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[WayToBlue]

Hah! Got the 532 finally.



Only once though, I'm going to have to practice a lot before I can get quickly and repeatedly.

[Daniel's]

hello forumer's

For the last 6/8 months I've been thinking of a slight career change,
I'm Carpenter by Trade, have been since I left school. 9yrs ago
Been looking into the " Locksmith Trade " and so came across a training centre doing a 3 week basic course and a further 2 weeks if needed/wanted.

This course cover's loads of things to help train you, set up, put you in contact with supplyer's of tools and locks e.t.c. then send you out with a locksmith so that you can see exactly how things are done and carried out.

This seems like a really good course, and at £2'800 for the first 3 weeks it better be !! lol

Can any of you give me some more general info. about this Trade and who are the best people to Advertise/contact to to gain some extra work.

cheers in advance.
Jonathan.

[X]

Hi, y'all. I'm new here. I purchased a set of picks a few weeks ago because it intrigues me. Strickly hobbyist. Love detective books. Like the thought of being able to get around the puzzle which is a lock if you KWIM.

Currently, however, I'm still stuck. Haven't picked a single lock - unless you count the simple interior door locks. I'm working at a Master Lock, and it has me frustrated. This looks to be an interesting site that could prove invalueable. Hopefully y'all can give me some tips.

X

[Wrenchman]

WayToBlue

Romstar

Daniel's

X

Welcome to all the new lockpickers!

Remember the basics:

1. Do not pick locks you rely on

2. Do not double post, if nobody answer´s your question, then, tough lock!

3. Do not forget, to use the search button



Wrenchman
(J/K Romstar)

[Romstar]

Hey wrenchman.

Go do a search for "Romstar". Tell me what you find.

Romstar

[UWSDWF]

Hey wrenchman.

Go do a search for "Romstar". Tell me what you find.

Romstar

Author Message
Topic: Post your "mugs" here!
Romstar

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Forum: General Chatter Posted: 25Sep06 00:16 Subject: Post your "mugs" here!
Wrenchman,

No serious looks okay? You have one of those faces that can be mean looking, or real friendly depending on if you are smiling or not.

Romstar
Topic: Pick handles
Romstar

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Forum: Lockpicks - Manual Posted: 25Sep06 00:04 Subject: Re: Pick handles
I have read loads about making icks and it is all great but what I really need to know now is how to make some really good handles for picks as I am at the stage where I can make a lot of lock picks b ...
Topic: Forum-related Spoof Song
Romstar

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Forum: General Chatter Posted: 24Sep06 23:32 Subject: Forum-related Spoof Song
Okay, so I got a litle bored sitting around here waiting for the next run of picks, so I started listening to music and I came up with something.

Sung to the turn of "Heart Like A Wheel" ...
Topic: An open letter to ALOA and Marc Weber Tobias
Romstar

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Forum: General Chatter Posted: 24Sep06 22:41 Subject: An open letter to ALOA and Marc Weber Tobias
D_B is right pretty much.

Legislation is coming, in one for or another. If you want to see just how bad it can be, go look at the mess in British Columbia.

I will tell you now that the reason we ...
Topic: An open letter to ALOA and Marc Weber Tobias
Romstar

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Forum: General Chatter Posted: 24Sep06 20:04 Subject: An open letter to ALOA and Marc Weber Tobias
Thats not a solution, thats pandering and you bloody well know it.

Crim will always be with us so long as there is greed and most of all, need. Yes the police are secondary because they never do an ...
Topic: Any more visually challenged?
Romstar

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Forum: General Chatter Posted: 24Sep06 19:54 Subject: Any more visually challenged?
My gradfather was a jack of all trades and a master of some. He was an automotive mechanic, body man, and of course an auto locksmith. He was very good at general locksmithing as well, and indeed he d ...
Topic: An open letter to ALOA and Marc Weber Tobias
Romstar

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Views: 1074
Forum: General Chatter Posted: 24Sep06 19:12 Subject: An open letter to ALOA and Marc Weber Tobias
Do you really think that I want the vast majority of people checked and rechecked? Do you think I like the idea of some stranger pouring through my past, or talking to some twit I went to school with ...
Topic: Upside down keyways
Romstar

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Forum: Got Questions? Posted: 24Sep06 18:43 Subject: Upside down keyways
SFGOON- not even gonna tell him then eh?

you live in the uk, its a euro cylinder.

it means it is nearly impossible to pick. sorry. get something that isnt upsidedown like that. thats the only wa ...
Topic: Introduce yourself HERE if you are new.
Romstar

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Forum: Lockpicking 101 - FAQs, and General Information Posted: 24Sep06 18:39 Subject: Introduce yourself HERE if you are new.
Hey wrenchman.

Go do a search for "Romstar". Tell me what you find.

Romstar
Topic: Any more visually challenged?
Romstar

Replies: 11
Views: 129
Forum: General Chatter Posted: 24Sep06 16:14 Subject: Any more visually challenged?
My grandfather always maintained, as do I, that your worst enemy in picking a lock is your eyes.

We are naturally inclined to depend on our eyes, and when we depend on them too much, we are easily ...
Topic: An open letter to ALOA and Marc Weber Tobias
Romstar

Replies: 69
Views: 1074
Forum: General Chatter Posted: 24Sep06 16:04 Subject: An open letter to ALOA and Marc Weber Tobias

we all know how effective those drivers tests are now don't we

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

About five minutes after I wrote that I had the same thought.

