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Postby hooks » 1 Feb 2008 20:00

what a wealth of knowledge,thanks from a want to be picker. :lol:
hooks
 
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Location: london,canada

heya

Postby malmatalla » 2 Feb 2008 13:29

Joined today at L101.. very nice site, much intressting to read about, i really enjoyed it.
Ive been picking for maybe 2-3 months now and i love it. it is funny and intressting! and a good timekiller. =)
malmatalla
 
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Postby TheSauce05 » 2 Feb 2008 17:20

Just joined up today. I've been trying to find as many resources on locksmithing and lock picking as I can because I'd like to do it professionally some day. I figure the more I can learn on my own the easier it will be later on. Great site!
TheSauce05
 
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New...

Postby antipokhmelin » 3 Feb 2008 21:13

Hey!
I'm a student at washtenaw community college in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
I'm really interested in learning to pick locks.
Will
antipokhmelin
 
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Joined: 3 Feb 2008 20:59

I'm new

Postby DinkY » 5 Feb 2008 1:33

I'm new, howdy do, and and found a lock to pick, or rather a combo lock to crack. Hope to find some useful info!
DinkY
 
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Postby ian-f » 6 Feb 2008 6:02

Hello

Im a 20 something male from the uk with an intrest in the workings of locks... not just how to pick them.

Ta

Ian
ian-f
 
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Postby thailand87 » 6 Feb 2008 11:55

:D hi all
Hello,i'm from Thailand.Lock picking is my one of hobby.
I like to puzzle solving,picking lock is one of great puzzles.
now i have good time with nice site, it is the best one.
Thank you all,happy Chinese new year to all.
Nico :P
thailand87
 
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Postby AlexMHH » 6 Feb 2008 15:56

Just joined a few days ago, but have been interested in lockpicking on and off for several years. I've had success at scrubbing most of the locks around my house, but I've had limited success at pin by pin picking, so I've just bought a removable cylinder padlock to pull all but two pin-stacks from, so I can work my way up from there.
AlexMHH
 
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Joined: 3 Feb 2008 13:15
Location: Granite Bay, CA

Postby Thorondor » 6 Feb 2008 18:33

Hello from Spain!
Great site this one, I just started to read some of it and can't wait to get started. :)
Thorondor
 
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Postby escutcheon » 10 Feb 2008 8:46

Hello! I'm a new person here and I am glad to find you.
I am from Bulgaria- it's in Eastern Europe and more topics in this forum are unknown to me . I want to learn many things from you. I could show you some interesting locks for safes, but unfortunately I still have no access. I'm second generation locksmith and have a lot of expirience.
Fortes fortuna adiuvat
escutcheon
 
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Location: Bulgaria

new

Postby loli » 10 Feb 2008 13:26

hi
i´m from spain i just register in today
a great site
loli
 
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Postby majhimujhuko » 11 Feb 2008 1:48

just joined, trying to learn to make my stuff more secure :)
majhimujhuko
 
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Postby RolandD » 11 Feb 2008 12:22

I just started the Foley-Belsaw course. I have always been interested in lockpicking.
Tim Aydt
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Location: Branson, MO USA

Postby Claymore_27 » 11 Feb 2008 13:28

Just jumped on. So far i have little to no experience, but really enjoy learning the workings of the locks and picking so far, so i thought i'd come on in and learn what I can.
Claymore_27
 
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Joined: 11 Feb 2008 13:24

HI from a Oz Newbie

Postby gwicks_56 » 11 Feb 2008 23:56

Hi everyone.....thanks for the welcome and incredible amount of info. ONly started browsing about a week ago, and i can see it will take me along time to digest everything.

I am very much an amateur, got interested a while back when i found an old cut away pin and tumbler in my grandfathers shed.......that and my forgetfullness!! By my reckoning I have spent at least $1000 over my adult life ( 8 ish years), calling locksmiths or mechanics to get me into wherever i have locked myself out of. Frustrating to spend 150 bucks to get inside your own home, especially when the 17 year old apprentice opens it in about 5 seconds flat :)

Joined for the wealth of information here, and for that i thank everybody. Not sure if I have the patience and dedication to learn what seems to be an art, but at the very least I am hoping to educate myself as to my options.

The recent boom in cheap biometrics seems somewhat appealing to me.....i never forget my fingers, and i kind of figure no one will chop them off for an old TV and some OK speakers, so now I am off to see people opinions of those...............

wish me luck.....and again.....a big Thank you to all

gwicks
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