hello again it's Locke noob and it's
very possible that you've been bought a
lockpick set or maybe a practice lock as
part of a Christmas gift maybe a
birthday present a gift to yourself or
maybe just a surprise gift by a
significant other it's also possible
that you might not know exactly what all
of the kit does or even how to use it
and that is exactly what I hope this
video will help you with I want to
explore in this video very quickly how
locks work what's in a basic lock pick
set like this how to use all the tools
what sort of locks to move on to after
we've exhausted the possibilities with
practice laws like this what resources
are available for you to learn from
after watching this video and what other
lockpick sets that you might want to
move onto after you have matured your
skills over time now I just want to
caveat that whilst your lockpick set
might not be exactly the same as this
set the principles are going to cover
cover nearly all starter lockpick sets
like this one before we start picking a
lock we need to understand the very
basics about how locks work to begin
with let's take a look at this cutaway
lock that I made a while back and see
how a lock works so inside the lock you
can see two rows of pins we have the key
pins at the bottom and the driver pins
at the top you can see that the driver
pins sit between the top of the lock and
what we call the plug or the core and
that is what stops the lock from turning
when you don't have the key inside here
is the key and you see that there are
cuts on the key we call that the bitung
when you insert the key into the lock
the cuts on the lock lift all the pins
to a specific height and that pushes the
driver pins out of the way allowing the
call or plug to turn you can see that
more clearly in a scaled up version of
this lock where we are just looking at
the first pin although is the same for
every single pin this lock
whereby when the key is inserted the key
pin is lifted to a specific height
allowing the driver pin to be pushed out
of the way and the plug or call to turn
and that is how you will open your lock
if you have one of these plastic
practice padlocks and if you don't I do
suggest you spend a couple of pounds to
get one you can see the same thing
happen although you won't be able to see
the key pins quite as well but you'll
see the driver pins being lifted up to
the shear line and then that allows the
plug or cork to turn when we're picking
a lock without a key of course we need
to replicate the two actions the key
provides we need to be able to turn the
lock with a turning tool but we also
need to lift the pins with a pin lifting
tool and that brings us onto what are
all those things inside that lock pick
kit so what's in a typical lock pick set
and don't worry if yours doesn't look
exactly the same as this it's the top
it's here the pick tips that will be
pretty much the same in most of these
beginner kits and what we have are hooks
so called because they are hook shapes
half diamonds because they look like the
little triangle or a half diamond on the
end rakes which are normally any profile
with all these up and down wiggles and
jiggles ball rakes so-called because
they are a rake and they look like
they've got little balls on the end this
is known quite cutely as a snowman but
you might have one which is in half like
that there's a half snowman you might
also have just a single ball on the end
there's a range of ball rates that you
can find in these sorts of kits you may
also find something like this a harpoon
if you like and these are broken key
extractors broken key extractors are the
type of a lockpick they do exactly what
you
think they do which is where you have a
broken key in a lock the harpoon is able
to grab hold of the broken key and
extract it from the lock saving the lock
itself lockpick sets will also come with
a range of different tools which are
known as tension tools or turning tools
and these provide a turning force or
torque in the lock in the absence of a
key providing the same that's what allow
us to pick the lock so now we know how a
lock works and what's in a basic lock
pick kit let's actually start to look at
how we pick a lock and we'll begin with
the rakes so just a recap what we need
to do to pick a lock is replicate the
action of the key we need to lift all
the pins to the correct height all these
driver pins now you also need to provide
a turning force without lifting the pins
to the correct height we can just apply
a turning force on its own and you'll
see that of course the pluck or the core
does not turn past a certain point I'll
be using this clear practice padlock
throughout the demonstration so you can
see what happens these driver pins as we
insert the tools when we apply tension
or turning falls or indeed talk to the
lock we only want to turn it until it
naturally stops about there we don't
want to add extra attention to it to
bend the tool just enough that's all you
need it doesn't really matter what
tension until you use here's the other
one in this kit for this type of lock
and you can see that we can insert that
one in and provide tension just the same
as we do with the other tool as long as
it fits in the key way and doesn't block
