I have acquired several lever locks and have had a hard time finding a good lever lock pick kit available in the states, or honestly in general. It's certainly a bit more niche, my understanding is that lever locks may be more prevalent in Europe, thought I'd reach out for suggestions on a lever lock picking kit of some kind. Thank you.

What are some cool international locks? I'm in the US so everywhere else is fair game. I have 2 Godrejs coming from India but would like to expand my collection.

Just got these in the mail from the ever amazing John Dow. LOB Ares (5-pin), and (I believe) a GreenteQ SX 100 (6-pin). Exquisite build quality, and very challenging.

I've been using my tubular lockpick as a key replacement pretty regularly, and I haven't had any issues with it until now. It goes it, unlocks really easily after some wiggling, and I'm good.

Today I went to unlock the lock as usual and...nothing happens. The lock doesn't budge even a little. I tried resetting the pins on my tool, but for some reason nothing is working. It looks like the pins are still being properly pushed back to the positions they're supposed to be in, but the lock just isn't rotating anymore. Is there any reason this would happen? I have a cheap HUK pick, so maybe something just stopped working with that?

I am attempting to pick an Abus 64TI/50. (My lock, not in use, just for fun) (picture for proof)

I cannot single pin pick it, eventually I get to a point where I feel all pins are loose and none are binding.

I have successfully picked the same lock many times by taking my pin almost like a brush delicately moving my pick from the back to the front while applying moderate TOTK tension.

I hope this details allow you to give me some feedback back on what should I focus on to improve my single pin picking.

Thank you for your feedback.

So since my introduction post I have learned some and picked my first lock. I did post a picture with my first post and had no idea what I had in locks. Since then I have learned and have gathered the rest of my locks from work and was given a lot more from my works safety person since my job is shut down now.

So I have a good pick set now that I made a trade with a new friend I met on here. I also have a good amount of white and yellow locks to get me going. Plus more coming in another trade.

If anyone is interested in trading I would be willing to trade for locks (green and higher), tubular picks/tools, specialty tools, or anything else really besides picks. Shoot me a message and we can work something out. I’m easy to work with.

Anyways I’m really enjoying this and look forward to meeting more people. Have a good night everyone.

(3) AM 1300’s (1) AM 1200 (5) Master Lock LOTO’s

The rest are AM 1100’s

Is it possible that they sent me a really easy one of these? Before now my most advanced lock was an American 1100, which I had trouble with at first but has become more intuitive since. I got this one like an hour ago and I've picked it twice. Should I buy another? I'm not getting the frustration I crave.

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I bought 2 of these from AliExpress https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806445321604.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.11.7709194ddGGVDA&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa Then ground the tips to fit into most locks, squeezed the handle for less spring and removed the nut/bolt. Seems to work easier than managing two separate tension tools for float picking. I don't have any measurements, just ground the top fork thinner than the bottom fork.

Harbor Freight mini toolbox fits my tools 👌.

Hey guys I was just looking at people using a long thin shim and a key blank to slide between key pins and eventually get an open. They all seem to be doing this from the back of the lock and I can't really understand why they are doing this is it just do gut the lock? Is they a way to do this from the front of the lock as another option for getting and open? Thanks

Meant shimming obviously

Picked up a Bruder Mannesman but the keyway is really small and I’m struggling to get my tension wrench and hook inside, so do locks come with the same keyway sizes every time despite how big the shackle and body are or do they have an impact on the keyway size, I can’t figure it out. I can’t figure out measurement sizes. The BM is a 50mm. 50mm, what? Doesn’t explain? How do I determine the size of the keyway BEFORE buying them? Especially if they don’t say. The lock I got is meant to be a white belt but at this point I wouldn’t be surprised if I messed it up and I’m THIS close to punching a wall.

Recently picked up a Bruder Mannesman 50mm but I can’t understand the measurements, so all locks of this type come with keyways this size? I’m in a major bad mood and I’m really annoyed but I’m not sure what to be annoyed about specifically, most likely myself the most cause I can’t seem to get this down no matter how hard I try and now I want to punch a wall.

I e tried putting my tension wrench at the top of the keyway but that doesn’t help at all. I’ve gotten loads of locks but they all come with ridiculously small keyways. Long story short I’m really angry and I’m not even sure what about.

Before I got into lock picking recently, I had an Airbnb of ours get locked.

We called a locksmith out and he drilled into the lock stating it was “impossible”

I’m starting to think he was just inexperienced, am I wrong?👀

As a new picker, I find the monkey paw profile super helpful. I’ve got some really excellent picks: a single 0.25 Jimmy long pick (from his last drop) and the McNally reaper set, but I just keep going back to the 0.20 monkey paw set. The fact that I can grab pins is a game changer for me. My biggest complaint is the lack of any real handle. I put on heat shrink and that helped a little, but I love the handle on my Jimmy long pick. I’ve considered plasti-dip, but if you guys have a better idea, I’m very interested.

Also, if the monkey paw profile is a crutch, let me know. I can start practicing with normal picks if this is somehow a detriment to my learning. Anytime I try a different profile, it just feels so slippery and it’s hard to identify pins. (Currently battling with 1100s. I’ve opened one once and never again)

I had so much trouble with spool pins for weeks but it randomly just clicked, and I picked this bad boy in less than 5 min!