[174] DIY How To Easily Pick Proof Your Door Lock (Kwikset) For Under $1

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

Have you ever tried this technique before in any of your challenge locks? Have you ever implemented this in your own home? Please share!

[@charlesklein7232]

"no i have not!" but what you are suggesting is scary. however, i would certainly use it! i can replace locks! but i am now seeing that it might be possible! i understand and did not before because i am complete new to this as i mention in my first video. i can now see how the top can be "REPLACED!" but you should have mentioned this in your video! so their is reason for my confusion. but thank you very much for the information and responding this is very important.

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

Thank you for the kind words, I do try to respond to everyone. Also, I can try to make a video on the topic of adding grub screws down the road. I do not have the tools at the moment but they are easy to get online

[@firefly24601]

How does this lock setting respond to age, and wear and tear? Frequently I see locks with ZERO security features be very hard to open due to weathering, lubrication wearing off, and other “in the wild” complications. I’m worried that, over time, a lock like this would be more prone to sticking and maybe even trapping a key it’s not supposed to. I know it doesn’t sound like it from this comment, but I love your videos! Keep up the good work! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

Firefly 24601 Time would tell. One thing master wafers sometimes have a hard time with is getting stuck and dislodged and that could certainly become a factor. My answer is, I am not sure I have it seen one used before long term. It is interesting though how an older and weathered lock can sometimes put up a decent fight even on an otherwise trivial lock. Thanks for sharing!

[@charlesklein7232]

what type of kwikset lock are you using? mine is new 2018 a 660 deadbolt and only has 5 holes. your has 6 holes and it has those side holes you are talking about. mine has them but they are at 90 degrees and the core looks different from yours. however, you said this is a new lock. normally i would say you had an old lock and they are just not made that way anymore but you said it was new so im wondering does it have a serial number or identification to it.

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

I am not 100% sure to the answer to your question but this is the specific lock that I used. According to this, they are starting to get phased out. But, you could also manually create your own holes in any lock with a drill relatively easily. www.lockwiki.com/index.php/Kwikset_Titan

[@BD90..]

I want to mention if I used this in on a standard night latch....it might be enough to turn it that much anyway.....if not...I can slip the latch easier as it is already retracted a bit.

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

Thanks for sharing!

[@martyhastings9347]

question: if this only costs us $1.00 how come the manufacturers don't do it when it would cost them much less. then the "security rating" for their locks would be so much higher? thanks for the good info thanks for sharing.

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

I am not sure. I think it could make master key systems difficult and also I am not exactly sure on how well it would work from a longevity perspective vs regular pinned locks.Master wafers to tend to get dislodged and stuck from time to time.

[@thumperlockpicking9269]

I think you put out some good info, thank you for sharing.

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

《THUMPER》 Lock picking, Police accountability thank you for the kind words! This is not an original idea but it is a really cool technique to share :-)

[@dimitar4y]

I had to think about it a bit, since you didn't have a graphic, but.. The master wafers are wider than the construction holes. So if the key is set properly, all the master wafers get inside the stationary part of the lock, and surf above and over the moving part, therefore acting like manhole covers over the construction holes. This is great If the lockpick is very gentle, and undersets the pins, so the wafers stay inside the moving part,... But if the lockpicking tries to get them as deep as possible,.. How would you prevent that? Also if someone really wanted to get in your home at this point and be unnoticed, they'd bust the lock (quietly?) and just replace it, since it's such a cheap and easy to find replacement. Man there's a whole philosophy to this.

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

Thanks for sharing!

[@dimitar4y]

@@HelpfulLockPicker thanks for thanking for sharing :0

[@uklockpickaUklp]

Great info my friend

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@lockmania-locks]

Very cool my friend, got very nice info 👍, plus i picked 6 locks while watching this, so it was a win win for me😁

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

Thank you for checking it out!

[@lockmania-locks]

Your welcome My Friend 😁👍

[@briansander6194]

Could a plug spinner shoot those t pins over the trap?

