can anyone help me?

[LK:]

Hey everyone. I was clearing out some old stuff and i came across these keys that i have had for years. I forgot i even had them. Recently i have been experimenting with them trying different padlocks and the only ones that seem to be working are the ones that i have circled in red. So what are the other ones for? Is anyone familiar with them?

Cheers,

L:K

[jimb]

Those are warded picks. They only work on warded locks. Some of them are different than the ones sold today. The new sets have 5 picks that should open any warded lock made.

[kelly]

I actually lost the key to my guitar case a while back and rather than pick it each time or get a new one, I cary around a warded key pick (similar the first one circled) and it works smoothly. The beauty is that it still looks like a normal key so it's not awkward to carry around. All in all though I think a warded lock pick is a glorified paperclip.

[raimundo]

that is a nice set of warded padlock picks, they only work on certain types of cheap locks, but no other pick will do those types of locks. the double crossed T will be quite useful. although now you would need one more with a slightly larger space between the two cross pieces to open every varient of the warded locks. Don' t throw them away, if you have no use for them, someone will buy them inthe bst thread of this site.

[lockedin]

All of them except for the 2nd one from the right should work exactly like the ones you have circled. The varying sizes are just for bigger and smaller locks. I don't know what that prodded one is for. I've never come across anything requiring it in all the warded locks I've seen. Here is a picture of the current warded "picks" (more like a bypass tools) being sold:

[LK:]

hey thanks guys that was helpful

Cheers.

[Mr. Lock Pick]

those picks are for warded locks.

[LockNewbie21]

You can also take an old warded key i here and grind it down and make a homeade master key... literlly lol i tried it it worked but in all honesty from a locksmiths point of view i have never seen one in use.

Andy

[illusion]

Bend a piece of bicycle spoke to a 90 degree bend. I did this and it worked on the padlock I have every time. If you have acces to LSA then there's a video ofd my wonder-wire on there.