I remember someone saying they found the curve of an underwire was quite similar to that on a Falle--Safe reach pick, so you could make one of those too.
I got a lock picking kit and quickly picked the practice lock, then masters, then picked the schlage locks in the house, then some unbranded lock on my french door... BUT there was one lock I could not seem to pick. An older brass lock I had. Your comments on tension was enough to make it possible - I guess I am a little heavy handed as it needed a soft touch. Thanks for this video.
I've got my first set of tools and practice locks today. I practiced a bit on them, then tried my apartment front door and, after 10 minutes, i was able to unlock it. Yes, it is probably a very low quality lock but, still... that sensation...
Did you know that the internet has existed for over 25 years and "fuckups" have had access to this spooky scary information ever since? Lol. "Information scary ban it!"
@@AntiActionFox "Fuckups" will have access to this information anyway, so why not make sure as many non-fuckups understand it as possible so you have a chance of combatting it
You are a very skilled teacher. I am waiting for my lock pick set to come in the mail and I have been watching TONS of “lock picking” videos (it is something that I want to learn how to do). I just wanted to tell you that I actually learned a lot from watching this video. You definitely cleared up some misconceptions that I had about lock picking. Thank you very much.
Thanks Mark. I really appreciate this comment, and I think you're really gonna love this hobby. Opening locks is challenging enough to stay interesting, and satisfying enough to reward practice. Plus, once in a blue moon, it's really, really useful.
I got a practice lock and a lock pick set for Christmas, so I could learn to pick locks, I looked at allot of videos but this is the only one that really helped me.
Victor Viper really glad to hear it. Most of the things I talked about were misconceptions or problems I personally had when starting out or when teaching beginners. Seems like we all started in a similar place. I'm sure you'll be crushing it in no time. Good luck!
Great video. About 12 years a friend of mine bought a cd at a gun show simply called "Locksmith" It showed how to make picks out of the large bobby pins. Three of us made the picks and started picking locks. The third guy could pick any lock in seconds. The guy who purchased the disc usually could get one in minutes. Myself hours. But all of us have a lot of fun doing. I can sit watching TV and be playing with locks and I'm am much better at doing it now. Thanks again for a execlent video. Keith
Great story. With UA-cam and Google at our fingertips, it's hard to remember that at one time these skills were not just hard to learn, but hard to learn how to learn. I remember spending days downloading and reading text files from BBS's...
You did a Damn Great Job. You were modest, and truthful. I started at 14 with metal rake tines. Moved to street sweeper blades, i found on the corners of streets. It is a fun hobby, and can save some money.
Recently, that same practice lock arrived in my mail yesterday. I wasn't expecting it to be super hard, but I also wasn't expecting it to be super easy. It's a great introduction for someone with no lockpicking intelligence.
I have just started in this hobby (only a couple weeks) but I personally find springy tension wrenches problematic. I find stiffer wrenches give me a finer feedback feel and helps me adjust the tension more easily. Especially for pins that cause minor counter-rotation when being set. They also seem to help reduce the number of false sets due to being able to feel a very minor pin click. Just my personal experience from a very new hobby picker. Keep at it, guys.
My first time picking locks was in university with a gun lock I got for free from a safety fair that the university sponsored. Two paper clips and many hours later, I was able to pick that lock very quickly. Roommate admitted it wasn't very impressive, and then challenged me to unlock an old master lock on his bag that he'd lost a key to. He left for spring break and the weekend before he came back, I unlocked it and left it on his desk. Paper clip lock picks hurt to use, but at least they work.
Bike spokes flattened and ground are another option. Wiper tines and sweeper brushes are excellent as you say. Free tools are all over in dumpsters, too.
I think what I like most about improvised tools is that they could be found anywhere. With a little creativity and some practice, you could find your way through anything- something to aspire to. I like this better than the idea that this is potentially a low-cost hobby just because small bits of metal are cheap and often thrown away.
if there is a hole in the handle you can stick a toothpick or an ice pic or a circuit tester and push in straight till the lock opens its quick and painless
if all else fails and there is no hole then use a thin piece of plastic and push it in between the frame of the door and where the head of the striker goes in the door
@@GorgonnogroG And then there are those times that it just simply fails, had to drill one open at 9 in the evening since someone managed to lock himself in. The mortise broke. Not that it's really relevant to this particular topic though.
Omg I just picked my MK Hamilton bag pad lock!!!. The designer bag pad lock fell off in grocery store today. Back Story... Upon picking it up found it was on the hook was in down position outside the hole it goes inside.. Again thanks.
Thank you for your easy to unlock a lick lesson. With ur video i was able to learn under 30 seconds on how to unlock a lock. I was so impressed. Thank you again.
THANK YOU! You have no idea how hard I've been trying! I looked up as many vids as possible and thanks to you I have now managed to unlock my lock twice.
