Tool of the Week, Week 5
Friday, March 9, 2012 3:34:28 PM America/Chicago
Tool of the Week, Week 4
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:40:21 PM America/Chicago
This week we are featuring the Peterson Elite G-1 Lock Pick Set. If your looking for quality the Peterson g-1 pick set is the set for you, check out the video on the product page so you can see the quality yourself. Now is the best time to get this tool with 10% off. Check out the video on the product page.
Peterson Elite G-1
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Saturday, February 25, 2012 10:17:37 PM America/Chicago
Tool of the Week, Week 3
Saturday, February 25, 2012 1:21:47 AM America/Chicago
This weeks tool of the week is the Brockhage BPG-10 lock pick gun. with this tool you can open a look in a snap. Act now and get a 10% discount till 2/29.
How to Pick Locks
Friday, February 3, 2012 12:53:00 PM America/Chicago
You obviously don't want to learn how to pick locks so you can break into a building illegally; hopefully you want to learn to a locksmith or you simply have a tendency to lock yourself out of your own home.When learning how to pick locks you need to consider that there is a wide variety of locks in use today, and some are made specifically to keep out bump keys and other such tools. This means you may not be able to learn how to pick locks in every case. Many locks are made in a specific way and they can be picked or forced in certain ways if you know how to do this. It often takes some finesse and some expertise when it comes to the mechanics of the lock, but once you learn, you may be able to be a very successful locksmith in any area.
To learn how to pick locks, you first need to consider the inside of the lock itself. Most use a type of spring-action pin set. Small pins are lined up on springs; when the lock is in place, those pins all block the door handle from turning. When you slide in a certain key, the jagged edge of the key pushes the pins into a certain up and down pattern. When they are in place in that pattern, they move out of the way of the door handle so it can turn. This is the first step to learning how to pick locks.In order to do this without a key, you need to move the pins out of the way of the door handle. Typically two small bits of metal are needed; one pushes the tumblers or pins down and holds them down while the second continues to work the pins behind it. When you're first learning how to pick locks, you will notice that it takes some finesse and skill.
You cannot simply slide a piece of metal into the lock and expect it to move all those pins out of the way; if it was this easy, you wouldn't need a key at all!Often learning how to pick locks involves specialized tools for a real locksmith. There are punch tools and bumps you would use in place of trying to push those tumblers yourself. They force everything in place, or pull the lock itself out of place completely. These too need some practice when you're learning how to pick locks with these tools.Learning how to pick locks is not always as easy as some people assume, and if you're going to be a professional locksmith you want to investigate the tools of the trade and know how to use them. Customers will not want you to damage their lock or their doors or anything else when they call you. The only way to how to pick locks professionally is to study how locks are made and how they work and to practice your techniques.
Lock Bumping Video
Thursday, March 24, 2011 12:50:11 PM America/Chicago
This video will show you the techniques used to bump a lock.
How to pick a lock?
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 12:49:24 PM America/Chicago

The flatland model highlights the basic defect that enables lock picking to work. This defect makes it possible to open a lock by lifting the pins one at a time, and thus you don't need a key to lift all the pins at the same time. The first step of the procedure is to apply a sheer force to the lock by pushing on the bottom plate. This force causes one or more of
1.) Apply a sheer force.
2.) Find the pin that is binding the most.
3.) Push that pin up until you feel it set at the sheer line.
4.) Go to step 2.










