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Everyday Items Used To Pick Locks?

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iiFlynRyan

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Post Sun Mar 06, 2016 2:22 pm

Everyday Items Used To Pick Locks?

What are some everyday items that you have or could use as picks and wrenches?
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bitbuster

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Post Sun Mar 06, 2016 2:31 pm

Re: Everyday Items Used To Pick Locks?

Nail head, paper clip, screw driver, thin finishing nail,etc.,etc
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Post Sun Mar 06, 2016 7:14 pm

Re: Everyday Items Used To Pick Locks?

Element wire from a high pressure sodium bulb and a the steel cable from a electrical fish tape.
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Robotnik

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Post Sun Mar 06, 2016 10:07 pm

Re: Everyday Items Used To Pick Locks?

Zip ties. Used as a self-impressioning rocker pick.
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Post Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:47 am

Re: Everyday Items Used To Pick Locks?

Random you have pics of that wire or even the bulb? Its all new to me and interesting.
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Post Tue Mar 08, 2016 2:52 pm

Re: Everyday Items Used To Pick Locks?

https://youtu.be/Ym65fYMu5Gs
Here's a clip showing the light bulb trick.
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DIY Dave

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Post Fri Mar 18, 2016 7:34 pm

Re: Everyday Items Used To Pick Locks?

I always use the spring steel from windshield wiper blades to make tensioners
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Post Fri Mar 18, 2016 9:00 pm

Re: Everyday Items Used To Pick Locks?

Tie pins. The handle of one to tension and the tip of the pin on the other to pick. Easier to use on office-style wafer locks though.

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