Easy Picking locks - always have it on you!

[jalopi]

Hey, I just learned how to do this, and it works on most house doors and deadbolts. Anyway, all you need to do this is those larger-sized paperclips (about 2 3/4", I dont know) and a nailclipper or a knife. On one paperclip, bend the outward wire so that it's straight, and for the other one, the same. On the first one, for a deadbolt, you will want to put one on the bottom of the lockhole, and then bend it to a 90 degree angle (you're gonna be pullin/pushin on this sucker pretty hard, as you want to move the keyhole to the right) and put the other one above it. Pretty much, you want to violently shake the top one vertically (make sure not to move it up and down too much) to hit the pins (you will hear clicking noises if you're hitting pins - if not, switch the places of the paperclips) and push/pull the bottom one very hard towards the left/right (right if the bolt is on right side of door, left if bolt is on left side of door). Do this until the keyhole moves just slightly and wont move any further. If the keyhole is capable of turning upside down, then you went the wrong way. Anyway, when you move it to the correct way, then you stick the nailfile part of the nailclipper (or a knife) into the keyhole and turn the way you were going. This, hopefully, will unlock the door. Do the opposite of this process to lock the door back up.

[stick]

Okay, so you're raking the lock with paperclips.

BRILLIANT.

At least it was a decent first post.

[omelet]

Didn't you think that a site called lockpicking101 would already have plenty of information on how to make picks and pick regular deadbolt locks before you joined and taught us all? Not trying to be mean...really.
Thanks for the effort i suppose, though your information isn't really correct

[behr]

hey, come on guys! as the kids say, "dont be hatin'!" at least he didn't ask "hey....so how do i lockpick?"

[sublime progie]

the only thing i have to say is dont use a lock that you (OR SOMEONE ELSE) is currently using. i am not trying to seem like a jerk or be a rule nazi either as you will know if you read my old post on the topic. anyways stick said it first but it is raking and i am just rambling so i will stop

i am tired

[BUNGYSTRAP]

Well done the sound of the click gets addictive. Have a read around the site and see where this new found interest can take you. We are all here to share.

[CaptHook]

and it works on most house doors and deadbolts.

Holy crap....... 15-20 years Ive been picking locks, and all I needed was 2 paperclips and the ability to shake violently.............
Chuck

[barnzy]

lol, yeah hook, can't believe it, thats all that i needed

[Greatbob]

To stick and Omelet



His first post was trying to help us, I think we can all agree on that.


Lets look at yours



Stick:

viewtopic.php?t=4800&highlight=‎


Wow, the generic " where do I buy picks question, we have all asked it (especially me ) but not even a HELLO? Good job. You were answered politely and with respect. NOT in a condescending @$$ like way.


Omelet:

viewtopic.php?p=58120&highlight=#58120‎

Yippee, its the generic Look at my picks, give me some confidence post. Well this is a DUAL post! You have the "OH MY GOD!!! I BROKE MY LOCK!!! post under it"

You too were answered with respect.


Now lets look at Jolopi's

wow a paragraph on how to pick locks, MEANT TO HELP PEOPLE


That pig, how dare he. LETS FLAME HIM!

You need to learn how to be nice to people. I love how you guys TOOK TIME to write a post like that,

as Stick would say


BRILLIANT.




(watch me get flamed!)

[Geek142]

Stop





talking




like




this






Yes it is good that he is trying to help people but why tell people what they already know is like asking a question someones already told.

Geek

[stick]

I searched on the forum, and didn't find any site that listed HPC picks without requiring you to have a locksmithing license, nor did I find any information about that site.






So I asked.






I also searched and found not a single post about the HPC novice set.






Note that it is obvious I have already read all the FAQs and such.






So I don't post in welcome threads when I first join a forum. Sue me?






My first post wasn't arrogant, and didn't come to this forum with groundbreaking, earth shattering, never before heard news, claiming to bring greatness to the world.






Besides, you're hardly one to talk.






Flaming is meant to be mean.

At least it was a decent first post.

I like this new style of typing, it keeps all the threads nice and neat.

[MrB]

I don't think jalopi was flamed. Just a bit of mild ribbing, that's all.

You on the other hand, if you

keep


writing

posts


spaced


out

like this, you are going to get seriously roasted. Do please use normal line spacing in your posts.

[stick]

I find more and more hypocrisy everytime I see this. You yourself have numerous double posts, yet you have to point out omelets?

Let's list the topics you've started:

Question about pick sets - generic question about a Southord pickset
Picks and california - generic question about legalities of lockpick possession
Problem with picking - generic question about lock not unlocking when picked, along with a poll where most find you annoying
New to lockpicking - generic question without any real point to it at all
Pick + Wrench together? - generic question about what you can use to make picks
Buying from lockpickshop.com - generic question about lockpickshop.com
Help with my signature - generic question about BBcode
Picking locks - generic post about how you can't pick locks

Along with posts in topics started by others, like:
What are jigglers, or jugglers, or whatever they are called?

And a massive thread, in which it took three days and 37 posts to get it through to you that you could order from lockpickshop safely.

You've since proceeded to flame others as well, in a similar fashion to what I do. What gives you the right to say what I do is wrong, and what you do is right?

[Mad Mick]

OK guys, ease up. What jalopi innocently offered was the usual 'I'm new and this is what I did' post. As there are more_than_plenty posts such as this coming from new members who want to share their own experience, those of us who have seen the same things written over and over again can get a little bit agitated. The triumph of defeating a lock with your own home-made tools can be very difficult to beat and thus creates such a post, but let's get real here...how often do you want to waste time reading the same repetative post over and over, from every new user? When all you really want to get to, is the informative stuff...

The best thing, IMHO, would be to prohibit new users from posting until all of the faq's have been read. Once read, a short (five general Q's...what's a tension wrench used for...name three common pick shapes...etc.) test should be completed and the results submitted to the modsd/admin. Only then should the new user be allowed to post within the forums. This would increase the Search-Fu of the dedicated few, and cut down on the one-time posters' repeating of the same old posts.

I suppose the inherent problem (for a seasoned user) with the current forum structure, is that the more we learn, the more we wish to learn. This doesn't mean that the current format is wrong. It just means that, on a personal level... "As I learn more, the content of what is posted is more important to me". And then, the level of tolerance drops whilst wading though the chaff...

[Varjeal]

Whoaaaaaaa.....relax people.......sheesh.....