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Picking Combination Locks
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by: The Byte Byter
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The writer of this text file takes <all> responsibility for what
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this text file is used for.
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Well, on with the text file.
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Ok, so ya say ya wanna learn how to pick combination locks...This text
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file should help you. As a matter of fact, if ya do it right, it will help
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you. First of all, let me tell you about the set-up of a lock. When the lock
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is locked, there is a curved piece of metal wedged inside the little notch
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on the horseshoe shaped bar that is pushed in to the lock when you lock it.
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To free this wedge, you must(must is a word used to much) you usually(that
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sounds much better) have to turn the lock to the desired combination and the
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pressure on the wedge is released therefore letting the lock open. I will now
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tell you how to make a pick so you can open a lock without having to waste
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all that time turning the combination (this also helps when ya don't know the
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combination to begin with). First of all, ya need to find a hairpin. What's a
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hairpin? Well, just ask your mom. She will have one. If she asks what its
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for, say ya gotta hold something together... If she says use a rubberband or
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use a paperclip, tell her thanks anyway and then go to the store and buy
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you a box of 50 or so. Ok, enough stalling (yea, I was stalling). Once you
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have your hair pin (make sure its metal), take the ridged side and break it off
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right before it starts to make a U-turn onto the straight side. The curved part
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can now be used as a handle. Now, using a file, file down the other end
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until it is fairly thin. You should do this to many hairpins and file them
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so they are of different thicknesses so you can pick various locks. Some locks
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are so cheap that ya don't even have ta file! But most are not. Ok, now you
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have a lock pick. Now if ya haven't figured it out, here's how ya use it.
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You look at a lock to see which side the lock opens from. If you can't tell,
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you will just have to try both sides. When ya find out what side it opens from,
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take the lock pick and stick the filed end into the inside of the horseshoe-
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shaped bar on whichever side the lock opens from. Now, put pressure on the
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handle of the lock pick (pushing down, into the crack) and pull the lock up and
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down. The lock will then open because the pick separated the wedge and the
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notch allowing us thieves to open it. Don't say bullshit until you've tried it.
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Also, this technique works best on American locks. I have never
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picked a Master lock before because of the shape of the pressure wedge. But
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if anyone does it, let me know how long it took. Also, the Master lock casing
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is very tight so ya can't get the pick in. So, if you're locking something
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valuable up, use a Master, cuz at least ya know I won't be picking it and I'm
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sure there aren't that many that could. And when I say pick, I don't mean
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lighting a stick of dynamite next to the lock, picking is opening a lock without
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using force, making a substitute key, etc... If any of you believe that this
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information is not sufficient for picking an American lock, or any other kind
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besides Master, leave me a message at /\/\etalland 1 (503) 538-0761.
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This concludes my text file on picking combination locks. My next text
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file will probably be "Picking key locks". See ya later.
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The Byte Byter
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This text file was written on 06/21/85. Edited on 11-1-87 by Z.W.
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BROUGHT TO YOU BY COMPUTER PIRATES OF UTAH
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COURTESY OF THE SAFEHOUSE (801)-264-8201
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L O C K P I C K I N G
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WRITTEN BY: DARC DEATHE
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THIS TUTORIAL WILL DEMONSTRATE HOW TO "PICK" A PIN TUMBLER LOCK. USE OF THIS
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MATERIAL IS FOR LOCKSMITHS ONLY, ANY USE OF THIS INFORMATION FOR ILLEGAL
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PURPOSES IS FORBIDDEN AND AGAINST THE LAW. (AS LONG AS WE ARE AT IT, DO YOU
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WANT TO BUY SOME LAND IN FLORIDA?)
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IN ORDER TO PICK A PIN TUMBLER LOCK, YOU WILL REQUIRE FOUR ITEMS: A LOCK,
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YOU, A PICK, AND A TENSION WRENCH. YOU CAN USUALLY GET THESE AT A LOCKSMITH
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STORE, IF YOU CAN NOT FIND ONE NEAR YOU THERE WILL BE AN ADDRESS AT THE END OF
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THE ARTICLE THAT YOU CAN ORDER THEM FROM. HERE IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF A PICK
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AND A TENSION WRENCH:
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________/ !________
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PICK TENSION WRENCH
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MOST PEOPLE KNOW OF THE NEED FOR THE PICK, BUT HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE WRENCH
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IS FOR. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND WITHOUT IT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO PICK
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A LOCK.
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IN ORDER TO PICK A LOCK, WE MUST COUNT UPON THE IMPERFECTION OF THE LOCK.
