I absolutely LOVE your channel. I've been lock picking for a little while now. I make all of my tools. I'm not really good at making them, though, and I can't really afford a decent lock picking set. If you have any picking sets laying around that you no longer use, I would love to purchase them from you. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to give us this valuable information. Your amazing.
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@lockpickinglawyer8 жыл бұрын
Those tubular lock tools are excellent. Probably the best tubular SPP option currently on the market IMO. I wish the ends were rounded to make it more comfortable, but that's my only nit.
@claymiller75328 жыл бұрын
Yep. I got one after you told me where and I agree its the best tubular tension wrench I've used yet. Better than the sparrows mantis I was using
@grahamconquerghc23586 жыл бұрын
At the time I agree
@Kenji3141598 жыл бұрын
Wow, these are some steep prices for these picks. Thanks for going into detail about the tubular locks, I did not know how exactly one can pick them but now I understand perfectly.
@thumperlockpicking92698 жыл бұрын
Hi Bill,i took your advice and went around looking for locks at different places. I found one small Lock Shop here in Huntington Beach that gave me 1 lock that he was going to throw away. all the other people that I went to looked at me like I was crazy and told me no I couldn't have any. I just got done watching a video of all your locks that you have(i forgot to look at the date)I would like to purchase or if you would be kind.Smile.😆 Would love to get some different types(the junk ones ) dimple locks, shuttle lock , anything really I'm a beginner so I don't need any hard locks I'd much rather give you the money then buy them from the store, or i will donate money to the fun appreciation link.Don't know if you go back and reread what people text you on old videos but i left you a message. Thank you very much Bill. I hope I can get some locks I'm in desperate need to practicing more. Have a great day. Stay safe and stay legal.😆
@ciscogsx10007 жыл бұрын
Havent tried it yet but ive heard that after you pick a tubular lock and it starts to turn you can rotate it half way to the next picking position. Role up a business card and insert it into the key way and wiggle it to form it to the pins. Should be able to trick the lock into thinking its the key and make a full 360 with it
@tin20018 жыл бұрын
Its funny how you said this wasn't about picking the tubular lock... That lock was why I watched this one - been curious about how you pick those since I was in school and kids would brag that they knew how to pick the "computer locks" (the old keyboard switch locks - 486 and older). Pretty sure most of them picked them using the keys since 90% of PCs had the exact same locks.
@gold5th6 жыл бұрын
I know it's an old comment, but back in the day a soft pen worked.. pull the guts out of the pen push the rest in and turn
@Hankbob_Hillpants4 жыл бұрын
I just make my picks from hair pins, the spring steel is decent, and it only takes about 30 minutes to sand and file everything down. It’s also pretty easy to make nice handles for them if you have a 3d printer
@SA12String8 жыл бұрын
Now I want that tubular tensioner just to play with. I've got an old tubular lock in the garage and no key.
@Tedybear3158 жыл бұрын
We have the offset issue quite a bit at the store I manage. The keys wear out and the index nub part of the key gets really floppy. All it takes is an employee in a rush and the key pops out while it's off-home position. We have a selection of nub less keys (index ground off) for that reason located in our safe.
@ripulus8 жыл бұрын
I really like intros to your videos. Especially this one. Nice review, plus a tubular tutorial. Thank's.
@CJayC2538 жыл бұрын
I have one of those tubular wrenches, and it's awesome. The single-wafer end also works great for TOK tension on smaller locks and locks that very paracentric.
@toysareforboys18 жыл бұрын
Amazing video Bill! Loved the master lock quick pick and for sure the tubular lock!!! Love seeing tool reviews used!!! Thanks.
@vihuisingh77017 жыл бұрын
I love your honest approach when you assess the different picks and products. I am the president of board of directors of a townhouse assn. and am always asked to help members who lose their mailbox, house door keys and occasional car keys. Do you sell an online course that would take beginners like me from locks A - Z?
@bosnianbill7 жыл бұрын
I am in the final stages of finishing up a commercial course, but in the meantime you can find a free one on the website, located here:lock-lab.com/locklab-university/lock-picking-course-2/
@hacksaw58004 жыл бұрын
Bill thanks for all you do! Those nuts on the handles are locks not something to grab, get screw tight then run bold down to bottom. Countet turn acts as a lock, if use 2 bolts locking strength increases drematicly
@BoredLockpicker8 жыл бұрын
thanks for the shout out at the end of the video Bill. Usually only see my full name like that on red light camera tickets lol
@johnniewalker338 жыл бұрын
Everything I learned I learned from you BILL, i don;t need no stinking DVD telling me shit! I just watch your channel and learn from a true pro!
