Learn With Jim: How to Pick a Lock, Part 1 Basics Continued

[@StanWray]

Giving newbies ( like me ) who are struggling , the willpower to keep putting one foot in front of the other . Thanks

[@georgiajim2260]

Thanks, it all comes together with time and practice. Just focus on building strong fundamentals and the rest will come with time.

[@barnettbursley7789]

Another very valuable lesson and tips. I enjoy these immensely and look forward to seeing more. THANKS🎉😊

[@chriscapune7873]

Great part 2! I like how you show what to watch out for 👍👏🐾🐈‍⬛👍

[@georgiajim2260]

Thanks Chris, hopefully everyone can learn from my mistakes😅

[@norlin76]

Wooo! Another one, looking forward to more learning with Jim!

[@georgiajim2260]

You can learn a lot from a Jim.

[@SouthpawPickingPete-qi8qr]

Great video, I really dislike that Sparrows follower. The other problem is that with repeated use it will start to loose the threading on the end, which is the whole reason you need it!

[@georgiajim2260]

Yes, my follower has seen better days and there are far better tools for removing those tail caps

[@SadisticPicker]

Man well laid out! Some locks love being bullied, while others absolutely need light to set anything. Crazy how tensioning is everything in this game. I’m heavy handed and do use more tools because of it. Though i also get more opens using heavy over light. But boy locks will let ya know when they dont like to be bullied 😝. Really cool series.

[@georgiajim2260]

Thanks. Heavy tension has it’s place but if you’re fighting to get a pin into place lightening the tension just lets you stop fighting your own progress. It’s like stomping the gas while holding the brake to the floor.

[@thecompguy]

Great episode Jim!! I'm loving this! Everyone else is as well! I love the way you explain things! I wish I could get the feel for the jiggle test though! Maybe it would be easier if I had a cutaway so I could see it. Thanks again for this!!

[@SeeStuDo]

Definitely highlighted a few things on this one that sang to me. Thank you.

[@georgiajim2260]

Great to hear, glad it helped!

[@dascue777]

Very good lessons. I really enjoy your videos Do you use light tension on a padlock?

[@georgiajim2260]

I apply heavy tension to find a binding pin then release enough tension until the pin moves without forcing it. The pin should move smoothly with light to medium pick pressure

[@wolfganggrojcig2528]

I've been waiting for this video 😁

[@georgiajim2260]

Your wait is over!

[@wolfganggrojcig2528]

@@georgiajim2260 hehe, all thanks to you for that. Looking forward to the next one 👍😁

[@shadowshadow2485]

Thanks , very helpful , moe

[@joedhoe]

These lessons are great! There are some subtleties here that you show that even someone who is familiar with the basics can learn from :) I have a lock that used to be easy for me to pick but now I can't open anymore without the key which turns relatively smoothly. It is cheap with no security pins, and can't be gutted, and the feedback is very weird like the pins may have been scratched or dented from heavy tension or something making it hard to differentiate between the pin states. Have you run into old locks that should be easy picks but aren't? Can you maybe talk about what could be going on in such a situation? Thanks again for these videos!

[@georgiajim2260]

What lock is it? Some locks have soft cores from made from pot metal which can deform over time, heavy tension just helps wear them away until feedback can be very difficult to understand.

[@joedhoe]

@@georgiajim2260 Thanks for the reply! Its a brass Peled brand padlock. It's one of the first locks I started practicing on hence the too heavy tension 😅

[@SeeStuDo]

Hey Jim, I was thinking of doing a small series as a response to learning your lessons. As someone right there learning these things and the mistakes I make, being right here at the level learning from what you are sharing. But I didn't want to presume, or seem to try to ride your coattails. Let me know if that would be OK, and thanks again for doing this.

[@georgiajim2260]

Absoutely man, please do. That way I can know how to adjust my lessons

[@SeeStuDo]

@georgiajim2260 Thank You! I have the first one worked out, will shoot and load soon and start working on pt 2. I'm stoked!