Just copy the same steps as shown but instead of pulling on the shackle, line up the shackle with hole it goes into and hold downward pressure on it. Thanks for watching!

@@HobbyPicker thanks 👍🙏🙏

Thank you for your support! I’m very glad it helped you!

Try rocking the pick as you do it, it can depend on the key bitting, if there are a lot of low and high cuts it can make raking more difficult.

Welcome to the hobby sir, and thank you for supporting my channel! Yes it really isn't the best of designs, I suppose it is a visual deterrent to prevent opportunistic theft (albeit of wheelie bins or other such low value items!!) Cheers!

Common problem especially with beginners, I hope the video was insightful for you! Thanks for watching.

@@HobbyPicker "Beginners" certainly includes me!

@@TentoesMe Everyone’s got to start somewhere, and you never stop learning! All the best!

@@HobbyPicker Hmm. Not sure I qualify as a beginner yet.

@@TentoesMe Don’t be disheartened, it takes a lot of practise. I started out on luggage locks with hair pins and paper clips so everyone’s got to make a start somewhere!

I'm glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!

this actually works thanks man!

Yep you’re right, I think opening it with only the tension wrench (bent bit of wire) was quite shocking

Same problem did you manage to decode it?

Great tip, I never thought of that, you'll be putting the tension exactly where it needs to be by doing that. Glad you've had success, thanks for sharing!

Aw thank you very much for your kind words, it is super encouraging to hear and it does inspire me to produce more content. Sadly I ran out of time for making videos regularly because of ever increasing responsibilities, in fact nowadays I rarely get a chance to pick locks at all which is frustrating. Also once you get out of the habit of making videos, it’s very hard to start again. My hope is to continue in the future, I have no shortage of ideas, that’s for sure! You never know, with the upcoming winter season and holidays I might find some spare time to do what I really enjoy! In the mean time you are more than welcome to comment or email me with any questions you might have, my email address is in the description of every video. Happy picking, keep up the good work! 😁 Ethan.

Glad I was able to help, congrats on your first open! (Be careful, it’s addictive!!)

If it’s a padlock, yes, but if the lock is mounted in a door it depends what ‘handing’ the door is. If the door is mounted with the lock on the right, it’ll usually unlock counter-clockwise, if the door is mounted with the lock on the left, the lock will typically unlock clockwise. Of course there are exceptions to this rule depending on each brand of lock and the mechanism inside, but this tends to be the norm. Hope this helps!

Thanks! I actually use an Am-Tech drain cleaner, it’s basically just a 15ft roll of spring steel with a coiled brush on the end, it’s very inexpensive (around 3 or 4 pounds in the UK), I’m sure other companies make it too but it’s really good material, very durable and just the right size for pick profiles. I’ve actually started making almost all of my picks out of it, and today my most used picks are ones that I’ve made myself. They don’t look too beautiful but they do work a treat! Just takes an afternoon with a file and some sandpaper (maybe a Dremel to remove material faster and save time).

@@HobbyPicker Cool I just made one with window wiper and it worked . Happy Days Its the first lock I ever Picked . Thank You delighted doing business with you . Nice one .

@@jpaulgetty8998 Well done! I’m very impressed that you managed to pick your first lock with a tool you made yourself! Usually I advise people to buy picks when they are learning so they understand what profiles work best, this helps when it comes to making them, but you’ve obviously got it worked out! Windscreen wipers are a common material, though I find the ones we get in the UK are the wrong size, and work much better as tension wrenches. Happy picking!

@@HobbyPicker You are a good Mentor without your advice It would not have happened . I had Truck wiper metal . The lock was a 5 pin euro cylinder it just fell open . Thank You I had a great buzz cheered me up no end .

@@jpaulgetty8998 Thank you for your very kind words! I’m glad you’re experiencing the satisfaction that one gets every time one successfully defeats a lock, but be warned, it’s addictive!

That’s the general idea of a KZbin video explaining something, unfortunately I don’t really cater for the 5 second attention spans.

Hey there, This is a sure sign that you are over-lifting the binding pin, this is when you push the pin up too far. If you are very careful you can gently ease the tension and drop the pin back down to the shear line. I hope this helps.

It’s true that I could have opened it destructively and been done with it, but what’s the fun in that? I love a puzzle and nobody likes to be defeated, but being defeated AND being a bad loser is a whole lot worse! I’d rather just practise and get in shape for the rematch!! Thanks for stopping by, there are sometimes those few that just stump you no matter what unfortunately, and even the locksmiths have them... they generally result in drill bits being used.