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Hi to everyone. Been a member here for a while. Just got back to the site.

Welcome Back!(Texas-Jim)
So where does one go when not on Keypicking?
Maybe Youtube?

Hi Texas-Jim. Good to see ya around.

Great to see you here Jim!

Hey there greetings from UK I'm Lance.

It's a pleasure to be here absorbing all this knowledge, don't know where to begin there's so much to choose from. Thanks. lazeruss.

Howdy, names Ben. Been back into picking for about half a year and am actually learning wtf I'm doing this time.

Hello all my name is bobby and I'm from northern Michigan. I am a mild mannered logger by day and lock picking enthusiast the rest of the time. My fasanation with locks started about 25 years ago with a bobby pin and a fireproof lock box. My main intrests now is collecting as much knowledge as I can about the high security padlocks that fuel my true love. I look forward to the discussions that only collected wisdom can bring and hope to be able to share any insight I may have. Thanks again and best of luck to what ever project is in/at hand.

Hello Ben.... Hello Bobby. HUGE welcome to you both!

Always excited to see some new names around here.

Just wanted to introduce myself to everyone. My name is Kirk. I am a locksmith by trade. I'm also a former Navy SEAL and Retired Federal Air Marshal. I love what I do and appreciate a good lock. An old saying of mine is "Behind every bandage there is a story, the bigger the bandage, the better the story." I've had a lot of bandages...

Hey Kirk,

Let me be the first to welcome you to the forum.

Seems like you may have acquired a few skills of your own, I look forward to reading your posts.

Being a little bit of a pessimist 'behind every bandage is a scab' made me chuckle sorry, take care Kirk and have a great day

Kind regards. Lance. England U.K

Hi im new. Started pickin in feb. Been enjoying repinning. Im a glassblower by trade. Lurker mainly. Acquired an abus habit already.

Bob. Welcome. I'm Mike. Nice to have ya here.

Glassblowing, eh?! That's pretty neat I'd imagine?

Bob. Welcome. I'm Mike. Nice to have ya here.
Glassblowing, eh?! That's pretty neat I'd imagine?

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Oh... and Kirk (didn't see your post up there). WELCOME!
You've certainly had a pretty interesting life it sounds like?!
Very good to meet ya and glad you're here.

Hey everyone! I'm new!

I'm a UNIX Systems Engineer by day. Information security is a required part of my job, but to be perfectly honest, I don't find it all the interesting. I do find physical security interesting, probably because I watch too many spy and heist movies.

I started picking in the mid 1990's when I was in college. I learned from the MIT guide and some zine style book that I managed to pick up somewhere. The only "pick" I have ever made was a ground down steak knife that did a great job ruining my Dremel, but utterly failed to ever open a lock.

I got back into picking a year or so ago when a coworker dropped an old American Series 50 on my desk and asked me to open it. Unable to, I started reading up on security pins and finally, after much hand cramping, I managed to get it open. From there I went looking for harder and harder locks, which finally landed me on keypicking where I started lurking. Using the materials provided by xeo and Oldfast, I recently managed to learn the basics of Medeco Biaxial picking. I'm currently at the point where I have my wife select and install pins in a configuration unknown to me. I have another cylinder on its way, which I plan to have her unbox and keep the key. My most immediate goal is to be able to pick ANY Medeco Biaxial.

Future projects are:

Medeco Metrolock 52-5 (snagged it on eBay)
ASSA Twin
Mul-T-Lock 7x7

Based on the safe chronicles of Oldfast, I'm also developing an interest in manipulation.

Already been enjoying some of the things you're doing & sharing! Great to have ya here.