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

[Schuyler]

New member! Can't wait to see the vault of knowledge you folks have come up with so far.

welcome to the vault. You'll like it here

[IRLocksmax]

Hello everyone. I am looking to learn Lock lingo. If anyone has any lingo advice and or information that might help that would be great!
Thanks
Max

[UWSDWF]

well the glossary is probably what you are looking for

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[morticetennon]

Hello all just joined, and saying hello I look forward to adding and learning the forum

Nath

[zeke79]

Welcome to all new members. Read the rules and be sure to search before posting new questions. If you have any problems you can contact an admin such as digital_blue or myself, or any of the moderators.

[spacednow]

New here...picked a few easy ones for necessity-lost keys but need some might be hard to find info on one. Going to search the forums as I need this for sanitys sake now.......became a quest.

[-s33n]

Hi guys,
I always wondered how locks worked, I look foward to searching this vault of knowledge !

Sean

[jordyh]

Welcome, new members.

I've got a couple of things to say to you guys:
- Read the guides.
- Read the rules.
- Read a lot.
- If you have a question, use the search function first.
- If you can't find your answer, don't hesitate to ask.
- Don't pick locks you don't own.
- Don't pick locks you rely on.
- Don't do as the priest does, do as he tells you to do.
- Hang around and teach the regular crowd something new, it happens.

Most of all though, and bear with me, because this is important:
HAVE FUN AND HAPPY PICKING.

Yours,
Jordy

[nemesis61]

Hello All:

I got interested in locks approximately 20 yrs ago , when I was working as a security officer at an AM/FM radio station in Texas. I was constantly being asked to unlock cars belonging to employees, open file cabinets, etc.

I only worked on simple stuff - anything more complicated and I would direct them to a locksmith.

Anyway, I recently found my old set of picks and opened an old No 1 Master Lock after about 10 minutes. I enjoyed the mental excercise so much that I bought a few locks to practice on.

I enjoy the site very much and I'm learning something new every day. Thanks for the info.

[JackNco]

sounds like ur off to a good start picking up the hobby again. welcome to the mad house

[jordyh]

Hey man,

Welcome to the madhouse.
Ignore the spammers,
search before you ask,
Ask if you can't find.

Good luck.

[mark!]

Well it took me some time to activate my account but here I am.I'm from Leeds in the UK and a bit of a hobby picker

[Claustrarius]

Hi. I'm new to picking and here. Bought my first set of picks on a whim two weeks ago, bought my first lock last week, made my own practice board with that lock in it yesterday and discovered the importance tension today. I'm impressed with the wealth of information here and it's helped me progress a lot in these two weeks. Best buzz so far when I managed to pick a tiny three pin padlock that a colleague lost the key to years ago. Now he can get to his locker but he wasn't so thrilled when he found his mouldy gym kit in a plastic bag inside.
I'm based in London and at the moment this is just fun, but at the back of my mind I'm remembering when I was made redundantb a few years back and took 10 months to get back into science, unable to get anything else because i was overqualified. Locksmithing is something that's always interested me and I'm hoping to start small and become more serious.

[Claustrarius]

Hi. I'm new to picking and here. Bought my first set of picks on a whim two weeks ago, bought my first lock last week, made my own practice board with that lock in it yesterday and discovered the importance tension today. I'm impressed with the wealth of information here and it's helped me progress a lot in these two weeks. Best buzz so far when I managed to pick a tiny three pin padlock that a colleague lost the key to years ago. Now he can get to his locker but he wasn't so thrilled when he found his mouldy gym kit in a plastic bag inside.
I'm based in London and at the moment this is just fun, but at the back of my mind I'm remembering when I was made redundantb a few years back and took 10 months to get back into science, unable to get anything else because i was overqualified. Locksmithing is something that's always interested me and I'm hoping to start small and become more serious.

[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