As a newbie, I noticed a few things. The first pick I was using had a slightly wider shaft and I was opening a number of padlocks, thinking I was single pin picking. Later on when I started getting better at feeling each pin, and using a pick with thinner shaft was that I was picking out where the shaft set a pin while I also was setting the target pin at the same time. Suddenly locks I was opening in 20 seconds, I’d be working at for much longer. Also noticed even with the same pick, sometimes (spools? And chance?) the picking order for successfully opening it was different. I wasn’t sure until I began to feel each pin and kinda know where I am in the lock. Sometimes the last pin would be one, sometimes three... Lastly, I have a simple master lock knock off, I get three distinct clicks just when I tension it. Have opened it picking pins 1,2,3,4 right on down the line, other times tried less tension, when I wasn’t getting the 1,2,3,4 binding order, and pick with super light tension. I like this lock. Sometimes I can open it in no time, other times I’m spending 30+ minutes on it with no success. Figure when I finally get it consistent, it will help.
These are some high quality observations - likely you are on your way to expert level. I can reflect similar experiences with cheap locks. Sometimes they fall open and sometimes I spend a long time on them, with no obvious cause.
Great video!!! In the past I was very proficient at picking locks and could pick lots of locks that people who you spoke of couldn’t but lock picking is all about practice and I hadn’t try to pick a lock in many years. I tried tonight after a few beers(probably not a good idea?) I really struggled to pick locks that I found so easy in the past? The thing you said about the cheap lock with a plastic core was interesting. You are completely right in my opinion, at my best I leant to deal with high security locks but the cheap locks were so sloppy that they would give false feedback and just jam. High security locks have security features but they are machines to such high tolerances that you get excellent feedback and know if you’ve set a pin or not, not guessing involved lol
That time when you realize humans have been using the same formula for keeping our valuables and homes safe with no design variation for well over 2 decades... Its a miracle we're not all in jail '_'
Not a general critique on the video, as it makes excellent points. Just one important nitpick. Those acrylic locks are NOT practice locks. They are teaching locks, and there's a difference: A teaching lock just teaches how locks work, what picks do, and how to picks influence the pins. A practice lock is more commonly a cutaway lock, or one that can easily be pinned to ones skill level, i.e. start with one pin, then two, progress to security pins etc.pp. Aside from that, it's a really good, simple and concise guide for starting lock picking.
Fair point from wombatdk but most noobs can only afford a cheap see-thru (teaching) lock to practice on - most of the quality cutaway practice locks are way more expensive :)
@@mistrsynistr7644 You look like you know a lot about it... I just started and I'm having a hard time figuring how to identify pins. The idea is to know when I am on one pin and where is the other. With the see through it's easy, I just look but I can't figure out how to do it without seeing, any tips for me ?
@@ThePEagle really it's just practice, those practice locks I mentioned aren't see through but you can put whatever security pin in whichever spot you want. It allows you to get the feel of a specific pin type.
springy tension wrenches might be comfortable and good for beginners, but try to switch to stiff ones. you'll feel the setting of the pins much much better
when i was younger i was a hudlum...i use to call street sweeper bristles the "keys to the city"one of those and a concrete curb to grind it on,your locked up shit was mine:}
Its currently 23:08 in north of Brazil and i was locked out my house due to heavy alcohool consume making me l lose my keys. Thanks for the help Gotta change dem locks tho
Was surprised to see that I was able to picklock a gun safe once (yes, I did this when I was young but hey.. My parents had my old iPod there so it was necessary).
Hey man, I’m new to your channel, site, blog er whatever y’all call it, and I really find your teaching very “learnable” your videos are very understandable and simplistic, easy to follow...for that, I thank you! Learning all the terminology or lingo, is almost as important to the lock sport as the actual picking, my name is Jeff Mercer, I reside in the Eastern Suburb of Cleveland Ohio, in the city of Mentor on the Lake (Lake Erie to be exact) at any rate keep up the good work! Respectfully, Jeffery S Mercer
"If it's old, full of sand or gummy it's going to be hard or impossible to pick" let's pretend that's the reason my garage door lock and backyard gate padlock barely work when using proper keys :v
In a pinch, WD-40 or some other similar water displacing lubricant will work wonders. Dirty, gummy locks can be cleaned and loosened in seconds with a quick spray. From what I understand, one of those little tiny pocket size cans of the classic WD-40 brand would be an excellent addition to any lock picking tool kit.
Today I decided I wanted to learn how to pick locks, so I just got a couple paper clips and made some crude tools, got a lock nearly identical to that Chinese one you had there (I think it’s the same model), and actually got it after maybe an hour! I made some heavier duty tools out of bobby pins, which was hard as hell, but they actually have made great picks. I need to get a practice or training lock of some kind so that I can really practice it. I’m glad to hear that that Chinese lock is actually hard because of the plastic and it’s not just me. I almost had better luck with my back door deadbolt lock (I got 4/5 multiple times with the paper clips, and need to try it out with my bobby pin ones). Thanks for the tips!
Congratulations! The squishy weird cylinder in that lock is particularly bad because the "feedback" (your ability to feel the pins and motion) is masked by the plastic. Since you're this far along already, I wouldn't get a practice lock, I'd just keep practicing with the locks around me... or borrow locks from around the house/friends. Maybe get a starter pack of picks/tension wrenches with a diamond and a standard hook instead. It's super addictive. Cheers!
