Lockpick Library

Using a Lock Pick Gun

tazeen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:30:19 +0000

Plenty of web sites and discount catalogs offer pick guns for sale, but it is difficult to tell from the ads whether it is a tool worth having. There are problems that accompany their use that advertisements don’t mention.

Lock pick guns work by creating a sharp impact within a pin tumbler lock. When these locks are at rest, top pins cross the shear line between the lock shell and the lock plug.

Using a pick gun requires precision, a delicate touch, excellent timing, and practice. Practice is certain to destroy the locks you are working with, so be warned. Pick guns are NOT non-destructive tools.

This report will acquaint you with everything that you would want to know about using a Lock Pick Gun, starting from merits, detriments, capabilities, and usefulness of Lock pick guns.

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Picking Tubular Cylinder Locks

tazeen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:28:38 +0000

Tubular cylinder locks are widely accepted as the most secure locks you can get for a reasonable price. Tubular cylinder locks are the round type locks you find on most vending machines, ATMs, and the like. They are basically a pin tumbler lock where the pins are arranged on a circular plane.

You are going to read a concise and illustrated summary on Picking Tubular Cylinder locks.

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Tips for Success in Cracking Locks

tazeen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:26:37 +0000

Before you can pick a tumbler type lock, you must determine the correct direction of rotation. It may sound like a trivial point, but who wants to waste hours trying to pick a lock the wrong direction.

It is very important to maintain a confident attitude while you are learning to pick locks. If you feel nervous or stressed, it will only make things harder

This paper will help you become more adept at manipulating locks. Solutions to common problems and general miscellaneous information that could prove useful are also included here.

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The Warded Lock

tazeen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:24:04 +0000

The warded lock’s basic design was created by the ancient Romans. The basic principle behind its operation is a series of “wards” (projecting obstructions) that prevent all but the proper cut key from being rotated inside the lock. These obstructions have been placed in the path of the turning of the bit portion of the key.

The number of wards in the lock can vary, but normally two is the minimum.

These locks offer only token security to the user. Besides being easy to circumvent, the warded locks offers only about fifty alternate keying combinations. Picking them is generally regarded as trivial.

You will gain insight about various mechanisms and ways to pick the warded lock.

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How to Pick Wafer Tumbler Locks

tazeen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:22:47 +0000

The wafer tumbler lock was developed as a low-cost lock that offered a reasonable degree of security to the owner. These locks are make up over one-fourth of all the locks in the world. The outside of the lock resembles the pin tumbler lock (yet to be discussed), but uses a much simpler mechanism.

Wafer keyways usually have simple side ward indentions. The key is usually shorter than that of other locks, but equally broad. It may be cut on one or both sides.

Though harder to pick then the warded lock, the wafer lock is still easy to circumvent. This is an excellent lock to practice on because the techniques required to pick it are applicable to the pin tumbler lock as well.

You are going to get an insight on the different ways to open wafer tumbler locks by means of like raking, picking, vibration picking by reading this document.

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How to pick a Lever Lock

tazeen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:20:49 +0000

Robert Barron invented the lever lock in 1778. This constituted a considerable improvement over the ancient warded lock. It was based on a series of several “levers” that must each be raised to their own set height

Since its design the lever tumbler lock has undergone numerous improvements.

Lever locks, though limited in use, can still be found today in some hospitals, suitcases, cabinets, fine furniture, and attache cases. Lever locks are also used on safe-deposit boxes, often with fifteen or more levers and sometimes requiring two keys. You are going to find out ways to open the lever lock with a little history in this document.

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How to use a Snap Pick

tazeen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:18:02 +0000

The tool mentioned in this guide is a homemade version of a mechanical pick gun constructed out of stiff wire. It is referred to as the Snap Pick.

How to use a Snap Pick will illustrate the directions to use this pick in a way that it would stimulate the action of a mechanical pick gun. This guide is packed with relevant images for better understanding.

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How to Hack the Simplex Locks

tazeen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:12:44 +0000

No lock is one hundred percent secure. As any locksmith will tell you, even the best lock can be opened if one wishes to invest the time and resources. However, a good lock should at least be secure enough to prevent the average person from compromising it. Common sense dictates that a lock which can easily be opened by anyone is simply not a safe lock to use.

Although Simplex claims that “thousands of combinations are available,” in truth only 1081 combinations are used. Another 1081 combinations are available in the guise of “high security half-step codes.” These are codes which require the user to push one or more buttons only halfway.

It has been found that nuberous organizations use Simplex locks as a primary lock source. Among the guilty parties in the New York metropolitan area are Federal Express, United Parcel Service (UPS), Citicorp Center, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Others around the nation include General Motors, the State Department, McDonald’s, NSA, and the University of Wisconsin.

You are going to gain insight on ways to hack simplex locks and all the possible simplex combinations after reading this brief.

Topics are arranged in following order:

Introduction
Hacking Simplex Locks
Changing Combinations on the 900 Series
All possible Simplex Combinations

How to Hack the Simplex Locks

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How to Defeat Simplex 5-Button Combination Locks

tazeen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:06:35 +0000

Simplex or Unican 5-button all-mechanical combination locks are usually used in a variety of secure but high-traffic applications, and come in a number of flavors: dead bolt, slam latch, lock switches for alarms, buttons in a circle or a vertical line, etc. The internal locking works are the same across all of these

Contrary to what the marketing reps would have you believe, the locks can be opened fairly quickly without knowing the set combination and without damaging the lock. Through a blend of a soft touch, a little hard logic, and an implicit understanding of how the locking mechanism works, they generally yield within five minutes or so.

How to Defeat Simplex 5-Button Combination Locks features the mechanical workings and a method of defeating the lock that falls out by logical inference and observations from playing with it.

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The Art of Shimming Doors

tazeen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:04:36 +0000

The whole technique of shimming doors is a little known fast way to open most of the ‘lock in knob’ type of doors without even looking at the lock. The theory is the same as the old tried and true credit card, but from the other side of the door. This technique works on doors with a certain type of latch.

This document will educate you with the art of shimming doors.

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