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Beginning Pin Tumbler Picking 





Beginning Pin Tumbler Picking intro goes here… In this article, you will find information regarding getting started with lockpicking, including joining the locksport community, aquiring locks and tools, disassembly, practicing, practice locks, and exercises.

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Locks


This is where we talk about selecting and sourcing locks for beginning practice.

Although there seems to be a lot of people beginning their lockpicking training on padlocks, cheap double euro cylinder can be a better choice; by sawing it in halves, you get two training locks. Gut them (just watch for the skeletonized cores!) and you can progressively pin them to learn your way around the keyway. This also saves you pain of learning security pins right at the beginning - just use standard drivers at the start and start adding security pins into the mix when you are ready.

Tools


To begin to learn Single Pin Picking (SPP), at least two tools are needed: one to manipulate the pins and one to rotate the lock plug. A pick with a hook profile is often recommended for SPP. It is generally recommended to use a turning tool that fits in the keyway without blocking access to the pins while still providing feedback and control of the rotation.

Listed here are a few suppliers where hobby lockpickers frequently buy these tools
 * Digby Lock and Tool (USA) - Hooks and Turning Tools
 * Hooligan Keys (USA) - Hook and Turning Tool
 * Law Lock Tools (UK) - Hook and Turning Tools
 * Lockpick Web Winkel (NL) - Hook and Turning Tool
 * Multipick (DE) - Hook and Turning tool
 * Sparrows Lock Picks (CA) - Hook and Turning tools

It is easy to make some tools yourself
 * Schuyler Towne "Tension Wrenches from Windshield Wiper Blades"(youtube)

Other usefull stuff
 * Reload kit - very usefull, not only pins, but tweezers, pinning mats and plug follower
 * Gutting wrench for easier circlip removal

Practice Locks



 * TOOOL UK Yale 1109 “Learn to pick” kit
 * Sparrows progressive locks
 * Sparrows cut away lock
 * Sparrows revolver
 * Reload kit - very usefull, not only pins, but tweezers, pinning mats and plug follower
 * Training lock, that will grow with you

Books
This is where we mention some books, like https://nostarch.com/locksport or Little Black Book of Lockpicking: Lock opening and Bypass techniques for Security Professionals.


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