I struggled a lot on my first lock which is super tiny. I made DIY tools to try to pick it and just couldn't open. After a lot of bruteforcing it eventually happened. What I realized is the most effective strategy is to just rake the lock with the tension tool. No fancy tools, no crazy setups, just put a bobby pin all the way and start turning and it will open easily. The main point is, sometimes the most effective strategy is incredibly simple. Just like opening a kind of lock with only a credit card.
"Lock Picking: Detail Overkill" was my favourite guide to learning all the basics and some advanced parts. With that being said type what's in quotes in google and it will take you to a pdf file where you can view it
my favorite pick is the number 6 pick you have when you opened your case (the one under your left thumb) seems to be the easiest one to use for me in most locks
This was really helpful. Thanks. Wish it was up when I locked myself out of my apartment in college. I had to borrow someone's shoes to go get a replacement key...
The black plastic handled pick with "Secure Pro" stamped on the handle is actually from a set of picks that's for picking automotive ignition switches.
whats kind of scary is that im just slightly above a novice in lock picking, but i am still able to pick my front door with a few minutes time. it just goes to show how unsecured you really are
John Randall I may have been hyperbolic but there is always the chance that picking will break or weaken a lock, not something I would personally risk for my front door.
Thanks for breaking this down Barney-style. Got the see-through lock in less than 2 minutes & the master (the old one like you showed last in less than 3.
When I first got in to lock picking (2012ish, really rough time in my life to be honest) master locks were one of my little social keys. I could pick one I carried with me infront if my friends and they’d be amazed when it would pop open.
I'll take... "people that only see problems & not solutions for 5 Bob.." Yes! That is correct! You've just won a brand new toaster oven... to go with that lifetime of blind ignorance ... Bravo! "Sweet... I sure hope thieves don't steal it."
Gee.. I wonder if other people could actually use this information to help better protect themselves from being victims of theft, thus deterring thieves!? "Gasp!" : / [handicap golf clap ~~]
Small tip guys, tension wrench is better, not springy because of feedback you will be needing later on when picking spools, you need to feel the false sets.
Locks with spool pins are almost impossible to pick because you can't bind them without cocking them sideways before reaching the shear point. That's why they're also called security pins.
The uni in my little town has this elevator. If you climb up a pipe, and over a gate, you can activate it after the place is closed. It'll bring you inside. Then there's those gates with enough clearance to fit your hand through, and you can unlock it from the other side.
Thanks for the cool video and instruction as well as pointing out some things to think about before I start trying this. I think the bigger mistake I made was not picking this up earlier before I paid a locksmith $250 because I locked myself out of the house. And he had this automatic bumper tool that didn't do shizit. Look forward to practicing this and saving money.
I know, for myself, these were the roadblocks that kept me from helping myself over and over again. It's a rewarding hobby and a skill that helps in all kinds of unusual circumstances. Good luck and good hunting.
You’re correct sir. Picking locks is not difficult. Like any learned skill set it just takes a little practice. It’s also amazing what you can do with a pick gun and a proper bump set.
Question.? Does it matter which end you place your torque wrench? The one you applied the turning power with. I dont believe you mentioned if it matters.
Thank you for the awesome and informative video. I learned a lot. I always have an issue with the pins falling back down as soon as I push them up on a lot of doorknobs, no matter how much tension I put using the tension wrench. Is that normal I wonder, just an effect of worn doorknobs? I have tried on multiple ones and same issue. Not sure what I am doing wrong
Man this video is actually really well thought out and explained. Agreed all the way around. My question is do ya still enjoy picking? And how come ya only did this one video. I think you could make some really good content. Anyhow just a fellow picker stopping to see what ur channel was about. Hope to see ya make something new on lockpicking. Keep it Sadistic 😜!
I'm very brand new to lockpicking...like I've been interested and didn't know where to start and so I'm here! I was wondering where do I start and how?
I have such an amazon starter set with those acrylic locks, but my problem is that any hook gets caught on these zig-zag shelves/steps of the profile of the cylinder. I hardly get the hook all the way to a pin. If I do it feels like I have to pry the hook by the zig-zag steps of the cylinder, thus I can only faintly feel the pins.
i need to brush up on my lock picking more then a couple times i have locked myself out of the house after losing or miss-placing my keys. where do i buy one of these?
This video is so touching it made me to move my ass and dig up an old lock to try. My improvised hair pin lock pick were too thin to keep the tension on properly and the lock were too small to pick, but I manage to rake it open. Want to try MORE........
Hey uh, I need help for my lockpicking journey. I know how to lockpick a padlock like in 2-3 seconds, but I cant lockpick a door lock. I tried with everything I had from my set.
Those do exist, but the point he was making in the video still stands: rake picks still need tension wrenches to apply a rotational Force to actually open it
It works with a few padlocks, if the rake is large enough for you to apply some turning force (of course it must still fit inside) whilst at the same time you use it to manipulate the pins then it can work. In this case it would be like using a jiggler key. But that’s usually not the case, it‘ll work with only a fraction of the padlocks, normally you need a tension tool. Padlocks where you often don’t need a tension tool for raking would be those tiny padlocks (e.g. 20mm width) used for luggage where you often wouldn’t have the space for an additional tension tool anyway.
