You can also use a paperclip to pick a lock.
Pick door lock with paperclip.
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Provide very subtle tension with the wrench rotating it the same way the lock turns.
Each lock is different but the same basic principles apply.
To open the lock all you need to do is pry this clamp open.
Then you take that loop paperclip tool out and insert the picking tool that you have bent to a 45 degree angle and rake it across your pins until you see hear them come up.
Only pick lock your own locks.
Bend one of the paper clips so that it is bent at 90 degrees.
Insert pick into the upper part of keyhole and.
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If you have a key to use as an example try to replicate its shape as well as you can.
Get two paper clips.
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Straighten out one of your paper clips but leave one end still bent.
How to pick a lock with paper clips make your tension wrench.
Using your pliers bend the long straight end of the paper clip 90 degrees to form the handle of the tension wrench.
Straighten out your paperclip entirely but leaving.
Then just insert it into the lock and rotate the paperclip until the lock pops open.
You can do this with a paper clip whose end is bent into a small loop.
Picking your lock 1.
Here are the steps you can take to pick a lock using your paperclip lock pick.
How to pick a lock with a paperclip 1.
Lock picking is more art than science.
If you apply too much pressure you may transform the shape of the paperclip.
Squeeze those two parts together.
Create a tension wrench this is much more simple than it sounds.
Then you just insert your loop tool again and turn very gently until the lock magically pop open.
This is the part that will go in the lock.
Insert tension wrench into the bottom of the keyhole.
Turn the wrench in the direction that the lock turns.
The bottom of the keyhole is called the shear line.
Place your tension wrench into the bottom of the keyhole.
You definitely have to develop a feel for it.
This can be a bit hard to do if you re not sure which way it.
Create two picks for the first pick you are going to make what s called a rake.