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]] LOCK PICKING [[
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]] by:Black Cobra [[
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So you want to be a criminal. Well, if you're wanting to be like James Bond
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and open a lock in fifteen seconds, go to Hollywood because that's the only
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place you're gonna do it. Even experienced locksmiths can spend 5 to 10
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minutes on a lock if they're unlucky. If you are looking for extremely quick
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access, look elsewhere.
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The following instructions will pertain mostly to the "lock-in-knob" type
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lock, since it is the easiest to pick. If there is sufficient demand, I will
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later write a file discussing the other forms of entrance, including
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dead-bolts.
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First of all, you need a pick set. If you know a locksmith, get him to make
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you a set. This will be the best possible set for you to use. If you can't
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find a locksmith willing to supply a set, don't give up hope. It is possible
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to make your own, if you have access to a grinder -- you can use a file, but
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it takes forever. Even better would be to take a mail-order locksmith course
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-- at the end of one you can legally buy key blanks and so forth, and can even
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go into business for yourself! But those cost a lot of money, and most people
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don't need to go to all the trouble.
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The first thing you need to make your own is an allen wrench set (very small).
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These should be small enough to fit into the keyhole slot. Now, bend the long
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end of the allen wrench at a slight angle..(not 90 deg.) It should look
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something like this:
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#1
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\\
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\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (This is the handle that
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\\\ was already here.)
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\\\
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\\\
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Now, take your pick to a grinder or a file and smooth the end (#1) until it's
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rounded so it won't hang inside the lock. Test your tool out on doorknobs at
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your house to see if it will slide in and out smoothly.
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Now this is where the screwdriver comes in. Is it small enough for it and
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your pick to be used in the same lock at the same time, one above the other?
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Let's hope so, because that's the only way you're gonna open it.
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In the coming instructions, please refer to this chart of the interior of a
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lock:
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| K
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# # # # # # | E
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# # # # | Y
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* * | H
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* * * * * * | O
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
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#= upper tumbler pin
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*= lower tumbler pin
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X= cylinder wall
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(This is a greatly simplified drawing)
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The object is to press the pin up so that the space between the upper pin and
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the lower pin is level with the cylinder wall. Now, if you push a pin up, its
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tendency is to fall back down, right? That's where the screwdriver comes in.
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Insert the screwdriver into the slot and turn. This tension will keep the
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"solved" pins from falling back down. Now, work from the back of the lock to
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the front, and when you're through.....
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There will be a click, the screwdriver will turn freely, and the door will
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open. Don't get discouraged on your first try! It will probably take you
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about 20-30 minutes your first time. After that you will quickly improve with
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practice.
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This is by no means the most efficient way of entering a house. If you would
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like another item or two devoted to these other ways, let the sysop know.
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The PIRATES HOLLOW 415-236-2371 ;(
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