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[quickpicks]

I just joined and i am just getting into lockpicking. Stumbed onto this site when i googled "lock picking". Im a locksmith wanna be too, but Thunder Bay is a pretty bad place to find any kind of work. Only thing this city doesen't lack is mountains and ski hills. I'd appreciate any good info for beginners anyone has.

[memodrix]

Greetings! I just registered here after browsing through. seems like this is one of the berrer resources for info, and that'll be good once my dad gets all the papers and stuff of that nature done so he can open his shop. What luck....no locksmiths in my little town.

i'm relatively new to locksmithing/lockpicking. but that'll change soon....I hope. After all....anythings better than working at taco bell........

[DomoKun]

Hi, I was just inspired to learn lock picking. My dad was having me practice pushing the front door slot to open up because my mom locked the vacation house keys inside the hosue. None the less, I'm persistant to learn this skill as I've mastered opening Combination locks back in high school. I do want to learn how to pick locks however and I look forward to learning how to pick a deadbolt.

[Aero]

hi just joined, found this site while searching for lockpicks (still havn't found any) decided to join cause it looks like a good place to learn lockpicking, infact best ive ever seen.

[TheTuna]

Hey everyone, i'm brand new to this site and to picking locks. I was into cryptology (i have always been intrigued with puzzles) for awhile then I couldn't get a masterlock of a drawer in my house and I think I found my new hobby. I went looking online for lock picks and I found this site and it seems to have everything anyone interested in lock picking is looking for. I'm looking forward to learning all the tools of the trade....

[tempertemper]

Hello. Another new forumite here. I've been doing lock picking as a hobby for several years now, but I'm interested in learning more. I've been more or less at the same level of skill for a long time... have trouble with American locks and Schlages.

[OnoTadaki]

Hello everyone. I've been interested in lockpicking for years, and finally got around to making my first set of quality picks. I've been browsing around reading these forums for a few weeks now, wonderful treasure-trove of information. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone and taking part in the forums! Hope to see you all around.

[swiftden]

Hello Im Swiftden, very new to this site and am interested in learning all about the skill. Have read some very useful information on this site in the last week or so and i am looking forward to reading alot more. Thanks for the advice that i have already been given,

[logosys]

Howdy!

I'm a newbie, and in the computer world, that generally gets you shunned, but it's really nice to see a good community of people who are trying to help each other enjoy a fascinating skill

Anywho, I'm a hobbyist hacker, and have been for years. Lockpicking has always fascinated me, but I'm just now starting to learn how its done. I look forward to learning and hopefully helping others along the way. Thanks, and I'll see ya on the boards!

[maldotcom2]

[quote]Anywho, I'm a hobbyist hacker[/quote

does this mean you hack computers? or are you refering to lockpicking, if so please use another term.

anyhow, welcome to lockpicking 101, would you like me to take your bags to your room?

[SolidAnchor]

Howdy.

I've always been interested in lock picking. And recently after opening a lock with steak knifes I decided I needed some tools. That’s how I found this place.

[calazone]

Would like to intrduce myself, my profile is calazone and this sems to be a great site

[magisterbonus]

Hi everybody, I'm pretty new here, I registered only yesterday.
Watching this forum, 2 months ago, I decided to introduce myself to the art of lockpicking.Till now I picked only a few padlocks but I'm trying to improve myself.2 days ago I picked for the first time a 5 pins padlock, but without your advice I'd never do that.
Thanks to all of you.

[skunkworks]

Greetings,

I'm very impressed by the site, clearly a fine piece of work put together by experienced people.

I'm a scientist by trade, or by disposition at the very least. It was only a matter of time before I asked how locks worked. The information here was very interesting, and as an odd side effect I can open every lock in my house with pieces of scrap metal.

Once again, a big thank you to everyone who has contributed to this body of knowledge.

[syconerd]

hi everybody dont let my name fool you , i am neither a syco, or a nerd but i do like to surf www , and always wanted to learn about lock picking...

i have a mate who is a locksmith and lent me picks till i bought me own also he gives me locks to practice with,