ARCHIVE 2003-2013 Introduce yourself HERE if you are new. :)

[Chucklz]

Its okay, I know Phen is kidding.

[EricM]

Hey all been picking for a bit, just saying hi.

::waves::

[Pheniox]

i'm sorry chucklz, I just do it because I love you man :'(

please forgive me, I just love you

Romstar, I lvoe you to, even if Mr. Picks won't ever login

Eagle, I will love you in a second

Varjeal, you just need to go talk to your wife, she might love you

luke, nobody loves you

[t0ne]

Hi all,

Just wanted to say a quick hello to everyone. I'm Tony, from Bristol in England. I've just ordered my first set of picks from LPS and am eager to stuck in !
I'm only looking at lock picking as a hobby/for fun to satisfy my very enquiring mind and love of solving puzzles.

cheers,
Tone.

[gi cannonfodder]

HI im new here

[timothyx]

Hi, I'm new to the whole lockpicking hobby. I'm 19 and I live in Ottawa. I've tried a few locks with some tools I've tried to made, but gave up and just decided to go out and buy some picks and such online.

I got interested a couple of months ago when my grandfather who is an apt caretaker lost all the keys to the building. He ended up having to get every lock re-keyed, the laundry machines, the coin changer, the coke machine, and half a dozen other doors in the place. Anyways, I was there watching the locksmith doing his job, and just started asking him questions, and I just got kinda interested in lockpicking as a whole.

Anyways, I'm glad I found this place, and I can see I am already going to enjoy this site.

[cass]

hi everyone,ive just passed my City & Guilds in locksmithing last month,and i need to find out what's best in regards to starting up.
buying stock first or sorting out my marketing/business plan,or????
Only just joined 101 last night,i was refered by another Locksmith.
GREAT SITE,cant stop reading.
thanks dave

[thertel]

Hi my name is Thomas, from Central Texas, and I'm a lockaholic. Introductions make me so uncomfortable so here it goes...I just got my first pick set, but have played with them before in college on a filing cabinet I accident locked the keys into, since then I've been very interested in the mechanics since I'm an Engineering student. I just rekeyed my first lock though.

Thomas

[Medic]

Hello Folks,

Very nice site and very informative threads. I have been picking for almost 2 years now ever since I saw a cop use his rake on a locked door to help my partner and I get to a patient.

Not a pro, but learning as I go.

As a paramedic we usually use our feet and sometimes a crowbar or door jamb spreader to open doors, as we can't usually afford the time that picking takes, but I enjoy the challenege nontheless.

Thanks for having me!

[Murph]

I pick locks as a hobby. I have a bunch of cylinders and I just grab one and at it. I look at lockpicking like solving a puzzle; an unique way to relax.
This site is loaded with info. Do a search first to see if it answers your question before posting.
Welcome

[ZEROSPEED56]

im new 2 this site is cool

[Buggs41]

Found this site a couple of weeks back. Read alot of the older posts, and now still trying to keep up with all the new ones. Great site!

I've completed the FB course. Some day I will start up my own part time shop. Too busy during the day with my electrician job.

Thanks for all the great info.

[jgoggan]

I've had a small pick set and interest in picking ever since I was in high school about 15 years ago. I've never really taken the time to become skilled at it, but maybe that will change in the future.

I [url=http://www.vaps.org/members/mi/jgoggan@dcg.com.html]collect full-size standup arcade games/url] as a hobby. They are commonly found at auction and even private sales without any keys. I got tired of having to break up the wooden cabinet doors to get them open, so advancing my lock picking skills has helped that some -- and hopefully more-so in the future. It actually seems that less and less locked machines at the auctions have keys these days. I'm hoping to make some small cash at future auctions offering my picking services to open up other people's won machines also.

Other hobbies include restoring my wife's 1970 Chevelle SS and video game trading/collecting.

Nice to see a decent site devoted to locksmithing.

- John...
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[jgoggan]

Oops -- apparently didn't close a tag there. Didn't realize that you couldn't edit your own posts -- or I would have Previewed it first. If some admin wants to fix that, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

- John...

[AzHP]

Hey guys, I'm 16 from SF, California and I just ordered my first set, the 14-pc. MPXS-14 as recommended by the people on this site, my parents were iffy about me learning how to lockpick but I convinced them that it was a benefit for my intellect, not to mention practical purposes as well (I will never give in to temptation to use it for theft), and me and my friends are probably all going to learn as to not get discouraged. It's nice that the 14 piece set comes with so many picks and wrenches so that more than one person can learn off of one set. I look forward to learning how to pick, there are two locksmithing stores within 3 blocks of my house so I hope I can pick up some padlocks to try it out. I hope I can join some of you in the advanced lockpicking forums soon!