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Easy starter lock? (Locks aquirable in Britain help greatly)

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Easy starter lock? (Locks aquirable in Britain help greatly)

Postby Snake Eyes » 4 Apr 2006 13:02

I recently read a guide on this site, which told of a method for beginners to lockpicking, whereby you take the lock apart, and move the pins back and forth etc. and remove them and add them, so that you start off easy and reach harder locks with a greater understanding of how they work/are picking, etc.

I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for this method, or any locks for beginners... Any locks that can be bought in Britain would be brilliant, also.

Please and thank you :p
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Postby illusion » 4 Apr 2006 13:07

Click my sig - you'll find the guide there to take your lock apart.

ERA and Yale come to mind as obvious ones.
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Postby Snake Eyes » 4 Apr 2006 13:08

Thanks very much ^^
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Postby LockNewbie21 » 4 Apr 2006 14:17

I dont know if they sell them where you live but if they dont go on ebay and order a kwickset lock, there excellent start locks and very easy to dissasemble.


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Postby Shrub » 4 Apr 2006 21:09

As said go for a standard 5 pin yale lock or the equivalent era replacement cylinder.

Kwikset arent over here and by the time youve bought one and had it delivered you would have been better off buying a yale locally, if money is an issue and you just want to see how it all works you can pick a bird up for a few pounds (i mean lock not illusions sister :wink: )
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Postby illusion » 5 Apr 2006 4:26

Agent Provocateur, Shrub wrote:you can pick a bird up for a few pounds (i mean lock not illusions sister :wink: )

I'll let that slide - it's pretty funny :P
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Postby Shrub » 5 Apr 2006 7:05

:lol: Well it gets you back for bringing my mum into the never ending story thread :P
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