There are a variety of different styles of lock picks that you can form with your bobby pin however this guide will be focusing on the hook style pick.
Pick lock door handle.
Choose a card you can replace.
A pick duh and a tension wrench.
Find a suitable object for picking the lock.
Insert the card between the door and the frame.
Identify the type of lock you are dealing with.
This method will almost surely bend your card and could risk breaking it.
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Slide the card.
Insert the pick above the tension wrench and feel for the pins.
Using a credit card 1.
A spring bolt lock is a spring loaded lock with an angled edge.
It will move more.
You need to find a long thin object that is small enough to fit into.
Slide the card into the space between the door and the door frame where the lock is.
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Turn the tension wrench to find out whether you need to rotate it clockwise or counterclockwise.
You may need to wiggle the card back and forth a few times to get the latch open.
First insert the tension wrench into the bottom part of the lock and rotate it in the direction you would turn the key to unlock it to place tension on the lock.
Maintain this tension throughout.
Tilt the card toward the doorknob to help it slide in along the latch then bend the card back the other way to push the latch back.
Use your item to pick.
Good locks use mushroom pins or pick shields to prohibit thieves from using picking tools to pry the lock and enter your home.
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The pick allows us to lift the pins to the shear line just like the key does.
Make sure you have a spring bolt lock.
Put the tension wrench in the doorknob s keyhole and press it against the side where the bottom of the key would go.