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[Stookee]

Hey all!

Just a quick introduction:

I have been searching these forums for a while as I am very interested in lock picking as a hobby! I have always been fascinated with puzzles and the like and lock picking is the next step!

So far I have been having some fun successfully picking some generic padlocks, cheap disklock, weiser and schlage as well as some Abus padlocks. I have been working on a Brinks disk lock, but I have only been able to get it to a false set..... and an American padlock I have trouble understanding..... It seems some bright company decided to serrate both the top and bottom pins.....

I find all the information on this forum very informative and well explained!

I have never been part of any forum before.

I look forward to discussing this art with you all in the near future!

Stookee

[pc95221]

Hi i'm new to both this site and to lock picking, I'm from Scotland and don't know anyone else who is interested in lock picking. I have always been interested in lock picking but didn't know what to do about it, I work in a call centre and ended up speaking to a locksmith who told me there'e lots on info, I have recently bought a set of picks and a practice lock which I have only successfully picked once. It's harder than i though lol. Hoping theres gonna be a lot of help on here to get me started.

[anoops]

Hey, just joined. Been reading for a few weeks as a guest.

You see lock picking on tv and it's nothing like reality. About a year ago I bought a southord set, I had no luck. TV never mentioned shear lines, I was just pushing the pins all the way up. So now that I've been reading here I've decided to give it another go.

I got a cutaway cylinder that I've picked 3 times so far(!!), even the lock that I used on my bike when I was 10 has been defeated. Baby steps, I need a ton of practice and can't do anything consistently yet.

But anyways, it'll be nice to talk to you and see what you all have to say. Have a good day.

[Markk]

Hey,

My name's Mark. I've been interested in LPing in a long time but never got around to it. Found out lately about a friend with a set that I'm currently borrowing. Currently on padlocks and Euro profile ones. Finding it great ;)

[ProjektGopher]

Good afternoon everyone,

I've recently been getting interesting in various forms of penetration testing, like computer security using BackTrack, Social Engineering, and physical security like locks, etc...

None of anything I've found on any of these topics looks easy, and is a little overwhelming to start with, but I seem to be addicted to the challenge already. Until I can start earning some money testing for people this should be an interesting hobby (less emotional than Poker, anyways :P ). I have a ton of tools from my day-job, unfortunately none of them are terribly useful in creating tools for this hobby.

So I suppose I'll see where this takes me, but until then, it's nice to meet all of you, and I hope I'll learn enough to contribute soon.

ProjektGopher

[Oldfast]

Welcome, ProjektGopher.... Nice to meet ya

[crookie1969]

Hi all, obviously new to this site. I used to belong to ezpicking until it closed, which is a shame. Anyway, been in locksmithing for about 10 years on and off. Great believer in sharing knowledge and I know there is still lots to learn, even if it is patience when attempting to teach others. I will make an early appology for terminology (and spelling) as I live in Australia.

[nando9]

Hi guise, looks like a wealth of info to be taken in on here :)

Cheers

[liverladylocksmith]

Hi All,

I joined this site yesterday. I am a very new locksmith, and completed my domestic and auto course in January. Since then I have been working to gather the funds to set up my business whilst practicing and collecting my tools and other essentials. I am extremely keen and very excited about the new career I have chosen in locksmithing and I love the challenge of lockpicking in particular. I am absorbing all of the information available to me like a sponge. I am extremely happy to have found this site and it looks to be an invaluable resource, especially to a new locksmith like myself. I have a million questions about the trade, so I am going to scour this site for answers, and look forward to posting soon :)

Many thanks :)

[biigg53566]

I am biigg53566, from USA, trained locksmith. Hi to you all

[Elzett!!]

Hello everyone!

I've looked up this forum for some time but decided now to become a member. I am 36 years old and have been working on lock picking in a few months now. I am not skilled locksmith, but only one hobbyetusiast. The forum seems to be filled with interesting information and useful topics, so I will be happy to sit here and read and learn.

Sincerely.

[coreyaus]

Just joined!

[stew5150]

Hi everyone, My name's Stew and I just joined the site as well. I am currently working as an Investigator for a Criminal Defense firm and while researching for one of our cases, I was referred here. I had studied locksmithing in the past and some irregularities came up in a cop's testimony about "jiggle keys" And I started looking for the evidence we needed to discredit him. Easier said than done. On that note I would like to start a dialogue with some of the real experts on here in order to get the facts, as opposed to "What the officer says, goes." Feel free to PM with questions or pertinent info and I will reply with a few more details and I will try to get a picture of the "Jiggle key" to post up here for discussion. I will appreciate any and all help in this, as this guy has already been locked up for 7 years on an 11 year sentence for something that I believe he didn't do.

[TopherAbe]

I'm Abe, live in the KCMO Metro area, got an old pair of picks from my dad a few years back and had some fun with them and smaller locks, looking at getting in to the whole smithing aspect of it, found you guys through google and figured I'd stick around, see what I can pick up.

[bielitz]

Hi, I interested in lockpicking when my lock had been damaged. Trying to find best lock I realized how easy is opening virtually every lock. And I found this site :-) Greetings from Poland.