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[KuronekoTsukino]

Hey, my name's Kiara, & I'm 19. I'm very interested in lock picking. It's almost stupid why, but my mom works nights (she's gone for over 12 hours) & she locks her bedroom door. Sometimes the cat sneaks in & is locked in for the night. It's a master lock, so I'm not sure how hard that is. I'm going to read all the FAQs & stuff now.

[ShadowMagus]

I'm new here. Nice looking site, I'll be looking around a lot.

[yerxa]

Hi, I'm new here. Saw a post for this site on another forum and thought lock picking sounded interesting, and indeed it looks to be. Would be a very interesting hobby and as I see also a job opportunity. But since I am a total newb to this, I'm going to be spending the next while reading through and seeing whats important.

Thanks for having a great forum.

[Conspiracy]

Hallo, my name is Adam. Humm... I am interested in lock picking but haven´t managed to open up my first lock : /

I guess I need some proper tools. Any recommendations?

[TekWar]

Well, I guess you can count me among the new here in this forum.

I have been enrolled in the Foley-Belsaw Locksmithing course for a short time, but am almost done with the first 30 lessons. I have my key machine and am now looking for advice on a good set of picks.

Hope to find good info on this forum!

TekWar

[Sanith]

Hi everyone. I've been wanting to learn the art of lock picking for sometime so the other nite i was looking at lockpick sets comparing prices and i can across this site. I must say i'm glad i found it.

Sanith

[ylockit]

Hello,

I started "examining" locks about a year ago, and decided to try picking. I made 3 "picks" based on my best guess about what would fit into the keyway - straight, snake and small hook. I found that I could open about 30% of the locks I tried. Soon, people at work and others I knew were asking my help at getting into their desks, file cabinets and homes. Found and studied the M.I.T. guide and could get into more locks. (turns out that I was only getting into the locks due to the "jigger" effect, I didn't yet know I needed a tension wrench) Decided I should buy a set of picks and while researching, found this sight. Wow, after reading a bit, I have been able to get into every lock I have tried except 1, my front door! Made a few more picks, bought the Navigator set (wish I had more experience before spending the money, good picks, but not the basic shapes) and have finally made a set that I prefer over mass produced. All from advice here.

Thanks for all your help and support

[bouncintigger]

Hey there,

Have become interested in locks and locking mechanisms since our university recently changed to the bilock next gen system - removing my nice thin master key and replacing it with 9 fat, sharp keys that still don't let me into all the rooms I need to use. I'm carrying all my keys around in a small backpack these days and if it gets much worse I think I'll be making a small trolley for them. Anyhow, I'm now extremely interested in the bilock system so if anybody has anything they know about the system that isn't common knowledge, please message me for a chat.

Oh... and I'll be doing my best to convince the mods to allow me into the "sealed section", hopefully with a few useful posts.

Thanks,
bouncintigger

[KingColliwog]

Hi, my name is Alexandre. I'm from Québec, Canada so my english isn't perfect! I'm 19 and was alway's interrested in lockpicking but never understood how to really pick a lock. One of his friend received a lock pick set for christmas and he gave me the URL of this site... So here I am... I've read the forum for a couple of days and finally decided to register. I've made 2 lock picks and one tension wrench out of bobby pins but was only able to open some really easy-to-open lock so far (not that I had a lot of time to spend on lockpicking lately neither). I'll probably buy a set of lock pick in the near future so hope you guys will help me getting better and better hehe

that's it!

[booger999]

This is my first day on this site and i think that its really cool. I am new to lockpicking and I hope to make new friends who can help me to become at least a decent lock picker

[paulo]

Hi, I just got my lockpicks and practice lock today, I havent yet managed to open it, but hey, ive only been trying a few hours. I got 22 peice UK/Euro set and practice board 1 (the lock is a five pin ERA tumbler) from locksmith-tools.co.uk. if anyone has any experience with this specific lock please tell me what you know. ive read the MIT guide and am attempting the lessons contained in it. I want to learn lock picking because i have always been fascinated with the engineering envolved (I'm a Marine Engineer cadet in Merchant Navy) and have been looking for a hobby I can take to sea with me. Now im away to try my lock again. Hope to talk to you all soon.

Paul.
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"Working at sea is a lot like prison, except with the risk of drowning!"

3 Months, 21 Days at sea so far.

[timoteij]

Hi everyone

Jus wanted to introduce myself as I joined today. Looking forward to reading posts and making contributions also.

Nearly completed my first year of trading as a locksmith and its everything I ever dreamed it could be (does that sound sad?!)

Rgds
Timoteij

[pyrodude145]

Hey Im a Newbie here at LP101, great site, and I have learned a lot from it. Keep it coming, good stuff.

[Kingman]

Hey newcomer from the States. Howdy everyone! Love the site, lots of useful information.
--Jason