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I got a Jack Knife lockpickset, But how do i lockpicking?

Having read the FAQ's you are still unfulfilled and seek more enlightenment, so post your general lock picking questions here.
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I got a Jack Knife lockpickset, But how do i lockpicking?

Postby snijboer » 24 Feb 2007 4:51

This is my second thread.

I am new to lockpicking and i have buyed a Jack Knife Lockpickset.
Here you got a picture from the jack knife:

http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mvc008fwb4.jpg

And i got a lock, Its a Abus 65/40, Is that to hard to begin?
Because i have tryed it sometimes but can't get it unlocked.
Here you got the Abus in close up.

http://img223.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mvc010fud8.jpg

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Postby UWSDWF » 24 Feb 2007 5:20

read the various guides
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Postby Shrub » 24 Feb 2007 5:53

I am sorry to say but the jacknife set isnt much good especially for a learner,

You need to get a small real pickset like a 9 or 14 piece south ord one,

Lockpicking doesnt often come instantly and so dont worry that youve not opened a lock yet,the one your trying may be a bit much for a total beginer but there shouldnt be any reason you cant do it with a bit of reading and practice,

If your not sure what your doing with the pins etc then click on my www butto for a great guide otherwise you need to grab yourself a cylinder and pull some of the pins out and start with Digital Blues single pin picking begineers exorcise,

Othewr than that its practice practice practice :lol:
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Postby snijboer » 24 Feb 2007 6:39

So i have the wrong lockpick? But can i not practice with that?
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Postby Shrub » 24 Feb 2007 6:48

I wouldnt say wrong nor would i say its unuseable (at least totally) nor that you cant practise with it but rather saying it will hinder your progress rather than improve it, its not really a begineers set but you can mess with it all day long, it will get you somewhere if it doesnt fall to bits but not anywhere near as fast as a normal pickset will,

Expect to triple the time it would normally take to learn lockpicking if starting out useing a jacknife,
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Postby snijboer » 24 Feb 2007 7:04

That jackknife cost me: 32 euro
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Postby Shrub » 24 Feb 2007 7:25

:lol:

Sorry,
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Postby snijboer » 24 Feb 2007 7:26

But can i never unlock it with the jackknife? :cry:
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Postby UWSDWF » 24 Feb 2007 7:29

yes, you can
but it is not the best for new people

there is a gross amount of miscommunication here due to language barriers
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Postby Shrub » 24 Feb 2007 7:30

Basically,

Someone that can pick locks will be able to use it to pick some locks but will find it a bit awkard,

A begineer wanting to learn and start picking locks will not get a lock open with it for a long time after a lot of practice but the tool tends to fall appart by that time anyway,

If you weant to keep the tool put it in a draw and keep it there until you can pick locks quite wel then you have a nic gimmick that wil fit on your keys but may get you out of a fix one day,

In the mean time buy real set and learn with that, its the only way to gho,

Im sorry to be so blunt, others may have other ideas but do a search on the jacknife and youll find loads of posts like mine,
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Postby SmokieD » 25 Feb 2007 4:09

Im sure the jackknife pick takes a lot of the feel away. A normal pick set you can feel the pins movement easily, but the jacknife pickset the metal is separate from the part where you hold it.

Youll learn that "feeling" is the most important sense when it comes to lock picking.

Once you get real good at lock picking, you could probably get buy with the jackknife set, and take it out and use it again. But yeah its not a good beginners pickset
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