Comments on: MIT Guide to Lock Picking – Appendix B

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:25:56 +0000

“One place that DOES NOT have similar wording, and does make possession illegal, is Washington, DC.”

This is incorrect – § 22-2501 of the DC Code provides:
No person shall have in his or her possession in the District any instrument, tool, or implement for picking locks or pockets, **with the intent to use such instrument, tool, or implement to commit a crime.** (Emphasis added.)

Here’s a link to § 22-2501.

By: Juan Pintor

Juan Pintor — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:58:00 +0000

Helo, I’m finding the libstdc++-devel for install gcc in a redhat linux

By: paul

paul — Tue, 09 May 2006 16:50:51 +0000

any info on opening mortice locks english types
without drilling.

thanks

By: chris

chris — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:13:51 +0000

GREAT STUFF. NOW I HOPE I CAN FIGURE IT OUT. I NEED TO LEARN FOR MY JOB.

THANKS.

By: spiralbound.net » MIT Guide to Lock Picking - Appendix A: Tools

spiralbound.net » MIT Guide to Lock Picking - Appendix A: Tools — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:56:37 +0000

[...] The half round tip works well in disk tumbler locks. See section 9.13. The full diamond and full round tips are useful for locks that have pins at the top and bottom of the keyway. The rake tip is designed for picking pins one by one. It can also be used to rake over the pins, but the pressure can only be applied as the pick is withdrawn. The rake tip allows you to carefully feel each pin and apply varying amounts of pressure. Some rake tips are flat or dented on the top to makes it easier to align the pick on the pin. The primary benefit of picking pins one at a time is that you avoid scratching the pins. Scrubbing scratches the tips of the pins and the keyway, and it spreads metal dust throughout the lock. If you want to avoid leaving traces, you must avoid scrubbing. [...]