I have a master lock that has no key and its not a combination lock. Well it is in a sense. It has a circle in the middle and you can set your own combo. Example up up down left left right will open it if that is how I set it. When I bought that one it came with the original instruction on how to get it open. Well I also found one and cannot get it open. Please help.
You know, it's strange - I cannot find it anywhere on the internet. I'll keep looking, it was really excellent and basic. There's a chance that I have the name wrong.
Vice Chief Thanks, I have the transparent padlock and a small pick set and I was belting the pick in and out! It opened but probably out of sympathy. Can’t wait to get home and follow your excellent demo on holding and pin setting. The best I’ve seen for the absolute beginner.
2 questions.Is it possible to pick these locks Hollywood style with just a paper clip? Also can these tools be used to pick locks that take a circular key?
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I just realized instead of throwing it, I can make a tension wrench out of the underwire of my bra if it pops out and stabs me
Brilliant! Wish this had made it in to my other video about improvised lockpicking materials.
I remember someone saying they found the curve of an underwire was quite similar to that on a Falle--Safe reach pick, so you could make one of those too.
You definitely don't want that thing to prick you...
@pizza pie Oh my, no idea lock picking had such potential.
macgyver boobies. Perfect.
I got a lock picking kit and quickly picked the practice lock, then masters, then picked the schlage locks in the house, then some unbranded lock on my french door... BUT there was one lock I could not seem to pick. An older brass lock I had. Your comments on tension was enough to make it possible - I guess I am a little heavy handed as it needed a soft touch. Thanks for this video.
Where did you buy the lock pick set and how much was it
I meant kit not set sorry my bad
@@roseniles7104 there are many kits on amazon
Wish
@@roseniles7104 spend some money and buy Peterson or sparrows... try lockpickshop.com
I've got my first set of tools and practice locks today. I practiced a bit on them, then tried my apartment front door and, after 10 minutes, i was able to unlock it. Yes, it is probably a very low quality lock but, still... that sensation...
Congratulations! And yes, it's pretty wild when you see for yourself that the majority of locks are very low security.
@Clear Channel oof
Did you know that the internet has existed for over 25 years and "fuckups" have had access to this spooky scary information ever since? Lol. "Information scary ban it!"
@@AntiActionFox "Fuckups" will have access to this information anyway, so why not make sure as many non-fuckups understand it as possible so you have a chance of combatting it
@Clear Channel if someone had the intention of breaking into a hoome, that perosn would do it even if this video didnt exist.
9:13 tip for life if you don’t want your lock to get picked make it rusty and bath it in sand
imagine not welding a metal bar to your bike
NpDGilQTST STSETZXuXz just common sense
That can make it where ur lock want work anymore also if it is rusted just use wd40 on it then pick it
Great tip for avoiding your bike from being stolen : smash it with a hammer
You are a very skilled teacher. I am waiting for my lock pick set to come in the mail and I have been watching TONS of “lock picking” videos (it is something that I want to learn how to do). I just wanted to tell you that I actually learned a lot from watching this video. You definitely cleared up some misconceptions that I had about lock picking. Thank you very much.
Thanks Mark. I really appreciate this comment, and I think you're really gonna love this hobby. Opening locks is challenging enough to stay interesting, and satisfying enough to reward practice. Plus, once in a blue moon, it's really, really useful.
How did it go for you? Did you end up buying an upgraded set?
"When I had co-workers"
He's a full-time burglar now
He killed them all
I could feel the sadness in his voice
He burned his co-workers with the coffee maker
I got a practice lock and a lock pick set for Christmas, so I could learn to pick locks, I looked at allot of videos but this is the only one that really helped me.
Victor Viper really glad to hear it. Most of the things I talked about were misconceptions or problems I personally had when starting out or when teaching beginners. Seems like we all started in a similar place. I'm sure you'll be crushing it in no time. Good luck!
Vice Chief thanks.
Great video. About 12 years a friend of mine bought a cd at a gun show simply called "Locksmith" It showed how to make picks out of the large bobby pins. Three of us made the picks and started picking locks. The third guy could pick any lock in seconds. The guy who purchased the disc usually could get one in minutes. Myself hours. But all of us have a lot of fun doing. I can sit watching TV and be playing with locks and I'm am much better at doing it now. Thanks again for a execlent video. Keith
Great story. With UA-cam and Google at our fingertips, it's hard to remember that at one time these skills were not just hard to learn, but hard to learn how to learn. I remember spending days downloading and reading text files from BBS's...
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Master locks can be opened by staring at them.
You can piss on a Master Lock and open it.
@@samlott99 i think that's a little more effort then staring
@@Punched0 You get the point. It takes very little effort.
SamBob 63 yeah true
MacGyver could open them by _not_ staring at them.
You did a Damn Great Job. You were modest, and truthful. I started at 14 with metal rake tines. Moved to street sweeper blades, i found on the corners of streets. It is a fun hobby, and can save some money.
Thanks Forrest. These are just the things I wish someone had told me... would have really helped.
l o t s of m o n e y
I really like the way you explain everything. You’re right about needing confidence in starting any new endeavor.
