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152 lines
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***** MAKE YOUR OWN *****
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***** SIMPLE PICK GUNS *****
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BY THE IMPACTOR
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First! Pick guns are hard! That's right! Don't even think about
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trying to do this unless you are ready to PRACTICE! You don't just
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poke them in the keyhole and have an open lock!
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How they work:
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You know this toy?
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OOOOO OOOOO
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Pick guns work the same way:
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/ <-- Spring, pushes pins down.
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------- | | ------- <-- Sheer line, where the
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|_| plug meets the cylinder.
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^ <-- Keyway
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Pick gun delivers
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sharp blow to bottom
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pin.
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With luck, right after the gun delivers its blow:
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| | <-- Top pin thrown up by blow.
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-------------------- <-- Sheer line, where the
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plug meets the cylinder.
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| | <-- Bottom pin stays in place.
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NOTE: Pick guns ONLY work on PIN TUMBLER LOCKS! DO NOT USE THEM ON
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WAFER OR DISK TUMBLER LOCKS! YOU WILL DAMAGE THE LOCK!
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Three "pick gun" type implements described in _PICK GUNS Lock Picking
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for Spies, Cops and Locksmiths_ by John Minnery:
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The simple clicker, made from a metal clothes hanger:
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Thumb presses here,
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then releases with a snap.
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/ _____ | |
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\ \-----/---------------|--------------- they will receive
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\_____/ \ / ^ the force of the
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\_/ | "click".
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| ^ Flatten needle with hammer,
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| | shorten height with file.
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Wrap around something | This part goes into
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like a broom handle. | the lock under the pins.
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This part imparts
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force to the needle
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which imparts force
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to the pins.
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With one hand, a tension wrench is used to apply rotational tension
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(see _The MIT Guide To Lock Picking_,
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http://www.lysator.liu.se/mit-guide/). The other hand, manipulating
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the clicker, places the needle against the pins. The thumb pushes
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down where indicated, and releases with a snap. The force is imparted
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to the needle, which is imparted to the pins. With luck, a wide gap
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opens at the sheer line, and the lock opens. Frequently multiple
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clicks are needed.
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Experiment with different tensions on the tension wrench and different
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ammounts of force with the clicker, which can be adjusted by changing
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how far down the thumb pushes before releasing.
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Be careful to put the needle in the lock as straight as possible.
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Friction against the sides or back of the lock will prevent the full
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force of the click from going into the pins. Holding the needle level
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against the pins helps to make sure the force is applied evenly to all
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of the pins.
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Clothespin Clicker:
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\ _ --------------| <-- Thin strip of metal placed
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-----------/-\___/ \_| in groove cut in top of
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-----\-/ \_/ | clothespin.
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Lower part shortened to make operation easier.
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Finger pulls up here, and then releases. Force
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is transfered to needle, and then pins.
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Clothes hanger pick gun:
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/ \ / \
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| || | Needle. This part
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| __________ || _______________ <-- transfers force to
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| / || | pins. Hammer thin,
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| | | \_/ and file down height.
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| | | <-- Trigger. Forefinger pulls here, and
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\_\___/| like a broom handle.
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\___/
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