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Assuming you now have an easy lock, a pick, for example, a hook or a half diamond, and a torsion tool, you are ready to try your first lock. Many people start with a simple padlock, as...
The bad news is that some locks are hard to pick, but the good news is that many of these are easy to bump. I think almost everyone in the world has heard news stories about bumping,...
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There are a couple tricks that have been employed by some manufacturers in standard, non-high-security pin tumbler locks that can foil the use of electric picks and pick guns. Though...
i. Removing the circlip
On most common deadbolt cylinders the plug is held in place with a small ring called a circlip. This ring has a gap in it that allows the...
Electric picks are commercially available from a number of locksmith suppliers. Like anything else, however, this has not stopped the home toolmakers from developing some very...
Sidebars are employed in locks either as a primary or secondary mechanism to prevent rotation of the plug. Though sidebars are also commonly found in wafer locks and disc tumbler...
What is a lock? How does it work? What am I doing?
What is a lock:
A lock is a mechanical fastening device which may be used on a door, vehicle, or...
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Jiggling is a technique that is used in conjunction with a variety of tools called jigglers, profile picks, and tryout keys. Many commercially made products exist. Illus. (blah) shows...
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i. Hooks, Lifters, and Feelers
Hooks, Lifters, and Feelers are all common names for essentially the same tools. They come in many varieties of shapes and sizes, and are...
i. Types of imperfections
It is not possible to manufacture a “perfect lock”. Simply put, because the components within a lock need to move freely in order to...
The mechanical pick gun is a popular tool amongst professional locksmiths, both because of its effectiveness and ease of use. In the basic design of commercially produced pick guns...
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Ingenuity, perseverance, and raw skill are all needed in healthy doses to defeat many of the high security locks utilizing sidebars. Research is your best front line of attack....
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Understanding Raking
Scrubbing
Ripping
Jiggling
The key reference here is [http://www.crypto.com/papers/mk.pdf], and contains all you need to know on the subject, but for completeness we give a quick summary of the basic ideas. This...
Ripping is perhaps the most aggressive of the raking techniques. When it works, it can also be devastatingly fast. Ripping involves inserting a rake tool into a lock all the way to the...
Perhaps the most popular method of raking is a technique referred to as scrubbing. It can be used with nearly any shape of pick. It is also the technique that many find the most...
By now you should be well on your way to being a proficient lock picker. If you have not yet gained a reasonable level of skill picking standard pin tumbler lock, please do not move...
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Though they lack the professional presentation of a manual pick gun, snap picks work on exactly the same principle and are operated in exactly the same manner. I am not aware of any...
There are a few circumstances that you will encounter while learning to pick standard pin tumbler locks that are worth noting.
i. Small keyways
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Most readers will likely be familiar with Newton’s Cradle (see wikipedia); if not by name, surely when described as the small rack of steel ball bearings, suspended from wires, that...
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i. Depth and spacing
Keys are cut in such a way as to lift each individual pin to its correct height to unlock the lock. This combination of key cuts is called the...
i. Pin states
A false set can be particularly deceptive to a novice lock picker. To understand a false set, you must understand the states a pin stack can be in. There...
The term raking refers to a wide range of lock picking techniques capable of opening many locks quickly. Raking is viewed by many as somewhat less of a pure skill than single pin...
i. The binding effect
Tension can be described simply as the application of turning pressure on the plug. Trying to rotate the plug will apply tension as both the shell...
i. Components of a pin tumbler lock
It may surprise you to learn that the common pin tumbler lock is a very old design. Its roots are, in fact, over 4000 years old....
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Where to buy
There are a varity of place to buy lockpicks, online being the easiest. Just make sure you are aware of the legal issues according to your local laws. The...
Well maybe, if you have to ask, lock picking is not for you. Basically, lock picking as a sport (locksport) is the challenge of picking locks with simple tools. We are basically puzzle...