Thank you Ami! I really appreciate the feedback and I hope you have fun picking locks. :)
Recently, that same practice lock arrived in my mail yesterday. I wasn't expecting it to be super hard, but I also wasn't expecting it to be super easy. It's a great introduction for someone with no lockpicking intelligence.
I have just started in this hobby (only a couple weeks) but I personally find springy tension wrenches problematic. I find stiffer wrenches give me a finer feedback feel and helps me adjust the tension more easily. Especially for pins that cause minor counter-rotation when being set. They also seem to help reduce the number of false sets due to being able to feel a very minor pin click. Just my personal experience from a very new hobby picker. Keep at it, guys.
My first time picking locks was in university with a gun lock I got for free from a safety fair that the university sponsored. Two paper clips and many hours later, I was able to pick that lock very quickly. Roommate admitted it wasn't very impressive, and then challenged me to unlock an old master lock on his bag that he'd lost a key to. He left for spring break and the weekend before he came back, I unlocked it and left it on his desk. Paper clip lock picks hurt to use, but at least they work.
They work on easy locks.
Great job on this video! As a 30+ year Tech Ed Instructor I found your presentation skills to be superb!
Bike spokes flattened and ground are another option. Wiper tines and sweeper brushes are excellent as you say. Free tools are all over in dumpsters, too.
I think what I like most about improvised tools is that they could be found anywhere. With a little creativity and some practice, you could find your way through anything- something to aspire to. I like this better than the idea that this is potentially a low-cost hobby just because small bits of metal are cheap and often thrown away.
I made myself a couple paper clip picks. I'm ready to go.
The bathroom door is locked.
There is no key. I'm trying to put the lockpick set I got last year to use.
Not so easy.
Bed and bath locks are a slot on the handle you can turn with a coin, not a key lock, unless they've been changed...
if there is a hole in the handle you can stick a toothpick or an ice pic or a circuit tester and push in straight till the lock opens its quick and painless
if all else fails and there is no hole then use a thin piece of plastic and push it in between the frame of the door and where the head of the striker goes in the door
You have the motivation. I believe in you.
@@GorgonnogroG And then there are those times that it just simply fails, had to drill one open at 9 in the evening since someone managed to lock himself in.
The mortise broke. Not that it's really relevant to this particular topic though.
Omg I just picked my MK Hamilton bag pad lock!!!. The designer bag pad lock fell off in grocery store today.
Back Story...
Upon picking it up found it was on the hook was in down position outside the hole it goes inside.. Again thanks.
Totally awesome! Congrats! This is the exact reason I put up this video... so people can fix their own problems.
Thank you for your easy to unlock a lick lesson. With ur video i was able to learn under 30 seconds on how to unlock a lock. I was so impressed. Thank you again.
Congrats Crystal! That's awesome. I don't know about you but for me, once I had that first success, I had to try picking every lock I could find.
THANK YOU! You have no idea how hard I've been trying! I looked up as many vids as possible and thanks to you I have now managed to unlock my lock twice.
As a newbie, I noticed a few things. The first pick I was using had a slightly wider shaft and I was opening a number of padlocks, thinking I was single pin picking. Later on when I started getting better at feeling each pin, and using a pick with thinner shaft was that I was picking out where the shaft set a pin while I also was setting the target pin at the same time. Suddenly locks I was opening in 20 seconds, I’d be working at for much longer.
Also noticed even with the same pick, sometimes (spools? And chance?) the picking order for successfully opening it was different. I wasn’t sure until I began to feel each pin and kinda know where I am in the lock. Sometimes the last pin would be one, sometimes three...
Lastly, I have a simple master lock knock off, I get three distinct clicks just when I tension it. Have opened it picking pins 1,2,3,4 right on down the line, other times tried less tension, when I wasn’t getting the 1,2,3,4 binding order, and pick with super light tension. I like this lock. Sometimes I can open it in no time, other times I’m spending 30+ minutes on it with no success. Figure when I finally get it consistent, it will help.
These are some high quality observations - likely you are on your way to expert level. I can reflect similar experiences with cheap locks. Sometimes they fall open and sometimes I spend a long time on them, with no obvious cause.
@@ViceChief heh...thanks for that, but I am definitely a novice. It is a lot of fun though trying to learn this.
Great video!!!
In the past I was very proficient at picking locks and could pick lots of locks that people who you spoke of couldn’t but lock picking is all about practice and I hadn’t try to pick a lock in many years.
I tried tonight after a few beers(probably not a good idea?)
I really struggled to pick locks that I found so easy in the past?
The thing you said about the cheap lock with a plastic core was interesting.
You are completely right in my opinion, at my best I leant to deal with high security locks but the cheap locks were so sloppy that they would give false feedback and just jam.
High security locks have security features but they are machines to such high tolerances that you get excellent feedback and know if you’ve set a pin or not, not guessing involved lol
Thanks mate locked keys in storeroom at work, tutorial was excellent got in after a few attempts, thanks again.
That's great to hear. Congrats.
That time when you realize humans have been using the same formula for keeping our valuables and homes safe with no design variation for well over 2 decades... Its a miracle we're not all in jail '_'
No design variation is a big understatement.
