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I found my problem with my Euro lock was that I was oversetting the low pins - I need to be more sensitive when probing I think - and if you do that it's hard / impossible to get them back without releasing tension and starting again. Which was frustrating because when I released tension after a failure, I could hear lot of little clicks as the pins dropped back to place making me think I'd got a bunch of 'em right, instead of "very wrong". 
It's worth a look at the key to see if the bitting can give you any clues while we've starting?
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modified 25-Aug-19 8:16am.
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Yes I think that's part of my problem, with these sort of locks I think less is more in terms of single picking, I got my first success this morning with a rake, but used it like a single hook , I bought the set from UKBumpkeys they come with a 14 page ebook written by Chris Dangerfield who owns the company, and he explains several different raking techniques. A lot of the purists pooh pooh raking but this guy knows his stuff and even Bosnian Bill was impressed at the detailed explanations.
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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OriginalGriff wrote: I need to be more sensitive when probing
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OriginalGriff wrote: that is being most reluctant to open
There are many, many lock picking/cracking videos on Youtube of various types and complexities. I am sure you have seen them but in case you didn't...
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Yes, I do. But it's a short, paracentric keyway so it's a pain to get the pick to bear - and being a Yale it likely has security pins as well which make a beginner's life much harder!
I'll get it - eventually - it give me something to aim for.
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Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Oooh fun.
I like lockpicking and safecracking. I'm better at the latter, as my manual dexterity and fine motor skills aren't what they were. i'm shaky these days.
masterlock combination locks can be shim-released with a flattened soda can cut in a particular way.
the key ones there's no special trick. you have to pick them. good on you. i don't know if i could do it these days.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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Jeeze!
Did I blink too long, and miss the Lounge turning into a criminal haven?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Believe it or not, lock picking can and is a hobby (outside and away from the criminal elements), providing years of enjoyment if you are into that sort of thing. There are even clubs, etc. for this and competitions.
Some of the locks are quite exquisite and complex, resulting in a mighty fine puzzle to solve.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: Did I blink too long, and miss the Lounge turning into a criminal haven?
Now that Chris is closing the Soapbox... 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Is that to imply the SB was criminal?
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No, but I expect that some of the rants that were (mostly) contained in the Soapbox will migrate to other forums.
IMO, closing the Soapbox is a mistake.
(Perhaps hosting a moderated forum where almost anything goes has some legal liabilities in Canada?)
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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And a trailer: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie[^]
Now, that could be worth watching! 
[edit]
For those of us who use a standard, civilised, and sensible dating system: that's October 11 ...
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Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: [edit]
For those of us who use a standard, civilised, and sensible dating system: that's October 11 ...
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ITYM 11th October
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Order of high odor? (4)
modified 25-Aug-19 0:52am.
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RANK
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Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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A well crafted clue! 
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Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Am I missing something or did he mean odour ?
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You have to make allowances for North Americans ... 
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Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Oh I thought as much - he's probably off color
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I was reading about how a Raspberry Pi (or is it Arduino?) can be configured to work as an oscilloscope that can interface into a regular computer, thereby using the computer's ... well ... computer to process the signal. I figure that if this is something that a hacker could do, certainly someone could make a COTS product. Any ideas?
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Don't know if pico scope is what you're looking for but the micro hooks up to the pi. Let me know I've got one of
Technician
1. A person that fixes stuff you can't.
2. One who does precision guesswork based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable knowledge.
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Check out https://www.adafruit.com/product/2053 I don't know that particular product but their goods are generally of quality.
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I think Mike mentioned Pico Scope, I have used them, they are quite good, but I miss the clicky switched dials of a real scope! Pico Scope, the Raspberry Pi versions can work but I think having to hook up a screen through the HDMI is a little odd!
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