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by AlgisLt » 5 Jun 2008 13:00
It would be interesting to know what kind of improvisations you guys have used to open a lock.
To start with i managed to pick a lock with tweezers and a corkscrew. As i can remember it was a cylinder lock.
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by Safety0ff » 5 Jun 2008 22:39
I've used a carton closing staple as a tension wrench before. Find them anywhere large cardboard box's are being disposed of. With a plier and a hammer you can make a tension wrench of of it in seconds. I've opened a brinks shrouded with the first one I made. They're not a flex type tension wrench, but I'm used to that. The width is perfect for top of keyway tension.
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by AlgisLt » 6 Jun 2008 6:36
The banana pick does look interesting , but hey you wont always have a spare banana and a knife 
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by serpih » 21 Jun 2008 5:11
i have picked this hotel maid's nose with a paper clip at the beginning .
I was so happy, i keep it like a souvenir.
Paper clips are very easy to find, and i have picked some locks like that.
All you need is a paper clip, no file nothing.
freakparade3 edit to remove reference to picking safe
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by Archive555 » 21 Jun 2008 7:15
I agree with the above post, paperclips are easy to find.
I disagree, I do not like using them, because they dont always fit the keyway, and you lose a lot of feedback.
So after all I suppose I'm neutral to the above post. 
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by StabbyJoe » 25 Jun 2008 22:35
I think it was USMC that made a key duplication that worked perfectly (with a tension wrench) out of a cake container lid
Keep that under your mat instead of a spare key... nobody will be able to turn it without a wrench so it's safer, I guess...
Doesn't count so much as picking, though
All your locks are belong to us.
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by Vamprite » 12 Oct 2008 10:19
I picked a master pad lock with a small nail and a bent fork
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by MacGnG1 » 12 Oct 2008 21:42
i picked it with my MIND!!! so i beat you all hahahahhahha 
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by Lucozade » 13 Oct 2008 21:38
I'd rather make my own tools, as it's more fun that way for me. I use a bent bobby pin for a pick and a piece off of a uniball pen as a tension wrench, works fine. I just need to get a lot better at picking.
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by New-York-Locksmith » 22 Oct 2008 5:14
I agree with that - the bobby pin and a uniball pen as a tension wrench are sufficient for picking.
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by x8xViperx6x » 27 Oct 2008 4:18
I tried using a paper clip but its to flimsy.. although I would have to agree the uni-ball TW did work perty well. I was trying to pick a lock i bought from wal-mart.. How did you guys bend/modify a paper clip, im curious if it can be done a better way. Heres mine: ( I always (or most of the time) have a leatherman on me, so it was easier to manipulate.) 
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by kentaroj » 5 Nov 2008 11:32
I was watching the Mcgiver episode of Mythbusters the other day and Jamie managed to pick a lock the the filament of a light bulb. I was so impressed with this feat that I hopped on my computer and looked up the basics of picking. I found this long silver pick thingy (crochet hook?) in a sewing basket that I'm using for my pick and the clp from a pent for my tension wrench. They have worked great on all the locks I've found around my house(not ones attacked to doors though).
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by monsignormotard » 11 Nov 2008 21:01
#1 33mm paperclips from Staples, smooth finish (the non-skid notches catch in the keyway) work fairly well. They definitely have a short lifespan, as they only maintain their torsional stiffness sufficient to counteract the spring tension for a short while. But they are cheap, so not a big deal to have to replace them. Likewise, you don't cry if you break a paperclip.
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by Bebster » 1 Dec 2008 5:41
I have seen a guy pick a lock with a glass of water. It was absolutely the coolest thing ever! He took a whole lot of bets that he could get into the boss's office using just a glass of water, then he froze it and made a (VERY brittle) tension wrench and a pick out of it and picked the lock. He ended up breaking/melting about 5 tension wrenches before it opened, but it was still a reallllly cool trick.
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