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[CTTOOLMAN]

Several new members said it well--what a great site!
I like all things innovative, "do it yourself", recycled, converted, made from trash or common items-you get the idea. I'm not in the field but have been collecting locks & keys, picking for fun since I was a kid. I was surprised recently to hear of this site & the growing interest in locks & picking, based on the MSNBC/Newsweek article on bumping.

If your ever in CT, check out the Lock Museum in Terryville CT, exit 39 off rt. 8-it's an awesome 'brick & mortar' real museum all about locks & keys-very small, but jampacked with treasures of the locking kind!!

[DOORDOCTOR]

cool i remember seeing a website about the lock museum in conneticuit, i think i came across the website on roadsideamerica.com if i ever do a big road trip that is one of the few places i want to go see. i seen that theres more then just locks and picks its all hardware mean't for doors or windows.

[ntshftmn]

[color=darkred][/color][size=18][/size] hello, just joined up, I do home inspections for different mortgage companies and have to get into foeclosed empty homes alot amd don't always have th right passkey to get in, trying to learn some way to be able to get into these homes all the time non-destructively.
ntshftmn

[kepiblanc]

Several new members said it well--what a great site!
I like all things innovative, "do it yourself", recycled, converted, made from trash or common items-you get the idea. I'm not in the field but have been collecting locks & keys, picking for fun since I was a kid. I was surprised recently to hear of this site & the growing interest in locks & picking, based on the MSNBC/Newsweek article on bumping.

If your ever in CT, check out the Lock Museum in Terryville CT, exit 39 off rt. 8-it's an awesome 'brick & mortar' real museum all about locks & keys-very small, but jampacked with treasures of the locking kind!!

CTTOOLMAN,

Does this museum have any exhibits on lock picking?

I once was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I went to The National Constitution Center, a fairly new museum devoted to the United States Constitution, which is located on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall.

This is also a museum where the actual lock picking tools which were used in the Watergate scandal of 1972 are on display. The tools are all made of what appears to be cheap low-carbon spring steel, with the picks also having crude riveted construction comprised of their handles. To me, they all look like crap compared to my Southord stainless steel tools!

[mrdan]

I have been lurking for a while now, descided to join and start participating a little. Hello everyone.

[Son_of_Sparta]

I've also been lurking here for a while and finally decided to join. lockpicking is the next hobby i had lined up and i finally got around to ordering some picks and a few schlage locks...now if i could just find some place that sells security pins i'd be set for awhile.

[hcet_dlobeid]

I just saw this thread. I've been hanging out awhile and recently joined. I'm more interested in safe work than lock picking, but I find it interesting and have to do it rarely for the job. Like I said, I do way more vault work. I actually came to the site looking for some info, but I'll never post enough to get into the super secret sections. Oh well. I still have tech support.

Anyway, Hello!

[stevodotorg]

hi there!, new to the site, I have always been interested in lockpicking and such, infact did a little while growing up.. although I haven't done much sense then. After finding the lp101 site a couple hours ago I fell in love with the art and hobby of this again. I am also so glad that I have found lp101 because I can finally ask some questions that I have been curious about all these years. Anyway it is always nice to find some geeky hobbiest like myself to chat with. Oh and to add in, yes, I did find your site after looking a couple posts on digg.com. But anyway, hope to chat with you all soon, do take care!

[stevodotorg]

Hi there!, new to the site, I have always been interested in lockpicking and such, infact did a little while growing up.. although I haven't done much since then, the subject has always interested me. After finding the lp101 site a couple hours ago I fell in love with the art and hobby of this again. I am also so glad that I have found lp101 because I can finally ask some questions/opinions that I have been curious about all of these years. Anyway it is always nice to find some geeky hobbists like myself to chat with. Oh and to add in, yes, I did find your site after looking a couple posts on digg.com. But anyway, hope to chat with you all soon, do take care!

Man you guys need an edit button, I needed to fix the typos in my post

[jpapi10]

Hello everyone. New to the site. God stuff

[mrdan]

Hello everyone. New to the site. God stuff

Amen!

[UNJACK]

HI guys decided to join forum after seeing ad for A jam locksmiths in west midlands on your site it was the most interesting 2 days ive ever spent and now ime hooked

[thekeymaker]

hi i'm new here to got interested in locks way back in grade school. and then got involved in magic and houdini type stuff. i became a locksmith at 17. i have not been able to pick all of the locks that i have come across. but one thing i have noticed. does anyone lubricate the locks they are picking and if you do what do you use. Don,

[hurri]

nice question...i don't lubrucate my locks because when they get "old" i change them with new ones..but i think you can lubricate them even with sunflower oil....or you can used lubrication oils & creams with are usually used for cars...if you have one...

[Lindsor]

Hey everyone! I just sined in today, and ive never picked a lock yet (just started)...