Place your tension wrench into the bottom of the keyhole.
How to pick a door lock with a paperclip easy.
You just need to turn two paper clips into those two very same tools and then pick the lock with them like you d normally do.
These six simple steps will guide you in how to pick a lock.
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.
Then slowly wiggle the pick into the top part of the lock using a gentle up and down motion.
Some locksmiths also put a tiny upward bend into the tip of the pick.
In this video i show you how to pick a lock with 2 paperclips it s pretty easy you just got to keep trying.
Pick the lock using your tools.
You are going to make essentially two tools that emulate modern lock pick sets.
To do this unfold the large edge of your paperclip twice until a straight portion juts out.
Unfold the first paperclip into the lock pick.
Insert the short end of your tension wrench into the bottom of the lock s keyway.
If you apply too much pressure you may transform the shape of the paperclip.
Simple latches such as swing latches are also easy to open with a paper clip.
How to pick a lock the easy way duration.
Here are the steps you can take to pick a lock using your paperclip lock pick.
Below i show you how.
How to pick a lock with a paperclip take the pliers are start bending the paperclips into the shapes shown above.
Insert it into the gap in the door below the latch.
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.
Picking door lock with hair pin and paper clips duration.
You will be inserting the straight part into the lock to use as a pick.
Provide very subtle tension with the wrench rotating it the same way the lock turns.
Picking a lock with paper clips works pretty much the same way as picking a lock with a traditional tension wrench and rake.
Then you just insert your loop tool again and turn very gently until the lock magically pop open.
Using a finger or two apply extremely light.
Then just slide the paper clip up until the latch is lifted free from the hook called the keeper.