use of the tension wrench. As the tension or pressure applied to the cylinder is going to come from your clockwise or counterclockwise pressure put on the cylinder. It's important when you using this tool to be gentle, do not want to bend or damage the tip of it. This is a very précised instrument. This lock or this pick is only for picking tubular locks and this is for a large format tubular cylinder not in undercut cylinder.
There is a nut or washer here; this controls the pressure that is put on the shims here. The shims are what actually manipulate the pins. When this washer is set to the right pressure depends will move accordingly allow you to pick the lock. I'll show you, this is your tubular cylinder. When you insert the pick you want to make notice of the little notch in the cylinder. This correspondence with the little match inside of the pick. The will not certain to lock any other direction. When you put the lock, pick into the lock you want to put clockwise or counterclockwise pressure on it. This is basically replacing your tension wrench. Once you have apply this pressure do not release this pressure. If you do you have to start over. Once the pressure is applied move the pick in and out of the cylinder. This will cause the pins to push down on the shims, and the shims, because of the tension on the nut hopefully will push back on the pins allowing on the line at the perfect shear line and allowing the cylinder return.
If you release pressure from the pick you will that have to reset the pick by loosing the nut, pushing all the shims forward and resetting into zero. I like to use a flat surface gently and then you retightening the nut, insert all take again, apply pressure and begin again. The cylinder is now picked and the pick should turn. In quarter on the tip of the pick now of the actual cuts for the cylinder, if you ready to take this to this locksmith you should be able to decode it and able to create you an original for the lock. Thank you very much.
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