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

[steve4u2c]

Hi, have just joined your forum & look forward to furthering my knowledge in the art of lock picking.
Being a Carpenter by trade i get to fit all sorts of different types of lock & through that became interested in how one could be picked & also can see an oppertunity to earn more money doing something interesting.
I went on a Lock Training course in Jan this year & have slowly been finding the time to gather more info.
I look forward to a bit of banter on the forum in the future.

[ne0nerdz]

brand new member to this site joined 3 mins ago, and only picked 3 locks in my short life!!! well they were all in my house and for a 13 year old i did pretty good

[the_transporterkk3]

Hello everybody, I'm the_transporterkk3 and have recently become interested in lockpicking. I became interested in lockpicking when my friend, who was a locksmith, invited me to his workplace. I saw his lockpicks on his desk and asked how they work. He told me that I would have to learn more about the lock itself. He also recommmended this forum for further learning.

[skold]

Welcome to all you

[Exodus80]

Im new to the site and locksmithing as well.

[skold]

its another one

[Romstar]

:shock: its another one

Isn't it funny that "Exodus" means "to leave"? Yet, they keep showing up?

Welcome to everyone, and good luck.

Romstar

[steve16]

Hello All, A new member to this site but not to locksmithing. 90% of what I do as a locksmith is to provide emergency openings for a utility company in my city. In a nutshell that means if your not home or the business is closed, and they must make entry, they call me to open the property. This looks like a great site and looking forward to learning and sharing info...

[Jarod]

welcome all, relating to what skold said, how many members with "exodus" in their name do we have now, "exodus5000" "exodus50" atleast 2, if not more, seems its a popular name.

[Jarod]

wait, that 50 should be 80

[Mountaingoat04]

Hey, i am new to lock picking. Just picked it up as a hobby and used this site to help pick out what to get and how to get started.

[josh42]

Hullo, I'm new here and I made my first pick today--a half diamond made from a stainless steel turkey carving knife. I hope to begin opening my door soon.

josh42

[Mr Ules]

welcome to the forum. I couldn't help but notice you said you made a diamond pick. This is just my personal preference, but I like to use hooks mostly. That one will teach you how to feel the lock without the dossier to rake the lock. Which a diamond serves both purposes. I reccommend that you make a hook next.

[ispygaz]

Hi All
I normally work in the Intruder alarm industry but increasingly keep getting asked about locks hoping to use the forum to increase my knowledge, shouldn't be difficult starting from rock bottom. Hoping to get some more formal training, so that I can branch out into this part of the service. I won’t ask any stupid questions until I have browsed the FAQ's I may ask some stupid questions then.
Gaz

[skold]

I won’t ask any stupid questions until I have browsed the FAQ's I may ask some stupid questions then.

don't, i'll flame you then i will never stop, you will be part of my semi-perminent newbie hitlist

This to ALL of you newbies
don't ask stupid questions, use your common sence or search, ask normal and slightly interesting questions...

if i hear another "How do i pick abloy" i will flame you until you are ashes

dont ask questions that are easily answered - "why can't i pick schlage" or any thing easy like that, other newbies can even answer that.

actually i think it should be compulsory that newbies have to read all faq's before posting or even joining.