Lockpicking

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Was just after general information about lock picking? Can anyone here do it and is it difficult?

Also, looking for some sites with cheap lock picking set just to test my hand at it. Anyone recommend me anything?

Tried using google to find lock pick sets but they're all £15-£20. Is this the price i can expect to pay?

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I have a friend that works with a lockpicking firm. But they all have to be registered with the police. It didn't him long to learn it, he's got some party tricks too haha.
Hope it is not the illegal reasons you are interested in :confused:
 
get a good book on the subject :)


a m8 of mine is well into this. has a full set of picks including a snazzy leccy one. all it takes is practice :)
 
I can pick simple locks, the vending machine at work has a simple lock coincidentally!

Easy enough with the right tools, got mine from secret knowledge.

You use an L shaped piece to keep tension on the lock which keeps the pins up when you move them, and use an apptopriate tool to push the pins up/down
 
Various "spy shops" sell them along with automatic ones where you just pump the trigger till the door opens.
Got a specific purpose in mind?
 
Haha, probably should have made it a bit clearier what my intentions were, but lol, no, not for illegal uses. My friend used to be able to do it and was recently playing Splinter Cell.... i think you can understand.

Also, i read in a post (could have been on here) that someone got locked out of their house and had to pay £150 call out charge? I just think its one of those "feel good things" when you do it (if that makes sense) and a skill that'd be cool to have.

I can tell i'm going to posts to the effect of "no, i'm not helping you break into someones house and steal a gazillion pounds"

EDIT: not looking for an electric one, as that eliminates the "feel good" factor, and im not looking at breaking into anywhere, just being able to break a lock.
 
Lock picking is an art which takes lots of practice to master. Expect to spend around £40 on a decent pick set with a few tension wrenches and the picks you'll need for various locks. The electronic 'rakers' which vibrate are only usefule for yale barrel locks so don't waste your money on one of those. Get yourself a proper pick set and learn how to pick properly.

Once you get the hang of it it can be quite a handy skill to have. I've used it quite a few times to my advantage ;)
 
I can see it being the kind of thing where you'll buy the right tools, put loads of time into learning the skill, maybe show it off a few times to impress your mates and then the one time you actually need to be able to do it you won't have the tools with you :p
 
Just ordered an 11 piece set with 2 tension wrenches for 22 quid. Seems a lot of money, but just want to try it out!
 
Tob3z said:
isn't for me and I checked on another PC to make sure.
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It looks like the site redirects for people who are linked from external websites, as I got a "Forbidden" message. Need to copy and paste the link for it to work. Probably shows up for you as it will be in your temporary files.
 
Jotun said:
It looks like the site redirects for people who are linked from external websites, as I got a "Forbidden" message. Need to copy and paste the link for it to work. Probably shows up for you as it will be in your temporary files.
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ah k. Was on that site a while back on family pc as well.

Just go to products. It's the 20 odd piece set.
 
kaiowas said:
I can see it being the kind of thing where you'll buy the right tools, put loads of time into learning the skill, maybe show it off a few times to impress your mates and then the one time you actually need to be able to do it you won't have the tools with you :p
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Or they will be ironically locked inside of where you are trying to get into
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :p
 
sam83uk said:
what about car doors?
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Thats easy mate.
We just got back from Florida this week and experienced some oddity in the hire car we had which locked the doors with our 16 month old daughter inside.
Luckily a guy with a phone helped us out with a company called pop-a-lock that he had seen on TV.

Guy turned up. Two rubber wedges in the door frame. A ruler with a looped bit of string on it through the gap.
Literally 5 seconds from start to finish. I was shocked how easy it was TBH and left not a mark on the car.
 
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