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Paper clips

When it comes down to it there is nothing better than manual tools for your Lock pick Set, whether they be retail, homebrew, macgyver style. DIY'ers look here.

allen key

Postby benteo » 30 Dec 2004 11:11

will a metal file be able to file down the allen key?
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Postby Cerberus » 30 Dec 2004 11:43

yes, but you would be there for literally hours. i tried, and after about ten minutes, just got out my dad's dremial and used that. use some type of grinder, trust me. its a lot faster and easier. just remember to wear some type of eye protection, because of pieces of metal could fly.
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Postby begginerlockpicker » 30 Dec 2004 22:20

yes, be sure to wear safty glasses. My dad was grinding someting without safty glasses and a peice of metal went into his eye.he got it out but it impaired his vision..safty comes first
happy picking


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Postby kraftdinner12345 » 31 Dec 2004 2:01

Thats how i learned to pick locks. with paper clips. once you get i open onces then the nextimes are a snach. i can pick a 6 pin with paper clips with in 10 seconds
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Postby begginerlockpicker » 31 Dec 2004 12:51

you love your paperclip too much try to make/buy a real pick...seems like your into lockpicking so it would most likely be worth the investment.
Happy Picking


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Postby Cerberus » 2 Jan 2005 11:17

dam, i wish i could pick into americans in 10 seconds.
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Postby kennylt » 7 Jan 2005 18:22

well i'm a total newbie to lock picking and i started of from lock picks made from paper clips cindof, what i foundout istat it is a good a idea to flaten the pick (first get it ito the shape you want and then just use somethung to flaten it - i used 2 dumbbells :D) the idea is to make it whider and keep it from bending vertivaly. this workt prity fine for my i have picked a five pin lock which was teken out of my front dor when i lost the key ... (at that time i used a tention wrench made from a thic spring) now i am using apick made the same way from a key ring - works surprisingly well :)
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paper clip

Postby XxnorcalmxX » 30 Jan 2005 18:11

You say that its near impossible to pick a lock with one paper clip? well im only 14 and i picked a file cabinet lock with one paper clip!
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Postby subtlevoice » 13 Feb 2005 23:19

those aren't locks :)
I mashed my way into a crappy wafer lockbox with the file on a thing of fingernail clippers.. such brutality won't open a pin and tumbler of any merit
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