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Lockpick Inspiration blogs
Want to learn lockpicking? With the right lockpick set and our English guides, you can open your first lock within a few hours. Whether you choose a lockpicking set for beginners or professional lockpick tools, in our articles you will learn all the techniques step by step.
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Lock Picking Guide – Lock Picking belts
4 September 2025
Lockpickers United (LPU) is an international community for lockpickers with a unique Belt Ranking System. This guide explains what LPU is, how to join via Reddit or Discord, how...
Padlock Opening Without a Key – Complete Guide 2025
4 September 2025
Padlocks have been used for thousands of years, but many models are vulnerable to simple bypass techniques. In this article, I discuss the construction of a padlock and the...
How does a Lockpick Gun work?
2 September 2025
A lockpick gun (snap gun) uses kinetic energy to separate the pins in a cylinder lock, similar to the Newton's cradle principle. In this article, I explain the physics...
Making Your Own Lockpicks: DIY Guide & All Alternatives (2025)
2 September 2025
Making lockpicks from wiper blades or feeler gauges is a fun weekend project to learn more about lock mechanisms. In this guide, I compare which DIY materials really work,...
Breaking Open a Bike Lock: 5 Methods If You Lost Your Key
1 September 2025
Lost your bike key and have no spare key? In this guide, I explain what you can do right away: from reordering an AXA key to non-destructive techniques such...
Opening a Lock with a Paperclip [2025 Update]
1 September 2025
We explain how to open locks with paperclips. We explore the history and mechanisms of padlocks and provide a detailed guide for using paperclips as lockpick tools in the...
The 10 Most Common Lockpick Mistakes
24 July 2025
After years of helping lockpickers, I keep seeing the same mistakes: too much tension on the tension wrench, only practicing with transparent locks, wrong tool choices, and skipping progressive...
Open a Door with a Card – A Complete Guide
3 July 2025
Locked out and need to open a closed door? I will explain step by step how to push the latch back with a card or flipping card to get...
Lockpick Gun vs Lockpick Set | What Is The Best Choice?
16 May 2025
Do you have a lockpick gun and are unsure if you should also purchase a lockpick set? In this article, I compare speed versus skill development, noise, effectiveness with...
Opening a Tubular Lock with a Toilet Roll
15 April 2025
Radial locks that secure laptops and filing cabinets appear safe, but in practice, they turn out to be surprisingly vulnerable. In this article, I show how a simple piece...
What is Locksport? Guide to Our Hobby and Sport
8 April 2025
Discover what locksport is: the popular hobby of opening locks without a key, purely for the challenge. In this comprehensive guide, you will read about the history of lockpicking,...
How to Crack Padlock Combination
19 March 2025
Forgot the combination to your combination lock? In this guide, you will learn two proven methods to crack a combination lock: the rope method for a quick grip and...