Lock raking tips (Increase your success rate) (152)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video I give you a guide on tensioning locks when raking, this is a much needed skill and many people fail to rake locks because they don't know how to tension them properly.
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This is the most helpful video about tension, when it comes down to picking the locks you don't necessarily need a specific type of pick. I watch this video and within 30 seconds I unlocked my lock.
Thank you for your support! Very glad it was helpful.
Thanks for the demonstration. A few more things I've found to be useful are:
# Relax both hands and arms, as well as shoulders. Tenseness can stop you from raking.
# Don't try too hard. If the lock doesn't open. Leave it, and try later.
# Remember to vary the lever tension frequently. Different levers open differently.
# Reset every few seconds. False gates can thwart your efforts.
# If one rake doesn't work, try a different one. For example, I have two 'identical' locks. One opens with a City Rake, every time, within 5 seconds. The other needs a Bogotá to open it quickly, but will not open at all (at my modest skill level!) with the City Rake.
Yep I completely agree it just depends on the lock which rake works best, if you don’t have success within 30 seconds, switch rakes
That padlock technic really shows the tension issue brilliantly
Thank you for your tension tip, in 12 years of locksmithing I never thought of that and was surprised at how easy it worked by just stacking padlock shackles on the end of my tension wrench. It helped me out of a bind with a WinkHaus when it was 5 degrees outside/blizzard conditions and I couldn’t bear to take my gloves off to pick the exterior to a storefront with it on there.
Wow that's a great story! I'm so glad it could help, the padlocks were only an illustration but you've proven the point nicely for me!
I've found that there is more technique with raking and rocking than is usually mentioned, and as you described in the video, that technique is largely in the tensioning. I coarsely vary the tension until I feel the pins bouncing and some catching at the shear line, and then I lightly vary the tension in a narrow range around that tension level while alternating the rake angle, frequency and depth of insertion.
As I'm practicing to improve my single pin picking skills, I comtinue to mix it up by practicing some raking as well, to keep improving my raking technique. I'm all about the open. :-)
Thanks for the great video.
Brilliant video! I was getting a bit frustrated with trying to rake before I found this and am having a lot more success now 👍
Thank you for your kind words, I’m so glad the video helped you! Happy raking!
If the lock opens who cares! XD A good idea when raking any lock is to bounce the tensioner. Apply light to almost heavy, back to light. Works wonders. :)
Great video!
Cheers DWP I did add that at the end of my video, if you watch my videos on picking locks quite often you'll see me bouncing my finger to vary the tension, a great technique especially when picking locks you haven't picked before.
Hobby Picker I missed it. XD I'm making picks a lot so I try to listen to videos as I grind and sand :)
Don't worry, So do I!
Extremely informative and entertaining, right up my street. I learnt so much. I use a city rake all the time .
One of the best videos on tension I've seen. Highly recommended viewing.
Thank you so much for your feedback, I'm glad the video was helpful!
Great video. Really like the tension demonstration. I'm still struggling as a Newby, you make it look soooooooo easy! U got skills.
3 years on and this is probably the must helpful video on tensioning I've seen. Always been an issue of mine especially with Euro locks. UK currently on lockdown, excuse the pun, so that's my day sorted. Top man! Subscribed!
Dave Armitage Thank you so much for your kind words and feedback, and thanks for subscribing! It means a lot to me, please take care, and feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions!
sad to see master lock even failing as a weight
Rune International it true lol.
Ha ha, It may have worked on the Era lock but it'd be pushing it!
I started picking two days ago, I raked a “high security” master lock open in 10 seconds. Disappointing. I am now using it to practice single hook picking. Opened it once but that was just luck. Oh well
Your explanation on tension got me my first open, huge thanks!!!!!!
Glad I was able to help, congrats on your first open! (Be careful, it’s addictive!!)
Great video, I'm new to lock picking and this video shows what tensions are required. 👍
This video was super super helpful, thank you very much
Thanks, Glad I could help!
@@HobbyPicker I am no master, but isn’t the city rake not for scrubbing back and forth but for wobbling up and down a small bit? Just a question, correct me if I’m wrong.
@@borat1 You are quite correct, the city rake is indeed for what we call ‘rocking’ however I occasionally find it useful for both purposes, though some will argue that the sharp peaks on the rake will cause excess wear on the pins. I believe I made this video before I knew about this, so we all learn something new! Great observation, I hope you found some of the information helpful!
