Would these picks work?

[Gekko]

Hi, I am still trying to learn to pick locks, but I need to find some picks that work well. I tried making these two tools (a tension wrench and a pick) on my own out of coat hanger but I need to know if they should work because I have tried but I don't know if I am doing it right. Can anyone give me any comments or suggestions?:









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[mcm757207]

First of all the shape of the pick isn't very conducive to successful picking, second of all coat hangers are not really suggested for pick material as they are too soft. Some old hacksaw blades and a dremel tool are all you really need to make some very basic picks.

[Gekko]

thanks alot. I am busy working on a hacksaw pick right nw. And I am thingking of using a grinded down allen key for a tension wrench. Would that work?

[mcm757207]

The material you use for the tension wrench is a lot less important in my opinion, but yes a ground down tension wrench will work fine for just a basic tension wrench.

[josh0094]

thanks alot. I am busy working on a hacksaw pick right nw. And I am thingking of using a grinded down allen key for a tension wrench. Would that work?

i tryed that. its not to grand. idk i just dont like the feel of it. try getting a small screwdriver and bending the head down.

[nzleagle]

just from looking at them, they do not look like you could even get it into a keyway let alone be able to manipulate the pins, I can see what you were trying to do, and good on ya for trying, but I think youll find youll have alot more luck with brought picks, or make some though the guides that are on this site.

also what lock were you trying to pick with theses pics?

[dougfarre]

Try them! I think they will work. I used to get locked out of my house without picks, and i would go into the garage and heat up nails with a lighter. Then proceed to hammer out a flat head of one end of the nail as a tension wrench, and hammer out another nail as a feeler. It worked every time. After i was done with the picks i would throw them away if they did not already break. But your picks look nice and probably wont break as fast as my nails did.

[digital_blue]

Evidently, I'm the only one who said yes. But... what I really wanted was a "depends on whose hands they're in" option.

db

[Gekko]

Well, thanks alot everyone for your very helpful replies First of all, yes they do fit into the lock and The pick can go all the way in and push down all the pins but I think you're right about not being able to feel the pins, so I think I will try to make some new ones from a guide on this site.
dougfarre: I'm guessing you're a very advanced locksmith so They might work for you after some work but I just don't think they will for me because I am still learning so I want to go with the easiest thing first you know. But thanks for the advice anyways

And I am not the kind of person that likes to buy things online so I'd rather make my owns picks or buy them at a store but I doubt there's a store near me where they sell picks.

Thanks alot everyone!!! Does anyone have any advice on which guide to follow for making picks?

[Gekko]

Evidently, I'm the only one who said yes. But... what I really wanted was a "depends on whose hands they're in" option.

Well yes, that was what I was thinking too. And I'm a beginner so what do you think? Probably not?

O and by the way the lock I'm trying to pick is just a regular 5-pin and tumbler lock

[dougfarre]

I said yes.

[Jaakko]

But... what I really wanted was a "depends on whose hands they're in" option.

Well if a monkey can pick a lock with a BANANA... j/k on you

[samfishers]

Well if a monkey can pick a lock with a BANANA... j/k on you

dude, lets put an abloy in front of a monkey, and lets see if he can do it?

[CVScam]

I would give them a try on a kwickset but I can pick kwicksets with almost anything that will fit in the keyway. I am sure you can make better lock picks that those.

[dougfarre]

I think it would be a real wakeup call. I have some locks that quite possibly could be opened by some type of primate that lacks the brainpower of human. You know, the type of lock that requires just a little bit of a wiggle with a feeler and slight pressure with a tension wrench. That would be an awesome. Maybe a small child,
Parrots are known to bypass the locks on their cages quite often! I think I am going to redesign the LI logo to incorporate a parrot.... Hmm.