jbubbubs wrote:Hi i used to visit here a long time ago. I know some people are a bit skeptical about helping out new people.
The last time i came here i posted about the squire lock and i manged to pick it using the hook shaped pick
iv also managed to pick my ex front door lock which i used to use before i had my new yale fitted.
i managed a disc shaped lock and quiet a few other pin tumbler locks.
I introduced my friend to lock picking he is in his 60,s now and he can a few locks.
He got a set of rake keys last week and he is trying to get me to get some but i am thinking it kind of defeats the purpose of lock picking. Plus i dont think they are very good.
I guess my advice is that i am looking for some new type of lock to pick and some different tools and i wondered whats the next step up from pin tubular locks.
Iv seens some nice south0rd double sided picks also seen tubular picks and then there are shims but again i dont think they are picks just bypass and not much fun.
also seen something called a Shovit Tool but it does not say what its use it. i would think again its a bypass tool and me i am just interested in picking new locks not bypassing because i feel its cheating
and defeats the purpose of lock picking.
I think you should move up to some high security pin tumbler locks, perhaps a 7 pin Yale with mushroom or spool security pins for added difficulty, or you can try to pick a Medeco.
Glad to see you wanting to actually pick, not just use tools to defeat a lock, because you're right it is like cheating.
The Shovit tool is shaped like an old automotive Slim Jim, but is shorter and meant to slip a spring loaded latch, like using a credit card. This is all we should be saying and nothing more, as we do not encourage bypass tools, since this site is more for hobby picking than professional locksmithing techniques, and discussion of bypass is not allowed.
if you go to UKbumpkeys or similiar sites, you can purchase a nice set of Southord euro style slim line picks and have lots of fun with better made pin tumbler locks. 6 or 7 pin is always harder than a normal 5 pin lock, and pin tumbler is always harder than a wafer lock. Lever locks like Squire or ERA as you probably know require wires or 2 in 1 tools and are in a league of their own when it comes to difficulty.
you can also purchase euro profile or rim or mortise cylinders on ebay for a fiver or a little more.
Cheers,
Squelchtone