the entire key way that's all you're
looking for let's start with the city
rate this is the rate which will try to
act on all the pins at the same time I
apply it a small amount attention to the
lock I insert this and what I'm going to
do is just gently really come down until
we get open like this
and there we go we have an open all I
was doing was applying swarm at
attention moving this back and forth in
the lock until all six of these driver
pins reached their shear line and the
lock opened so with any of the rakes
that can't act of all the pins at once
you're going to have to move it gently
in and out of the key way maybe even
angling the tool up and down maybe
lifting it higher in the key way lower
in the key way random movements remember
you can't normally see inside these
locks so you want to just provide a very
small amount of tension just enough to
hold that plug against the driver pins
which are blocking the key way insert
your talk and then just gently right
back and forth maybe angle it up and
down a bit and you'll see that once all
of those pins are I'm going to move the
pick a little higher in the lock and
there we go got and open and that is the
same for any of these rake tools it
doesn't matter which one or what the
profile is that is the action you need
to take the final type of rake looks a
little bit like this and this does take
a little bit of skill not so much on
these clear plastic locks which are
designed for easy opening but this you
would insert all the way back into back
of the lock you would apply small amount
of tension push up and then pull it out
and you'll see you get an open so that's
called the zipping and it does take a
lot of practice and timing so we put it
in push up the pins and pull out rapidly
while under tension and we can zip the
locks like I said that's made a lot
easier by these practice plastic
padlocks which are designed to open up
very easily
those are the rakes and those are
usually the easiest ones to start with
they're usually a lot of fun and
especially these locks like this they'll
get you into some really fun openings
but now let's look at hooks hooks are so
called because they are well they're a
hook shape and as you can imagine
they're designed to pick one pin at the
time in the lock so all we need to do is
apply tension and then what we're doing
so we're relying on the manufacturing
tolerances and imperfections in the lock
that means that some of these pins will
actually be stuck binding in the lock
first and we need to find the ones which
actually feel like they're sticking and
push those up under tension then this is
called single pin picking it takes a
while to get used to knowing how these
pins bind but they go we now have an
open and that is how these hooks work
they are just designed to push up on one
pin at a time they may need to be picked
in all sorts of different orders but
it's a lot of fun learning how to single
pin pick now let's quickly look at
diamond picks and these are all half
diamonds and you should have a large and
small and they are what I like to call
hybrid picks what that means is of
course you can do two types of picking
with this you can use it as a rake by
moving it back and forth in the lock
they go or we can be more subtle and we
can apply small math attention again and
we can go along the pins and actually
lift the pins with the tip of the
picking tool the tip of that half
diamond and what I'm doing is I'm just
going along and I'm finding which pin is
feel sticky and then lift it and then
there we go we have an open so these
tools can be incredibly versatile being
used both as a rake and a single pin
picking tool
lastly ought to cover ball rates which
can be used in those pin tumbler locks
which we have just seen but are actually
more likely to be used in wafer locks
like this why they call wafer locks well
they don't have pins in top and bottom
like normal locks they just have these
little wafers which was sprung and they
are pushed either up or down in the key
way by the key and once the key is
inserted and it's a correct key you'll
see all this wafers move out of the way
and allows the quarter turn which brings
me onto this little tool which you may
or may not having your kits which is
also designed for wafer locks in fact
what it does is it just applies tension
by their go pushing against the top and
the bottom of the key way in these locks
let's use this double ball or snowman
rake inside this lock and hopefully if
we use some very light tension and just
scroll up and down there we go we are
already opening this wafer lock and you
should be able to see those wafers pop
back up when it goes back to their lock
position there we go
so now we've seen how a lock works and
what you get in a basic lockpick set
we've also seen how we use these tools
in such a plastic practice padlock and
that is a lot of fun learning about lock
picking learning about how the pins bind
in the lock how the DIMM tools work it's
great but eventually you'll want to move
on to a bigger and better challenge and
that is to use some real locks my
recommendation is that every picker
should grab one of these must unlock
threes to start with it has only four
pins inside but it's a reliable lock and
it's not too complicated has a nice open
