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