Bobby pins or hair pins work best but you can also use heavy duty paperclips or other stiff bits of wire.
How to pick door lock with hairpin.
Insert your lever into the bottom half of the lock.
You will see this hole on the push button style locks.
Next try inserting the pick rake at the top of the keyhole and slide it to the back of the lock.
It s not meant to be used for illegal activities.
Insert the pin so that its ridge faces that of the key ridge.
Most are very thin so finding one that can fit the keyhole won t be too hard.
The first thing you need to do is to get a suitable pin.
This video shows how to make lockpicks from two hairpins and is just for fun.
Fashion a lock pick using household items.
After flattening put the pin in the keyhole.
How to pick a lock with a hairpin.
While it has been tainted in many people s minds as something only done by criminals it is in fact a skill that could very well save your life if kidnapped as well as saving hundreds of dollars in locksmithing costs to open things for which the key has been lost.
Hopefully the lip of the slightly turned cylinder will catch and keep them in place.
Just one will do but in case you weren t able to do it right the first time and your hairpin gives up you should have some extra handy.
Insert any hairpin in the hole located in the middle of the lock.
If you push far enough you will feel that the lock unlocks.
Then bend the last 1 8 of the pick up at a 20 degree angle.
Lift the rake upwards into the pins and draw it forward.
As the pick slides across each pin it will lift the pins upward into position.
Turn the lock lightly in the direction you would use to open it.
Pick a hairpin from your accessory stock.
Push the hairpin through the center of the lock.
Lock picking is as old as locks themselves and is enjoyed as a hobby and practical skill worldwide.
Stick the bent end into the bottom of the lock keeping it as low as possible while still.
You may find that the release on modern push bottom locks are off centered.