Project:Lockpicking/Inside lock: Difference between revisions
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[[File:Lock-with-pins-closed.jpg|border|center|text bottom|''Pins in a lock'']] | [[File:Lock-with-pins-closed.jpg|border|center|text-bottom|''Pins in a lock'']] | ||
<center>Here we can see the top pins, the bottom pins and the springs in a lock. At the present state, the lock is locked and cannot be opened since the pins are blocking the <i>sheer line</i>. In order for a lock to open, all pins must be aligned at the sheer line.</center> | <center>Here we can see the top pins, the bottom pins and the springs in a lock. At the present state, the lock is locked and cannot be opened since the pins are blocking the <i>sheer line</i>. In order for a lock to open, all pins must be aligned at the sheer line.</center> | ||
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[[File:Lock-behind-closed.jpg|border|center|text bottom|''View from behind, closed'']] | [[File:Lock-behind-closed.jpg|border|center|text-bottom|''View from behind, closed'']] | ||
<center>Here we have yet another view of the top pin, bottom pin and the spring. Here we can see clearly that the bottom pin is blocking the sheer line and thus the lock cannot open.</center> | <center>Here we have yet another view of the top pin, bottom pin and the spring. Here we can see clearly that the bottom pin is blocking the sheer line and thus the lock cannot open.</center> | ||
