First pick. W/ video

by **geno** » 3 Jul 2005 14:11

I made a short vid of me picking my first lock. Its a super cheap lock that I bought for a small box that I made (which is now going to become my mounting spot for a bunch of different practice locks.

I made up a crude snap pick that proved to be very effective on the cheap lock. I also fashioned a hook pick from a safety pin.

I look forward to posting more clips in the future, of higher quality locks.

RIGHT CLICK SAVE AS

by **stick** » 3 Jul 2005 14:19

You're not going to be opening very many high quality locks with that "picking" style.

by **geno** » 3 Jul 2005 14:31

stick wrote::shock: You're not going to be opening very many high quality locks with that "picking" style.

I wouldnt dream of it. Im working on a set of proper tools now. Even though picking that lock is no real accomplishment, I did learn something about tension. I was having trouble opening the lock at first, then as a released some tension the lock would turn. I guess when people say to use a light touch on the tensioner they really mean it

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I have a series 700 American padlock next to me, that I hope will become my next victim.

by **master in training** » 3 Jul 2005 14:34

If you rake it that violently it may well be a "victim", go easy on your tools and your locks, use only very very light tension and press lightly with the picks, learn to pick pin by pin and your skills will improve greatly. Have a search around the site and you should find all the info you need.

Good luck!

~ MiT ~

by **geno** » 3 Jul 2005 15:50

Well after some reading it seems like the 700 series lock I have will sit on a shelf for awhile. Turns out all the pins are serrated.

I whipped up a pick with my dremel and wiper steel. Now I just need to go to the store for a few practice locks.

by **Chrispy** » 3 Jul 2005 16:46

First off, well done on the snap gun, it looks as if it works well.

But as posters before me have said, the violent rake won't do much for your future endeavours

Not only will you probably break picks, you also have a good chance of breaking/damaging wafers and then the lock won't work. Good work and keep up the practice. I've still got the video of my first pick, but it's a .3gp file because I used my vid phone to record it.

If anyone can find a converter that works on Win98, please share.

by **geno** » 3 Jul 2005 16:53

Well I just picked my first REAL lock. It was my front door knob.

I used a pick I had just finished making. Took about 10 mins with the dremel.

Its a double ended pick, hook on one end and a snake pattern on the other.

I made the bumps smooth so I wouldn't get it jammed up like the safety pin hook.

I got the knob open within 10 seconds with the snake pick.

When my dremel batterys charge back up im going to shave some material off my tension tool so it isn't so crowded inside of the lock.

by **n2oah** » 3 Jul 2005 17:25

geno wrote:Well after some reading it seems like the 700 series lock I have will sit on a shelf for awhile. Turns out all the pins are serrated.[/img]

The serrations are none of your worries. On most American cylinder 5/5 pins are spool or mushroom. (at least on my 1105 series they are)

by **cracksman** » 3 Jul 2005 17:51

Nice work so far :wink:

I was particularly impressed with your snap gun.
Keep it up, some 600-2000 (automotive stores are a good spot for this) grit wet/dry sanpaper will get that new pick shinny in no time.

Happy picking, keep us posted

by **Chrispy** » 3 Jul 2005 18:32

A big thank you goes out to Geno, who converted this video from a .3gp to a .wmv for me, as I have no converter that works with Win98.

The lock is a el-cheapo "Dynaforge" deadbolt. It has five pins and no strike attached (dramatically reducing the amount of tension needed). This was the first lock that I successfully picked. It has all five pins in it (no cheating :wink:

) and is now mounted on my practice board (next to his differently-pinned brother that came with him). I'll be posting pics of the practice board soon as well.

Thanks again Geno

http://home.comcast.net/~rockoutwithyourcockout/ch2.wmv

P.S. Sorry about the quality, it was taken using my video phone. Eject function on the digital camcorder is broken :cry:

by **Minion** » 3 Jul 2005 18:51

Well, screw the eject function, I'm sure you could pick it out of there.

Good job on the lock, very good job.

by **cracksman** » 3 Jul 2005 19:01

Nice Chrispy, that was quick :shock:

Here is my little practice board-, I usually keep it on my desk at about the angle of a keyboard, I can stand it up to simulate a door if I need to but I'm lazy :wink:

I'll try to get some video of me picking, but my camera only records for 30 seconds, and well, under pressure, we'll see

by **geno** » 3 Jul 2005 19:18

More news from the picking front.

I took a chair outside my front door, locked the deadbolt with my key, then picked both the deadbolt and the knob. I used a rake motion with the snake pick. As good as it feels to get the lock open, I still can't open them one pin at a time.

I still have a little bit of material left. What kind of pic should I make next?

by **Chrispy** » 3 Jul 2005 19:24

A half-round feeler. If you don't know what it looks like, it's the 8th one down.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/Chrispy_187/ChrispyPickTemplates.jpg

by **geno** » 6 Jul 2005 12:36

I've been working on that series 700 American for the past few days.
I took 4 of the pins out and worked my way up. I just picked 4 pins (including 1 spool)! Needless to say i'm very excited. Unfortunately I wont get a chance to pick 5 unless I find the lower pin I dropped on the carpet.

Just thought I would share.

First pick. W/ video

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