#Tag
Maximum resistance to picking.
If "maximum" is about 20 seconds, I'd hate to see their less-secure locks.
Maximum resistance to picking.
If "maximum" is about 20 seconds, I'd hate to see their less-secure locks.
Gosh this lock is neat.
Gosh this lock is neat.
Vintage Russwin, raked open. The hardest part is keeping a grip on the dang thing 😋
Vintage Russwin, raked open. The hardest part is keeping a grip on the dang thing 😋
Here are the four locks I took home with me:
Anyone know places in/near Portland where love locks naturally grow? I'm looking to pick a bouquet while I'm here.
Anyone know places in/near Portland where love locks naturally grow? I'm looking to pick a bouquet while I'm here.
I though I'd died and gone to lock heaven 🥹
They also had a whole bin of vintage and antique mortise cylinders, many of which had keys. The goth/punk lady that worked there said, since I teach lockpicking (and gave her some practice tips), I could have 'em for $5/per 🫠
I left with 4 awesome new (old) locks 💝
Here are the four locks I took home with me:
Hey #Lockpicking #Experts of Fedi! I have two questions for you.
Several people have asked me to make a lockpicking zine for new folx, and I want to include some wisdom from y'all.
1. What are the top few tools in your kit that have gotten you into the most locks/places (specific pick profiles, bypass tools, turning tools)? It would be amazing if you provided a good quality, closeup photo of them so I can have an artist sketch them.
2. What's some advice you wish you had when you were still pretty new to lockpicking?
Please keep your responses to about ⅛ of a notebook page of text (like a few sentences) total.
---
Here are my answers:
1. A slim short hook, a sturdy medium hook, a two-hump w-rake, and a variety of turning tools.
2. If you can't open it with one of those tools, it's a skill issue. And you're better off learning more about the lock than reaching for another tool.
cc: @deviantollam & @LockEx for your valuable experience 🩷
Hey #Lockpicking #Experts of Fedi! I have two questions for you.
Several people have asked me to make a lockpicking zine for new folx, and I want to include some wisdom from y'all.
1. What are the top few tools in your kit that have gotten you into the most locks/places (specific pick profiles, bypass tools, turning tools)? It would be amazing if you provided a good quality, closeup photo of them so I can have an artist sketch them.
2. What's some advice you wish you had when you were still pretty new to lockpicking?
Please keep your responses to about ⅛ of a notebook page of text (like a few sentences) total.
---
Here are my answers:
1. A slim short hook, a sturdy medium hook, a two-hump w-rake, and a variety of turning tools.
2. If you can't open it with one of those tools, it's a skill issue. And you're better off learning more about the lock than reaching for another tool.
cc: @deviantollam & @LockEx for your valuable experience 🩷
The packaging told me I'd be prevented from picking these, so I got 13 new locks today.
Then I recorded unboxing-picking of all of them for Fedi.
The packaging told me I'd be prevented from picking these, so I got 13 new locks today.
Then I recorded unboxing-picking of all of them for Fedi.
My girlfriend and I went out yesterday to steal love locks, then went to get some warm food and drinks afterwards (it was friggin' cold).
We ended up with 28 new love locks¹, a cinnamon roll the size of a large hedgehog, and chai I had to strain through my teeth.
All and all, it was a beautiful day and a lovely experience...though next time I hope they pour the chai through a strainer 😅
¹I went for easier prey because, from the time I pulled my hands out of my pockets, I had about 30 seconds of poking icy metal before my fingers went numb.
My girlfriend and I went out yesterday to steal love locks, then went to get some warm food and drinks afterwards (it was friggin' cold).
We ended up with 28 new love locks¹, a cinnamon roll the size of a large hedgehog, and chai I had to strain through my teeth.
All and all, it was a beautiful day and a lovely experience...though next time I hope they pour the chai through a strainer 😅
¹I went for easier prey because, from the time I pulled my hands out of my pockets, I had about 30 seconds of poking icy metal before my fingers went numb.
And people say Mastodon is hard 😋
Gorgeous antique 8-Lever "Mastodon" steel padlock, picked in ~7 seconds, using homemade tools fashioned out of recycled bike spokes.
This is the second of two beautiful antique locks my partner gave me as a present.
The reason this opened so quickly is because several of the levers are rusted in place, and I bypassed the remaining ones and pushed the locking pawls out of the way directly.
