Completely New!

[Pike]

Hey guys,

I am completely new to this lock picking thing. Ive been interested in the lock picking area for quite sometime but I dont know where to start.

Where should I start at? Books, videos? How should I start?

Thanks alot guys, I look forward to your answers.

-Pike

[Shrub]

Do a search and read the MIT guide to lockpicking, then read the FAQ's on here and then the other posts from members who have posted topics like how do i start, you will get everything you want to know here and more.

Get some picks or make your own, if making your own there are many guides on this and if buying some its the same, again the search button is your friend.

[Jason13]

I'll get the picks out of his way for now

Hacksawblades Best for picks.

You need a dremmel like tool cause its easy to hold our even any type of drill with grinding heads.

www.locksmith-tools.co.uk UK

www.lockpicks.com USA

[raimundo]

first, get a lock, something you can hold in your hand while watching tv. a master padlock is a good beginners lock, it will help build confidence.

[kelly]

I started by dismantling a master padlock in my dorm room with a metal file to the rivets. I still have it around here somewhere. I found it easy to open a lock with just one or two pins with some makeshift tools. I'm up to experimenting with a 7 pin BEST core. (small small keyway. I can't seem to fit my picks inside effectively. Ehwell, if all else fails, there's always the key)

[Fogmeister]

I'm new too and I bought a small starter pick set and a £4.99 Yale padlock.

I've also got my desk at work.

Don't bother with DVDs or anything yet. Get some idea of it first, then get the DVDs if you want to advance further.

What is there that you need to know that someone hasn't already written on the internet? (Or even this forum)

[Mr. Lock Pick]

Ok well first your going to need to do what i did.

1. Make pics, your going to need a hook, half dimond and a snake rake and a tension wrench, i made mine out of metal from a windsheild wiper.(make sure your picks are well made so you can keep them for a while)

2. Get your first lock, i recomend an easy lock my first lock was a 5 pin dudley pad lock and a 5 pin weiser dead bolt lock.

3. Read the MIT guide, and watch some videos

4. Try and pick your first lock, you wont get it the first time so dont get discoraged and give up.

then once youve picked your first lock and understand the concepts you may now go on to now harder locks.

Enjoy.

[Blink]

My suggestions:

1. Buy picks, just a small (8 piece or less) pick set, it will come with the required beginner picks. I suggest the SouthOrd MPXS-08 set, it comes with 8 pieces, an the picks are re-inforced handles. I bought the MPXS-32 piece set, and right now I am using nothing that doesn't come in the 8 piece set, what a piss off!

The reason I recommend buying them, is because if you make them, and for some reason you can't open a lock, you'll get frusterated and blame the picks. Another reason would be after you get used to picking, you can fabricate different picks, and you will have the store bought ones as a reference for size and shapes.

2. Buy a lock, I know some people are recommending Padlocks, but I personally would choose a Kwikset, Weiser, or other common household deadbolt. The advantage to buying a deadbolt is the fast that you can take pins out, and start off learning to pick locks from 1 pin, moving up. After you can sucessfully pick the 5 pin deadbolt, then you can move to padlocks and such.

3. Once you have the padlock, read both of these excellent guides:
http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=10505
This guide will show you to to remove the pins and how to set it up for starting out. Illusion did a great job!

http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=10677
This guide teaches you how to feel the pins and what you are looking for when picking the lock. Digital Blue did a great job!

4. Buy more locks and keep reading, always remembering to SEARCH before posting. (Just an FYI, everything that has been said in this thread, has been said about 50 times over before )

Goodluck!

Blink

[Mr. Lock Pick]

hope all the suggestion helped you.