@Reformed Anti-semite try telling that to cars that mysteriously start themselves up in the middle of the night and move 4 feet before shutting off
Only two decades?
There have been various design variations. Check out the Bowley lock, for one.
There's been many design variations to firearms over the year--
...oh, you were talking about something else.
Not a general critique on the video, as it makes excellent points. Just one important nitpick. Those acrylic locks are NOT practice locks. They are teaching locks, and there's a difference:
A teaching lock just teaches how locks work, what picks do, and how to picks influence the pins.
A practice lock is more commonly a cutaway lock, or one that can easily be pinned to ones skill level, i.e. start with one pin, then two, progress to security pins etc.pp.
Aside from that, it's a really good, simple and concise guide for starting lock picking.
Thanks for the clarification - I agree with you completely.
Cheers!
Fair point from wombatdk but most noobs can only afford a cheap see-thru (teaching) lock to practice on - most of the quality cutaway practice locks are way more expensive :)
@@ccmogs5757 Ebay, 15$ for a schlage practice lock.
@@mistrsynistr7644 You look like you know a lot about it... I just started and I'm having a hard time figuring how to identify pins. The idea is to know when I am on one pin and where is the other.
With the see through it's easy, I just look but I can't figure out how to do it without seeing, any tips for me ?
@@ThePEagle really it's just practice, those practice locks I mentioned aren't see through but you can put whatever security pin in whichever spot you want. It allows you to get the feel of a specific pin type.
springy tension wrenches might be comfortable and good for beginners, but try to switch to stiff ones. you'll feel the setting of the pins much much better
I've been into this sport only two weeks and this was really useful to me. Thanks a bunch! Good on ya!
Really glad to hear it, John! Thanks.
when i was younger i was a hudlum...i use to call street sweeper bristles the "keys to the city"one of those and a concrete curb to grind it on,your locked up shit was mine:}
Its currently 23:08 in north of Brazil and i was locked out my house due to heavy alcohool consume making me l
lose my keys. Thanks for the help
Gotta change dem locks tho
You learned to pick locks to fix the office coffee machine? You, sir, are an everyday hero.
It's a true story and I accept this title with great honor.
Was surprised to see that I was able to picklock a gun safe once (yes, I did this when I was young but hey.. My parents had my old iPod there so it was necessary).
Damn you are now able to survive a zombie apocalypse! That is so badass
Hey man, I’m new to your channel, site, blog er whatever y’all call it, and I really find your teaching very “learnable” your videos are very understandable and simplistic, easy to follow...for that, I thank you!
Learning all the terminology or lingo, is almost as important to the lock sport as the actual picking, my name is Jeff Mercer, I reside in the Eastern Suburb of Cleveland Ohio, in the city of Mentor on the Lake (Lake Erie to be exact) at any rate keep up the good work!
Respectfully,
Jeffery S Mercer
Thank you Jeffrey this is much appreciated! I should really get back to posting videos again.
"If it's old, full of sand or gummy it's going to be hard or impossible to pick" let's pretend that's the reason my garage door lock and backyard gate padlock barely work when using proper keys :v
In a pinch, WD-40 or some other similar water displacing lubricant will work wonders. Dirty, gummy locks can be cleaned and loosened in seconds with a quick spray. From what I understand, one of those little tiny pocket size cans of the classic WD-40 brand would be an excellent addition to any lock picking tool kit.
Today I decided I wanted to learn how to pick locks, so I just got a couple paper clips and made some crude tools, got a lock nearly identical to that Chinese one you had there (I think it’s the same model), and actually got it after maybe an hour! I made some heavier duty tools out of bobby pins, which was hard as hell, but they actually have made great picks. I need to get a practice or training lock of some kind so that I can really practice it. I’m glad to hear that that Chinese lock is actually hard because of the plastic and it’s not just me. I almost had better luck with my back door deadbolt lock (I got 4/5 multiple times with the paper clips, and need to try it out with my bobby pin ones). Thanks for the tips!
Congratulations! The squishy weird cylinder in that lock is particularly bad because the "feedback" (your ability to feel the pins and motion) is masked by the plastic. Since you're this far along already, I wouldn't get a practice lock, I'd just keep practicing with the locks around me... or borrow locks from around the house/friends. Maybe get a starter pack of picks/tension wrenches with a diamond and a standard hook instead. It's super addictive. Cheers!
I struggled a lot on my first lock which is super tiny. I made DIY tools to try to pick it and just couldn't open. After a lot of bruteforcing it eventually happened. What I realized is the most effective strategy is to just rake the lock with the tension tool. No fancy tools, no crazy setups, just put a bobby pin all the way and start turning and it will open easily.
The main point is, sometimes the most effective strategy is incredibly simple. Just like opening a kind of lock with only a credit card.
"Lock Picking: Detail Overkill" was my favourite guide to learning all the basics and some advanced parts. With that being said type what's in quotes in google and it will take you to a pdf file where you can view it
Metal strip from a ruler?
Wow, great suggestion!!
I've noticed in Arizona anyway, a lot of wiper blades are in the trash cans at auto parts placed, during monsoon season. Tons of that metal strip.
I wanted to watch tons of videos to be REALLY ready, but this one was more then enough, thanks !
