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

[freakparade3]

Welcome all new members!! Here are a few links to get you started.

Site Rules

New Users Guide

FAQ

Please take the time to read through them. Feel free to PM me with any questions.

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[steele]

Hi everybody, my name is Norm and I've been a locksmith here in Ohio
for a number of years,too many to count. I've enjoyed reading the input.
I find this the best site on the Web to belong too.
Wish everybody a Happy New Year , Norm

[Nategotskillz]

Hello everyone. I'm Nategotskillz. I have been doing lock bumping for a while now. Im still a novice, but I'm getting there. =] I am going to order a 5 piece lock pick tool set from southord soon. I can't wait to get started. I enjoy doing this as a hobby.

[Enigma55]

Hey everyone my name is Adam and I am from the Seattle area. I look froward to getting into lockpicking as a hobby.

[tuscarora]

Hello everybody, my name's Ché. I've been wanting to pick locks for a lot of years, then was watching Pyro1234321's pick making vid a few weeks back and that was me on my way. I make my picks from hacksaw blades, tension wrenches from windscreen wiper inserts/junior hacksaw blades and other bits and pieces from what I spot lying around! Dremel, a small blowtorch and some files are my tools.

I've learnt a lot from this site so far and would like to thank Pyro1234321 for showing me how easy it is to get started, and all the people who contributed tutorials - I've picked up a lot of helpful tips on metal work, (for instance, marking up with a permanent marker instead of scribing fluid) and the templates are very useful.

I'm just starting my lock collection, it's mostly pin and tumblers (mostly 5 pin, just got one 6 pin eurocylinder) but I got a lock from a furniture cabinet there recently, gonna make a pick for that un tonight.
First lock I got cost £2 and was ridiculously easy to pick, the next one was £10 and was all security pins! I've got the hang of serrated and spool but haven't had a chance to try a mushroom yet.

Anyways, hope to be able to contribute to this site as I progress in the hobby and add to the wealth of information already here.

[talbuz]

Hi everyone, I've already put in a couple of posts but I havent properly introduced myself yet. I come from Malta (for those who dont know, that's not a breakfast cereal but a small but sunny country in Europe!) and I learnt lockpicking quite some years back as a magician. Today magic is no longer my profession (as I now work travelling to different countries teaching in seminars) but it remains a hobby, as does lockpicking.

I really started out when my sister's boyfriend had given given me a hacksaw blade filed down to a tapering point to produce a by-pass tool which at the time (before the lock companies realised their mistake!) opened most pin tumbler padlocks. Soon after I got David DeVal's book and found the tool was what he referred to as the Rochdale Wizard. I thoroughly enjoyed opening padlocks without a key, and so it was that the bug had bitten! I went on to make my own picks from hacksaw blades. They were far from state-of-the-art but they helped me to learn picking, until I broke one in a lock and decided to get an actual set.

I stopped practicing my lock-picking for quite a while, but am now picking it up again. I am so blown away to see how much information is available nowadays, this forum being a case in point and Youtube too. I now own Southord and Goso sets, apart from some other single picks and tools, and I am at the stage of shaking off the dust and sharpening my existing technique with pin tumblers and wafers, before moving onto more ambitious locks.

This is a very interesting and informative forum, and Im glad to be here! Thanks for reading :-)

[harryhood]

Hi,

I'm Harry and I'm looking for information on repairing the door and ignition locks on my old mopars.

thanks

[avgjoe]

Hello everyone, I would like to say a quick thanks for all who have contributed to this site, and I hope that one day I might have some useful input. I really enjoy this site, there is a wealth of information, and I was particularly impressed with the fact that nobody seems eager to hand out info for wrongdoing.

[Taxi_Driver]

Hi all, recently joined the forum and I've been having a read before posting. I've always been a puzzle feak. Locks are the latest puzzle. I recieved a set of picks yesterday morning, and I've picked my first 3 locks. More luck than judgement at the moment, but I'm enjoying it enough to put in plenty of practise. I look forward to learning a lot while I'm here. Thanks for having me.

[Stewy_Bones]

Hello everyone. ty you all for your input of this site there isnt a thing i cant find on here.

[silent.d]

new here...found the link from...another board...

[BIGORNEX]

Hi all.

I'm new on Lock Picking 101.
As retired Blacksmith, Lockpicking will be my new Hobby.
I live in the North-East of France, near Germany.
First I will make a Lockpickset ( no Problem in my Forge ),
and so begin to learn….
I’ll try to take some Photos from the Set and post them
on this Site, if my poor English allows me to understands how to.

Sorry for my English, I do my Best.

Best regards….

- BIGORNEX -

[Dirkern]

Hello everybody.
i come from Norway, and i am going to train/educate to become a locksmith...im stil in high school, so its still a far way to climb before i become a real locksmith=)

I found this site a few months ago, when i was googling for "lock picking tools"=D

But i have only been registered since a few days ago.

Sorry my bad English....

[rmorland]

Hi to All!
Just joined the site today. My wife and I own a locksmith business in Kansas for 5 years, worked for a franchise locksmith company for 5 prior to opening the business. I don't get much chance to look for good locksmith sites on the internet - so I hate to admit my wife found this site. So after much "persistance" decided to check it out. I hate to admit this also - she was right.
Look forward to interesting discussions, and always ready to learn something new!

[metalhead]

Hi everyone. I found this site recently, but am only now registering. I live in Indiana, and am interested in lock picking as a hobby.

I found this site, if I recall correctly, through the J&L SD Products site.