Picking locks...

[Evadman]

When I was working at HD, I would be asked to rekey locks where the customer didn't bring the orignal key, or lost it. I could pick a quickset lock in about a minute without any special tools. A Schlage lock would take 5+ minutes. Those were the only ones I ever tried to pick besides a masterlock padlock which after about an hour I gave up.

 

[tfbrown69]

I keep this one on my key ring for work.works very well for most simple locks.

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/tfbrown69/JPXS-6.jpg

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Evadman
When I was working at HD, I would be asked to rekey locks where the customer didn't bring the orignal key, or lost it. I could pick a quickset lock in about a minute without any special tools. A Schlage lock would take 5+ minutes. Those were the only ones I ever tried to pick besides a masterlock padlock which after about an hour I gave up.

I used to be good with masterlocks when I was in college.

I remember reading a thread a long time ago about lockpicking.... I think the link above for howstuffworks is a pretty good starter.

And, if you practice, you CAN pick a pretty large percentage of locks with a paperclip or two and a screwdriver. Just practice on a couple of locks of the same brand... after a while, you'll master that brand and can open another of those locks in seconds.


Lastly, regarding the repo man post above... why wouldn't a repo man have a set of keys to the car? Since it's a repo, I would think the lender could easily have keys made for the car, based on the VIN.

 

[FleshLight]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: Evadman
When I was working at HD, I would be asked to rekey locks where the customer didn't bring the orignal key, or lost it. I could pick a quickset lock in about a minute without any special tools. A Schlage lock would take 5+ minutes. Those were the only ones I ever tried to pick besides a masterlock padlock which after about an hour I gave up.

I used to be good with masterlocks when I was in college.

I remember reading a thread a long time ago about lockpicking.... I think the link above for howstuffworks is a pretty good starter.

And, if you practice, you CAN pick a pretty large percentage of locks with a paperclip or two and a screwdriver. Just practice on a couple of locks of the same brand... after a while, you'll master that brand and can open another of those locks in seconds.


Lastly, regarding the repo man post above... why wouldn't a repo man have a set of keys to the car? Since it's a repo, I would think the lender could easily have keys made for the car, based on the VIN.

I saw a special on the Discovery Channel on repo men and they said that finding the car isn't very easy. If they spot the car, they'll probably want to get it right away, rather than weight a week for the keys to come in.