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anyone into lock picking? i just did my first lock.
seems neat, got any guides?
I've tried it, with improvised picks.
I've done it before, but it's kind of quantum; if anyone is looking I can't get it done.
It's a pretty useful skill, people *me* forget their keys all the time.
It's a pretty useful skill, people *me* forget their keys all the time.
All I know is bump key method….
I know it doesn't open all locks(just most of those I am interested into), but it is a start.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpH_t0u5Ybg
I know it doesn't open all locks(just most of those I am interested into), but it is a start.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpH_t0u5Ybg
Im a locksmith ask me anything you want to do with locks
I have a question; Does anybody know a gentler method to open a padlock with instant glue, other than break it open with a hammer and a metal stake? Those things are heavy.
any way to make a home made lockpick? what do you use as lockpicks beside paper clips?
>>148
When you !g search something on DDG, it sends you through to encrypted.google.com. You can read more here: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/10/google-encrypts-more-searches
I'm not sure if other !bangs do the same though (such as Amazon and the like).
When you !g search something on DDG, it sends you through to encrypted.google.com. You can read more here: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/10/google-encrypts-more-searches
I'm not sure if other !bangs do the same though (such as Amazon and the like).
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Hi lain, first post here, I made these with used hacksaw blades and a dremel. With just a few hours of practice I was able to open almost any padlock in the house and two doors. One door took me +10 minutes though. It kinda scares me how easy this is.
Now I carry them almost anywhere, it's a very useful skill.
I'm kind of necroposting because it's a pity this page is so dead...
Now I carry them almost anywhere, it's a very useful skill.
I'm kind of necroposting because it's a pity this page is so dead...
>>741
There's not really such a thing as necroposting on an imageboard -- especcially one this small -- so don't worry.
Anyways, you're right, it's very easy. As such lot of locks have become more of a social thing. The idea is that if it has a lock you're supposed to be good little boy and not want to gain access. fuarrrk that soykaf though.
There's not really such a thing as necroposting on an imageboard -- especcially one this small -- so don't worry.
Anyways, you're right, it's very easy. As such lot of locks have become more of a social thing. The idea is that if it has a lock you're supposed to be good little boy and not want to gain access. fuarrrk that soykaf though.
>>741
>I'm kind of necroposting
That is encouraged. Per the rules, "Don't be afraid to bump old threads. The only dead thread is a sagelocked one."
Though, for reals, how did you make them? Where did you get the hacksaw blades? How long did it take? I want to make some, but I don't really have materials around me, so I want to know what to do before I just go and jump in.
>I'm kind of necroposting
That is encouraged. Per the rules, "Don't be afraid to bump old threads. The only dead thread is a sagelocked one."
Though, for reals, how did you make them? Where did you get the hacksaw blades? How long did it take? I want to make some, but I don't really have materials around me, so I want to know what to do before I just go and jump in.
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>>755
I had some old and dull hacksaw blades and with missing teeth. I used to cut lots of metal with the hacksaw and never threw the blades away. It took about 10 minutes each one.
I cut the stencil carefully, then laid it over the blade, applied a dab of paint and slided it down the blade with a piece of paper to transfer the shape. When the paint is dry I cut it with the dremel disks, specially useful for the straight zones. You have to be careful and wear eye protection because they tend to get stuck and shatter at high speeds. For the groves I kept using the disks because it was more precise than the sanding cylinder. I just vised the dremel and I held the pick against the spinning disk.
I tried to avoid getting it too hot while cutting it and I was constantly wetting it with a napkin to conserve the heat treatment.
This was the first one I made. I used sand paper to soften the edges. I also sanded the sides to make it thinner and easier to use.
I had some old and dull hacksaw blades and with missing teeth. I used to cut lots of metal with the hacksaw and never threw the blades away. It took about 10 minutes each one.
I cut the stencil carefully, then laid it over the blade, applied a dab of paint and slided it down the blade with a piece of paper to transfer the shape. When the paint is dry I cut it with the dremel disks, specially useful for the straight zones. You have to be careful and wear eye protection because they tend to get stuck and shatter at high speeds. For the groves I kept using the disks because it was more precise than the sanding cylinder. I just vised the dremel and I held the pick against the spinning disk.