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

In theory I would think yes

[@Pyrolock]

For a novice it might not be so easy to get the T pins and the master wafers -- I noted the amazon link for the Kwikset pinning kit did NOT include either master wafers or T pins. So for a $1.00 where can the novice get the necessary T pins and master wafers? (I noted you used very thick master wafers which is a good idea). Also you are limited to a construction core cylinder (with construction key pin "holes") which the novice may not understand what that is all about. So you are trying to address the "novice" with "advanced" concepts and parts. Personally if I was relying on "Kwikset" locks to secure my house, I would throw them away and replace them with something of better quality (abet higher price and NOT available in "box" stores, but from a reputable locksmith shop) Does anyone ever use cheapo "Kwitset" locks on a job where construction cores are needed anyway?

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

Thank you for the feedback! I can see where you are coming from. I did my best to make this as easy to follow along for someone that is starting out. I just felt it was an interesting concept and worth sharing. If you were to do just one lock the cost would be greater than $1 but if you were to do your whole house with mutilple doors the cost can certainly get to the $1 mark. Unfortunatley, I don't see T Pins listed on Amazon but you can get them on CLK pretty easily. A bag of 100 is about $6. Thank you for sharing!

[@charlesklein7232]

i should also add that if the door is jammed you will probably lose the lock! a kwickset is not meant to be taken apart and you cannot pry off the top and replace it. you can try, but it is not designed to be done. however, im a "noob" so i may be wrong! you should do a video showing how it can be done.

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

charles klein I plan to do a video on it but this one was long enough already. The ideal thing to do would be to add grub screws

[@charlesklein7232]

WHAT ARE "GRub" screws? are these the allen wrench screws that is see on practice locks, and if so how do you do it? is their a special drill for drilling them? should do a video on this.

[@FindAPick]

I am a complete novice and only been picking locks for a few months and even I can open lots of wide open standard locks and padlocks.

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

Find A Pick it is hard to explain to someone who has never picked a lock before how easy many of the common locks are to open. I find this technique really interesting because it can take one of the quintessential easy beginner Locs and make it something quite scary. congrats on all the success! what are you working on now?

[@FindAPick]

HelpfulLockPicker a little 19mm brass Master lock, find it very hard to get in the key hole with both tensioner and pick, I don't have top of the key way tensioner yet.

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

Find A Pick just keep at it and you'll get it :-) those small locks can be quite tough

[@aroyale15]

Most kwikset don’t have the construction holes

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

Gilbert Wong They don't all. You can buy ones with them or you could get adventurous with a drill.

[@charlesklein7232]

im confused! first of all do all kwikset locks have a "CONSTRUCTION" holes? my schlage does not. and what if you turned it from the other side to the side that does not have construction holes? the lock can turn from both ways i thought? YOU DIFFERENT THEN MOST OF THE PICKERS you show how to defend your locks. after seeing the lock pick lawyer i bought a gun! then a bomb, and now im working on poison gas!

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

Not all Kwikset have them

[@Mskspstheunique]

This makes no sense because the wafers would simply fall into the construction Keying holes

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

If you use a key (the right one) it won't. The driver pins push down and the wafer sits on top of the keypin.

[@Fsilone]

Master wafers are larger than construction holes. It's made to be only wide enough that a ball bearing from the construction keying will drop in when using the homeowner's key, and the driver pins (which the master wafers are the same width as) will glide right over.

[@chrismalveaux7638]

Great trick but i suggest a better camera as often your out of focus and all we see is you head. Thanks

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

Yes, this issue has long been resolved

[@iamdmc]

not so great if you live in an apartment though...

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

Thanks for checking it out

[@rebelmia4751]

Wanna know a trick how to lock y/s out n buy a new lock on a regular basis? And call a locksmith every day coz u cant get in? This 'trick' is a joke. But the joke is on you

[@HelpfulLockPicker]

Thanks for sharing