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Retired thief

Having read the FAQ's you are still unfulfilled and seek more enlightenment, so post your general lock picking questions here.
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Do not post safe related questions in this sub forum! Post them in This Old Safe

The sub forum you are currently in is for asking Beginner Hobby Lock Picking questions only.

Postby Jarod » 11 Nov 2004 11:20

yes, he is obviously a great sourse of info of how to better our knowlege, but it is kindof wierd to have a retired theif here if you knwo what i mean,
but he spells well (probably one of the first NEW members that does so), and also has some very intreguing ideas, so i think he could be a valuabe asset to the forums.
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Postby Jarod » 11 Nov 2004 11:22

he even spells better than i did in my last post!!! :oops: :)
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Postby Exodus5000 » 11 Nov 2004 11:34

I'm surprised no one has asked yet. I'm pretty skeptical, so lets get to the bottom of this. What is your one-handed pick, and what does it look like? Pictures would always be a plus. Describe in detail your automated safe cracking technique.

I expect the response to be sufficient in detail to rule out the idea that you're being vague to cover up ignorance.
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Postby mbell » 11 Nov 2004 11:56

Ggrr... I hate the phrase "Safe cracking" - It always reminds me of hollywood.

Am I the only one who thinks this guy it talking total excrement?
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Postby stick » 11 Nov 2004 12:08

Nope. Read this entire thread and count how many times you see "bs". :roll:
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Postby Jarod » 11 Nov 2004 12:09

perhaps the one handed pick is something like my post here
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as in automatic tension wrench, not having to tension the lock by using a kind of device similar to my jobber there?
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Postby WhiteHat » 11 Nov 2004 14:38

"automated safecracking" could mean a home made autodialer.
Oh look! it's 2016!
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Postby Hak » 11 Nov 2004 15:23

the best threads always start when i get off my computer, i come back and theres an interesting 3 page thread and everyone has already said the stuff i would :(

Hehe, i smell a bit of bs, but that's probably my dog, he needs a bath 8)
Hmm, i too am a bit suspicious about this mastertheif character, but i won't jump to conclusions. If you have indeed seeked redemption and your no longer a theif, then welcome to the forums. From what you say you a very knowledgeable about certain subjuects, and that will come in good use on this forum.
The best way (IMO) to get the people off your back is to post some pictures of your holy tools. Until then, i think everyone will be a bit
skeptical for a long time to come.

{edited by Varjeal: watch the language please.}
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Postby xlr8ed1 » 12 Nov 2004 1:06

This is all crap - mate i get faxs and photocopies of keys all the time (mostly car keys) and sometimes old boys bring in play dough impressions of keys. Making a key from such paper copies makes you a good key reader than a master thief - impressioning is tricky but easy once mastered because the pins and depths are standard across brands and you can file to the next depth and take readings and keep going if needed. Medeco for example there are only four depths in the ones we sell so filing a V to either a 1 2 3 or 4 depth - although a time consuming crap job could be done but it is the angle that would suck.

I would imagine that wd40 being somewhat of a solvent would wear most of your paint away along the whole key rather than at specific points

So show us your safe dialer - i would like to try it on this chubb 4 wheel high mass black dial safe i have in the workshop for a laugh

i think you have spent to much time away - times have changed and so have the locks
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Postby Hak » 12 Nov 2004 15:23

:shock: :shock: :shock:
Man, that's the second post of mine that has been edited due to language, but i don't know what it is a said :(
I notice a part is missing from the my post above, but i don't see how it's a foul word, or maybe im not even thinking of the right thing...
Varjeal could you please pm me and tell me what it was i said, so i don't let it happen again. I specifically try to watch my language in these forums because i realize that we have a younger audience here.

Although im not sure what it was i said, i apologize.
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Postby Luke » 13 Nov 2004 6:51

How long were you in jail for?
and did anyone "drop the soap"?

Also i hope you can contribute well to this forum so everyone can benefit, maybe start of explaining your techniques in a simple manner.
"I took the path less travelled by and that made all the difference"
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Postby archiebald » 13 Nov 2004 7:01

Welcome mastertheif. Hope to hear more feedback from you. And as far as I am concerned you have done your time and no more should be said about it since you have retired. :)
I pick in the dark.
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Postby maverick003 » 13 Nov 2004 16:17

Yes welcome, hopefully you will be a good member to the forums and provide us with the information that you have learned
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Postby Rockford » 13 Nov 2004 16:55

Luke - I think you've been watching too many videos. His cellmate "Bubba" probably watched over him, and passed the soap !.

Rockford.....
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Postby Luke » 13 Nov 2004 17:47

and then dropped the soap, theif been new to the system picked it up and YOOOWWWWCCHHHH!
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