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Beginning Pin Tumbler Picking
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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.


Getting Started
Next Steps
Resources


Beginning Pin Tumbler Picking

Community

Locks

Master Lock No. 3 padlock.

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

Sparrows Kick Start set of lockpicks, turning tools, and carrying case.

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


It is easy to make some tools yourself


Other usefull stuff


Practice

Practice Locks

Clear padlock.

Exercises

Navigation

Tool Check

Disassembly

  1. Remove the cam or C-clip.
  2. Insert the key and turn the plug 45-90 degrees.
  3. Withdraw the plug from the cylinder. (A plug follower is recommended)

OR

  1. Remove the chamber casings and take out each pin-stack individually
  2. Remove the cam or C-clip.
  3. Withdraw the plug from the cylinder.


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.