I tried to avoid getting it too hot while cutting it and I was constantly wetting it with a napkin to conserve the heat treatment.
This was the first one I made. I used sand paper to soften the edges. I also sanded the sides to make it thinner and easier to use.
>>757
I don't live in the US, in my country it is legal to carry them, they can't do nothing about it unless you're caught stealing something. But it's probable they can take them away, it mostly depends on the situation.
I almost don't use them and I certainly don't flash them around, I keep them in my backpack along with my leatherman, just in case.
I don't live in the US, in my country it is legal to carry them, they can't do nothing about it unless you're caught stealing something. But it's probable they can take them away, it mostly depends on the situation.
I almost don't use them and I certainly don't flash them around, I keep them in my backpack along with my leatherman, just in case.
More than likely you could have bypassed that lock instead of picking it.
Check YouTube for videos on Masterlock bypasses.
Check YouTube for videos on Masterlock bypasses.
>>757
If you live in the UK you can be charged for going equipped if you aren't in the trade.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/25
If you live in the UK you can be charged for going equipped if you aren't in the trade.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/25
I'm a newbie who just got into lock picking. Very easy. I picked my first lock under a minute.
>TFW no schway lockpicks to practice with and no tools to make any
Why even live?
Why even live?
>>958
I live in a semi-rural area. Rather than the street sweeper, we get a machine that cuts down the grass and bushes on the side of the road. It comes by, say, twice a year? Only once have I seen the street sweeper. And that was like 3 years ago. But, I am going to uni in a city, so I'll be sure to try that!
I live in a semi-rural area. Rather than the street sweeper, we get a machine that cuts down the grass and bushes on the side of the road. It comes by, say, twice a year? Only once have I seen the street sweeper. And that was like 3 years ago. But, I am going to uni in a city, so I'll be sure to try that!
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>be me, lonely lainon, somewhat antisocial.
>quit drinking heavily, need hobby.
>get lock pick set on massdrop
>get good. pretty good. real good at 5 pin and master
>southord pick set upgraded with wards
>sunny day, walk out to local bridge
>happy couples cover bridge with 'love locks'
>rageface as i walk across bridge to the nearest bar.
>wake up next morning with hangover, resolve to pick every fuarrrking lock.
>start picking. most locks dry, open easy except the bolt-through locks slowing me down
>lardmonster barks "hey lainon, you better not steal my lock"
>hung over wide eyed "why?"
>lardmonster replies "b-because"
>!fsck given. keep picking.
>im halfway across with 30 locks, 30, in my packpack. enforcement drone approaches.
>relax. remain calm. consider implications of bridge crossing two states.
>feign blind ignorance for 20 minutes, portly backup arrives
>ordered to replace all locks. TFW mission failed.
>replace all locks in a single line, affix to railing.
>wander home defeated.
>1yr later
>moved to megacity. picks illegal. no more picking.
>unpacking, drop old backpack
>mfw two weathered locks fall out and skip across the living room floor.
>quit drinking heavily, need hobby.
>get lock pick set on massdrop
>get good. pretty good. real good at 5 pin and master
>southord pick set upgraded with wards
>sunny day, walk out to local bridge
>happy couples cover bridge with 'love locks'
>rageface as i walk across bridge to the nearest bar.
>wake up next morning with hangover, resolve to pick every fuarrrking lock.
>start picking. most locks dry, open easy except the bolt-through locks slowing me down
>lardmonster barks "hey lainon, you better not steal my lock"
>hung over wide eyed "why?"
>lardmonster replies "b-because"
>!fsck given. keep picking.
>im halfway across with 30 locks, 30, in my packpack. enforcement drone approaches.
>relax. remain calm. consider implications of bridge crossing two states.
>feign blind ignorance for 20 minutes, portly backup arrives
>ordered to replace all locks. TFW mission failed.
>replace all locks in a single line, affix to railing.
>wander home defeated.
>1yr later
>moved to megacity. picks illegal. no more picking.
