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

[Shrub]

Welcome to the site everyone,

The most important thing to do is to familerise yourself with the way we work here,

Read the stickies on each section to have all your immediate questions answered and then get used to the search button to find answers to your others,

ALWAYS try to make any new thread title as informative as possable to help with finding it in future with the search,

To those of you who have been enjoying our site lurking and have only just joined, welcome to the group, youll now have many more benefits than you had before witht he best one being the 'view posts since last visit' button,

One last thing, we dont have the edit button on this site so make sure you preview your posts before you post them and make sure they look right and read right, grammer and spelling isnt critical but things need to make sence,

Text talk, 'leet speak' is not allowed on the forums,

[novicelockpicker]

hey everyone...just taking the time to intro myself...great site, wealth of info, and a great community!

[nocebo]

j0! The name's Nocebo and I just thought I would introduce myself...I got my interest in lockpicking last summer from going to a HOPE convention. I never really looked into it again until recently when a guy at work brought in a basic set of picks. I tried my hand at a couple locks we had around and managed to pop open a master shrouded lock....but I had trouble with the Brinks ones...I think it was an R107. But I ordered myself a 20-piece from SouthOrd and when it comes in Tuesday I'll be busting my fingers over it. But anyway...glad to have found this place and look forward to getting alot out of it.

--Nocebo

[thisisaperson]

Hi. Thanks for like letting me in.

[illidor]

Hey im new to lockpicking101 could anyone give me a few links to some good guides plz. Im a noob to lockpicking so yeh.

[Jaakko]

Hey im new to lockpicking101 could anyone give me a few links to some good guides plz. Im a noob to lockpicking so yeh.

The best way to learn is to read all the stickies in the FAQ section in this forum. After and during reading, practice over and over and over again After that you read more and practice again.

You could type into Google "LSI guide to lockpicking" or "MIT guide to lockpicking" and reaf those. Especially the LSI guide is very educating and very well pictured so go with that first.

[spininspur]

Took me 2 years and 1 day to make the thread, but I made it finnaly.

If your new, introduce yourself here. Other posts/threads will be deleted as I see them from now on.

Regardless though, let me be the first to welcome you to the forums.

hi there my name is chip. I'm an investor/contractor. I'm new to the lockpicking game but i really enjoy it. I started by opening propertys for a real estate friend of mine that i do some maintence/yardwork for at times. I like to save myself some steps,(and money)whenever I can. there really is som great info here. thanks

[plot]

Took me 2 years and 1 day to make the thread, but I made it finnaly.

If your new, introduce yourself here. Other posts/threads will be deleted as I see them from now on.

Regardless though, let me be the first to welcome you to the forums.

hi there my name is chip. I'm an investor/contractor. I'm new to the lockpicking game but i really enjoy it. I started by opening propertys for a real estate friend of mine that i do some maintence/yardwork for at times. I like to save myself some steps,(and money)whenever I can. there really is som great info here. thanks

investor/contractor... so you flip houses or what?

[coach029]

I'm right in the midde of writng a book called Knight Moves. The Main character is a theif and a leader of a crew. His name is Sammy Knight. I'm doing research to become as knowledgable about locks and picking them as possible. The book is dated in 1982, so I need particulars on locks in that time and the picks that were available then to pick them.

I'm very specific in my book whether Sammy is stealing a car or planning a burglary. I like to keep my reader right their with him every step of the way. I have done extensive study on lock out tools and assorted methods for auto theft, but Sammy and his crew are stepping up their scores and looking for bigger pay days. I do have a dead line so I hope I don't irritate ya'll too bad while I pick your brains about picking locks.

The lock that Sammy needs to get past now is an American Lock. A tubular cylinder lock 1982. I also need some information on a Mushroom and spool tumbler lock, everything would have to be available in 1982.

I would appreciate any help that you can give me and would be more then happy to give credit at time of publishing.

[DrumBumBenny1608]

guess i'm gonna learn to pick locks now.

[garlock55]

Always interested in locks and how they work. Stumbled onto this site and it's great information. I am a total newbie to locksport and hope to gain a lot of knowledge and skill and from the forum.

Thanks,
GL55

[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

[gnu]

Hi Everyone

I've been lurking for while, before putting up the post about curtain wheel picks. I have been messing with pin tumbler locks for ages but needed some info on lever locks and this is the place I ended up on. I can't beleive the wealth of info that is available on the site. I really enjoy reading the home brew articles they make you want to get out into the workshop and have a go.

Keep up the great work
gnu

[imho9539]

It's funny, I bought a lock pick at a scuba center!! I walked in and they had a pick called a "Dyno Kwick Pick" I said something about how I bet those really don't work. well... the guy working there heard me and he got out this old master lock and picked it about 5 times in front of me! I could only get it by raking it really fast. well to make a long story short I bought it but i'm not very good at all! I picked a brinks one time but it took me a couple days and I havn't been able to do it again.

[ghostman]

hello people !