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Postby New B » 12 Jan 2006 18:48

Hi!

I am new to lock picking, and I hope to order my first set of picks + get started soon.

I am here to learn. :D

I did not have an easy time regestering. My name is taken, taken, and finally I tried this one.
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Postby Fox266 » 13 Jan 2006 2:05

hi, just found this site, I recently have been intreagued by locks, and think lockpicking would be a fun and challanging hobby, so basically ya, hi everyone and so far this looks like an awesome site
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Postby cagy » 13 Jan 2006 11:42

I love lockpicking but the only problem is my folks are completely against the idea so out goes buyin them unless i get them without them knowing ( fat chance) or i make them but i don't have the required equipment to make them so i'm !!! Can anyone help???
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Postby Chris B » 13 Jan 2006 13:07

*LOCKSMITH*

You could try contacting quicklocks, for some advice, he lives in Wales too. So try dropping him a pm. All the best.

regards
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Postby Schema » 15 Jan 2006 0:47

So after a week of browsing the site, I'd thought I'd join to become a contributing member in return for the weath of information I've recieved by reading the posts.

After solving all the rubiks cubes ( the 3x3x3 , 4x4x4 and the 5x5x5) I needed to find a new "puzzle" I can take a crack at, so here I am. Pure hobbyist, doing it just because there's few who can.

In the past week, I've ordered most, if not all, the tools I need. I've picked up the ACE cylinder type lock pick, and opened a small handfull of those with ease. When my southord pick set came in, I've taken a stab at a padlock lying around and my front door. The padlock takes a few raking attempts, but none the less, still opens. My front door has been challenging thus far (though I've only attempted it a few times), most likey due to the cylinder and pins upside-down, high spring tension, and I believe there are 7 pins (which as a "beginner" can make things interesting.)

C-Ya around!
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Postby Chrispy » 15 Jan 2006 1:14

Welcome Schema. :) I like the name/sig.
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Postby Niteporter » 15 Jan 2006 2:26

Hi, I have been cracking locks since I was 12, and have messed around with them well into adulthood- even taking on some safes. Nice to find this forum, it has rekindled my interest. Came here looking for info on opening a locking device that I had never seen before. Searched the forum and found a little info, and from there was able to track down some blueprints for the device and figure a crack.

Look forward to learning the technical terms and technique names for what I've been doing all these years.

Bravo on a well run, informative site!
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Postby digital_blue » 15 Jan 2006 2:42

Welcome to the site new members!


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hi :D

Postby simsmith1 » 15 Jan 2006 8:42

hi my name is sim, im new to the site but have been working/training as a locksmith for over a year, i work as part of a franchise for dyno and i am only 18!! o and may i compliment the site its full of useful information!
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just saying hello...

Postby Basher » 15 Jan 2006 23:54

Just saying hello...

-Bash
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Postby strangedream » 16 Jan 2006 0:32

Hi Im strangedrem and Im new.

Lockpicking is a hobby of mine that I have always found fascinating. I've been studying and picking locks for years. I am hardly a bona fide expert locksmith, although this forum will certainly help me become one. Glad to be apart of this forum.

cheers
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Postby stlbolt » 16 Jan 2006 4:00

Welcome and enjoy the site :)
My stupid site went down so no sig :(
New users click here
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Postby strangedream » 16 Jan 2006 6:54

I most certainly will, thank you :D
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A bit about me.

Postby noogies » 16 Jan 2006 9:18

Hi, I'm 47 and I've been picking locks since working a summer in the Lock & Key division of my dad's security company when I was 16. I learned a bit of picking and re-keying from the old guy who ran the shop, and it's come in handy for unlocking cabinets, desks etc that the keys have been lost on.

I made my first pick and tensioner by hammering a Piston Ring straight and filing the right shape in the tip.

He told me that people were getting into soda machines by spraying V-05 hairspray into the lock and coming back after the machines were serviced. All the pins would be stuck at their right height, and you just need pliers to rotate the lock. Spraying lots of methanol, and then wd-40 into the lock afterwards will clean it up. I never tried it, so don't know if it works. It sounded likely though.

Anyway, I've been looking for something interesting to do for a while now... I'm glad I stumbled across these forums.

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Postby digital_blue » 16 Jan 2006 13:02

Welcome to the site new members. If you haven't already, please click on my sig image to begin your journey.

Cheers!

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