Great explanation on proper tension. I'm just getting started in lockpicking. I always assumed heavier tension was better for raking. I'm going to give the light tension a try.
Surfhead Glad I could be of help, let me know how it goes!
Watched your other video on raking and I was able to open my sisters garage door. Thank you very much for the video it was very helpful.
I’m very glad it worked for you! (Hopefully your sister was aware that you were trying to open her garage door!) Thanks for watching!
Brilliant way to demo tension for new pickers. Very nice video.
cmarano Thank you! I’m glad it was helpful!
extremely helpful using the locks as an example was awesome
Nice job my friend. Very true, I like your style. When Bosnian Bill says use light tension or heavy tension i lose my mind. You explain it perfectly with a few sized padlocks. That way people can do it right the first time. Cheers
Thank you for your kind support! So glad I've been able to help, it is extremely difficult to explain what you're feeling sometimes, visual aids are often the best way to learn!
Thank you, so much. It wasn’t till this video ( and it’s demonstration) that I finally understood the advice to use light tension. I assumed with a sloppy lock you’d need to press quite hard to get the cylinder to engage. Not only can I now consistently rake my simple lock but I actually managed to pick it :)
GumsGaming Well done! It really seems like you’ve learnt some valuable lessons! You’ve really made my day with your comment, I sometimes doubt if I should be making these videos as I’m not a great speaker, i sometimes struggle to get my points across but you’ve definitely encouraged me!
Hi. Good luck with your channel. I’ve just got interested in hobby locking and have been watching Bosnian bill etc. Nice to see a Brit doing it with locks that are more common in the uk. All the best!
Brian Marshall Thank you for the encouragement, and welcome to locksports! Since joining the community a few years ago it has been a continuous journey, this is one of my older videos and I have since gained more subscribers than I’d ever dream of having. Just let me know if you ever need any help or advice!
Great demo of different tension making the difference. I haven't yet picked my first lock, waiting on tools to arrive, but putting together a playlist for myself of the most helpful vids. This is def in it. Plan to study first and then have the playlist to return to if I get stuck. Thanks!
Thank you for your kind words! I wish you all the best as you start the learning process, just remember that practise makes perfect, you're definitely going the right way about it! Don't be afraid to send me an email if ever you have any questions related to locksports, my email address is in the description of every video.
@@HobbyPicker thanks! Picked up a number of different padlocks to start on. ML 1, 3, 40D, and an AL1105 among others. Nice to have some support.
Have a good day or night
Thanks for demo (from someone new to picking), it does take surprisingly light tension.
Thanks for stopping by, and welcome to the world of lockpicking! I'm always happy to answer your questions, feel free to get in touch at any time.
My email address is: hobbypicker@gmail.com
You might also be interested in uklocksport.co.uk if you haven't already heard of it. It's a website for any lockpicker (advanced or otherwise) and you don't need to be in the UK to join, once you make friends on there it's an amazing community and they're the only reason I do lock trades and make these videos.
Super tutorial on tension… thank you!
"pay more 'ttention to tension." Love it!
😂 ...and that’s the key to success!
Thank you . Very helpful , tension is what I must work on
Nice video - I think I've suffered from putting too much tension on in the past. I am amazed, though, that lockmakers don't put more effort into making their locks harder to rake.
Thank you, I'm glad to have covered a point that people miss, that was the idea of the video :-) I'd say the main problem is that half these locks are churned out in Chinese factories with no proper testing.
Very clever approach, thanks !
Thanks for watching, I’m glad you found it helpful!
Great job on that video sir! Very informative for new pickers.
Cheers Bill!
Very cool izdea to learn how/ to tensizon,thanks for the vizdeo,cheers!
mal13able Thanks for watching!
Love this video, excellent!
good job man...
respects. Mad respects man you earned it
Great video. Thank you
using padlocks made the point so well.
Good call brother. It took me a while to figure out that the left finger was just as important.
Sure is my friend :-)
Love this it’s so helpful.thank u
Great video series! Subscribed
So glad you found it helpful! Thank you so much for your support!
Its really just in the tensioning
Ive learned pretty much anything with just standard pins can be raked quickly, but if you dont fluctuate your tensioning properly it can make the difference between seconds and minutes
Yep you’re right, this was what I was trying to show in the video! It’s something that as you do more raking or picking you start to do subconsciously, but if you don’t know about it, it can really hinder you.