I initially opened my master lock with a rake but then couldn’t do it again. I found this video very good as can now pick it within a minute !!!!
That happen to me now I'm here too. Ha!
my favorite pick is the number 6 pick you have when you opened your case (the one under your left thumb) seems to be the easiest one to use for me in most locks
This was really helpful. Thanks.
Wish it was up when I locked myself out of my apartment in college. I had to borrow someone's shoes to go get a replacement key...
This is 1 of the absolute best beginner's guides I've seen 👍
Thank you Mattyoureviltwin Ford. In a way, I made it for the beginner that I used to be. Glad you found it helpful.
Is this video a front for the thieves guild??!!
I was able to pick file cabinet lock with 2 paperclips, it just felt so good!
just as feedback - I popped a lock after 15 seconds after watching this video - it was a lock where i had lost the key - thanks a lot
The black plastic handled pick with "Secure Pro" stamped on the handle is actually from a set of picks that's for picking automotive ignition switches.
Just stopping by to say I just picked my first lock thanks to this video. Thanks for your advice!
that's awesome - congrats!
These lock picking videos make me want to buy some picks and steal locks.
whats kind of scary is that im just slightly above a novice in lock picking, but i am still able to pick my front door with a few minutes time. it just goes to show how unsecured you really are
mate this is why i have a digital lock
Never pick a lock you use or rely on for anything
@@harpsarp66 Why not? I only have practice locks ( just like the see through padlock here ) at the moment and I have not damaged them by picking them.
John Randall I may have been hyperbolic but there is always the chance that picking will break or weaken a lock, not something I would personally risk for my front door.
Henry Sendra i have broken a lock before, but i wanted to see if i had what it took to open it and i did
I freaking did it
Love your explanation on the use of a tension bar! That was really great!
Thanks for breaking this down Barney-style. Got the see-through lock in less than 2 minutes & the master (the old one like you showed last in less than 3.
When I first got in to lock picking (2012ish, really rough time in my life to be honest) master locks were one of my little social keys. I could pick one I carried with me infront if my friends and they’d be amazed when it would pop open.
May the thieves be with you
Sagging Koala 😂
I'll take... "people that only see problems & not solutions for 5 Bob.." Yes! That is correct! You've just won a brand new toaster oven... to go with that lifetime of blind ignorance ... Bravo! "Sweet... I sure hope thieves don't steal it."
Gee.. I wonder if other people could actually use this information to help better protect themselves from being victims of theft, thus deterring thieves!? "Gasp!" : / [handicap golf clap ~~]
izraul hidashi jeez it was just a joke?
@@izraulhidashi4323 bro what the f chill
Small tip guys, tension wrench is better, not springy because of feedback you will be needing later on when picking spools, you need to feel the false sets.
Locks with spool pins are almost impossible to pick because you can't bind them without cocking them sideways before reaching the shear point. That's why they're also called security pins.
The uni in my little town has this elevator. If you climb up a pipe, and over a gate, you can activate it after the place is closed. It'll bring you inside. Then there's those gates with enough clearance to fit your hand through, and you can unlock it from the other side.
Thanks for the cool video and instruction as well as pointing out some things to think about before I start trying this. I think the bigger mistake I made was not picking this up earlier before I paid a locksmith $250 because I locked myself out of the house. And he had this automatic bumper tool that didn't do shizit. Look forward to practicing this and saving money.
I know, for myself, these were the roadblocks that kept me from helping myself over and over again. It's a rewarding hobby and a skill that helps in all kinds of unusual circumstances. Good luck and good hunting.
You’re correct sir. Picking locks is not difficult. Like any learned skill set it just takes a little practice.
It’s also amazing what you can do with a pick gun and a proper bump set.
You are very enjoyable to listen to. Thanks! Subbed.
Im going to try it on all my neighbours house Yayy.
I have another lock opening tip - if you press the button next to the door, someone inside will open it for you!
@@ViceChief LMAO
@@ViceChief 😂😂😂
Golden comment lol
Seriously?! All I had to do was press the button next to the door and a person would open it for me?!
It all makes sense now!
Mind blown! 🤯
Thank you, I've just started picking and you offered some great advice. Mike
You're welcome, Mike... hope you enjoy the hobby as much as I do.
A stiff tension wrench will give you way better feedback than a springy one. Cool how-to none the less :)
Question.? Does it matter which end you place your torque wrench? The one you applied the turning power with. I dont believe you mentioned if it matters.
Just started lock picking and your video really helped dude. Can you recommend where I can get some really good lock picking advice like yourself
This is most of the advice that I have, but do also check out The Helpful Lockpicker, and Bosnian Bill.
How will you pick the lock if you dont have the right tools but similar ones
Thank you for the awesome and informative video. I learned a lot. I always have an issue with the pins falling back down as soon as I push them up on a lot of doorknobs, no matter how much tension I put using the tension wrench. Is that normal I wonder, just an effect of worn doorknobs? I have tried on multiple ones and same issue. Not sure what I am doing wrong
It sounds like you may need to use more tension.
I agree with the statement that homemade tools work. I learned how to pick with tools made out of common nails.
