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

[sourmoney]

hey people..
i always had an interest in lockpicking and these stuff, but yea. i didnt noe this site existed ... so yeah.. dun mind my noobishness and ignorance.
cheers, sourmoney

[world9563]

I have been veiwing this site for a fair few weeks so sorry not introduced myself untill now. All i can say is i have learnt more off this site than i have on my 2 day course and thanks to all these great posts. Wishing all you the best.

[graphak]

hi im new here, trying to scan through the newb stuff so I dont repeat myself, ill be participating in the forums soon after that.

[rhys_davies2]

this be rhys
im new to get into all of this but i think that i could give it a shot.

[M3talhead]

Longtime lurker. First post.

.....just thought I'd say 'Hey'.

-M3tal

[HydeTheFormer]

Hey everybody. I am fairly new to lockpicking. I love the site, it has helped me tremendously already.
P.S. - I live around Dayton, Ohio. Anyone else in the area?

[terrorlone]

Hi guys. I'm a student from Taiwan.
I do magics and juggling, and also some escapology, and that's why I'm studying lockpicking. I think it might be helpful in my show. But later I found lockpicking also interesting in its own. I get my first set of lockpicking tools last week and I can already pick most of the pin tumbler locks and wafer tumbler locks.
Hope I can learn more here, and it's nice to be here.

[mikeskywalker]

Hello im Mike im from Iowa just started my own mobile lock business been doing locksmithing for 15 years on and off. great site you got here look foward to learning more from here

[kesley]

Err.. Yeah - Hi.

[ndtony2]

GREAT SITE! I HAVE LEARNED ALOT ALREADY. THANKS FOR BEING SO INFORMATIVE. IT WILL HELP ME ALOT AS I BEGIN MY NEW CAREER.

TONY

[Jaakko]

GREAT SITE! I HAVE LEARNED ALOT ALREADY. THANKS FOR BEING SO INFORMATIVE. IT WILL HELP ME ALOT AS I BEGIN MY NEW CAREER.

TONY

Welcome to the site Tony, may I suggest you shouldn't write all in caps. All caps is usually seen as shouting and it is hard to read. So, please take this as a kind advice from a fellow lockpicker

[DarkEyes]

Hey,
Here are my home made picks.
My Picks
I need to make another pick, I dont like the one I have now.

And a Master Lock #1, Raked
Master Lock no 1 Raked

A Master Lock #3 Commercial, Raked
Master Lock no 3 Commerical Raked

I have also done a Kwikset Dead Bolt, and I have been practiceing on my on special keying of a Schlage (5 security pins)

I also have 3 Master Locks #1 (no keys), that i would like to trade with someone..I'll pay shipping both ways.. Let me know.

[DarkEyes]

Master Lock no1 LS

[Jaakko]

DarkEyes, I suggest you take a very fine sand paper and sand those picks of yours very smooth and shiny. That way there is no sharp corners to file away brass from your locks Hope this proves helpful, as I have noticed my picks slide smoothly in and out of the lock when sanded

[DarkEyes]

DarkEyes, I suggest you take a very fine sand paper and sand those picks of yours very smooth and shiny. That way there is no sharp corners to file away brass from your locks Hope this proves helpful, as I have noticed my picks slide smoothly in and out of the lock when sanded

I took your advise, and I can't believe the differance that just some sanding made..
The feel is so much better.. Thanks

Here Is my kwikset deadbolt.. I made this before sanding my picks...
And you migh be able to tell I practiced bumping this lock alot.
Kwikset Deadbolt, Picked from front to back