Hacker in Theory

[lil_hacker]

i read up all the theories and stuff and i know how pin locks work. i jus wanted to know where to get a good set that i can use. i dun wanna rake locks cause i'm only hacking for fun. and raking takes the fun outta the whole thing(in my opinion). can anyone link me to sum good ebay auctions or sum good online stores?

[Pheniox]

so you have seen the whole site, read all the theories, and know how to pic, yeat you missed the FAQ on what to buy.... interesting


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look around next time before you post a obviously answered question.

welcome to the site though

[lil_hacker]

i'm totally new at this though. i have no idea what to start with and what the best item for a begginer is...

[Pheniox]

i read up all the theories and stuff and i know how pin locks work. i jus wanted to know where to get a good set that i can use. i dun wanna rake locks cause i'm only hacking for fun. and raking takes the fun outta the whole thing(in my opinion). can anyone link me to sum good ebay auctions or sum good online stores?

i'm totally new at this though.

look around the site, your question has been answered many times before. Stop trying to make us do all the work for you.



Sorry I am coming off as a prick, but there are drunk guys all around me right now harrassing a chick at starbucks, and I am about to do something with them that they won't enjoy if they don't leave her alone.

[Quin]

Spend a few days reading all the different sections in this forum and you'll have a much better understanding of what's what and also where to buy/make things.

[lil_hacker]

do u know where i could get a Lab-style twist wrench? I'm just looking for a good tension wrench and a pick or two. I don't really want to get a whole set until i know what i'm doing

[David_Parker]

I wouldn't call picking locks "hacking."

HowStuffWorks is a great site and all, but just look at the placement of the tension wrench on their example. I mean, come on.

Not everything they say is accurate. Do more research.


-Dave.

[WhiteHat]

just my 2 cents, but picking is definately hacking..

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also see MIT 'hacks' which weren't computer related at all.

hacking is an attitude of wanting to overcome a problem or finding out how things work etc... Little kids can be hackers.

"Cracking" on the other hand is different and illegal

[plot]

"Cracking" on the other hand is different and illegal

hacking isn't illegal? cracking is just the lamers way of doing it, without any real skill.

picking is to hacking... as pickguns are to cracking.

good anology right there

[CitySpider]

Hacking, using the traditional definition, is NOT illegal. Very few people still make the distinction between hacking and cracking. Hacking would be picking a lock you own; cracking would be picking a lock you don't.

I still don't know that I'd call myself a hacker because I can pop the lock on my front door.

And as for getting a lab-style twist wrench: make it yourself. That said, why do you want one? It's not what I'd get if I was a newbie.

[lil_hacker]

what should i get as a good tension wrench if i'm a newbie? because i'm determined to make my own pick. but i can't seem to download that movie in the other forum...

[Chucklz]

Heres the short of it. Go out and get some cheapo hacksaw blades, and grind them slowly to the profile you wish. Plenty of ideas on www.crypto.com. Tension wrench, get a street sweeper bristle, or the metal strip out of a windshield wiper blade.

[lil_hacker]

what's a 'street sweeper bristle'? and what part of the winshield wiper?

[lil_hacker]

and could someone post a picture of a good beginner half diamond and a hook?

[CitySpider]

Seriously, do some research for yourself. A street sweeper bristle is a bristle from a street sweeper, just do a search either here or in google. And if you go LOOK at a windshield wiper -- I'm sure there's a car within walking distance -- it's very obvious which part we're talking about.