Lock picks
After a rather horrific experience when I locked myself out of my T2, I’ve decided to get a little lock pick set should be interesting to see how it works out..
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August 21st, 2006 at 2:42 pm
I bought an 8 pc. set by DINO on Amazon (oddly no longer listed), and it worked out well for me. It took some fiddling with to get it right, but I’ve been able to open fairly cheesy coin door locks, as well as a [much more challenging] double-sided key lock on some older 1979-80 Bally/Williams pins.
The key (hah) for me was learning not to put too much tension on the lock with the tension tool. Paraphrasing the MIT Lock Picking Guide: You have to overcome the binding force caused by applying tension with the force of the pick against the pins.
Very, very satisfying when you get it right. Good luck! :)
August 22nd, 2006 at 6:22 pm
Yeah, I’m still trying to figure mine out
It might help if I watched the video ;)