@lazaropalomino35818 жыл бұрын
love your honesty, I started watching your videos 2 days ago, hopefully I get as good as you.
@caseylocke44746 жыл бұрын
I wonder if there is such a thing as a plug spinner for tubular locks that you could crank down REALLY tight and spin your way open after you pick the first round. Or, at least spin your way through a few times, if not all the way to open.
@douggwyn96567 жыл бұрын
The Master padlock in this video reminded me that really old Master padlocks often had codes (4 digits for #1 model) which one could look up in a code book. You could then cut a key on a code cutter or using depth keys. Especially, if you don't want to be caught playing games with the lock, just take a glance at the lock then go elsewhere to make the key! So if you find an old Master codebook you may want to save it "just in case". I don't know if they are still marking locks with codes (which by the way were usually erasable, but sometimes the original marking was still legible).
@lakelizerdone5 жыл бұрын
i live in a building that has locks that have both a keycard and tumblers and i don't believe that they are very secure i was hoping you could do a video on them the handle is free except when you put in the key or the card i have tried to pick it but am not sure how to put tension on the tumbler pins with the handel turning freely it is a KABA rfid and lock combo and i cant find any model markings its not the kind you slide the card in you just have to tap the card it looks like a hotel room lock except it has the tumblers and you can open it with the key as well i think your videos are awesome Lakelizerd
@RichardsWorld7 жыл бұрын
If you managed to pick a tubular lock one step, could you maybe use a spinner type tool to spin it to the end?
@nowens668 жыл бұрын
Once again, a very thorough review. Thanks for all the hard work. You must be stress free lately, your fingernails aren't gnawed to the quick. Did you retire from the full time?
@MrEinstain4 жыл бұрын
I made my first picks in 19 thou in that 1075 material when i worked in sheet metal laser cut mfg. First one broke really fast, then i found out that this material cracks very easily if you leave sharp edges. Still got the survivors, thoroughly polished, and i use them every single day. Unbendable, very flexible, great feedback. Sad thing is if they used thinner stock they wouldn't even need that much finishing and this would be a great product...that, and the pick profiles suck.
@RobertSzasz8 жыл бұрын
once you get a tubular lock picked the first time, could a low melting point plastic like thermomorph work to hold the pins at the right depth/ imprint as a key?
@johndickenson49598 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work so glad you showed this stuff as I was looking at it myself just saved me some money , we all love the gadgets but we all got crap in the workshops draws that we got as good ideas
@erg0centric8 жыл бұрын
8:22 to 10:22 why smooth tools are important Thanks Bill!
@slendy96008 жыл бұрын
was the title of that brochure written in comic sans?
@TheTigero8 жыл бұрын
hahahaa
@slendy96008 жыл бұрын
what the fuck are you talking about?
@Xenoforge788 жыл бұрын
Who are you replying to?
@slendy96008 жыл бұрын
there was a reply here before that had nothing to do with topic at hand... i think it mighta been some weird political propaganda bullshit or something what with the election and all. they mustve deleted it
@newfdogg8 жыл бұрын
Thank's Bill, Great Review As Always. :)
@AZTSER28 жыл бұрын
Love your channel and would love a video on making lock picks for a smartkey lock and how to pick a smartkey without a forced entry tool and vicegrips.
@uzi19518 жыл бұрын
I have had two of them on my key chain for quite awhile. The covers fall off and the tension wrenches fell out. Just from carrying them around the picks are all rusted. The screw and nut falls out. Junk.
@waddac28 жыл бұрын
Love the tubular wrench. I have never SPP'D one due to no tension tool but think would be fun
@DrRChandra7 жыл бұрын
That credit card number passes the Luhn test. hmmm....Valid for a couple more years too. From what you did, I think you mean "360," not "180."
@claymiller75328 жыл бұрын
The only thing worth buying out of these is the tubular tension wrench. I used to use the mantis till I found this and been using it ever since. It also comes with a little probe so you actually have something to press the pins with. The probes nothing special though. 3" long piece of metal with clear rubber covering half for gripping. I didn't see it in the video. Did they not put one in with this set?
