ARCHIVE 2003-2013 Introduce yourself HERE if you are new. :)

[Ghost6989]

looked at quite a few lockpick themed forums and this one seems to be the best, so Hi

[UWSDWF]

Welcome everybody,
For all thoes new to the site and lockpicking, LP101 is a great place to start.
Take a look at the new users section, first and don't be afraid to ask any questions just remember to try a search before posting. Cause everyone should HYSF as well as there Pick-fu.

If you're looking for locks to pick, buy some but, DO NOT PICK LOCKS YOU OR ANYONE ELSE RELY ON
I repeat DO NOT PICK LOCKS YOU OR ANYONE ELSE RELY ON, they can and will break, then your house/car/safe/chasity belt is vulnerable or unable to be opened (think: emergency situation).
Keep it legal.
Cheers,
UWSDWF

[djyaif]

hi everyone..i,m a new member and i want to introduce myself! so i want to know if anybody use to find news alternatives to open locks.that,s what i do with almost every new locks i receive because it help me to invent new stuffs for lockpickers!!!!and it work pretty well.i have already build some new kind of picktools!!yeah really......but i can.t show them cause for now i have somes handcrafteds tools who can make me earn a lot of$$$$$! oh! by the way,puzzlemaker mean that i can rebuild locks to frustrate EVERYONE kind of combination that you can,t understand

[Snotbuckets]

Hey out there!

I'm an absolute rookie to lock picking. I ran across this forum when I was looking for a way to get into a filing cabinet in our office that we "lost" our key to. Well, we ended up cutting out the lock due to the timing of the situation, but I was absolutely fascinated by the amount of info on this site. This may turn out to be an interesting hobby? I'm looking forward to getting into this.

[scorpio68]

hi

i have been installing locks for about 2 years on $5,000.00 doors and just got certified to be a locksmith,
been pickin locks for about a week, and would like to learn more. was tired of making $12. per hour, and want to work for my self.

[Charodei]

Hello!

I've been lurking for a while, registering now that I have picks (SouthOrd). I have a half-dozen or so padlocks (most with keys) to work with; most are five-pin, so I have some challenges to start with. I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions, even ones that aren't already answered in an FAQ somewhere.

I must say, I'm a bit inspired by Richard Feynman's lockpicking methods at Los Alamos. Clever thinking can be more effective than manual dexterity sometimes.

[tugua]

Hello everyone!
Looks like that this forum is pretty popular. I am someone who likes lock picking, not to go on other doors and pick them but for personal satisfaction and hobby . I am new on this forum, but I already read stuffs on lock picking. I only suceed 5 times picking a 5 pin-lock (or 6, I don't know!), but I lost my artificial picks (2 nails, 1 bent and 1 straitght, all shaped with a cutter, it took me a lot of time to make this!!!). So finaly, I'm still a noob and want to learn good techniques and gain experience. Thanks!

[skeeve]

Hey guys. I once looked at this site around a year ago but for some reason I didn't register. I work with dskippy and he invited me to a Toool meeting. It was there that I was convinced to register on here by Schyuler, Squelchtone and skippy. I have to say I'm very impressed. This looks like a fantastic place.
I unfortunately am not a very good picker at the moment. I've gotten lucky once or twice scrubbing some locks but I've never successfully individual-pin picked a lock. Probably because I've never actually tried picking a one or two pin lock as nearly everybody suggests. Maybe I'll eventually see reason.
Well please forgive me for what I'm sure will be some extremely n00bish posts. If you happen to see me doing/saying something stupid please give me a nudge in the right direction.
Thanks

[halofreak2020]

wassap everyone im halofreak2020 (although im not very into halo anymore the name stuck) im new to lock picking, tried it before but i never good, now im making a comeback hoping my parents will let me buy a lockpick set

[HK Army]

I just signed up, cool site.

[SlingsVaqueros]

Hello. This would be my required introduction to the forums. I work at a key duplication center in NJ and have been picking locks with home-made picks for the last eight months or so. I haven't gotten anything more complicated than an American padlock with the higher security pins (with the grooves around the top). I have found that the standard five and six pin Kwikset and Schlage open pretty easily.

I've been lurking around this forum for a couple of months, on and off, but since I have a lot of down-time at work, I thought I would spend some time on here as it is somewhat work related. I'm looking for formal training as a locksmith in NJ and having a rough go of it. Between working the hours required in a retail store and the cost of the classes, it's hard to get anything other than a correspondance course and I don't think they qualify in NJ as legitimate training for certification.

Yup, that's about me...

[disgruntldtoad]

I've had my little lock pick set for a bit and am just now taking the time to correctly learn to use it.

Cheers!

[Vangald]

Hello!

I am new to locksport and I am doing research. This site is a great resource.
Thanks to the Lockpicking 101 crew and its many users for makeing this site what it is

[weevilthebug]

Thanks for the welcome and I certainly appreciate the exchange of ideas and techniques.

[Taoduck]

Greetings.

I'm here following a long-term fascination with locking mechanisms.

I once took the first part of the F-B course but had to stop due to a sudden financial reversal. I currently work in one of those "Big-Box" warehouse home centers and have been able to learn to rekey Schlage and Kwikset sets and their variants. I've also been able (without instruction) to puzzle out the old-school key machine (our primary duplicator is the Axxess system) to help customers with broken keys. The real fun came when I was able to figure out how to rekey some cylinders for higher-end storm doors... again with no instructions.

I get a real kick out of this type of work, and while I am unsure about ever making it my livelihood, I am mostly interested at this time in learning as much as I can. Your site seems like a great place to start.

Thanks from the American Northwest.