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Anyone here dabble in escapeology?

Am looking for a good lock pick set for an xmas pressie for friend perhaps with dvd...Ive found one online magicshop/box but not much selection?

Anyone know of any good ones to get?

Cheers

er i know a good lockpicker lol...

cant remeber where but will have a shufty and find the link ....

F x

ummm, why? You know Craigs going to tell you that your spreading yourself thin again


http://www.magicworld.co.uk/magic-shop/ ... 1-c-1.html


I dont think that a dvd exists. Indeed, There are only a few books on the subject.

ummm, why?

As Ive said its not for me its for a friend...Only I know nothing of the subject at all and he has an interest in it, so I wanted to put a spark to the fuel, so to speak....

Cheers for the link thats spot on mate...just the thing to get him started

Danny Hunt, one half of Amythyst ( http://www.amethyst-illusions.com/innerescapology.html ), also sells lockpicks, padlocks, chains and lots of other gizmos for escapology. I can't remember the name they sell that side of things under, I think it was black cat but I might be wrong. Check the magic link and e-mail them for details.

pm'd you just incase some of the links countereact with our rules.

There are loads of video lessons on lock picking. I get my kit from lockpicks.com who are reasonably priced, have a good range of stock and take paypal.

For a beginner you might want to get a small pick set (say 10-20 items), some practice cylendars (which you can pick up from B&Q or Homebase) and Lockpicking for the New Millenium, which is a good teaching DVD.

Take care, Ian

IanKendall wrote:For a beginner you might want to get a small pick set (say 10-20 items), some practice cylendars (which you can pick up from B&Q or Homebase) and Lockpicking for the New Millenium, which is a good teaching DVD.

Or you could just kick the door down.

Seriously though, I've seen seasoned professionals spend 30+min on one lock alone. I dread to think how long it would take a beginner. I suppose that's why they all just drill them these days. Or bump them. Much more effective. Good luck!

I dread to think how long it would take a beginner

Im not looking for some amazing escape thing here...just something simple..Ive found some skeleton keys for padlocks etc, might get him those...I remeber and old chain effect i got from Hamleys years ago, only this is a bit too simple me thinks...Thanks for your help...Im thinking skeleton keys and a Houdini poster will suffice

Locks are very different - if you encounter two or three mushroom pins in one lock, good luck picking it with a feeler!

I've spent close to twenty minutes on one lock many times, but a week ago I had to let a friend back into her flat and it took about three seconds...(I love my pick gun...)

For me, picking is an interesting passtime, which also has uses in the real world.

Take care, Ian

most pin tumbler padlocks can be bypassed with a modified hacksaw blade, well worth picking up david duval's lockipicking booklets 1 & 2 as a basic guide to most locks which also covers making special locks for escapology.
racking and pure picking is realy for fun thease days, check out locksport website for meets in your area.
as ian mentioned pin tumbler locks have had some of there pins modified to make it more dificult to find the sheer line (the line at which all the pins aline to alow the lock to open), sadly though many people rely on a basic pin tumbler lock for there front door which to most thieves is an open door, as it can be bumped, frozen and shattered or just plain drilled out.
always use your mortise lock when you leave the house for that added security.

I don't know if this would be suitable for escapology but I was looking at getting this..

http://www.lockpickshop.com/KWICKPICK.html

The Kwikpick is a bit of a novelty. I have one for completeness, but I've never used it to open a lock. Basically you get a singe rake, which extends from the casing on a spring, and the clip removes to be the tension wrench.

If you want something simple and don't want to get a full set, look at the keyring sets, which have a selection of tools.

Just be careful walking out of your house with them...

Take care, Ian