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[fcadcock]

I am interested in lock picking as a hobby and because my wife looses keys faster than I can replace them. Been working at it for about 2 months and can already get into my house and office without my key. I'm glad to have found such a great site.

[TigerDragon]

[quote="fcadcock"]I am interested in lock picking as a hobby and because my wife looses keys faster than I can replace them. Been working at it for about 2 months and can already get into my house and office without my key. I'm glad to have found such a great site.[/quote]

Welcome to the forums.

Please don't pick locks that are in use. You tempt fate and risk making the lock unusable. Your home lock is your own responsibility, but I'm sure your company wouldn't like to have to fix a lock you broke at the office. Assuming, of course, that you aren't your own employer.

[nixon]

Hi guys/girls, Just saying hi, Im new to this site,aswell as lockpicking.
I took it up a few years ago,but after only managing to pick this one lock the one time (and cant do it again) I abandoned any hope,But I just thought I'd try my hand at it once more.
Thanks again

[Craig50]

Hello. In looking for bump-proof locks, I did a web search and discovered this site.

I am not new to lock picking; it was one of the first things I learned as an undergraduate at Caltech many years ago. It has helped many times over the years, from letting someone back into her car before the frozen turkey in the back seat defrosted, to opening file cabinets and storage cabinets at work where there was either no key or the person who had the only key was out of the country (and his supervisor wanted to destroy the lock and the cabinet to get in).

[lucky_lina]

Hey everyone! Lately I have found myself thinking about that 11 year old that bumped the medeco lock. I must have watched that clip a thousand times, and the rest is history, here I am! I think when you find yourself looking through the keyhole of a lock randomly, just to see whats inside or how it works, maybe you have found your calling. Or maybe I have just been up all night using my dremel to cut open a disc lock and I am delirious! Either way I am glad to be here!

[edgey27]

hi new to this forum just interested in lockpickin as a hobby really startin to maybe thinkin about doin a course names danny by the way.

[trustnoone.45]

Hello new to this forum little skill with lockpicking need a hobby that is fairly cheap. Hope to learn alot

[pdut45]

Hello, I'm not a everyday lockpicker. I recently successfully picked a lock for my cashbox that I lost the key for. I was wondering how I can relock it without the key? is this possible?

[steviestaff1]

hi stevie from scotland new to this site

[nieb15]

Hello everybody. Just joined today. I'm really into safes and locks. Here I hope to learn more about the insides of locks and how to manipulate them.

[demonslayr]

Hi all!

I have been looking for a hobby and I have finally found one I thin I can stick to! The whole puzzle and mechanical aspect should keep me occupied. This is a great site, I have already found a lot of great information that should help me get started.

[Jay2o]

Hi all!

Im Jay, from Wales. I found the site by chance while looking for Locksmith training in the UK,
and am well impressed with the mass of helpfull content, so i thought i better register as I
can see me using the forums a lot, if all goes to plan that is.

Any who, I'll stop bumping my gums and leave it at that.


Jay.

[TwilightRainfall]

hey everyone

my name is todd, i'm from australia. incidentally, it is my twentieth birthday today :D

i recently became interested in lockpicking after falling for the allure of the hack value it offers

the feeling i got when i first picked a 3-pin tumber padlock with a paper clip and split pin was quite exhilarating

hopefully, with learning and practice i'll soon be able to move on to more advanced locks.

[twilburn]

Hello all. I've been picking locks off and on for about a year now, and I'm going to be doing my senior project on lock picking. Great site.

[blade_runner]

Hi, I'm not a new member, but its been a long time since I posted here. I've been picking off and on since high school. I first learned a little from my dad and the MIT guide and made my first tools with him. I also picked up some basic books on locksmithing, surfed the web and eventually found this very helpful site.

I am currently in the Army and have been practicing my lockpicking more and more and introducing a few of my fellow officers to the art. Part of what spurred me to practice more is the number of cut off padlocks I can pick up for practice. Its a mix of master and American padlocks and the Americans give me no end of challenge so far although I have been able to open two of them.

For me the skill is more aesthetically pleasing than practical, but it would be nice to build it into a useful skill.