Single pin picking (SPP) is the first step in understanding locks and how they work.
The reason we can pick locks is due to slight variations in the manufacturing process. The stacks are never perfectly lined up and that allows one stack to bind while the others do not.
First, I would suggest a decent set of picks. If you go for the cheaper no-name brand you will be disappointed or worse give up completely. Cheap picks bend and flex too much and fatigue your hands as they are rarely made with comfortable handles. But handles are a personal preference.
Peterson is an excellent source for picks, as is MadBob's.
Equally important if not more so is your choice of tension wrench. Again I prefer Peterson & MadBob for their Top of the Key (ToK) way Tension Wrenches. MadBobs interesting twist is a curved wrench.
Then you will need locks to practice on.
As a note: DO NOT PRACTICE ON LOCKS IN USE.
As a disclaimer note: DO NOT PRACTICE ON LOCKS YOU DO NOT OWN.
If you damage a lock that is in use you will have to replace or repair it.
(You will drop a spring and jam a core)
A good practice lock is the 7 Pin Ultimate Adversary.
It allows you to repin the lock to your heart's content. And by using all 7 stacks, you can make it quite a challenge by adding security pins into the mix.
It comes with extra driver pins, master pins, security pins (spool and serrated), springs of two strengths and set screws and an Allen wrench.
It has a small Schlage key way and comes with keys for a 5 pin bitting.
When you can open this, you can open just about any home lock.
Commercial locks utilize 6 or 7 stacks.
Many practitioners will hold their subject in their hands while picking.
As my hands are too small for that I use a cheap Panavise.
Once you are set up and ready to go, you apply tension to the core and contact the pin stacks to find the one stack that is binding. As you set the stack binding the wrench will move ever so slightly.
Rinse and repeat.
You are finding stacks that are bound and setting them...one at a time until the lock opens.
As the stacks set you will hear a distinctive click and the wrench will move. Some stacks can be quite loud.
There are many YouTube channels devoted to lock picking.
My favorite is BosnisnBill's site. You can even pick up coupons for discounts on gear.
The reason we can pick locks is due to slight variations in the manufacturing process. The stacks are never perfectly lined up and that allows one stack to bind while the others do not.
First, I would suggest a decent set of picks. If you go for the cheaper no-name brand you will be disappointed or worse give up completely. Cheap picks bend and flex too much and fatigue your hands as they are rarely made with comfortable handles. But handles are a personal preference.
Peterson is an excellent source for picks, as is MadBob's.
Equally important if not more so is your choice of tension wrench. Again I prefer Peterson & MadBob for their Top of the Key (ToK) way Tension Wrenches. MadBobs interesting twist is a curved wrench.
Then you will need locks to practice on.
As a note: DO NOT PRACTICE ON LOCKS IN USE.
As a disclaimer note: DO NOT PRACTICE ON LOCKS YOU DO NOT OWN.
If you damage a lock that is in use you will have to replace or repair it.
(You will drop a spring and jam a core)
A good practice lock is the 7 Pin Ultimate Adversary.
It allows you to repin the lock to your heart's content. And by using all 7 stacks, you can make it quite a challenge by adding security pins into the mix.
It comes with extra driver pins, master pins, security pins (spool and serrated), springs of two strengths and set screws and an Allen wrench.
It has a small Schlage key way and comes with keys for a 5 pin bitting.
When you can open this, you can open just about any home lock.
Commercial locks utilize 6 or 7 stacks.
Many practitioners will hold their subject in their hands while picking.
As my hands are too small for that I use a cheap Panavise.
Once you are set up and ready to go, you apply tension to the core and contact the pin stacks to find the one stack that is binding. As you set the stack binding the wrench will move ever so slightly.
Rinse and repeat.
You are finding stacks that are bound and setting them...one at a time until the lock opens.
As the stacks set you will hear a distinctive click and the wrench will move. Some stacks can be quite loud.
There are many YouTube channels devoted to lock picking.
My favorite is BosnisnBill's site. You can even pick up coupons for discounts on gear.
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