@thumperlockpicking92698 жыл бұрын
My bag Bill,everyone in the world must ask you for locks and things. I totally understand
@christiravenhorsr7698 жыл бұрын
hey bill I am a new to the club lock picker I don't have any tension wrenches and 3 crappy lock picks I am crossing my fingers to get this! ;)
@thedukeofcalifornia1298 жыл бұрын
bill, Wouldn't you just pick (push down) on same tubular pins in the same order that gives you the first quarter turn; when the goal is to completely turn the tubular tensioner 360 degrees clockwise opening lock?
@stephenkamin13458 жыл бұрын
Nice video... Been wondering what a round lock tensioner looked like
@JONSLOCKPICKING8 жыл бұрын
Nice one bill. I use wiper blade filed down to fit into the notch. Just like normal tension wrench. Anyways thanks.
@marioc98365 жыл бұрын
Just curious, would a tubular lock plug spinner solve the problem of having to pick multiple times? I’ve never actually heard of or seen a tube lock plug spinner, but theoretically it seems like it would work.
@mitch30647 жыл бұрын
This brings up a question, do you find a difference, between using a tension wrench that is bent straight over, compared to one that is bent and twisted?
@jack002tuber7 жыл бұрын
I know it's been a while, but that website doesn't have these tools any more.
@christophervasquez22018 жыл бұрын
I learn alot by watching bill pick locks
@Mullgen8 жыл бұрын
Question about the giveaways Bosnianbill. Do you have to put a comment on the video to register still? Or is it literally nothing more than putting in your email/youtube name and hitting submit?
@12799MaDeuce8 жыл бұрын
I'd return that stuff so fast...
@TheTigero8 жыл бұрын
This keychain pick looks like it was designed by someone who hasn't ever picked a lock...
@Kluneberg8 жыл бұрын
...and hasn't designed much. The whole thing looks terribly engineered(especially the screw/nut locking thing, really?) .
@erg0centric8 жыл бұрын
someone who has never seen a thumb screw?
@michaelhealey42447 жыл бұрын
Love your videos very informative I learn a lot from them thank you
@513central5 жыл бұрын
I think the credit card facade was to be used as a fast glance in your card wallet..."these are not the droids we are looking for" style...
@alexmorrill20504 жыл бұрын
Love watching these videos
@HelmutDoork8 жыл бұрын
Isn't it faster to pic tubular locks with a bic pen? Seen some video's of people doing that.
@rallock678 жыл бұрын
Make a key for the Master lock, cuts are 4653. Sorry but those picks, aside from the ACE pick, are crappy. Sparrows has a ACE pick that is ACE pick like that one but has pin tumbler tensioners on the ends
@silouettesshadow8 жыл бұрын
question Bill, do you ever tinker with some of these with your own ideas on how to improve them? looking at the credit card set, thinking it be interesting to make other picks for it. another question. heard you .mention about noon bucket. how does one get challenge locks from you?
@silouettesshadow8 жыл бұрын
"noob" bucket.. damn auto-correct lol
@MRGCProductions209968 жыл бұрын
once you got all the pins, cant you just rotate the tensioner ultra fast so you avoid the re-popping of the pins, and therefore open it directly?
@bosnianbill8 жыл бұрын
no.
@rjperkins3658 жыл бұрын
+bosnianbill haha how about really really fast lol
@MRGCProductions209968 жыл бұрын
im saying this cause i once did something like it
@TheTigero8 жыл бұрын
in theory, yes... that is what a lock spinner does for regular locks. in practice, it'd be almost impossible because you aren't trying to skip past one shear line, you're trying to skip past 49 of them (7 pins, 7 turns)
@diver6748 жыл бұрын
another good video and how the tools work ........ keep them going
@HodorsLeftShoe8 жыл бұрын
360 degrees lol. love the videos Bill
@bosnianbill6 жыл бұрын
I am beyond stupid and have no IDEA why I said that.
@Shamrockrancher8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I find myself in a bit of a dilemma. I misplaced a safe key (which is a barrel lock). I believe I have duplicates of that key in the safe (I don't know why I did that, but I did). If I use the tool to open the safe and the duplicates are not in there, to lock the safe, would I use the lock pick but work backwards?
