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Pratice Locks

When it comes down to it there is nothing better than manual tools for your Lock pick Set, whether they be retail, homebrew, macgyver style. DIY'ers look here.

Pratice Locks

Postby luck___ » 8 Oct 2003 11:03

Hi everyone, does anyone know where i can obtain a pratice lock in the UK? Thanks
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Postby ReverseLogic » 13 Oct 2003 14:27

What I did was I just went to the hardware store and bought the cheapest doorknob I could find. Preferably one that is rekeyable, so you can remove pins if you need to. I live in the U.S. but I can't see why it wouldn't be possible in the U.K. Please correct me if I am mistaken.

Good Luck,

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Postby Bitter Man » 13 Oct 2003 15:21

Yea, here in the US I know you can buy individual lock cylanders, just locks without the doorknob. You can remove the pins from them and add them back as you become better and better. Its a little bit tedious but it works. If you wanna cough up 120$, you can buy the lock smith school in a box from South Ord. Its 5 premade cylanders each with increasing difficulty and amount of pins for practice.
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Postby Varjeal » 15 Oct 2003 18:32

If you ever get the opportunity to attend auctions, flea markets, or garage sales, keep your eyes out for padlocks, door locks, or cabinet locks. Sometimes you can find old ones in the bottom of boxes or just laying around on a table. You can generally pick them up pretty cheap too if your not fussy about how they look.
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Postby Hadrollo » 19 Oct 2003 4:29

I dont know bout you guys, but i just went to school and practised on a locker while waiting for class. :twisted:
Practise makes Pickers
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Postby Varjeal » 22 Oct 2003 15:20

Whatever works....as long as it was your own locker, I hope.
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Postby Darek84CJ » 22 Oct 2003 16:45

Like others have said, go down to your hardware store and buy a few practice locks, any locks.
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Postby mr.91 » 29 Oct 2003 19:31

hey don't forget about padlocks! u can open them and in the whole there is a screw just un screw it and it will fallapart take some pins out(when u get better put them back in) just make shure u don't lose any! 8) CATION:works best on masterlocks i have so many locks i thought it would work on but it didn't thats what i get for being cheap lol :P
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Postby Varjeal » 29 Oct 2003 19:34

Yeah, make sure you check the package to see if it is a rekeyable padlock. If your not sure, tip the lock upside down so you can have a view of the plug. If you don't see a remotely figure 8 shaped plate covering the keyway, it's not rekeyable.

Hope that helps.
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