Need help

[TheRealMcCoy]

So i just received a lock picking kit, 8 pc. Im a total noob to lock picking and have no idea where to start...which tools do i need to use on ordinary front door locks?

[Jason13]

i use a half diamond

[zeke79]

Start here viewtopic.php?t=10528 . In the future, please read the FAQ and try searching .

[SFGOON]

BEst to start using the hooks - raking is too easy and if you learn it first you'll rely on it too much and raking doesn't always work.

Off topic - zeke needs a mod sig. Any volunteers or am I busting out the crayons and the scanner?

[jellywerker]

offtopic: I'll volunteer to make a sig, anything that would suit him in particular? We should accumulate a few entries and let him choose, if not making a sig from his direct feedback.

ontopic: Read the mit guide, it'll explain the facts behind lockpicking, then using your set, find which tool feels best to you, and use that. Go from there.

[TheRealMcCoy]

that mit site is down, i just need a pictorial or a video or something online cuz my kit didnt come with anything

[illusion]

the site works for me

[TheRealMcCoy]

im really trying to find something that doesnt have text pictures lol. like something visual that would really help. im sitting here trying to understand how to pick a masterlock 140 and i just dont get it. i watched the animation a guy made on this site about it but it doesnt make sense to me

[zeke79]

Have you tried looking at the howstuffworks website for lockpicking info? Last I knew it had some pretty good animations. Also you can try http://deviating.net/lockpicking/ for some more good information.

[devnill]

that mit site is down, i just need a pictorial or a video or something online cuz my kit didnt come with anything

heres a working link to the mit:
http://people.csail.mit.edu/custo/MITLockGuide.pdf

[Illegal Inc.]

zeke - Thanks for the link to Deviant Ollam site. It really helped me understand a couple of things that were a little fuzzy.