@billjohnson80788 жыл бұрын
Yes, you COULD do that, but WHY? Once it's open remove the lock and either replace it with a new one or have some keys made. BTW, there ARE better picks that work faster and also decode the lock for you. Check out any of the lock pick dealers and look for "tubular pick".
@Shamrockrancher8 жыл бұрын
Thank You.
@filip21758 жыл бұрын
I love your videos and lockpicking! I was just about to order my first set ever, a sparrows kickstart but then i have noticed that they do not ship to Poland so I decided to check if it is Illegal to own lock picks and yes, yes it is illegal... I am really sad becouse i have spent a lot of time warching your videos and reading your blog (it was great) The only thing I can do is to risk it or just keep watching you (I think I will chose the second option)
@nine4t48 жыл бұрын
Wow. Those items make DHgate look good. I don't think lock lab has ever reviewed anything that overpriced. Goso and klom look high end by comparison.
@rickg73358 жыл бұрын
Can you please do a review on the ITS Tactical Pi Bogota lockpick set? I have the stainless set, but would like to hear your opinion on it!
@johnh86155 жыл бұрын
Could you please show us your version. So we in your patronage would be able to get a more suitable and capable unit to use.
@bosnianbill5 жыл бұрын
Try here: locklab.com/locklabs-pick-kit/ and here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWGzgaCfg7Nrfqs
@23XCT8 жыл бұрын
Hey just wanted to say thank you for your videos startet lockpinking a few days ago and finaly managed to open my abus 55/40 your videos where a great help
@IsettasRock8 жыл бұрын
I have the 7/8 pin tubular picks from Southord. Very pricey but they work great.
@ClovisMint8 жыл бұрын
he just did a review on those
@haidersalmankazem49848 жыл бұрын
Can be used padlock covers security
@tylorbray7 жыл бұрын
sometimes you can try to plug spinner a tubular lock, might only get you one or two holes but less.
@tylorbray7 жыл бұрын
needs to fit though
@EnricoSantarato8 жыл бұрын
wow!!! fantastic the first thing you present.... I want it!!!
@darkmattersolo21377 жыл бұрын
how long is the shipping if i purchase it from usalockpicks website?
@lukasgonzalez44118 жыл бұрын
where should I buy a beginners lock pick set
@bosnianbill8 жыл бұрын
FAQ #3: lock-lab.com/faq/
@hugol5497 жыл бұрын
I nees to know how I can buy this cd and pick tools
@NorthernLightss8 жыл бұрын
For those prices you can buy real picks. Amazing!
@briansouth93257 жыл бұрын
MOAR WD THE BETTER!!!! lol you should sell a shirt with that on it
@geriger18 жыл бұрын
...yeah its all good and all, but are they sharp?
@meridianherschel16188 жыл бұрын
How come you aren't at DefCon?
@58belvedere8 жыл бұрын
How well do they work are they worth the money?
@samlott995 жыл бұрын
My only interest in usalockpicks.com WAS the tubular tension tool. Lock Picking Lawyer has one, and told us about the site. But as of lately, word is they are taking money but not sending the orders. There have been some scam reports and complaints online. It's a cool looking tubular tension wrench though.
@roybrown80775 жыл бұрын
My first ever lockpick when I was like ten.
@JRkota3187 жыл бұрын
So this goes on your key chain and when you lock your key's in your car or house you're screwed! Congratulations on spending $30 lol
@thespiritof76..5 жыл бұрын
Evil Opti Z somehow the Bosnian missed that, must have been to disturbed by the sharp edges...
@JAKEWJONES5 жыл бұрын
I bought that kit and used it to open dozens of doors.
@SOUTHEAST_SXS8 жыл бұрын
you have encouraged me to start lock picking but I have no picks
@any123-og5 жыл бұрын
Do you think because they stopped responding to orders, there was a class action lawsuit
@bosnianbill5 жыл бұрын
I don't know about the lawsuit (I hope so!), but at least they stopped producing this junk.
@zachbishop37958 жыл бұрын
just thought about it... a lock pick key chain is an oxymoron . Your human need it when you lock yourself out aha. but the credit card pick kit I have in my wallet. real shirt picks make it hard to feel and apply pressure but I have used it to unlock a few master locks and common door locks.
