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[eaglefrq]

Hey everyone! I'm new to the site and to lock picking also. I've always been interested in this skill, but I never took the time to learn. I'm looking forward to learning more here and hopefully, I will be able to contribute as well.

[fastcat]

Hey Guys,

I found this awesome website whilst looking for Lock Picking information, and I am now totally hooked!

I started out with a Tarnished Southord Kit (the Eight Piece Lock Pick) to which I added a Large Diamond, an S rake and a pick that looks like half a snow man (I don't know what it is called :( but its my favourite one to date).


I have also made myself 2 Top of Keyway torsion wrenches out of a broken bladed Bicycle spoke (they are so much fun to use!)



I'm looking forward to learning more tips and tricks from LockPicking 101
Happy Picking!

[Abacus]

Hi,

I am an engineer and a machinist so handling different tools has not been an issue for me through out the years, but lockpicking is tricky and some days everything seems to open but the next day nothing will.
It is all about knowing the mecanism of the locks in question, concentration an dedication.

I got hooked with lockpicking when I couldn´t find my bicycle keys and made me a halv diamond rake tool out of a hacksaw blade and a tension wrench out of spring steel. It opened in just 2 sec.
Later on I locked my car keys inside the car and made me a jiggler which I managed to open the car door with in about 15 sec.
Now I have invested in a few sets and looking forward to train on many different locks gratually moving upwards regarding level of difficulty.

I have been lockpicking for about 2 months now and have been successful with picking 4-5 pin padlocks and 5 pin early generations of RUKO. Recently I bought me a BKS 5 pin training cylinder with only one pin as a regular pin (all other pins are security pins). It is easy to pick when you see what is happening (is milled down so you can observe the pins in action) then it is easy to pick, but when you turn it around (without the pins visual) then it is another story.
Now I have bought 5 pin RUKO 560 cylinder and a 6 pin RUKO 1660.
The best thing to do for me right now, is to concentrate only on the 560, because it is giving me bit of a headache because of the fine tolerances it has and the tricky security pins.



See You around ;-)

[Lockpicker1983]

Hello everyone
I am new to locksport, I started a couple of weeks ago when I saw a pick set on amazon and decided i have to have it, since i have found myself hooked. I bought a Morgan 5 pin cutaway euro lock and I have managed to open that but without looking I can get 4 pins to set but not the 5th, I picked a digital safe that had a key hole in case the battery went flat but now I realize it only has 3 pins http://youtu.be/I9wca9vFhsE, I have a Jedo 5 pin rim lock which I can pick with ease but it has no security pins, I just bought an era 6 pin euro and I'm pretty sure I got 5 pins to set and last but not least I have been learning to pick a 5 lever unbranded cutaway mortice lock, I made my own pick tools for that one out of bike spokes from videos I saw on the internet although I managed to open it I'm still not happy with my picks as I haven't found any good tutorials on how to make mortice lock picks any ideas?? All in all I must be getting about an hour a day practice at least I must say what a great hobby this is and I can't wait till I can open up loads of different locks.

[Squelchtone]

Welcome all new members! Thank you for taking the time to say hello!

If you are new to lock picking or new to internet forums in general, please take a look at the following links that will help you find your way around this forum, and also help you understand how forum communities work and the general rules that follow. Take a few moments to fill out your profile, specifically your geographical location, this will help others tell you where to get locks and picks and where to find locksport groups and meetings near you.

The official Lockpicking101 Forum Rules:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=715

The basics of Lock Picking, how it works, and how to do it (LSI Visual Guide PDF)
http://www.lockpickguide.com/support-files/lsiguide.pdf

A funny animation about internet forums:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIyr5TXqe8Y&NR=1

How to get along on an Internet forum, very good advice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BkCjfye0i0

What if your office ran like an Internet Forum (NSFW Rated PG-13)
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzgEi_u9-88
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAGxK7i2 ... ure=relmfu

On being an online Grammar Nazi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4vf8N6GpdM&NR=1

Thank you, hope you enjoyed the above, and we look forward to your contributions!

