finally spp my bedroom door

[thededer]

now before you call me a noob at lock picking wait because the lock on my bedroom door was originally from the front door of a house and it has 1 or 2 spool pins in it. today i actually took my time instead of rushing and i successfully picked it.

[unlisted]

Uh ya, don't pick lock in use?

Oh and congrats.. I think?

[thededer]

lol i know.. i know.. but its like the only lock i have right now that is new to me. when my mother gets back from her like 5 hour hair dresser appointment im gonna ask her to take me to lowes so i can buy some padlocks. can you suggest any specific locks to buy? thatd be great.

and thanks for the congratz. i think

[ChemicalRobot]

im gonna ask her to take me to lowes so i can buy some padlocks. can you suggest any specific locks to buy? thatd be great.

The Lowes I've been to only have Master locks, and for quite a steep price. I'd suggest going to places like Goodwill first. I've picked up so many locks there for ridiculously cheap prices.

[unlisted]

check the interweb for a ReStore in your area- they are a used building supplier (think home depot, just used, or a goodwill for building stuffs) they normally have containers full, and will let you have your pickings for next to nothing. (like 2 bucks a pop)

http://www.habitatwindsor.org/index.php ... 1&Itemid=7

The ReStore is located at
3064 Devon Drive, (behind Devonshire Mall),
Windsor, ON N8X 4L2

Monday to Friday: 9am - 5pm
Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Sunday: Closed

Trust me, go there first. You will save a tonne of $$$, and get a tonne of locks.

[thededer]

thanks so much will do i was at home depot yesterday and they dont have the greates selection and barley have any masters they are mostly some look a like brand that look like master locks and the actual master locks that thy do have are like 20 a piece

[MacGnG1]

double kwikset deadbolt is liek 12 bucks at target/walmart/homedepot/loews

[Legion303]

Seriously, don't buy new locks to practice on. You can get good used high security locks on ebay for the same price as a new crappy kwikset. Or as others already posted, thrift stores, garage sales and ReStore for dirt-cheap locks.

-steve

[lockpick1968]

Check ebay and if you have local fleamarkets around there, thats good place to pick up all kinds of locks sometimes dirt cheap.

[globallockytoo]

every weekend in most towns and cities people hold estate and garage sales where often you can pick up boxes of old locks for pennies. I was at one last week where there were two huge boxes of old locks and handles, they wanted $1 for the lot.

Another persons trash can be your treasure.

I picked up 2 large steel cases (the expensive camera ones) lined inside for $5. They sell (if you can find them) for $175 each.

Got a snow blower for $3 (works great), all these off cuts of wood and various sized pieces of metal (about 50Lbs) for $2.

I have seen so many locks at these sales, I wonder why a hobbiest would go and buy new, ever.

[thededer]

every weekend in most towns and cities people hold estate and garage sales where often you can pick up boxes of old locks for pennies. I was at one last week where there were two huge boxes of old locks and handles, they wanted $1 for the lot.

Another persons trash can be your treasure.

I picked up 2 large steel cases (the expensive camera ones) lined inside for $5. They sell (if you can find them) for $175 each.

Got a snow blower for $3 (works great), all these off cuts of wood and various sized pieces of metal (about 50Lbs) for $2.

I have seen so many locks at these sales, I wonder why a hobbiest would go and buy new, ever.

interesting because every garage sale that I have ever been to has never had locks for sale.

[staiper]

congrats

...do not pick lock in use
I have picked all locks and padlocks I can find around my family house (most of them in use.. but I cant help myself .. it was "urge" )
Those are all pin tumbler locks , some of them with mush / spool "security" pins (as Abus..).

In fact I think that picking lock in real-world-situation (mounted in door) will give you better sense for pick as I have find on my humble experience that it is a bit easier to pick one while holding it in hand because such you can hold it comfortable and feel good bit of "feedback" through body of the lock while on lock-in-door you have to concentrate maximally to pick & tension tool feedback.

.. just keep on (and keep it legal)

[cedrice]

go to a locksmith...We have tons of old locks that I will never sell.

[thededer]

check the interweb for a ReStore in your area- they are a used building supplier (think home depot, just used, or a goodwill for building stuffs) they normally have containers full, and will let you have your pickings for next to nothing. (like 2 bucks a pop)

http://www.habitatwindsor.org/index.php ... 1&Itemid=7

The ReStore is located at
3064 Devon Drive, (behind Devonshire Mall),
Windsor, ON N8X 4L2

Monday to Friday: 9am - 5pm
Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Sunday: Closed

Trust me, go there first. You will save a tonne of $$$, and get a tonne of locks.

i called the restore and they say that they odnt have padlocks but they have some other types of locks for like $5 should i check it out? cant hurt i guess for 5 bucks

[unlisted]

I think you just answered your own question..