@@HobbyPicker very true, and im still an amateur but im loving this hobby, im completely hooked and its actually helping me with my drinking, 3 weeks now (i have prior experience from when i was a teen but not to the extent as i do now) and im already learning so damn much, i never knew how many everyday locks we use are so simple to open, im moving onto learning wafer locks next after i get a better hand with security pins but im taking it one step at a time to learn efficiently
Never knew id take to it as well as i have now, guess i just have a bit of knack for it
Or atleast i hope i do
@@jwn5 Great to hear your story, and so happy that you’re able to be a part of the community! I wish you all the best with your learning journey, there are so many great resources available today!
No, this isn't a video on shadow animals, sorry about the misleading thumbnail!
That was an excellent video. Learned a lot. Thank you for taking the time to make and upload your videos.
Where in Scotland are you from?
weejohnbb I’m glad the video was of some help to you, thanks for stopping by! I come originally from Aberdeen.
Great video, thanks for posting it! Just curious, what are you using for a tension tool there? Is it music wire, something else maybe?
Chirael It’s a tensioner that comes with all the cheaper Chinese lock pick sets, essentially it’s just music wire with flattened ends, I used it because it was quite chunky and filled up the keyway nicely.
"Tensioning is /key/ when it comes to raking locks"... I see what you did there
Glad you could see what I was getting at, thanks for watching!
Kidding aside: great video, this would have saved me time had I seen it before my first raking attempts. As a newb it's difficult to gauge tension levels from descriptions and, while nothing beats practice, this illustrates things in a much more quantifiable way.
Racking is just fine, it's just a different skill, and knowing more skills gives more options for entry. Personally I don't use pointed rakes like the city rake with a saw like motion, just like a jigger. For saw like motion I use rounded rackes.
K 212 I agree, and also you are right in using only rounded picks for raking, those are designed to prevent unnecessary wear on the pins, I rarely use the city rake for zipping, it’s just that in this case it was good for replicating a key profile.
Never 'raked' to a youtube video before !
slicedpage 😂 I hope it was of assistance to you!
good info..........thanks......
Glad to be of help, thanks for watching!
Hallo sir .can you tell me what kind of tools do i need for ranking merci 👍👍👍
Abdelaziz Bouhdide Most pick sets will come with the necessary tools, but what you’ll need is a suitable tension wrench, and a snake profile rake pick. Hope this helps.
superb
Why cant you just rake with like a random key but just grind down the back side so its thin and will fit?
Josh O'Connor The issue is that the key would either have to match the warding of the lock, or have to be extremely thin to navigate around it, and even this would not give adequate vertical room to vary the position of the key, remember that raking is about rocking the pick up and down as well as in and out to give the maximum variation and increase the chance of hitting the shear line. Hope this makes sense!
Hi. Actually I just bought a padlock from home bargains for £1.99 it’s no name but waterproofed in rubber, but I just can’t pick it? Maybe you could? Cheers, Brian.
I know the one you mean, do you want me to buy one and have a look at it on video for you?
There is a possibility it's multiple things, could be the bitting on the key, could be the keyway itself, or it could be the fact that it's a cheaper lock (sometimes these can be rough and tricky to pick) Do you want to send me some pictures of the lock (including the keyway) and the key too? (hobbypicker@gmail.com) I still hold my offer of going and buying one too to see if there's anything unusual about them.
Hi. I’ve taken the lock off my back gate as it often doesn’t even want to open with the key! It’s probably just super cheap and nasty. I’ll try and get a pic to you thanks, Brian.
@@TheGreatest1974 Well that's probably what the issue is, if it doesn't work well with the key then it'd probably be a pain to pick.
Do most locks unlock clockwise?
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!
When you’re raking, how much down pressure do you use?
Englandsbestlover well as we can see in the video, different locks take different pressure, typically we use very light tension. If the lock is older and dirty inside then we at need more tension. A good technique that you might see me do is pulsing my finger on the tension wrench, by pulsing my finger I am applying varying tension.
Hobby Picker. Thanks for replying but just to be clear, I’m talking about the actual raking pressure and not the tension. Also, do you slide the raking pick straight in and out or do apply an upwards pressure. That’s what I meant. Thanks
@@Englandsbestlover I see, well typically it is best to hold your pick very loosely and jiggle it in and out very loosely, you shouldn't have to force it at all. Typically I would start off with a basic horizontal movement in and out, and then if that wasn't successful then I'd start rocking gently up and down (whilst moving horizontally at the same time) We're aiming to attack all the pins, but one thing we don't want to do is be very extreme about it, we may risk oversetting the pins if we lift the pick to high for example.