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BEFORE WE LOOK AT HOW TO ACTUALLY PICK THE LOCK, WE WILL LOOK AT THE PARTS OF
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IT AND HOW THE IMPERFECTION PART FITS IN. HERE IS A DISSASSEMBLED LOCK:
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/ / / /
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\ \ \ \
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SPRINGS -> / / / /
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\ \ \ \
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_ _ _ _
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! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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DRIVERS ->! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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!_! !_! !_! !_!
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_ _
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! ! _ ! !
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BOTTOM PINS ->! ! ! ! _ ! !
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! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
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_____________________
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! : : : : : : : : !
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HOUSING ->! : : : : : : : : !
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! : : : : : : : : !
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!___: :_: :_: :_: :___!
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! : : : : : : : : !
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PLUG ->! : : : : : : : : !
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!______________________!
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! !
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! !
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!_____________________!
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/ \
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! !__ _ _
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! \__ / \_/ \__
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! \/ \
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\__/------------------- <- KEY
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WHEN YOU INSERT A KEY INTO A LOCK, THE BOTTEM PINS ARE PUSHED UP, AND IF IT
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IS THE PROPER KEY, THE TOPS OF THE BOTTOM PINS WILL MATCH WITH THE SPOT
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WHERE THE PLUG AND HOUSING MEET, THUS ALLOWING YOU TO TURN THE PLUG, AND OPEN
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THE DOOR, ETC.. WHEN YOU INSERT THE KEY, THE BOTTOM PINS GO INTO THE VALLEYS OF
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THE KEY, THUS MEANING THAT THE KEY MUST HAVE THE RIGHT HEIGHT VALLEYS TO MAKE
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THE LOCK OPEN. PRETTY ELEMENTRY, RIGHT? WELL NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO HOW TO PICK
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A LOCK.
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IN ORDER TO PICK A LOCK WE (AS I SAID BEFORE) DEPEND ON THE INACCURACY OF THE
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MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE FIRST THING TO DO IS TO INSERT THE TENSION WRENCH
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INTO THE LOCK AND APPLY A SLIGHT PRESSURE TO THE LEFT (OR RIGHT IF YOU
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WISH) SO THAT IF YOU COULD LOOK INSIDE THE LOCK AT WHERE THE PLUG AND THE
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HOUSING WOULD MEET, IT WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS:
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! !*! !
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HOUSING ! !*! !
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__________! !*! !___________
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__________ !*! ____________
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! !*!!
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PLUG ! !_!!
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! _ !
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! !*!!
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! \_/!
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NOW A SLIGHT PRESURE IS ON THE PINS. BECAUSE THE PINS CAN NOT BE PRODUCED
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EXACTLY THE SAME, THERE IS ONE PIN WHICH IS THE WIDEST AND THEREFORE HAS
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MORE TENSION ON IT, AND ONE WHICH IS THE THINNEST AND HAS ALMOST NO PRESSURE
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ON IT. WE NOW USE THE PICK TO >GENTLY< PUSH EACH PIN UP (AND TRY TO FEEL IT
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WHEN YOU LET IT DOWN) UNTIL WE FIND WHICH IS THE TIGHTEST ONE AND WHICH IS
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LOOSEST. GETTING THE FEEL FOR THIS IS THE HARDEST PART OF LOCK PICKING. NOW
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THAT YOU HAVE FOUND THE LOOSEST ONE, GENTLY PRESS IT UPWARD UNTIL YOU FEEL
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A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN TENSION ON THE TENSION WRENCH. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN
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THE TOP OF THE BOTTOM PIN BECOMES EVEN WITH THE JUNCTION OF THE PLUG AND
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THE HOUSING. DO NOT RELEASE ANY TENSION FROM THE WRENCH NOW! THE DRIVER WILL
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NOW BE TRAPPED IN THE HOUSING AS ILLUSTRATED HERE: (DON'T I DRAW PRETTY)
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! !*! !
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HOUSING ! !*! !
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! !*! !
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___________! !_! !___________
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_______________ ___________
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! !*! !
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PLUG ! !*! !
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! \_/ !
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! !
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NOW YOU CONTINUE THIS PROCESS WITH EACH OF THE PINS UNTIL YOU WORK YOUR WAY UP
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TO THE ONE THAT IS WIDEST. WITH SOME PRACTICE YOU CAN GET FAIRLY FAST AT
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THIS. I SUGGEST PRACTICING ON A FOUR PIN TUMBLER LOCK THAT IS BOUGHT FROM A
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HARDWARE STORE, THE CHEAPER THE BETTER.
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I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS A PATICULAR CONFIGURATION OF THE PINS NOW THAT MAY
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PRESENT A PARTICULARLY HARD JOB TO PICK. THIS IS GRAPHICLY SHOWN HERE BY
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THE TWO MIDDLE PINS:
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!*! !*! !*! !*!
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!*! !*! !_! !*!
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!*! !*! _ !*!
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!_! !*! !*! !_!
