Can anyone explain how the pins getting "set" works? I understand there is torque applied to the entire cylinder, but once you push a pin up, why does it stay there, is it just the torque? How can you push many pins up when the torque required for each pin to become set is presumably variable?
Lock Picking – A Basic Guide
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Re: Lock Picking – A Basic Guide
#22Pardon the self-promotion, but this hits a bit close to my area. If you'd like a much more comprehensive guide: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL66CD42F86F3A1F85&feat... I also cover disc detainers, and a bunch of other stuff. I'm shooting a new series on lock forensics presently, just got a great microscope that can take my DSLR for high def microscopy.
check out picked locks under an electron microscope.
http://pumpingstationone.org/2013/12/lock-picking-and-sem/
you can actually tell which ones were picked.
Re: Lock Picking – A Basic Guide
#23One thing that I did when I was learning it, was to prepare a set of training locks.
I bought two locks, diassembled then and reassembled leaving aside a number of pins out.
So I had a lock with only one pin, one with two, one with 4 and one with all the 5 pins.
It helped a lot because you learn to feel when the pin stucks on the open position and also to learn about how much pressure you need to put on the tensor. Too much and it will prevent the pins to go down. Too little and the pins will not stuck on the outer frame.
Ahh, and ofcourse, see the lock diassembled over my desk, and reassemble it gave a lot more insight on how it works than to just watch some animations.
Re: Lock Picking – A Basic Guide
#24A much cheaper and easier approach that works for most locks is to get a coke bottle and tear a strip out of it, then use it to do the 'hollywood credit card trick'. unlike a credit card it doesn't snap or break very easily - the type of plastic will become softer when placed under pressure and is very flexible but strong - if you continue to force it in the right area it will work its way around hard corners and int…
The term for this is "loiding."
Re: Lock Picking – A Basic Guide
#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
Was Michael Jordon considered good because he beat a lot of high school kids?
If his goal was to beat high school kids and he did just that, then yes. If your goal is to pick locks and you successfully pick the locks you want to open, then you're good at picking locks. Can you be a good programmer without being the best programmer or even a world class programmer?
Am I a great programmer if I can write a really good "Hello World" in C?
Re: Lock Picking – A Basic Guide
#26Can anyone explain how the pins getting "set" works? I understand there is torque applied to the entire cylinder, but once you push a pin up, why does it stay there, is it just the torque? How can you push many pins up when the torque required for each pin to become set is presumably variable?
It stay stuck on the outer frame because in the process to drill the holes on the lock frame, the alignment of them is never 100% accurate.
The torque is not variable, the order that you press the pins is.
Re: Lock Picking – A Basic Guide
#27Can anyone explain how the pins getting "set" works? I understand there is torque applied to the entire cylinder, but once you push a pin up, why does it stay there, is it just the torque? How can you push many pins up when the torque required for each pin to become set is presumably variable?
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Re: Lock Picking – A Basic Guide
#28A good place to start is office furniture locks. They usually aren't very well made, and therefore easy to pick. The nearby office supplies can be used as your tools. You can use the large wire from one side of a binder clip as-is as your torque wrench, and a bent paper clip as your rake pick. First, straighten the clip, then bend the middle into a triangle shape. Bend the ends outward for better control over depth a…
My friends and I got free games of pool in our dorm's common room because of the crappiness of cheap locks. I was able to get the lock for the panel that covered the ball return to open with the can opener end of my Swiss Army knife.
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#29I'm trying to prototype something called The Hacker Pen and wanted to get some community feedback. It's basically a nice heavy pen, with lock picks on the inside. It will also include a USB key with a digital penetration testing suite on it. What are your thoughts?
Nice idea. Depending on where you sell this from you may want to check the laws about providing such a tool and if you need to verify anything about the customer before allowing a sale. For example in some parts of the USA one has to show proof of either being a licensed locksmith or a member of some law enforcemnt group.
Re: Lock Picking – A Basic Guide
#30As a field engineer, I often use the universal key (screwdriver) to open doors - sometimes you don't even need to pick the lock - just move the hasp out of the way.