Credid card pick

by **lienjake** » 2 Jul 2006 4:29

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 :lol:

by **Fah_Cue** » 2 Jul 2006 6:22

why did you post this twice?

by **lienjake** » 2 Jul 2006 14:50

dunno what happened, sorry

by **cL4y** » 6 Jul 2006 2:35

yeh sometimes that can happen,just like double posting :roll:

lol credit card pick....all i have heard about credit cards are the "ye old slide between the doorframe trick"

by **Mutzy** » 7 Jul 2006 9:08

yeah, that latch sliding trick still works, you just need a very poorly fitted lock, or just enough room to push the deadlatching pin into the strike hole.

by **cL4y** » 8 Jul 2006 22:53

its hard to do that here....the door-frames go over the little crack between the wall and the door

by **grim** » 10 Jul 2006 6:14

cL4y wrote:all i have heard about credit cards are the "ye old slide between the doorframe trick"

i would think that you might be able to fashion a one-shot pick out of the plastic from a credit card. personally i wouldn't try it on any lock that i was planning on using, but i'd think that there would be a possibility of it working if you both got lucky AND knew what you were doing

by **getyourgun** » 12 Jul 2006 1:31

good idea im going to try that to

by **Squelchtone** » 12 Jul 2006 4:36

cL4y wrote:yeh sometimes that can happen,just like double posting

lol credit card pick....all i have heard about credit cards are the "ye old slide between the doorframe trick"

I think this is more of a Hollywood movie thing, there are much better materials and more elegant solutions to bypassing a door.

Examples: (mods, feel free to edit this part out if it's not allowed)
steel rulers, TI-82 calculator covers, plastic presentation folder covers, orange handled scissors (and yes, only orange handled ones will work) You can grab a metal coat hanger and put the hook part of it around the latch and pull, etc, etc.

Who needs picks when you work at an office.. there's so much stuff to improvise with.

Using your credit card is also a great way to break your credit card... I don't know why people don't use other things like a prepaid phone card or an old library card.

The other side effect is if you do break your credit card off and still can't get in.. when someone gets to their office in the morning, they have your name right on your credit card. ooops!

get yourself some picks and don't bother with credit cards, or don't get locked out to begin with, keep your keys in your pocket.

Squelchtone

by **cL4y** » 12 Jul 2006 6:12

well the bottom line pretty much is:

Don't use a credit card for a first-timer.Just along with paper clips,etc. etc.(well i wouldn't)

But it is possible to do it,according to what they wrote,so,for a little afternoon project,just have a go at cutting up some platic material,and making some simple picks.

Id like to see a 14 pick set made ouf plastic,that would be cool

by **cL4y** » 12 Jul 2006 6:14

you both quoted me,and i didn't say it wouldn't work,just that the door-frame trick is all i have heard of.

by **nezumi** » 20 Oct 2006 13:49

In regards to the sliding the cc trick, my boss (yes, boss) suggested using the cheapy credit cards you get in the mail. They're plastic, but generally slimmer and a little more pliable, so easier to work around the latch.

And you've just been throwing those away all this time...

As for making actual real picks out of non-metalic materials, keep searching! I'm too poor to have a dremel and too lazy for a file. I'd love to hear about other original materials people come up with to make a pick with household materials.

by **Grudge** » 20 Oct 2006 15:43

You can actually make a decent rake for simple wafer locks (typically found in desks, filing cabinets, etc.). Simply trim the plastic like the bad ANSI art below (ie. cut a few 'mountains' at the end of the thinner portion of the strip)

Code: Select all: ------------------------ \ \_______________ \/\/\/\ --------------------------------------------------

Pros: Quick, cheap, easy
Cons: Plastic will wear and break after 1 to 6 rakings.

by **raimundo** » 21 Oct 2006 10:39

if you try the pick grudge mentioned in the previous post, remember that the steep slopes of the asci art are probably too steep, you need to go for 45 degrees or less, or you could use a paper punch on the plastic with three overlapping punches put in before you cut the card down, if ya see what I mean, and of course, that may work on the cheap desk drawer locks, the thinner cards like phone prepaid cards would probably work. Remember not to use a lot of tension, just a very light tension as binding the thing up will not help and the plastic is really weak. anyway, as a mcgyver it could work.

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