Its not the test thats the problem, its ...
Topic: My first lockpicking video please watch!
Romstar

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Forum: Pick-Fu - Do... Not try. Posted: 24Sep06 15:20 Subject: My first lockpicking video please watch!
Congratulations, and keep up the effort.

Romstar
Topic: An open letter to ALOA and Marc Weber Tobias
Romstar

Replies: 69
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Forum: General Chatter Posted: 24Sep06 04:16 Subject: An open letter to ALOA and Marc Weber Tobias
Romstar sounds like you want to turn the locksmith industry in to the royal mess the security industry is! I don't think over regulation is the answer either. As it is the security ind does criminal ...
Topic: An open letter to ALOA and Marc Weber Tobias
Romstar

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Forum: General Chatter Posted: 24Sep06 03:53 Subject: An open letter to ALOA and Marc Weber Tobias
I like parts of your post, Romstar, but I'm confused by your overall message.

You start off by saying how unfortunate it is that locksmiths you've known have gone out of business due to licensing a ...
Topic: i'm an idiot - but how do i take the front of the lock off?
Romstar

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Forum: Got Questions? Posted: 24Sep06 01:09 Subject: i'm an idiot - but how do i take the front of the lock off?
Yeah, what Shrub said.

Romstar

[fuel_t4nk]

Hi All
For years i have played around with picking locks and for months i have been reading your GREAT forum, so i have now (eventually) decided to come out of the shadows of being a guest viewer and finaly registered.

Keep up the good work all.

[hurri]

Hy everybody.If you need PDF's templates or other things please send me a PM.

[Schuyler]

Hi All
For years i have played around with picking locks and for months i have been reading your GREAT forum, so i have now (eventually) decided to come out of the shadows of being a guest viewer and finaly registered.

Keep up the good work all.

Glad to have you! The more people are involved, the better a time we'll have figuring out all the mysteries of locks

and in the general forum, all the mysteries of the world!

[Biaxial Ranger]

Howdy Everybody!!!

Just joined, looks like and entertaining and informative site for Security freaks like myself to hang.

[vividdemise]

Hi everone lets get the basics out of the way

Name: Brian (Vivid Demise)
Age: 24
Location: Rochester, NY, US
Occupation: Matince Technician

I started picking locks at a young age with paperclips and such. I have not thought about it in years then I came across a small fire safe with a 6 pin tubuler lock and I was looking for a way to open it.. and i found this site now im picking anything i can get my hands on.. afew padlocks some deadbolts we have laying around.. still cant get the tube lock thou.. i have read and read and read and everone says you can pick this lock but for some reseon I cant... so I started looking at the pick just for this lock and there 70$ so i am makeing one.... now i have a seen a few that people have made but with tools that the avrage joe dose nothave lying around but im close to one that works i got the lock turned half way befor the pin i was useing for tesion poped off i have a fix for it and i wil post directon on how to make your own whene im done. btw the of the parts is under 2$ so far

[sherlockprefect]

Hi all,

I found this forum while researching lock picking, and this seemed like the best place to start. I'm interested in learning the craft for writing purposes; I'm a film/writing major and have a potential long term project involving a character who can pick locks, so I wanted to know the craft myself so that I can write about it with full comprehension. As of now, I know nothing; hopefully that will change in the near future.

I do have one question that worries me, and I haven't been able to find it by searching the previous posts (though I probably didn't look hard enough): Is it okay to buy picks from online sites using a credit card? I live in MA so the legality of possession of lockpicks is highly questionable; I'm worried that they might be able to track me down if I buy them with a credit/debit card. Is that possible and/or do I need to worry about that?

[Romstar]

I do have one question that worries me, and I haven't been able to find it by searching the previous posts (though I probably didn't look hard enough): Is it okay to buy picks from online sites using a credit card? I live in MA so the legality of possession of lockpicks is highly questionable; I'm worried that they might be able to track me down if I buy them with a credit/debit card. Is that possible and/or do I need to worry about that?

Lots of pickers in your area, and I haven't heard of anything bad.

They really don't bother to go look at those sorts of things unless you give them a bloody good reason to do so.

Fishing expeditions never get past a judge, and the potential legal, political and PR nightmare just isn't worth it unless you are a prime suspect in a serious crime.

Romstar

[Picknose]

Hi folks!

My name's Patrick from Birmingham, UK. Pleased to be a member.
I became interested in lockpicking when I spent a lazy afternoon on the Internet at work - then went home and picked my way into the house with a jewellers screwdriver and a needle! That was it - the bug had infected me.
Now I practice every day on an ever-growing group of padlocks but want to diversify into door locks, cylinders, autos, anything in fact that presents a barrier. I may take it up as a competitive sport.
I bought my first set of picks (Southord C500) a few weeks ago and have only used the diamond so far. Now I want to start making them.
By the way, I saw a circular tension wrench the other day - like a disc with a couple of pins in it - and wondered if there is a version with a spring to ensure that the right tension is applied as this seems to be the first stumbling-point for me. I must be really heavy-handed! If anyone has design schematics for one of these wrenches, please let me know.

Cheers,

Picknose

[btierney]

Hello, everyone. I've been reading through some of the information on the site, and would like to say thanks. It is very informative. My lockpicking skills have really advanced due to what I have learned here. I look forward to the many good posts to come.