Lock Picking as a hobby?

[Mr Bump]

Anyone ever got involved in this i am fascinated by iy always have been and there are loads of great you tube videos and kits you can buy.

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[AndrewFlannigan]

Might be a good idea to familiarise yourself with this, before putting such tools in your pocket....

Theft Act 1968

An Act to revise the law of England and Wales as to theft and similar or associated offences, and in connection therewith to make provision as to criminal proceedings by one party to a marriage against the other, and to make certain amendments extending beyond England and Wales in the Post...

www.legislation.gov.uk

 

[Mr Bump]

Might be a good idea to familiarise yourself with this, before putting such tools in your pocket....

Theft Act 1968

An Act to revise the law of England and Wales as to theft and similar or associated offences, and in connection therewith to make provision as to criminal proceedings by one party to a marriage against the other, and to make certain amendments extending beyond England and Wales in the Post...

www.legislation.gov.uk

its actually quite a widespread hobby and there are competitions

 

[KIPAX]

From Sharpes Rifles

Richard Sharpe:
Gimme a pick-lock, Cooper.

Cooper:
Pick-lock, sir? Catch me with a pick-lock!

Patrick Harper:
They did, Coop. But when you got out of Newgate prison, you got another set, and that's the one the officer wants.

Cooper:
Do I get it back, sir?

Richard Sharpe:
Trust me.

Cooper:
It's very hard to trust a man who wants to borrow your pick-lock, sir.

 

[Hadron]

I got really in to it when I had an enforced rest period after back surgery. There aren’t many padlocks I can’t pick now given a bit of time but I eventually found I enjoyed making custom picks more than the actual picking. It’s another of those hobbies that can become a bit of a rabbit hole

 

[gman]

I find it very interesting, especially the new and wonderful designs to prevent lockpicking. It's quite scary how insecure your home probably is.

 

[Pixbarmy]

A lock is only as good as the item you are fixing it to!

On our last trip to Ireland, the main gate lock was a bit of twig, bent in the middle! They had left the keys for the house inside the open door!

 

[Clive K]

On night shifts I use to pick the padlocks on various tea lockers using a paper clip. I'd help myself to a tea bag or spoonful of coffee and leave them 20p.

As a practical joke I opened somebody's uniform locker and emptied it by drifting the hinge pins out, then replacing them once we had fitted the doors back on.

Combination locks were a doddle.

 

[Steep]

A lock picking lawyer video popped up on my yt feed a few days ago, how to break open just about any padlock with a couple of spanners in a few seconds.

 

[JonathanRyan]

I was into it for a little while. I got interested after I had to hire a locksmith - he got through a "secure" font door faster than he could charge my credit card. Literally walked up to the door to look at it. I thought he was going back to his van to find the right tool. He'd snapped the lock and was getting his iZettle

Once locks get tricky I find picking them slightly frustrating when I know I could get in fast with a bump key

It was really interesting for a while though - it's one reason why I fit these on all external doors If I ever need a locksmith, he'll earn his money.