Credid card pick

[lienjake]

Im a newbie to picking, and I was wondering if anyone has tried using a credit card (or something in line with that) as material for a pick (not tensioner) Either way i'ma gonna try it out tommorow. Good luck to me

[p1ckf1sh]

Im a newbie to picking, and I was wondering if anyone has tried using a credit card (or something in line with that) as material for a pick (not tensioner) Either way i'ma gonna try it out tommorow. Good luck to me

It will be too soft when cut down to fit regular pin tumbler keyways. They might be useful for other types of locks, but for warded pin tumbler keyways, no way.

[Shrub]

If you have a look around on the seach button you will see its been discussed in the past, it seems as a pick no but as an impression and then key make for an opening then veasable but only a one off use.

[lienjake]

yeah, dont work so well. Easier to work the spring steel anyway
Thanks!

[maxxed]

Not practical as a reliable tool but, for entertainment, I wanted to see how fast I could make a pick and open a lock. I used a plastic sheet for both the pick and tension wrench and a 5 wafer cam lock. Success in less than 2 minuts, thats from starting to make the pick until the lock opened

[illusion]

I've raked a wafer lock with a piece of cut-up credit card.

Hmm... I think for any degree of accuracy, it would not be suitable upon pin tumbler locks.

[raimundo]

pick a lock that can be picked with a banana. that will help.
I saw a part of one of those 'naked gun' spoofs with nielson acting on tv yesterday, he's going to break into this rich guys place, so he goes up to the door, and pulls out a bunch of credit cards, tries the mastercard, the visa, it won't open, finally he gets it with the american express. its a spoof of the lockpicker trying out all his picks.

[DeadlyHunter]

It can work in a pinch, but it is not something I would want to work with.