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Miracle Lock Picking
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While the basic themes of lockpicking and uninvited entry have not
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changed too much in the last few years, some modern devices and techniques
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HAVE appeared on the scene...
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AUTOS
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Many older autos can still be opened by easily with a SLIM JIM type
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opener (these and other auto locksmithing techniques are covered fully in the
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book, IN THE STEAL OF THE NIGHT. Look for it at the next gun-show in your
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town.); however, many modern cars have built covers over the lock mechanism,
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or have moved the goodies so the Slim Jim will not function...
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So...
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AMERICAN LOCKSMITH SERVICE
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P.O. Box 26
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Culver City, CA 90230
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Carries a new and improved Slim Jim that is 30" long and only 3/4" wide so it
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will both reach and slip through the new car lock covers. Price is $5.75 plus
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$2.00 postage and handling.
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General Motors cars have always been a bane to people who needed to open
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them, because the sidebar locking unit they employ is very difficult to pick.
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To further complicate matters, the new GM cars do employ metal shields to make
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the use of a Slim Jim type instrument very difficult...
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So...
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LOCK TECHNOLOGY CORP.
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685 Main St.
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New Rochelle, NY 10801
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Offers a cute little gizmo which will easily remove the lock cylinder without
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harm and let you enter and/or start the vehicle. GMC-40 sells for $56.00 plus
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$2.00 postage and handling. The best general automobile opening kit is
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probably the set of lockout tools offered by:
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STECK MFG COPR.
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1319 W Stewart St.
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Dayton, OH 45408
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For $29.95 one can purchase a complete set of 6 carbon steel lockout tools
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that will open 95%+ of the cars around.
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Kwikset locks have become quite popular as one-step-up security locks for
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buildings. They are a bit harder to pick and do offer a higher degree of
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privacy than a normal, builder installed, door lock.
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So...
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Kwikset locks can be handily disassembled and the door opened, without harm to
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either the lock or the door, by using a KIWK-OUT tool sold by:
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A MFG
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1151 Wallace SE
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Massilon, OH 44646
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Price is $11.95, but if you are too lazy to pick auto locks...
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VEEHOF SUPPLY
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Box 361
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Storm Lake, IO 50588
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Still sells tryout keys for most cars. Price averages about $20.00 a set.
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Updated Lock Picking:
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For years, there have been a number of pick attack procedures for most
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pin and disc tumbler lock systems. In reverse order of ease they are:
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Normal picking: Using a pick set to align the pins, one by one, until the
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shear line is set and lock opens.
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Raking: This method uses picks that are constructed wth a series of bumps, or
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diamond shaped notches. these picks are "raked", i.e., run over all pins at
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one time. With luck, the pins will raise into the open position and stay
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there. Raking, if successful, can be much less effort than standard picking
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is.
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Lock Aid Gun: This gun shaped device was invented a number of years ago and
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has found applicatin with many locksmiths and security personnel. Basically,
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a needle shaped pick is inserted in the snout of the "gun" and the "trigger"
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is pulled. This action snaps the pick up and down strongly. If the tip is
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slipped under the pins, they will also be snapped up and down strongly. With
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a bit of luck, they will strike each other and separate at the shear line for
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a split second. When this happens the lock will open. The Lock Aid gun is
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not 100% successful, but when it does work, the results are quite dramatic. I
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have opened locks with one snap of the trigger, impressing the hell out of
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casual bystanders....
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Vibrator: Some crafty people have mounted a needle pick onto an electric
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toothbrush power unit. This vibrating effect will sometimes open pin tumbler
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locks; like instantly...
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Technology to the rescue!
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There is now another method to open pin and wafer locks in a very short
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time. Although it resembles the toothbrush pick in appearance, it is actually
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and electronic device. I am speaking of the COBRA PICK. Designed and sold
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by:
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FEDCORP
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P.O. Box 569
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Scottsdale, AZ 85252
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The Cobra uses two 9-volt batteries, teflon bearings (for less noise) and a
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cam-roller. It comes with three picks (for different types of locks) and
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works both in America and overseas on pin or wafer locks. It will open common
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door type locks in 3 to 7 seconds with no damage (in the hands of an
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experienced locksmith). It can take a few seconds more, or even half a minute
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in the hands of someone with no experience. How much for this toy that will
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open most locks in 7 seconds?
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$235 plus $4.50 handling.
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If none of these cute, safe and sane ideas appeal to you, you can always
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fall back on the magic thermal lance...
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The thermal lance is a rather crude instrument constructed from 3/8"
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hollow magnesium rods. Each "tube" comes in a 10" length, but can be cut down
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if desired. Each one is threaded on one end. To use the lance, you screw the
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tube together with a mated regulator (like a welding outfit uses) and hook up
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an oxygen tank. the oxygen is turned on and the hollwo rod is lit with a
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welding igniter. The device produces an incredible amount of heat. It is
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used for cutting up concrete blocks or even rocks. An active lance will go
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through a foot of steel in a few seconds.
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The lance, also known as a burning bar, is available from:
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C.O.L. MFG
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7748 W Addison
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Chicago, IL 60634 |