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

[FiapFiak]

Hey everyone,

i've been reading around this site and learning and practicing for the past few weeks. Now, i think it's time for me to try to help everyone else out now that i got my stuff down.

Watch for my posts!

[chuffy]

What's up everyone.. I've been in the computer security industry for a number of years, and lock picking almost goes side by side. I've known how to pick for a while, but hadn't touched a set for about a year. I bought some new picks and signed up here, great resource!

I bought a master 532, a couple of schlage cylinders with spool pins, as well as some random locks that were no challenge. The locks I have with security pins I can pick very quickly now.. I'm looking to grab some more intermediate locks and work my way up.. any suggestions appreciated.

cheers!

[Yadkci]

Hi there, I've been registered for a while but decided to start contributing .
I'm currently an apprentice locksmith in Australia, i hope my knowledge of the industry and lockpicking will be helpful .


I also hope to learn alot from people here.

[heisey22]

My name is Timm

[msacko]

I'm new. Registered tonight because I am looking for information on ignition locks. I have a '88 mercedes. Parked the car, turned the car off and pulled out the key. Now the key, and the back up key won't turn the tumbler. I called a locksmith. Can't come until tomorrow, maybe Monday. Don't want to have the car towed AND have a locksmith come, so am trying to figure out the lock. Anyone have any information?

[unbreakable]

I'm new. Registered tonight because I am looking for information on ignition locks. I have a '88 mercedes. Parked the car, turned the car off and pulled out the key. Now the key, and the back up key won't turn the tumbler. I called a locksmith. Can't come until tomorrow, maybe Monday. Don't want to have the car towed AND have a locksmith come, so am trying to figure out the lock. Anyone have any information?

Welcome to the site!

I'm sorry to say we can't discuss auto information in the public forum, and but in the advanced forum.

You'll just have to wait for that lockie.

[lockjaw]

I've been lurking for a few months to learn the norms and mores of the forum.

I'm a male in my 30s employed in the IT industry. My introduction to lock picking (not true picking) was in my early teens. We made crude jigglers from flattened and filed nails, nail files and cheap pocket knife blades. We could open only generic padlocks with our homebrew jigglers and trial-and-error jiggling techniques (remember there was no WWW back then). We didn't do anything malicious with our crude skills and equipment. We did misbehave in that the school lockers presented a vast array of padlocks to practice and experiment on and if we got caught we would have probably been suspended even though we weren't stealing or vandalising.

In the absence of the sort knowledge that is now freely available on the WWW my interest in locks and picking lasted only until my mid-teens. For 20 or so years I had no interest in locks and picking. My interest and engagement in lock manipualtion was rekindled earlier this year when I saw some videos on YouTube. For the last three months I've been collecting locks, picks and books and reading much online material (on this forum and others). It's been fun though at times frustrating. I'm working on my single pin picking technique and would rank my picking ability as upper-level beginner (i.e. I can pick a 5-pin kwikset rim cylinder, a 5-pin Whitco profile cylinder, smaller Lockwood padlocks and of course the many generic padlocks from the Orient).

I'm interested to make contact with other lock enthusuasiasts in Melbourne, Australia especially those with an IT background.

Lockjaw

[digital_blue]

Welcome to the site all new members! Enjoy!

db

[Norway]

im new to this kind of lock picking. im only 15, but i use to pick my house door with a flat screwdriver and å paperclip... :lol:
i wonder what are the law in norway for lock picking/ lock picking tools??
this is gonna be fun!! :twisted:

[Norway]

im new to this kind of lock picking. im only 15, but i use to pick my house door with a flat screwdriver and å paperclip... :lol:
i wonder what are the law in norway for lock picking/ lock picking tools??
this is gonna be fun!! :twisted:

[SanDiegoChef]

Just found out about the website from the cover story in the Weekend Edition of the Wall Street Journal. I look forward to surfing the website and finding out more info.

[btierney]

Welcome to the site, everyone. I think we have our first referal from the Wall Street Journal!

Please remember. Do not pick locks that you do not own or have permission to pick and do NOT pick locks that you rely on.

Have fun!

[UWSDWF]

Welcome everybody,
For all thoes new to the site and lockpicking, LP101 is a great place to start.
Take a look at the new users section, first and don't be afraid to ask any questions just remember to try a search before posting.

If you're looking for locks to pick, buy some but, DO NOT PICK LOCKS YOU RELY ON
I repeat DO NOT PICK LOCKS YOU RELY ON, they can and will break, then your house/car/safe/chasity belt is vulnerable or unable to be opened (think: emergency situation).

Cheers,
UWSDWF

[code5]

i read about this website in the wall street journal today. i have always been interested in this art. i find it one of those things that truly test yourself, and not justl ike hacking a computer, what your doing is physically in front of you. a fusion of skill, technology, science and patience. im pumped to begin my education

[bazzq126]

I've been poking around this site for the past couple of days and I'm totally impressed with the results that I've achieved in such a short time. I never picked a lock in my life and I've just about exhausted all the locks that were laying around the house. Great site keep up the good work.....