key way and can be picked with even the
most basic of pickets when picking a
lock like this I use exactly the same
principles as we learned before I apply
a small amount of tension to the lock
and all I'm going to do is put my tool
in and feel for those pins that are
binding and push up on them and then he
go until I get an open unlock
and there we go and it's the same when
raking swarm at attention to Lin and
gently rock until all those pins are set
there we go once you master the master
look three you might want to move on to
a mass lock Excel or Magnum and then
maybe for an extra challenge you might
want to find some door locks like this
and these have not just four pins but
five on even six pins in them and those
can be a lot more challenging just a
word of warning
don't pick locks that are in use or ones
which you rely on if you snap off one of
your pick tools inside one of these
locks or otherwise damage the lock
you'll be in real trouble if it's
something which is being used or a lock
which you need so just pick locks that
you own hurts and not in use trust me on
this so once you've learnt to pick a
lock you've exhausted all the
possibilities of your plastic a practice
padlock you've picked some real locks
like this must lock three and maybe even
got moved up to locks like this higher
security door lock you might be thinking
to yourself I really like this hobby I
ought to get more into it where do I get
some resources to help me along my lock
picking journey well where to begin
there are clearly lock picking tunnels
like mine which are designed to help and
advise and guide and educate blocks
Porter's and lock Pickers in the amazing
and really really really fun hobby that
says lock picking and I'll leave some
links in the description below for other
channels which I think you might find
useful there are also books out there
one of the better ones is this one
called practical lock picking by deviant
allem and this book is an absolute gem
it takes you through all
different types of lock opening tricks
the theory behind lock picking all the
types of lock picks everything you could
ever think of
this book is a fantastic starter guide
and of course there are online
communities there are forums and groups
on Reddit and Facebook and Beyond and
those communities are a fantastic way to
meet like-minded individuals get into
trading and exchanging glocks learning
about different types of lock just
chatting to fellow pickers and maybe
even meeting up with people across the
world most likely when you've been
picking for a while you'll have outgrown
a really keep a set like this and you'll
be looking for something a little bit
more refined a little bit more well made
and Kitsap give you options of buying
single tools in profiles that you like
which provides already replacements for
those which are damaged or lost in the
future now you don't have to move
straight on to super expensive top-end
kits like some of the ones I have I've
been picking for a number of years and
you know I will treat myself to some
kits for a hobby that I absolutely love
when you're first starting out you
probably want to upgrade your keeper
pick set relatively soon to some
affordable but comprehensive starter
sets here are two my favorite starter
sets we have a South Lord C 1500 pick
set and a Sparrow's tuxedo but frankly
as long as you're going for some of the
more well-known
lock pick brands out there you really
can't go wrong in fact I do have a video
all about this subject which I again
will leave a link to below a good
starter kits will likely have maybe even
less tools than your cheap kits but
these tools will be made really really
beautifully they'll be well rounded they
will be made of the finest materials and
they will last you a lot longer and feel
much more intuitive inside of a lock
these kits will also come with a
multitude of tension tools of all
different thicknesses and sizes and as
you get more into lock-picking having a
larger amount of tension tools
greatly important to being able to pick
more and more locks which will have
different size key ways another thing
you might want to consider is buying a
cutaway lock like this and these are
sold by a number of different
manufacturers and they're designed to
help you learn how to pick a lock by
allowing you to repin a lock like this
but also have the chambers open so you
can see where you might be going wrong
if you're struggling to pick it a lot of
these types of locks also come with bags
of driver pins which have all sorts of
different security features as you see
they're all different shapes and that
makes a huge difference when you learn
to pick a lot because they all feel
different when you're learning to pick
them so there we are hopefully you now
know a little bit more about your lock
pick sets and how to use it and I hope
you found this video fun and
entertaining because I certainly had a
lot of fun making this video for you now
you know how to use your lock pick set
and know where to go on - from that I
just hope you have a really fun hobby um
I personally love lock picking I find it
challenging and interesting and really
rewarding and I hope you do too
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