@rollbot3 жыл бұрын
when you cannot fit the pick into a master #3 ... you know that is quality made
@Serenityindailylife7 жыл бұрын
Is it strong enough to bypass?
@DoRC8 жыл бұрын
they have a few interesting ideas but this whole thing smacks of lack of caring. I mean it's one thing to not have the tooling to put together a flawless product and quite another to simply not be willing to put the effort into breaking sharp edges etc. And that "credit card" one is false advertising.
@jordanwalker20008 жыл бұрын
Thanks, great video.
@Chlorate2997 жыл бұрын
Picking tubular locks and leaving them indexed around one notch would be very annoying...
@zachbishop37958 жыл бұрын
tmart.com has these same items for under 6 bucks and are smoother then these
@Morow9918 жыл бұрын
The brochure...COMIC SAAAAAAANS
@SurgingApocalypse6 жыл бұрын
Looks like someone made them in his garage 😂 and sell it!!
@jameselger5728 жыл бұрын
If you move fast enough, the tumblers never drop below the shear line except down into the bevels and bounce out, so it can be a detectable certain speed. Not too fast and not too slow. I know it sounds odd but from one lock to the next each one is just a certain speed and pick it once. You just have to figure out the speed. I can't believe you didn't know that trick..
@jameselger5728 жыл бұрын
Just try the speed you would expect it to work at with the key, about as fast as that fast.
@jameselger5728 жыл бұрын
If you have 3 stops that land between pins, you pick one at a time, then turn the key with the three stops. But you make a key to pick those. The pins land between the pins so that you can pick them. It takes a file. Then you use the dummy to turn it, like it works. Use the force er something try it at different speeds and you'll figure it out.
@jameselger5728 жыл бұрын
I think that over time, as the lock is used it has memory of how fast it was turned. So, after being turned about that fast that many times, that's the speed.
@jameselger5728 жыл бұрын
It's a wear memory. It wears a certain way being used at a certain speed because the springs don't really change tension. So, gaps it had trouble crossing are worn down, and that's from use or frictional tuning. It can result in a lock that's easy for one person to use a key in and it doesn't seem to work or is sticky for everyone else.
@jameselger5728 жыл бұрын
So, a Jedi can lock a door, and it won't seem unusual until...
@bcraig33578 жыл бұрын
im a fresh apprentice, these tools would be awesome
@bcraig33578 жыл бұрын
all i have to practice with is worn shop tools
@nitramretep8 жыл бұрын
I think you were being kind in your review. Rather nasty stuff in my humble opinion. It obviously needs to be re-thought and some better hardware used.
@MrJoncovert3 жыл бұрын
I know this is old but clearly that “card pick kit” is the same as the keychain the picks just aren’t cut in half and drilled lol. Junk
@joonaknuutinen55408 жыл бұрын
couldnt lockpick companies just put some sandpaper with their sets if theyre too lazy to sand them themselves?
@Lukelins18 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else make a tubular lock tensioner. I would stay clear of these sets.
@Lukelins18 жыл бұрын
+LockedLogic yep only $4.95 I would rather go with a company I trust.
@dukegoodrev24658 жыл бұрын
+Lukelins1 yuuup! it's also nice and small (the Sparrows Mantis). Fits in a EDC case nicely, too.
@BoredLockpicker8 жыл бұрын
I have both sparrows tubular tension tools only thing that looks better on that one is it has both sizes. The sparrows ones are both for seven pin locks.
@GlennBrockett8 жыл бұрын
I got the Sparrow comb set and one of them doubles as a tubular tensioner.
@cannedgames43098 жыл бұрын
it looks pretty nice
@urbandanielzoltan52638 жыл бұрын
that creditcard style holder/case looks a bit funny xD But not that bad in my opinion exept the plenty useless stuff.
@aserta8 жыл бұрын
I remember when CDs were a thing.
@danielwilliams32337 жыл бұрын
actually if the lock is turned halfway like that in the housing that doesn't meen it was picked. If you're barrel key has the top tooth broke off sometimes it doesn't turn all the way back up to 12 o clock position
@vadimturov78088 жыл бұрын
it all should be mirror polished for such price
@Ihat-b2j8 жыл бұрын
how do i win
@SkillzzzSkillzzz6 жыл бұрын
The keyring thing is just poorly made with the screws and the shrink tube etc...