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[winstonBBsmith]

Hey everyone,
I'm new to lockpicking as a form of entertainment and also to expand my skills set. I work in security management and its not unusual for one of my guards to lose a key/ lock them in a room. I started learning how to pick locks out of necessity and have continued out of the challenge of it. Right now I don't have any real lockpicking tools and have been using paper clips, my leatherman, and a mini screwdriver set. If anyone has any advise on a good starter set of picks, or any advise at all, it would certainly be appreciated.

[PhR33k]

Hi people,

Well lets see, Im newish to lock picking. I had an interest for it awhile back but never really pursued it. Now I have that interest sparked again so hopefully you guys can give me some tips here and there. Thanks!

[Gk7]

Hey im interested in the topics here, hope I can add my 2 cents every now and then Btw im a Canuk!

Gk7

[z31unknown]

hi to all,

im new here and new to lock picking..
this skill would be great if i learned it..

great day to all

[Gelmar]

Hi, I'm David and I've been teaching myself lockpicking for the past 2-3 weeks now. I became interested after reading a thriller novel that at one point went into detail on amateur lock picking. I thought i could do it, bought a small 5 piece set from a magic website and have had a decent amount of success. I found this site while trying to find a glossary of lock picking terms. I am able to open 4 kwikset 5-pin locks and a few padlocks (cheap ones mind you) that I found lying around the house. I'm looking forward to learning more about locks and lockpicking with everyone here on the forums.

[Armageddonouttahere]

Good to be here folks.[/b]

[045804]

Hi all. I've recently found this site and have spent the last few days reading all the newbie tutorials. Some really great information here. Haven't found any place else on the net with this kind of information. I'm looking forward to learning and sharing with everyone here.

[eSandman123]

I'm Eric. I became interested in locks back when I was a bad kid. Now I just appreciate the frustration/elation of lock picking and bypass.

[lance2679]

I'm a newbie here from malaysia. need some guide for my interest in this hobby since i was a kid. in my country, i believe this is something illegal. but it would be a great knowledge of having such skills (eg. emergencies, etc).

Hope you guys could help me around...
Thanks in advance!

[tomcat2205]

Hello! My name is Tom and I work in the law enforcement field and I've had to cut many locks with the bolt cutters for one reason or another. One day I thought that it would be great if I knew how to pick these locks instead of having to destroy them. So after a little research, I came across this forum and decided to join the fun and learn a new and beneficial hobby. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone and hopefully I can learn from the members and visitors of the site.

[CBoden]

Greetings to all from Kalamazoo, Michigan. My name is Chris and I joined last night and have been reading for most of this afternoon while enjoying a day off.

I've been a recreational lock explorer for several years. Have a good handful of some of Southord's goodies and a relatively decent grasp of the mechanical workings of generic pin-tumblers and padlocks with a serious passion to learn more.

I work for The Geek Group (www.thegeekgroup.org) and spend most of my time designing, building, and demonstrating very weird and cool toys. Things like advanced wardriving WiFi research vehicles, Giant Tesla Coils that make 10-foot lightning bolts indoors, eighty-thousand amp impulse generators and stuff like that.

I have a passion for science/techy/mechanical things, especially puzzles and suchlike, so lockpicking is a natural extension of that.

I'm eager to read, learn whatever I can, teach wherever I can, and would love to start a lockpicking group here at the lab for anyone who's interested in getting together and learning stuff.

See ya around


Chris

[BunkChutnee]

Hello, been interested for a couple years now but just started pawing through this great site a week or so ago...

[gstrendkill]

Been reading the topics for a couple of days. Love the site and the info.
Ive played around with picking locks for about a year on and off, but I'm making it into more of a serious hobby now.

[markgrinny]

Hey all, just a quick note to say hi and also to let you know that I can easily spend HOURS on this site reading and looking at pics. I hope to learn a lot by reading and absorbing. Lock picking is a great thing to know in my business of Tradeshows. You don't know how many times somebody locks a cabinet or closet door only to have it broken to get in.

[jules_223]

Hello, just joined lastnight. Saw a plug for this website on one show on RantTv lastnight, i believe it was a show covering Defcon 13.

Ive made a few sets of picks out of the stainless steel inserts found in windshield wiper blades. But they didnt hold up too well, got em too hot on the bench grinder and took the temper out of them.

I also had to make a lock shim to open up a locker at work the one day. The guy had company equipment in his locker, and he wasnt there the day i needed it. So i shimmed his masterlock open and got the AirArc that i needed, the next day i told him he should invest in a better lock, and showed him just how much of a joke the masterlock combination locks really are.