Comments on: Pickin’ and Grinnin’

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:38:39 +0000

I’m afraid he can’t promise that.

You can get a really nice lock pick kit at the tool warehouse places – we have one on SW 59th in OKC called Meridian Tool. I bought a set for Rob once – who knows where it is now.

By: Greg Kennedy

Greg Kennedy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:28:38 +0000

Just promise to use your powers for good, never for evil.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:03:22 +0000

You were probably okay. Cars are unbelievably difficult to pick, at least for me. A normal house lock only has pins on one side (the bottom side of your key is flat). The technique involves pushing the pins back up in place with one hand (holding a pick) while applying turning pressure with the other. On cars doors, the locks are double-sided, which means when you get one side done, it still won’t rotate — you have to get both sides, without missing any pins. So far I haven’t been able to do it; I’m either missing pins, or I let go of the pressure while moving the pick from the top to the bottom.

I’m really surprised my neighbors haven’t called the cops on me yet. I’m sure they wonder why I stand around outside fiddling with my car locks from time to time.

By: Dave Farquhar

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:56:11 +0000

One of my neighbors in college picked the lock on my file cabinet with two paper clips. After that, I got real nervous any time I saw him anywhere near my car.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:26:07 +0000

I got mine at Notacon. Jeff actually bought a set as well (his are much heavier duty) at the fair. Both of us paid < $20 for our sets. At that point it's all about downloading/watching videos, reading books, experimenting and practicing.

By: Brent

Brent — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:23:18 +0000

What do you have to do to get a set of those? Order them off eBay?