otcmx wrote:WestCoastPicks wrote:otcmx wrote:Sorry, my name is Eric and I'm new here. I saw there are so many threads in this forum that I don't exactly know my questions belong to which particular thread.
It's so fascinating that there are so many people interested in this skill set and I was surprised to find so many community forums discussing this subject of lock picking. And I think that it would be very useful to learn this skill.
The picture of the door lock is like this image.
What exactly are you asking? And what door?
If you want to learn how to pick. You should first learn a few rules to keep yourself and everybody else safe.
1 do not pick a lock you do not own or have the owners permission to pick. This includes confirming the owners identity.
2. Do not pick locks that are in use. I.E door locks installed in a functioning door. There is a chance you will screw the lock up, and not even be able to use the key on it.
I suggest getting a few low cost padlocks just for picking. And a cheap starter set from southord. Watch a bunch of bosnian bill videos on YouTube and spend hours picking those padlocks you bought just for picking.
Yes I totally understand your concern. It's the storage door in my house and I have lost the key to the door. So I'm thinking of picking it myself at the same time learning the skill. Sorry, just out of curiosity, is it that difficult to learn the skill that people needs to practice is over and over?
Give it a try and find out. I'm telling you right now, it is literally impossible to learn how to pick locks by picking just one lock. There are thousands of different locks, different keyways, different pins, pin configurations, pin spacing and sizing, spring pressures, core tension and many other things you need to learn before you could even think of calling yourself skilled. It is equivalent of badly strumming one easy chord on a guitar, and then thinking you're skilled at it.
Like anything else, you don't get to call yourself a skilled anything unless you're actually skilled at it. How are you going to become skilled at something without putting in time and practice? Are you skilled if you've got good at opening your one door lock (one of the easiest locks to pick) but can't open a simple master lock that has a few spool pins? Or an American with serrated pins? Or a wild ass keyway that you can't fit your pick in to? No, you're not.
I know of nothing in the world a person can become skilled without spending time learning and practicing. So yes, like any other skill in the world, you have to practice over and over.
Again, I stress: Do not pick on your doors or other locks that are currently in use. Even that one you don't have a key for. If you have time, work up the skill before you try picking it. If you don't have the time, call a locksmith. You picking it green might work, but you might also screw the lock up so that even a skilled person couldn't pick it.
If you honestly want to learn, regardless of that door you can't open, you're going to have to practice. No way around that. If you just want to get that door open (I'm thinking that's the case since you seem to have your mind set on it even after being told it's not a good Idea generally and against the community guidelines) call a locksmith.
Mon Aug 22, 2016 7:37 pm 
