what pick should i make?

[hp]

i am just starting out at this and i want to make my first picks, but i don't know what one is good to start out with, i have access to grinding tools, and the skills to use them, but i am still not sure what to make, i have read up on how to pick the lock so i know that pretty well but any info on the pick would be helpful, thanks

PS. any tips on picking would still be nice


~HP~

[hp]

i just noticed something, i have no idea where i posted this too

[stick]

Generally, you'll want a hook, half diamond, or both, and in various sizes, for single pin picking. You may want to make some rakes if you're into that, I never did. Falle curve picks are extremely versatile (as I recently learned), so search for those; cracksman uploaded a picture with a ruler that's about to scale (I had to adjust it a bit, enlarged it by 10% in Paint to match up the ruler to scale with an inch). Don't forget to cut a few strips of metal for tension wrenches, a few of varying widths is always good.

[hp]

hmm, I'm well i got a door nod lock to practice on so a single pin ones might not be the way to go, and i have read about a tension wrench but i have not found out what they are? is it like when you put a small flat head screw driver? i started out with a small allen wrench but it didnt work too well and i thought a proper tool would be better and i am not sure about a few of the names you listen a link to a pic would be helpful but only if it is not to much trouble

~hp~

[skilless]

Personally i found a good hook to be the best to start with. I think my half diamond may have been crap. Also, i would say that a hook would be a little easier to make.

[skilless]

sorry for the double post, i should read more before i post.

basically a tension wrench is a flat bit of metal in a L shape that you stick in the bottom (usually) of the lock. It works like a bike pedal. If you use an allen key you need to flatten the head. there will be pictures on this site somewhere just have a quick look.

[stick]

i have read about a tension wrench but i have not found out what they are?

Gramatically speaking, that was a sentence, not a question.

You have a lot more reading to do, young padawan.

[hp]

Gramatically speaking, that was a sentence, not a question.

You have a lot more reading to do, young padawan.

you are talking to a 15 year old kid with the reading comp of a 3rd grader, give me some slack here, and what is a padawan?

[jamesphilhulk2]

OH MY GOD!! a padawan is a jedi in training

[Minion]

And you spelled 'grammatically' 'gramatically'

Tisk tisk, stick.

/me continues to be spelling and grammar nazi

[hp]

lol i don't watch star wars? and i think I'm going with the half diamond one, the hook seems to hard to start with. but i cant find a pic of it next to a ruler, i have a rough idea of how big it is. thanks again

~hp~

[stick]

If you're 15 reading at the 3rd grade level, lock picking may not be the hobby for you.

[n2oah]

Alright, tell me you love me. Right click and "save as" on the pictures below. Then print them out, there ya go, ya got some templates.







I am also making a Falle-Safe adjustable tensioner. The plan still needs some refining, but I did most of the work by eye and with no directions or dimensions. I'll get the dimensions later from cracksman, and I'll write up a guide on how to make your own Falle-Safe tensioners. Here's how they look so far:

[hp]

:oops:

If you're 15 reading at the 3rd grade level, lock picking may not be the hobby for you.

-_- its not really at a 3rd grade level, its just that i got trouble with my spelling

[Minion]

There are three types of thinking that people default to and use:

Visual-pictures
Auditory-sound
Kinesthetic-feelings

You can tell by your eye movements when you're thinking, and most people have one dominant and a secondary semi-dominant type, while the third lingers behind.

Up left and up right are visual, left is audio, right is kinesthetic, down left is audio, down right is kinesthetic (opposite for left handers (not in the vertical directions, just the left or right))

Those that are mainly auditory and kinesthetic are known to have trouble spelling, because they attempt to sound out the word in their head, and go phonetically.

You can train yourself to be a better speller by simply visualizing the word you're about to type or write, and it should help you in spelling

/mini spelling tutorial from minion's bag of leetness.


I've always been the third grader whom, when trying to find the reading level, got to words that the teacher didn't know.

<3 the fat nerd boy.