Squelchtone

PS. If you did not click on any of the links, the basic rules are, Search before asking, type well so others in other countries can easily read what you are saying, real the rules, do not ask how to break into things, do not talk about getting into cars or safes, and most of all, be awesome to each other.

[Imp]

I'm Imp, and I figure my first post should be in the introduce yourself thread.

I've been picking for about a week, I own the SouthOrd n00blet pick set, and I think spool pins are sexy.

Also the best way to get your friends into locksport is to lock them out of their houses.

That's really all I've got.

[peggan]

Hi!

I´m new member from Sweden, i have woked as a locksmith for 6 years now. If you have any questions about swedish locks feel free to ask.
If you ask me Assa is crap, mayby hard to pick but the quality is not so good.. (Even if its from Sweden ;) )

[The Collector]

The Collector from NW UK here.

Hobbyist - interested in learning as much as possible. Main history is computers / technology / security which to me encompasses all aspects, electronic / physical etc.

Current picks -

Southord C2010, Falle Safe set, Klom EPG kit, couple of Storm Picks, Souber Tibbe picks.

Interested in all aspects, working on a decode method for the GE Supra clutch type key safe, Fabricating a key for the MoW locks, got a decode method for the XYZ locks.

[raker3]

Hi,
My name is Danny and I'm new and look foward to ejoying this site. Thanks for having me.

[Dicester]

I got interested in picking back in the 80's while in High School and I made this pick after seeing it in a movie; [IMG]http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd363/dicester2/6040335176577_ORIG.jpg[/IMG]

Lets just say it didn't work all that well and it sat in a drawer until a few months ago. After some looking around I found this site and here I am. I hope to be more successful this time around.

[ijkirsc]

I appreciate the warm welcome. I'm fairly new to lock picking but am interested in learning more. So naturally to hone a skill you need people to talk too. It would make a great handy-man skill.

Any advise on books, starting grounds, nuggets of wisdom for newbs, etc... much appreciated.

[Squelchtone]

I appreciate the warm welcome. I'm fairly new to lock picking but am interested in learning more. So naturally to hone a skill you need people to talk too. It would make a great handy-man skill.

Any advice on books, starting grounds, nuggets of wisdom for newbs, etc... much appreciated.

You don't need any books, just read this forum. 8 years of wisdom packed into thousands of posts covering everything you'll need. If you've never ever picked a lock, and don't know how one works and what all the parts are called inside, a good start is the Locksport International Visual Guide to Lockpicking: http://locksport.com/index.php/download_file/11/64/

and some Youtube videos showing what goes on inside a lock: http://www.youtube.com/user/Stianbl#p/u/12/Wtl2hmHZCLw
(that video is made by one of our members, he has several other videos that show how locks and how picks work inside a lock.)

Aside from that, read some posts, use the Search button, and ask some questions.

Welcome to the hobby!

Squelchtone

[epidemiologist]

As will be obvious from my name I am an epidemiologist, an academic doctor who studies diseases in populations. I've been doing research on cancer clusters for some 30 years and am now winding down my teaching and writing a book. Time for a hobby and lock picking is one (the other is Arduino). I'm having fun but not being very successful. I can easily pick my EZRekey practice lock with several spools, a Master #3 and a Kwikset keyed entry door lock, but so far have been stumped by the #140 and now the #530. I cut open the 140 to find out why I was having so much trouble and found 3 spools and a serrated driver but I think it's something I should be able to get at some point. I've only been doing this a couple of weeks, though, so I'm not just a newbie but a rank newbie. To make up for it I'm a genuine geezer.

[Herms]

Hello all, just got into picking. Starting out with a few cheap locks I picked up at wally world. A generic padlock, which I have down, and a Brinks 5-pin deal, that has me stumped. Just realized it has 2 spool pins as well, so I'm hating life right now. :)

[ditch]

Hi, just joined. Awesome!