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

[chefjasonryan]

Hello, J Rye here......Cool site, Hit me up whenever

Jay

[dcnative]

Hello everybody, brand new to the site and lock picking in general. Really interested in learning about this!

[mmcrimson]

hey this is the first forum ive done anything on, im 19 wish to learn lots of lock picking^^

[Hatchetman245]

Greetings all,

My name is Keith, aka Hatchetman245, and I live in Montana (USA). This appears to be a great site to learn more about lock picking, which is why I am here. I plan to use this knowledge during routine law enforcement activities, such as covert building entry under emergency circumstances (armed subjects/ crime in progress), execution of search warrants, and welfare checks. I have recently acquired a Peterson pick set (KPS-B), warded pick set (WP-5GS), Chicago wafer pick set (WL-4), and bypass shim (CBS-Shim). I have been using them on various locks of my own, including padlocks. I also purchased the book, "Secrets of Lockpicking."

WOW! This is definitely going to take practice, but I am making progress. I plan to learn vehicle non destructive entry as well, and I am not sure what tools I will need. I would welcome any advice on essential tools and/or reference materials to acquire next.

Thank you,
Hatchetman245

[toolman221]

I am new to this forum. I do maintenance work.I can rekey locks, and have mastered keyed lock before

[bboylord]

I'm good at this new excuse my English is little greetings to all

[ElizabethGreene]

Hi All.

First Post, just to say hi. I am from Nashville, Tennessee and have been picking locks for a few years. My "day job" is in IT, and I'm considering jumping to Safe and Vault work.

-Ellie

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I had to reregister, and my prior post shows it was from guest.

[LockSmithNovice]

Hi! Just joined hope to gain more knowlege of this hobby. Currently am trying to keep salvia divinorum legal in my state and illegal to anyone under the ages of 18-21. This is a hobby I am fully dedicated too and hope to learn more here

[MasterDavidGoodmen]

Greetings All,

I joined today. Considering this is page 0331 of the introductions, I must be user number three million and four!

As a kid, I loved playing with locks, and collecting keys. My various key and lock collections have disappeared over the years, but My interest remains.

My engineering personality makes Me like to learn how the lock works---all the way through. I have installed master-key systems, but lock-picking is mostly a mystery to Me, though I have done that a few times.
MDG

[MasterDavidGoodmen]

The time above says 13:58. The time here is 22:58 PDT.

[doktor_x]

Mechanical things have always fascinated me and I view locks as shining examples of several mechanical principles. I tinkered with picking a few years ago as a means of turning idle time into a learning experience/ useful hobby. Life has a funny habit of being cyclic and returning to certain things because there are lessons waiting to be learned.

I'll most likely be creeping about and poring over the vast amounts of information and knowledge presented here until my eyes fall out. A list of questions is continually forming in my head, and so far the answers have availed themselves. This seems a well-constructed site and I look forward to learning all I can while waiting to run across a question that has not been asked. My proclivity for looking at things from weird angles may even bring something new to the table at some future point.

Enough scatterbrained gibberish. Thanks for making all of this available.

[zooofthemoon]

Hey there. Just wanted to say hi to all.

I've been working as a locksmith in Northern B.C. for just over a year now and I'm loving it. Lately I've been trying to brush up my skills on picking and stumbled across this site. Great stuff on here guys/girls!

I'm going to have a lot more time to pursue picking as a hobby, so I'll be spending a lot of time here.

When I'm not locksmithing, I'm playing guitar.

Anyway, looking forward to getting to know you all.

[Arcturus]

Hi everybody.

I just joined the forum and looking to stick around for a while. My interest in locks and lockpicking began when I was just a kid. I was probably around 12 or 13 when I raked open my first pin tumbler Master padlock with two paperclips. The rush I felt when the shackle popped open is hard to describe (I'm sure only people like us would really understand). From then on, I was hooked.

Lockpicking was simple enough that even at that young age, I managed to figure it out completely on my own without reading any books. Mind you, this was wayyyy before lockpicking became common knowledge, as the Internet and the web weren't even around back then. It also infuriated me that I couldn't purchase high security designs cheaply at my neighborhood hardware store. When you know how to pick locks, all the stuff you see on those shelves begin to look like crap.

I eventually took a course in locksmithing and got a summer job as an apprentice which gave me a lot of opportunities for practicing my picking skills. I also bought some good books to feed my interest and explored other branches like automobile opening and safe manipulation.

Well, better stop writing. No one reads these introduction posts anyway. See you around the forum!

[elpensador88]

Hi all,
After some perusing, I wonder who has the time to look at all of the new intro other than us just joining! Well, I joined because this seems like a very respectable and reliable resource, unlike most of the internet resources I've stumbled across looking for a place like this. Though I started out just a few years ago, I've really enjoyed picking/taking apart/reassembling locks and my most recent love is figuring out electronic keypad locks; when I get frustrated, I just resort to picking the mechanical lock underneath.
I hope to learn a lot as I start reviewing all the great info here.

Respectfully,
Matt

[Regalis]

Greetings!

After a time lurking around I've decided to buy some picks and locks and start with lock picking. Don't have any knowledge of locks or lock picking in general but seeing as there are some wonderful tutorials out there I think I'll get the hang of it soon enough.

I live in Europe and following a couple of courses to get my high school degree since I didn't quite get them on my first try. In about 5 months I'll be joining the army so I'm quite busy working out in the gym and trying to get into shape. My english isn't that bad but since I ain't a native speaker I could make some mistakes. Hope it doesn't bother you guys that much.

My reason to start with lock picking is mostly because it seems like a nice hobby to do. Not many people pick locks and it's quite unknown. I think I'll fall in love with picking locks when I get my first lock open but a.t.m. I'm still waiting for my picks and locks to come ( I ordered them yesterday). I've read most tutorials and faqs on this site and I can't wait to start picking a lock myself.

~Regalis