Household items

[phoenixr6]

First off I'd like to say that this is a very interesting site with a lot of great information. However, little did I know that it's illegal to purchase a lockpick set in NJ without the locksmith or wrecker card. So, unless I start taking the courses or just order it off the internet, but in the mean time I was wondering what kind of household items do you guys to make your picks out of. I tried doing a search and couldn't really come up with anything. If you guys have some picks that would be cool too. Thanks.

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Those are just a few relevant threads that come up with a quick search for "household". From those threads, you will even find some links to other threads with even more info.

Happy researching!

db

[phoenixr6]

how long should the end of the hook be. also, what's a good item for a rake.

[Greyflex]

Hey. Can't buy picks? So what. Buy a Dremel, instead. Then you can make any kinda pick and tension wrench you want out of hack saw blades and windshield wiper inserts.

[Greyflex]

Hook: your first hook should be fairly shallow. Make deeper ones when you need them. Hopefully your first lock won't have a nasty hi/lo combo.
So make the angle gentle, and head short. Note: on most cheap padlocks, you can pick them with a non-hook... just a straight shaft. So don't overdo the hook part. It will just make it harder to learn.

Also, you may wanna try a non-traditional hook, just a gently curved shaft with no head, kinda like the Falle-Safe picks. They are very noobie-friendly, imo. Just make sure your wrench doesn't clutter up the bottom of the keyway.

I learned to rake using a homemade version of Raimundo's bogota pick. It works. It took me several days to learn, but now that I have the feel for it, I can scrub cheap padlocks in seconds.