Excellent explanation (Visual) on tension
How many pins u have in those locks???? 1
Believe it or not these locks were fully pinned and sealed from factory :-) Practice makes perfect!
I’m not great at raking... then again I don’t really have any rakes
Can we always rake in both directions ?
bernard512tr If you mean in and out, yes that’s fine, if you mean using both sides of the pick, then no. Hope that makes sense, let me know if not. Thanks for watching!
Hobby Picker I mean opening anti clockwise and/or lockwise.
bernard512tr Ah, I understand now, yes you should be able to rake in both directions, sometimes it’ll be easier in one direction than the other. Of course this mostly only applies to lock sports because in real life situations the lock can only throw the bolt one way (either clockwise or otherwise)
Hobby Picker Thanks!
I'm going to try this, never thought of this technique before 👍⛏
The key is light tension ;-) Thanks for watching.
Subbed great info..liked...
Questions...do u have multiple tension bars? Easiest way to make a good one? Thank yoi for the video and feedback!
Cheers mate!
Mike Dear Thanks for subscribing! In response to your question; yes I do have multiple tension bars as not all key ways are the same, sometimes a tension bar won’t fit. The easiest way to make a tension wrench would be to take a piece of flat spring steel such as the stuff that you get out of some car windscreen wipers, take a pair of pliers and put a sharp 90 degree bend about a half inch from the end.
@@HobbyPicker you da best! Thank you sir! Be safez!
Mike Dear Glad to be of assistance! Stay safe! 👍
"Tensioning is key." 🤣🤣🤣
I'm working with a training lock with four non-security pins and can't rake it to save my fucking life. I can sit here and scrub the pins for an hour and .... nothing. Suggestions?
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.
Why in the world would somebody disapprove of raking? I'm guessing that they also disapprove of rocking, scrubbing and bitch picking? Or any other methods that extremely easy and a lot of times can open a lock in a matter of seconds
I suppose it’s a matter of personal preference, some people see it as an u skilled attack (I certainly don’t) but personally I’d always try single pin picking a lock because that’s what I’m most comfortable with.
nice idea thanks for the info any more information would be helpful thanks stiglocks..r
Well are there any points in particular that you aren't understanding? An added tip would be that sometimes it's helpful to angle the pick up and down when raking, this is the catch any low pins at the front or back of the lock.
Hmm, I think I use too much tension.
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!
Good to heat another Scottish accent. 🏴🙂
You're the only one that's mentioned it, I normally get asked if I'm Dutch or American!!! Thanks for stopping by.
@@HobbyPicker lol. I'm from the west coast mate. I've only ever heard one other UK accent in all the videos I've watched so as soon as I heard a fellow Scot I was a bit taken aback. Good to know I'm not the only one in the country with this hobby. Still pretty shit though, only just got my first kit last week. Took me 2 hrs to pick my first practice lock🤣🤣 took me 2 days to get my first "real lock" open. Wish I had seen this video first. Would mean that I don't currently have a snapped rake stuck inside the first lock I ever picked now lol.
@@randommadness1021 Great to hear you're taking an interest in a new hobby, it's definitely a handy skill to have! Don't be too worried about how long you take, everyone starts off slow, but over time and with practice you will get better, just make sure that even if you have to put your picks in a drawer for a few weeks, get them out again and have another go, that's what it's all about! (Also don't worry about breaking picks - we all do it!) Feel free to send me an email at any time if you have any questions or fancy a chat about locksports! Email: hobbypicker@gmail.com
Cheers!
@@HobbyPicker appreciated mate🙂
are you dutch
Gingeas No, why do you ask?
@@HobbyPicker thought you sounded a bit dutch, but i guess i was wrong
@@HobbyPicker good video btw
Gingeas Heh, I must admit that I’ve never heard that one before 😂
Gingeas How did you come to find my channel? I see you’re quite famous 😁
LOCKS ARE UPSide down
Raybo sflorida This is how we mount locks in Europe, I guess you are American though??
@@HobbyPicker ,oooooh ok
great info and tips for beginners ethan im doing a beginners giveaway kit for my 300sub when it come hopfully.very nice mate👍😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thanks Leon, You're getting ahead of me with the subs! Looking forward to seeing your giveaway!
Slow talker guy needs to spit it out faster. Play at 1.5x speed.