As a mechanical engineer, I'm one of those people who wants to be able to do everything.So, I've been trying to learn the art of lockpicking. Made my own set of picks and started playing with locks. Well, after a year I've reached a point where no file cabinet, lock box, padlock, toolbox,handcuff, etc. can resist me. But, Damn, I can't pick a door lock to save my life. I've tried several manufacturers, even pulled an old door lock apart, studied the pins, reassembled it with the pins diagrammed, and still couldn't pick it. Is there something I'm missing that someone might be willing to share with me. I realize you guys don't like to give out specific info (and rightly so), but could you throw out a pointer or two that might help me "discover" my problem on my own. For what it's worth, I'm not a "pin bouncer". I'm trying to learn a pin by pin feel but I can't seem to do it on a door lock. Are they THAT different from say, a padlock, or could it just be some weird mental block that has me feeling that a door lock is that much different. I mean, S**t, I can generally open a padlock in a half a minute.
Thanks for any help you can offer