>unpacking, drop old backpack
>mfw two weathered locks fall out and skip across the living room floor.
How hard would it be to craft a pick with a lime instead of a dremel?
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>>971
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_lock
Paris rightly complained they interrupt the architectural heritage of bridgework.
fat loud midwestern fuarrrks shackle cheap 3-4 pin and warded garbage to long defunct bridgework in a desperate misplaced attempt to retrofit their trapped, isolated and fragile relationships with a tangible sense of permanence and purpose. check pedestrian bridges in your area, you'll find this crap.
I'm fun at parties.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_lock
Paris rightly complained they interrupt the architectural heritage of bridgework.
fat loud midwestern fuarrrks shackle cheap 3-4 pin and warded garbage to long defunct bridgework in a desperate misplaced attempt to retrofit their trapped, isolated and fragile relationships with a tangible sense of permanence and purpose. check pedestrian bridges in your area, you'll find this crap.
I'm fun at parties.
anyone have anything on car locks? not trying to steal, genuinely curious on how those things work
>>1069
I'm going to piggyback off of your question a little bit.
I have a key FOB for my car (2012) which also unlocks a co-worker's ride (2009). They're the same brand but are different models and have widely different manufacture years. The gaping security hole made me look a little further.
The Wikipedia page states
> Modern systems implement encryption to prevent car thieves from intercepting and spoofing the signal.
>[citation needed]
There was supposedly a presentation given at DefCon about a device that would let thieves-to-be.
>The device transmits a jamming signal to block the vehicle's reception of rolling code signals from the owner's fob, while recording these signals from both of his two attempts needed to unlock the vehicle. The recorded first code is sent to the vehicle only when the owner makes the second attempt, while the recorded second code is retained for future use.
I can't find a recording of the presentation on Youtube or Vimeo and I'd love to hear from a Lain who was there.
I'm going to piggyback off of your question a little bit.
I have a key FOB for my car (2012) which also unlocks a co-worker's ride (2009). They're the same brand but are different models and have widely different manufacture years. The gaping security hole made me look a little further.
The Wikipedia page states
> Modern systems implement encryption to prevent car thieves from intercepting and spoofing the signal.
>[citation needed]
There was supposedly a presentation given at DefCon about a device that would let thieves-to-be.
>The device transmits a jamming signal to block the vehicle's reception of rolling code signals from the owner's fob, while recording these signals from both of his two attempts needed to unlock the vehicle. The recorded first code is sent to the vehicle only when the owner makes the second attempt, while the recorded second code is retained for future use.
I can't find a recording of the presentation on Youtube or Vimeo and I'd love to hear from a Lain who was there.
I'm tired of what I do, so I'd like to pick something like this up as a hobby. I enjoy knowing security and protection things and how to pass them (and thus, secure yourself better).
What would you suggest as a good starter set I could pick up on e-bay or massdrop? I saw some interesting looking ones, but I'd like the word of someone who actually knows this.
What would you suggest as a good starter set I could pick up on e-bay or massdrop? I saw some interesting looking ones, but I'd like the word of someone who actually knows this.
I've been trying my hand at lockpicking for a few weeks now, on a single lock - a master lock no.1 that is supposed to be a beginner-level lock - and I cannot for the life of me get the damn thing open.
I've read the MIT guide to lockpicking and Lockpicking Detail Overkill. I have a pretty good idea of how locks work and the basic speed bump method, but holy fuarrrking soykaf it's like no matter what I do I can't get all the pins to set and am oversetting them all the time or something. Hell, I can barely even figure out when I have set the pins or not. I knew that lockpicking was hard, but it's not like I'm starting out on a Medeco or anything.
Did people have similar experiences as me when starting out, or am I just not meant to be a lockpicker?
I've read the MIT guide to lockpicking and Lockpicking Detail Overkill. I have a pretty good idea of how locks work and the basic speed bump method, but holy fuarrrking soykaf it's like no matter what I do I can't get all the pins to set and am oversetting them all the time or something. Hell, I can barely even figure out when I have set the pins or not. I knew that lockpicking was hard, but it's not like I'm starting out on a Medeco or anything.
