holy crap

[heaslip]

i dont know if this is a good acomplishment but i just pick my first lock with two bobby pins and a homemade tomahawk

[Chrispy]

Congrats. First lock, bumping, and Macgyver style.

Now try picks.

[sivlogkart]

What was the lock?

[Shrub]

Are you sure you have the correct terms, didnt you mean a home made tension wrench?

The power needed to bump a lock efectively would suggest a bobby pin couldnt be used and as soon as you hit it with a homemade tomahawk the pins would just get hammered into the lock.

Well done if youve opened a lock without the correct key though.

[Dimmy Locks]

Well, I've been trying for well over an hour with a couple of bobby pins and a tomahawk and cant get this darn lock to turn... I'm off to buy a bigger axe to see if that helps <g>

Joking aside, congrats on picking your 1st lock with whatever you had lying around

[heaslip]

well i didn't know whati was doing but i put 2 bobby pins in the lock and hit it with a tomahawk i don't know if the tomahawk did any thing but for a while i was just fiddling around with the bobby pins and it unlocked

[Mad Mick]

well i didn't know whati was doing but i put 2 bobby pins in the lock and hit it with a tomahawk i don't know if the tomahawk did any thing but for a while i was just fiddling around with the bobby pins and it unlocked

Sounds like the "fiddling around with the bobby pins" actually opened the lock. I'd bet my underwear that the tomahawk had no part in this.

[heaslip]

i dont know anything about the lock but would i be able to do the same thing with a tri-circle lock

[digital_blue]

i dont know anything about the lock but would i be able to do the same thing with a tri-circle lock

My God I hope not.

This is the funniest thing I've heard at least today. So, let me get this straight. In go the bobby pins, and whack with the hammer. What exactly were you hoping to accomplish with this? And please, don't say you wanted to open the lock. I've got that much figured out. But please explain to me how that is supposed to work?

The best and most earnest advice I can give you is to go read the MIT Guide to Lockpicking. You can find it linked on the left at http://www.locksport.com. If you want to have any success with lockpicking you'll need to have a good understanding of how this stuff works, and I just don't think you've got it yet. Not trying to put you down here, just trying to help you up.

And please, tell me... why did you make a Tomahawk and what do you plan to do with it (aside from killing bobby pins?).

db

[heaslip]

well i made the tomahawk out of a ruler and two rubbers and i know a tomahwak is for buming but i thought i would just whack it any way.

anyway im only 13 and i have just started so you cantexpect me to be brilliant

[Chucklz]

Brilliant...no. But to actually read something before hand yes?

[taylorgdl]

Heaslip:
Oh chillout, they didn't mean anything, they're just poking a bit of fun at the tomahawk comments.

Seriously though, congrats on getting the padlock open, and for being able to post pics as well, thats more than some people have managed on this site.

Would suggest you try something a little more scientific next time, along the lines on the MIT guide.

And proper picks (bought or home made) make things a lot easier.

Tri-circle can be a right pain in the backside with their machine tollerances and security pins. But its always worth a shot.

So you're only 13, looks like you've caught the bug early, good luck with your next choice of lock and picks.

G.