ARCHIVE 2003-2013 Introduce yourself HERE if you are new. :)

[Blunt4sTrauma]

Hey everyone.
I'm a total Noob to locks, but as I'm currently laid up I though I'd pick up a new hobby and this has always been something I wanted to try. I had my yearly really-bad crash on the my board, and a few blown ligament later, soooo much free time. I don't know anything but I've got amazing finger dexterity so I should learn quick (I'm a lab scientist, so good hands is a must). Look forward to learning from the vets.

[blackhawk_94]

im new

[Mad Mick]

im new

I'm down...hope you're not!

Welcome everyone. To get the best experience from this site, and the politest replies from the plethora of knowledgeable users, please read all the FAQ's within this section. After reading the FAQ's, do a search on any questions you have before making a new post in the wrong section. And since I'm feeling generous and can read your mind, the easiest locks to start out with are Kwikset key_in_knob locks and Master No3 padlocks. A typical starter set for a beginner would comprise of a half-diamond (shaped like a triangle), a hook (shaped sorta like a banana) and a tension wrench (shaped like a letter 'L', with the short end being placed in the lock plug) Since I'm still reading you're mind, you are thinking of a carrot and the number six!

[parameter69]

Just found this site today. I have been a professional locksmith / safecracker since 1989. It has been a most enjoyable profession. I think that there is nothing better than to "hack" the locks or safes that other smiths have spent much time on and claim that it cannot be opened, leaving the customer still locked out. I look forward to digging through this site....

[barnzy]

Hey, just getting to know everyone on here. I been lock picking for around 3 years now with a paper clip and a screw driver as my tension wrench. Been working pritty well but really want to get the hang of it and see if I can move onto bigger and better locks and discovered this website. Anyone no of any place I can get a good, cheap starter set that includes around four picks and a tension wrench, any help would be great, thanks

Adam

[Security Breach]

Im new to the whole lping, although ive been interested in it since I was a kid, became even more facinated with it when I started my college degree for network security, this involving physical security too.

[PF]

OK... I responded to a threads first... but this is my #2 post.

What a set of info.... but can use some quality control... the thread I responded to had SO MUCH rubbish!

[DrEmmerich]

Greetings. I've been wandering this board for the last couple days and it seems like there's a lot I can learn here. I'm just looking to get started in picking for the fun of it, and only because I stumbled across a lock picking topic on HowStuffWorks (Boredom, no sinister intents ). Looking forward to learning some things about the hobby and trade. I'm not looking to be too serious, like I said, just a little for fun and so it's something else I will have tried. So, cheers from Canada.

[DrMoonman]

HEY!

New to lock picking hope to learn some stuff about lock picking!

[PF]

DrMoonman...
I've put coathangers to many uses... so I applaud your Signature!

(One holds my headlight frame together... )

[justlearning]

Hi i am new here and hope to learn alot. i just got the book easypickings and am waiting on a few picks and wrench. thinking about trying to make some. Great Site

[tetuzo]

Hi

I've found this excellent site yesturday and as lockpicking is my favorite hobby, It's a place I must be in!!!

I'm working as a lockpicker for 2 months now, and I'm very interested in all manual picking technics.

I can add that I'm french and my english may be sometime more or less bad

So now let's post

[Varjeal]

Wow...if that's bad english you need to be teaching it to some of the others around here...hehehe..anyways,

Welcome to everyone. Enjoy the site.

[sonic]

Well I also am new here. Been interested in lockpicking since I was a kid. Been to busy to try it. Now that I have some time on my hands, I thought I would give it a try. Have some picks and a CD on order from one of the site sponsors.

Been doing a lot of reading here for the last couple of days. Lots of information here.

[McGuinty]

Hi one and all,

I'm probably a bit of and old dinosaur compared to most here. I'm a professional engineer in my early forties. Been picking since I was in my
twenties (with home made tools). Recently revived my interest after having to open a lock at work for our security people (only the second time in twenty years !). Posted a couple of times to alt.locksmithing but that was way back in '93/94. I have had a SouthOrd pick set for the last five years or so , which I find excellent. Still use my own tension wrenches since I can't seem to get on with the "Pro" ones. All my picks/ wrenches were filed (by hand!) from engine crate banding and "Plumbers Snake". Epoxy on some plastic insulation for a handel and voila !

I found that Allen Keys (Hex Wrenches) , filed down also made excellent
torsion tools (although very rigid ... but I like that)

Anyway, enough ramblings. Hope to share/learn here.

Mcguinty