Visual Guide to Lock Picking (1st Edition)
Mark McCloud
Language: English
Pages: 57
ISBN: 0970978863
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
This is the definitive guide for learning the art of lock picking. Inside you will discover the secrets of the trade. By reading this book, practicing, and applying the methods introduced, you can successfully become a master at picking all the common locks of today.
This book makes it easy and gives you the edge to quickly learn what it takes others years to gather. This book is a valuable addition to any collection and will open doors for you.
Not only does this book cover what tools and techniques are needed to pick most common locks, but it also goes through what to do step-by-step; and actually teaches you how to do it. It explains what all of the tools are and for what they are used. What really sets this book far above the competition, however, is the vast assortment of illustrations that make everything easy to understand. This really is a visual guide containing over 60 pages filled with diagrams and drawings that will instantly show you how locks work, and exactly what to do to bypass them. You can start learning today!
This book makes learning the art of lock picking fun and easy. You don't have to waste your time guessing how it's done, reading some amateur's theories, or trying to learn from the movies. (They always get it wrong). Now, you can get accurate information that the professionals use. Their secrets have finally been revealed.
Inside, you will find sections about warded locks, pin tumblers, wafer tumblers, and more. These are the locks found on most residential and commercial doors, cars, padlocks, desks, filing cabinets, safes, equipment, vending machines, bike locks, etc... Each section includes a detailed and easy to understand explanation as to how that type of lock works. This book even outlines several exercises you can perform in order to improve your lock picking skills. You'll be picking every lock in your house in no time.
Now, you can understand the technology that has kept thieves at bay for centuries. Even in the time of antiquity, within the halls of the great pyramids, tomb raiders found their untold riches behind surprisingly sophisticated locks. Today's locks inherit these same principle designs. We give you the keys to their secrets.
How many times have you or someone you know been locked out? Now, you don't have to be helpless in that situation while you wait and rely on some locksmith who is going to charge you a lot of money to do what you can do yourself. You don't have to be a victim of your circumstances. The next time someone forgets their keys, you can be confident with the knowledge that you can help yourself and your friends and save a lot of money in the process.
This is the authoritative guide on lock picking. Even if you already know how to pick some locks, this book covers tips & techniques that you can use. This book is perfect for existing locksmiths, auto repossessors, and car dealers.
Whether you are interested in becoming a locksmith, need to know how to bypass security locks for your job in law enforcement or emergency services, interested in lock picking as a hobby, just want to be prepared in an emergency, or for whatever reason, this book will get you started off right!
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all the pins in such a fashion that it unlocks the lock. While this may sound too simple, it can work if done properly. First, place a torque wrench into the lower portion of the key way. Make sure there is plenty of room left to maneuver the pick around the pins. Now, apply a gentle amount of turning force on the wrench in the direction that the key would turn when unlocking the lock. It is critical that you apply an appropriate amount of force. Usually, the amount of force applied is much less
than what you might imagine. The force used to push up on the pins can be much greater than that used on the wrench. Only a slight amount is needed. As frustration sets in, people have a tendency to apply too much force. This will only lead to more frustration. Take a break. Let what you learned sink in and try again when you are refreshed. Try alloting 15 minutes or so at a time. Afterward, concentrate on what you felt and compare it to what you were expecting to feel. It is important to get a
a clear understanding of what you are doing in order to be able to do it again. Later on, when you move to higher security locks, you will probably have to modify some of what you are used to doing. At the beginning tt is best not to overwhelm yourself. When you are ready, move on to progressively harder and harder locks. 38 Visual Guide to Lock Picking Bypass Picking Sometimes you don't have to pick the lock at all in order to open it. You can sometimes "bypass" it. This is called bypass
then mechanically prevented from going back into the door without unlocking the lock. Shimming usually works anytime you have an angled spring-loaded locking bolt. That's why deadbolts are generally more desirable. They cannot effectively be shimmed, since they are not spring loaded and cannot simply be pushed back into the door. Other parts of the system may also be actuated, moved, provoked, or manipulated to open the lock. Remember, the lock itself can often be avoided entirely. Be creative
12 12 14 16 18 18 18 20 22 28 30 32 38 40 42 44 Wafer Locks 46 Final Rants 52 Glossary 56 Legal Notice 63 Introduction 9 Introduction The first thing to remember when learning to pick locks is that it is an art. You can be told exactly what to do, but you probably won't be able to just go and succeed in picking any lock right away. Like most learned skills lock picking takes practice. Lots of it. This book presents the various metliods and techniques used in picking locks and the