Man this video is actually really well thought out and explained. Agreed all the way around. My question is do ya still enjoy picking? And how come ya only did this one video. I think you could make some really good content. Anyhow just a fellow picker stopping to see what ur channel was about. Hope to see ya make something new on lockpicking. Keep it Sadistic 😜!
I'm very brand new to lockpicking...like I've been interested and didn't know where to start and so I'm here! I was wondering where do I start and how?
> "Haven't touched this one in years"
> "I taught myself how to lockpick one and a half years ago"
You caught me! Nothing like a figure of speech to expose a scam and a fraud. /s
@@jonwest3975 Well you for one clearly give a fuck. Enough of a fuck to bother writing a comment at least.
I care deeply
I didn't really want to buy a lock to practice on so I lock picked one, thanks for the video!
Thanks for this. I’m typing from my cell. Can you do a tutorial on how to disable burglar alarms next. Thanks. 👍
wanting to learn lock picking to have a fail safe plan when I go to a escape room
SAVAGE
nice lol
well, that's not how scape rooms are meant to...
@John Mooney no just a trump card to keep in my back pocket
6:40 I am beyond terrified.. what did you do to your coworkers?
I liked and subscribed, please spare me.
I eliminated them. By quitting and starting my own solo company. :)
@@ViceChief I thought you picked their locks so much they died from it
This is my favorite video from you so far.
99 thieving has been achieved You can claim your cape of accomplishment from...
Thanks to this video and some stealth training from when I was a kid, I mad $2,000 in a single night! John if you’re watching this, thanks
I have such an amazon starter set with those acrylic locks, but my problem is that any hook gets caught on these zig-zag shelves/steps of the profile of the cylinder. I hardly get the hook all the way to a pin. If I do it feels like I have to pry the hook by the zig-zag steps of the cylinder, thus I can only faintly feel the pins.
Sounds like you need thinner picks.
i need to brush up on my lock picking more then a couple times i have locked myself out of the house after losing or miss-placing my keys. where do i buy one of these?
My North American Arms gun case for my 45 Colt no longer opens with the key that came with it. It turns slightly, but that is it. Any suggestions????
Thaaaaaaanks !!!! I finally opened my mailbox ! I love you mate
This video is so touching it made me to move my ass and dig up an old lock to try. My improvised hair pin lock pick were too thin to keep the tension on properly and the lock were too small to pick, but I manage to rake it open. Want to try MORE........
Where can i get one of the practice locks? Want to learn the trade. Nice videp
6:40 "When i had co-workers..." Because since they leaned how to pick locks they all went where? ;)
how are you getting a false set in a practice lock with no security pins? i would love to know
I used to open midrange priced locks quickly. Then have trouble with a cheap slay maker lock.
Also Tig welding sticks can be bent into good tension wrenchs
The hook you said was from your first set. Out of curiosity, was it from the old leather pouch Majestic set?
Hey uh, I need help for my lockpicking journey. I know how to lockpick a padlock like in 2-3 seconds, but I cant lockpick a door lock. I tried with everything I had from my set.
Isn’t there such thing as a “rake pick” which can do that “Hollywood picking” you were talking about? Is that true that it wouldn’t work at all?
Those do exist, but the point he was making in the video still stands: rake picks still need tension wrenches to apply a rotational Force to actually open it
It works with a few padlocks, if the rake is large enough for you to apply some turning force (of course it must still fit inside) whilst at the same time you use it to manipulate the pins then it can work.
In this case it would be like using a jiggler key.
But that’s usually not the case, it‘ll work with only a fraction of the padlocks, normally you need a tension tool.
Padlocks where you often don’t need a tension tool for raking would be those tiny padlocks (e.g. 20mm width) used for luggage where you often wouldn’t have the space for an additional tension tool anyway.
@@ItsAlwaysOct @HingerlAlois
Thank you both! I'm new to lock picking and this was helpful!
Lock picking is an art and it requires skills. You can use a knife for harming people or cutting your veggies. The same with lock picking.
Total agreement.
Great video, in my limited experience a percentage of it is "feel" once you understand the fundamentals. Thanks! 👍
I have a master lock that has no key and its not a combination lock. Well it is in a sense. It has a circle in the middle and you can set your own combo. Example up up down left left right will open it if that is how I set it. When I bought that one it came with the original instruction on how to get it open. Well I also found one and cannot get it open. Please help.
The "no bullshit guide to lock picking" sounds great, where can I find it! Great video.
You know, it's strange - I cannot find it anywhere on the internet. I'll keep looking, it was really excellent and basic. There's a chance that I have the name wrong.
Vice Chief Thanks, I have the transparent padlock and a small pick set and I was belting the pick in and out! It opened but probably out of sympathy. Can’t wait to get home and follow your excellent demo on holding and pin setting. The best I’ve seen for the absolute beginner.
Tension reach go clockwise or counterclockwise??
2 questions.Is it possible to pick these locks Hollywood style with just a paper clip?
Also can these tools be used to pick locks that take a circular key?
Gary, you need at least two paperclips (one to apply torque). The circular keys take different tools.
I love you ! Thank you for understandable info and explanation! ❤❤❤
And the hook is pointing up when you insert?