Did people have similar experiences as me when starting out, or am I just not meant to be a lockpicker?
Is this a decent set for a beginner
https://www.lockpicksaustralia.com.au/product/pxs-14-fourteen-piece-lock-pick-set-southord/
https://www.lockpicksaustralia.com.au/product/pxs-14-fourteen-piece-lock-pick-set-southord/
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I have a problem, i cant get past the 4th pin, its too low and my torque wrench seems to be blocking the way under it.
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are those locksets that come with a clear lock good for beginners or should I just get a set off amazon?
I opened a lock for the first time (as in, with intent and not randomly jiggling the pick around) after months of fuarrrking around with locks here and there and reading up some material about them and continually failing on multiple different locks. And it was for the actual useful reason of helping my friend who was locked out of their apartment.
soykaf was fuarrrking exhilarating.
soykaf was fuarrrking exhilarating.
What do you guys think about abloy locks?
After searching some info I found out that some abloy locks are practically unpickable and the only way to pick them means breaking them (here's a video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tc8LJiBuOc ).
Do you have any experience from abloy locks? Would be interesting to hear some stories.
I have never picked locks myself but I am planning to start doing it as a hobby.
After searching some info I found out that some abloy locks are practically unpickable and the only way to pick them means breaking them (here's a video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tc8LJiBuOc ).
Do you have any experience from abloy locks? Would be interesting to hear some stories.
I have never picked locks myself but I am planning to start doing it as a hobby.
I did a little research last month and came across this fellow
http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=37925
I think he's still active on some other forums. But his picks are gorgeous. I even contemplated calling him myself but, you know, there'd be no reason to since I don't pick locks.
http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=37925
I think he's still active on some other forums. But his picks are gorgeous. I even contemplated calling him myself but, you know, there'd be no reason to since I don't pick locks.
>>1840
Here's another link showing lots of his stuff
http://keypicking.com/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=621
Just beautiful.
Here's another link showing lots of his stuff
http://keypicking.com/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=621
Just beautiful.
bump
I did my first lock with a hair pin and a "industrial" lock. Fuck did it impress tho.
Pickin' locks with a piece-of-shit tier kit off Aliexpress (the one mimicking a credit card). Really useful skill, once I had to pick my way into the shower for two weeks.
Does anyone have any tips on how to get a 'feel' for a lock? I don't seem to be able to map out the pins very well, and find out hard to tell when a pin is set or not.
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Sharing the MIT lock guide, in case anyone wants it.
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>>2344
Shower door had a cheap (no, really) pin tumbler lock, so nothing else was needed. After a couple of days I just started raking it, it took less than 5 seconds to open, though locking it back was a problem. Solution to this was to not rotate the plug completely after unlocking (i.e. leave it in picked state), so I won't need to pick it again to close.
Shower door had a cheap (no, really) pin tumbler lock, so nothing else was needed. After a couple of days I just started raking it, it took less than 5 seconds to open, though locking it back was a problem. Solution to this was to not rotate the plug completely after unlocking (i.e. leave it in picked state), so I won't need to pick it again to close.
i definitely do. my problem is finding locks. i've been to junkyards and spent quite some time in thrift stores trying to get some old locks. outside of just wandering out in the wild and being sketchy af picking locks, where do you guys get yours?
i ended up going to this marketplace where a guy claimed to give me a bunch of high security locks for 50 bucks. what he sent were things i could have picked up on a dark night in a storage unit facility.
i ended up going to this marketplace where a guy claimed to give me a bunch of high security locks for 50 bucks. what he sent were things i could have picked up on a dark night in a storage unit facility.
>>2466
Dumpster-diving behind a locksmith shop. One can actually procure some quality locks in this manner, though it must be forewarned that parts of the lock may be broken (i.e., the clasp of the lock might be broken, making it useless, but the mechanism still works, making it useless to them, and golden for you).
Dumpster-diving behind a locksmith shop. One can actually procure some quality locks in this manner, though it must be forewarned that parts of the lock may be broken (i.e., the clasp of the lock might be broken, making it useless, but the mechanism still works, making it useless to them, and golden for you).