Members Say Hi

[Bickeylikey]

Hi, my name is Liang. I am a newbie in lock picking. I want do it as my hobby. I want to know more about bike locks. Hope I will get the knowledge here. Thank you all.

[GWiens2001]

Jones - good to see you over here on The Dark Side!

Bickeylikey, nice to meet you. I am Gordon. Welcome to you both!

Gordon

[Oldfast]

A way late welcome I know.... but welcome Liang

[Remus25]

Hey I am Remus, and I' m in the US and I've been picking for about 9 months. I've gotten into my house several times and am currently trying to get a job with a locksmith.

[Oldfast]

Welcome, welcome. I'm Mike. Glad to have ya here.

[rerun12]

welcome aboard remus, i think youll like it here are you related to george remus by any chance? boardwalk empire fan here

[GWiens2001]

Welcome, Remus. Saw you in chat!

Gordon

[akodog]

My name is Michael. I'm new to the site, but I've been pickin' for a number of years. I enjoy looking and learning and hope to do lots here. Thanks.

[GWiens2001]

Glad you joined, akodog. Looking forward to seeing you around the site.

Gordon

[Oldfast]

A big welcome to you Michael.

....I'm new to the site, but I've been pickin' for a number of years.

Glad you found us!

[EvilBstrd]

Hi evry1, I now go by the name "EvilBstrd". I used to play poker as a hobby and was called "LuckyBstrd" then, but due to mounting losses I gave that up!! Several other hobbies later I have rekindled my interest in learning lock picking.
So far I have been fully immersed in trying to understand it's complexities and challenges!
My first set of "real" picks will be arriving this weekend and I'm feeling like a kid again waiting for Chrimbo!

So far I been using home made picks made from an old pair of spectacles! When I opened my 1st padlock just recently, I knew I had been biten by the picking bug!! What an amazing enjoyable experience and sense of achievement it was! Is it just me or do other ppl get that same feeling?

I dismantled my first Yale type lock yesterday, making all the usual rookie errors,(which of course I learnt from) but I'm struggling to put it back together and have already bend one spring and lost one driver pin! But hey.. what great enjoyment it was!!

I was going to ask advice on here about how to re-assemble it but have since read up further on it. I now know where I'm going wrong but still find it challenging and fiddly!!

Anyway, it'll be nice to get to know some of you eventually and I hope I can become a worthy member of your excellent forum!!

Thank in advance for any replies.

Best wishes. EB

[Deadlock]

Hiya EB.


You may spend a few quid on this, but nothing like what you'd spend (lose) gambling. I never had any luck, which is good, 'cos it means I don't do it.


I've always been interested in lockpicking, but only really started in 2012. Yeah, I can remember the feeling of opening a lock with a piece of metal other than the key for the first time.


I took a Yale apart, again for the first time, earlier this year. Actually seeing the size of the pins and how far they were apart made such a difference. Photos, however good, just aren't the same. I'd recommend any beginner to get a Yale rim cylinder and just take it apart.


I haven't put my Yale back together, but I can relate to what you've written about your experience with it. I can certainly see that happening to me! I'll do it one day - hey, I've already got a piece of 1/2'' dowel earmarked as a plug follower.

[Oldfast]

Welcome! Very good to meet you & glad you're here. I'm sure you'll love this place... I do!

[Capulina]

Hello friends:

I'm trying to get started in the locksmith business by myself. Previously I worked with some guys, i hope to have the majority of the members of this community to get some help.

Thanks in advance.

[GWiens2001]

Welcome Capulina. We will be glad to help.

Gordon