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_ !*! !*! _
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!*! !*! !*! !*!
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!*! !_! !*! !*!
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!*! _ !*! !*!
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!*! !*! !*! !*!
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\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
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\_______________
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WHEN YOU TRY TO PUSH THE 2ND PIN FROM THE LEFT UP, YOU WILL UNAVOIDABLY BE
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PUSHING THE ONE IN FRONT OF IT UP BECAUSE OF IT'S LONG BOTTOM PIN. THE ONLY
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SOLUTION FOR THIS IS TO GET A SPECIAL PICK THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS:
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THE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT IT IS HARD TO INITIALLY DETECT. THE REASON
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THAT IT MAKES IT HARDER IF IT IS NOT IMMEDIETLY APPERANT IS THAT YOU UN-
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AVOIDABLY PUSH THE 3RD PIN FROM THE LEFT UP INTO THE HOUSING, GETTING IT
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JAMMED:
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! !*! !
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HOUSING ! !_! !
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! _ !
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! !*! !
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__________! !*! !________
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___________ !*! ________
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!!*!!
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PLUG !!*!!
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!\_/!
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I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADDRESS A TECHNIQUE CALLED RAKING. IT USES A
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TOOL LIKE THIS:
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\/\/\/\___________
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BASICLY YOU "RAKE" IT BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE PINS, HOPING THAT COMBINED
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WITH THE TENSION IT WILL GIVE YOU THE RIGHT COMBINATION. THIS WAY HAS BEEN
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KNOWN: FAST SOMETIMES, BUT IS NOT VERY RELIABLE, AND I WOULD SUGGEST
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LEARNING TO ACTUALLY "PICK" THE LOCK.
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EARLIER I PROMISED AN ADDRESS TO ORDER LOCKSMITHING MATERIALS FROM, SO HERE IT
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IS:
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GARRISON PROTECTIVE ELECTRONICS
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BOX 128
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KEW GARDENS, NEW YORK, 11415
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SOURCES: PERSONAL PRACTICE AND MANY EXCELLENT BOOKS FROM MENTOR PRESS, IF
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YOU WOULD LIKE THEIR CATALOG, SEND A SASE TO:
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THE INTELLIGENCE LIBRARY
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MENTOR PULICATIONS
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135-53 NORTHERN BLVD.
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FLUSHING, NY 11354
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AND ASK FOR ANY INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE INTELLIGENCE LIBRARY.
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THIS CONCLUDES OUR EXTRAORDINARILY GRAPHIC ARTICLE ON LOCK PICKING. IF YOU
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HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LEAVE E-MAIL FOR DARC DEATHE ON MOST NATIONAL BBS'S.
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Edited by : Quasimoto
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LOCK PICKING
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BY ^^^NIGHTWING^^^
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SO YOU WANT TO BE A CRIMINAL. WELL, IF YOU ARE 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 YOUR GONNA DO IT. EVEN EXPERIENCED LOCKSMITHS CAN SPEND 5 TO 10 MINUTES
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ON A LOCK IF THEY'RE UNLUCKY. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR EXTREMELY QUICK ACCESS,
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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 DEAD-BOLT
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FIRST OF ALL, YOU NEED A PICK SET. IF YOU KNOW A LOCKSMITH, GET HIM TO MAKE YOU
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A SET. THIS WILL BE THE BEST POSSIBLE SET FOR YOU TO USE. IF YOU FIND A
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LOCKSMITH WILLING TO SUPPLY A SET, DON'T GIVE UP HOPE. IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE
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YOUR OWN, IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A GRINDER (YOU CAN USE A FILE, BUT IT TAKES
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FOREVER.)
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THE THING YOU NEED IS AN ALLEN WRENCH SET (VERY SMALL). THESE SHOULD BE SMALL
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ENOUGH TO FIT INTO THE KEYHOLE SLOT. NOW, BEND THE LONG END OF THE ALLEN
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WRENCH AT A SLIGHT ANGLE..(NOT 90 DEG.) IT SHOULD LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS:
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#1
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\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (THIS IS THE HANDLE
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\\\ THAT WAS ALREADY
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\\\ (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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LETS HOPE SO, BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOUR 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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* * * * * * | O
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#= UPPER TUMLER PIN
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*= LOWER TUMLER 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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TENDANCY IS TO FALL BACK DOWN, RIGHT ? THAT IS 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 ABOUT
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20-30 MINUTES YOUR FIRST TIME. AFTER THAT YOU WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE WITH
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PRACTICE.
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Burn This Flag Zardoz 408/363-9766
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realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 510/527-1662
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The New Dork Sublime Biffnix 415/864-DORK
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The Shrine Rif Raf 206/794-6674
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Planet Mirth Simon Jester 510/786-6560
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