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Guide to Lock Picking

Guide to Lock Picking

The Skeptic's Dictionary WannaLearn.com Open a Padlock with One Paperclip, Nothing Else right about now you're probably thinking... "what am I supposed to do with these?".well. One of those "L"s is your pick, and one is your torsion wrench. ...now (next picture) if you bend it down, you'll get some torque (3rd pic) If the tension wrench slides outs when you apply slight pressure, try again, try different positions or areas in the lower keyway. you can bend and un-bend the paperclip tip in the keyway if you mess it up. note that you will most likely have to make a different tension wrench for every lock you want to pick, the wire will be bent differently depending on the size of the keyway.

lockpicking This is a repository of the most up-to-date versions of Deviant's lock diagrams and animations. Seen in all of the TOOOL educational materials and slide decks, these files are all released under the Creative Commons license. You are free to use any of them for non-commercial purposes, as long as they are properly attributed and the same freedom for others is maintained in all derivative works. Please note that these diagrams have evolved and developed over time. Lock Basics and Mechanical Operation How pin tumblers are arranged and how locks operate (or fail to) with conventional keys Introduction to Lockpicking Overview of why lock picking is possible and the use of basic pick tools Manipulation-Resistant Locks Spool pins, mushroom pins, and other ways of increasing security Diagrams of Bumping Attacks Animations showing how snapping guns and bump keys work Key Impressioning Many detailed, step-by-step diagrams and animations detailing the process of key impressioning Master Diagrams

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Smart tips to make life easier Posted on February 24, 2012 in Humor If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or follow us on Facebook or Twitter . Thanks for visiting! Rate this Post (16 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading... So... Bump a Lock From Wired How-To Wiki Feel safe behind your locked door? Sorry to spoil your sense of security, but there's an old lockpicker's secret anyone could learn to make a skeleton key and open almost any locked door. "Bumping" is a method for picking a lock using a filed-down key of the appropriate type and tapping on the cylinder. Why is this something you need to know? Now, you could trust your home's lock security hoping thieves don't read this article, or you could learn the attacks yourself and make sure your lock is up to snuff. The Steps to Bumping a Lock Identify the model of lock you're trying to bump. Get Bumping! It might sound difficult, but even kids can bump locks once they are shown how it's done. Resources A YouTube video with a demonstration of lock bumping follows. Pickbuster is an aftermarket product, a solution that is injected into the lock cylinder that prevents the pins from dropping down during bumping. TOOOL's Web Page and a PDF description of the bumping process.

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