Michael Peterson: Hello, my name is Michael Peterson. I've been a locksmith in Oak Park Illinois, for the last 10 years. Today I'll demonstrating basic lock picking techniques.
For this demonstration, I'll be using a basic pick wrench and a basic lock pick. Tension wrench is use to apply clockwise or counterclockwise pressure on the cylinder. The pick is to manipulate the pins into their natural resting position if a key where to be inserted into the lock.
Today I'll be showing how to pick a padlock. Now padlocks are harder to pick then most locks. They are smaller and their construction is a more solid then your average door knob. There is less play in the cylinder and it's harder to manipulate the pins to their position, so you want to take your time to be careful not to break your pick for damage the cylinder. I'll show you how to do that now. Start by inserting tension wrench into the cylinder and then apply clockwise or counterclockwise on the cylinder. Some padlock cylinders only turn one direction. It's important to try to figure out which direction this is before attempting to pick.
While keeping pressure on the cylinder with the wrench, insert the pick and manipulate the pins. I like to manipulate the pins one by one with the padlock. Once the cylinder is picked, remove the pick and turn the cylinder using a flathead screwdriver. Padlock should be unlocked. Before inserting a key back into the cylinder it's important to turn it back to the resting position. On some padlocks the cylinder will not turn back to the resting position, unless the padlock is locked. This is called a key retaining feature. Next I'll be showing how to pick a cam or disc lock.
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