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

[pinfox]

Hi everybody. Im new to this site but loved it from day one. I pick locks for fun in my spare time and just want to develop my skills.

Im looking forward to getting new knowledge and giving it away.

Im located in Europe and i try to get experiance from all the different countries in the EU.

[shtrumt]

I'm totally new to lock picking and I'm eager to learn the "Craft". I've seen tools and methods, but at the end I feel that is the "hand" the real secret. I hope to be able to learn as much as I can. Thank you very much to have made this resource available on the net.

[Ic3pick]

Brand new to the hobby and the site. Glad that it's filled with nice and helpful people. I hope that I can share my knowledge someday!

[Fuqua]

relatively new lockpicker here. stumbled across the site looking for tips on this hobby and figured id sign up and say hi.

[Squelchtone]

Welcome to the site everyone, nice to see some fresh new faces interested in the hobby.

Hope you enjoy your stay, please look over the site rules, real some stickes and FAQs and check out the Search function to find questions and answers that are common with people just starting out.

Have fun and don't be afraid to ask questions.

Squelchtone

[Theophage]

Re: Introduce yourself HERE if you are new. :)

Hi Kids,

My mom is moving and we thought the locks should be changed. The old locks were cheap junk, and not worth the trouble to re-key them. While Googling about, looking for information on locks, I landed on this site a number of times. I realized that most locks which John Q Public is familiar with ain't worth squat... bumping or picking can be accomplished by children. I've learned of some of the features incorporated in 'better than average' locks which are simple to retrofit. This knowledge will be useful. Certainly, I have much to learn.

I don't know whether I'll actually undertake to learn to pick locks. I consider it interesting, but the biggest problem is that I'm interested in nearly every technical field that I encounter. On the plus side, I am able look at mechanisms and understand them immediately. Locks present a challenge - they are ideally, non-obvious. While I was still a knee-biter, any object that could be disassembled was in grave danger. After learning that it's advisable to put things back together, I also found that I could fix things, even if I'd never seen them before. I suppose that's really quite common here.

Although it seems unlikely that I shall become a picking guru, I really enjoy the knowledge and expertise shared here and extend my thanks to you security wizards! :)

[fpunine]

great site, looking forward to becoming a lock pick master.

[ChonkyTonks]

God dag, alle sammen.

Although I have posted a few items on here already, I wanted to introduce myself in the proper manner. I am an infosec geek who works for an encryption (among other things) company. I have been surreptitiously picking locks since I was in middle school and have really gotten back into it over the past year. Being that my brain runs multi-threaded throughout the day (too many technologies, not enough time), I have found that single pin picking is a perfect way to refocus and get back to a single-threaded process. Also, it helps me to figure out complex technical issues since it makes me focus on something other than said issues. See, picking can be therapeutic!

For the past year, I have been picking with a Southord PSX-14 set and Southord jack knife. I recently acquired some Peterson picks which have been in my current employ since they are (in my opinion) far superior to Southord picks. I will be receiving my first set of Rytan picks next week and, as a result, will likely be moving permanently away from my Southord set unless I find some dirty old lock that likes to eat picks.

The information I have found here is extremely helpful and I appreciate that such a community is available hobbyists and locksmiths alike. I look forward to learning more about the subtle nuances of locks and the art picking here.

-ChonkyTonks

[RepoLife]

Hi all,

California Licensed Repossession Agent at your service!

I am here in hopes of getting my look pick skills really up to par. I have picked a few locks here and there over the years, mostly pad locks and other household tumblers. I will admit I am hoping the earn my way into the automotive section one day as it pertains to what I do everyday lol but I can appreciate the caution and will enjoy going through the motions and learning as much as possible.

Great Site!

[abasel]

hi all, I'm Spanish, amateur lockpicking past few months, do not speak English but will try to understand and be able to join the forum
Greetings and thanks

[franklin101]

Joined because I picked a really old Kwikset with a bobby pin and a flattened end of a clothes hanger as a torsion wrench.

[bowhunter012004]

just started lockpicking as a hobby. bought a set, and still having issues with my tention wrench as in which way i should put it, and deadbolts.

[tbozf4i]

hello all I pick as a hobby I enjoy the challenge and there's nothing like it when you finally hear that wonderful click
Ive practiced alot on padlocks and door locks now moving up lol to warden locks and auto so far the problem I'm having is with the auto locks they seam to have duel pins I've managed to open a few like my van door and car door but basically I've had to use three tension wrenches and first pick the top then the bottom set is there other pics that will help in these new challenges also I can already see if I continue to pick these type of lock I'm going to have to make a new design tension wrench thank you all for the adding me to your community cheers ;-)

[Nelrond]

Welcome all! I've been here a few days and came upon this site as I was looking up information for some specific locks.

I've found video hosting sites to be a wealth of knowledge but there is nothing like having professionals explaining the exact way to overcome a problem.

Hope to have a warm welcome and to hopefully give my two cents when I can.

[2eerlijkejongens]

Hello, our names are jesse and robert.
jesse wanted to stop smoking so he looked for something else to do insteadm so he picked lock picking.
i was a kind of surprised and curious and after we tried lock picking a few times it seemed very cool and exciting.

yet we managed to open 3 2 cylinder locks and 1 padlock.