Beginner with limited resources!!

[doody]

Hi, stumbled across this site recently while doing some random surfing, and found it pretty interesting. Only thing is, I don't have a credit card to order all those fancy lockpick sets, and I don't have those tools to make some picks of my own, so anyone got suggestions on how I'm going to start on this whole lockpicking stuff?

That's the best I've managed so far...

[digital_blue]

A number of the online stores accept Money Orders. Send an email to the owner at www.lockpickshop.com and see what she can do for ya.

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[jgardhouse]

Lockpickshop also accepts paypal - you can setup an account for free and link it to your bank account (surely you have one of those!)

I can't say anything but high praise for LPS... Amazing service, well priced and they are very friendly!

[localhost]

Yea I've purchased picks and locks from both lockpickshop and lockpicks, and I gotta say, both provided exceptional service and speed.

[pip]

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and while you're waiting for your picks
read the " MIT Guide to Lockpicking " for the basics

[mckutzy]

u dont need a lot of money to get tools to DIY. a file, some sand paper and some stock to work with, like a hacksaw blade. mind u this way is difficult but u can do it. with about 15-20 dollars u could get started.
i personaly use sweeper wires but thats if u can find them.

[doody]

Just a little problem, Paypal only works with US bank accounts and I'm kind of like from Singapore(Asia)...so that doesn't seem like it's going to work for me...

[SFGOON]

I have an EXPENSIVE Peterson set, and my favorite tension wrench looks just like yours - I bent it from a safety pin. Making picks isn't hard, and if you'd like there's templates and diagrams on this site.

[Lowtech]

doody, until you can figure out how to buy picks, do a search on how to make your own. The tools you need aren't that expensive and the materials to make your picks and tension wrenches can be gotten easily. I made my first picks and tension wrenches with the info from this site until the picks I ordered came, hope this helps.

[mike-z]

i have my special "pen pic set" only $99 dollars when you buy it from me...jk but really its not to hard to make picks i have a set made from pen clips and there is only one lock that i cant pick (my kripton lock that i lost the key to lol)