Make a wrench and pick with one paper clip, with no tools, for opening cheap padlocks.


1 paper clip

Step 1: One paperclip is actually two tools

Break your paper clip in the middle, and bend those two pieces open. You should have two similar looking "L"s.
<p>this is crazy</p>
I cant open it :'(
hopefully I will be able to open my safe
<p>cool hahahah </p>
<p>You are brilliant! Thank you! Made it on the first attempt. YEAH!</p>
<p>Baloney,</p><p>It is very unclear what he [presumably] says. </p><p>You push the pin up or left or right ? You turn it at an angled position or from straight position ? </p>
<p>Got this to work on my second try using my first paperclip. The tension wrench must be as close to the bottom of the lock as you can get it, with medium-high pressure (as much as you can use to not bend the paperclip). After that it is trial and error to get the pins up (I found more pressure = better).</p><p>Thank you so much, I just saved my coworker $10 on buying a new lock</p>
&quot;just make it work, if you don't, you may have to saw your leg off.&quot;<br>Or you could saw the lock off.
it was humorous...i dont actually think he seriously suggested that <br>
I picked the all the doors and windows in the classrooms starting third grade
<p>... But window locks don't need picking...</p>
<p>i picked the doors of the classrooms at lunch lol</p><p>evil B)</p>
Does anyone know what locks were used in the vids?
Guess what, I broke into the Teacher's personal cabinet under her desk in about 17 seconds using only a paperclip....Im a naural lock-picker :) <br> <br>So evil. -_-
bros and bras i found out how on my own and not by an instructable and i found out when i was 3 yrs. old
i can now pick a padlock i have using raking and a poor excuse for a w rake made of a paperclip
i cant do this :(, anyone got any tips on learning how to pick a lock
Guys - This is not how to learn. Google lockpicking, make or buy some real picks and tension tools and practice. This is OK for those of us that know how, but for newbies it is way too hard.
Good work, man! Excellent instructable! Nice little trick to know, dirty and simple. Keep up the good work!
I think you mean 'Sweet&quot; because &quot;sweat&quot; is the salty water that your body emits in aid to cool you down when you are starting to dehydrate.
Last I checked, sweating is like the act dehydrating, it doesn't prevent dehydration. It does, however, help keep you cool, as you said.
nerds <br>
BIGGEST GHOST.... got caught trying to brake into school..... NOWW I'AM SUSPENDED!!!!! Waaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!
Why would you try to break into school in the first place?<br>
...Gonna TRY IT TONIGHT!!!!! Wish me LUCK!....
Bee Gees =P
in California you have to be licensed to carry a paperclip???...What has this world come to?
Stopped reading after that, did we? He does say he's joking about that. Gee, americans just don't get sarcasm!
that is sad
Only if it is bent to a shape that is clearly for the intention of getting in to a lock. Think about it like your in a movie, on trial, the lawyer says - "is there any other reason to carry an item configured this way other than to......" If the answer is no or not really, play it safe and don't bend it till you need it. Plus, there has to already be cause for the search and discovery that you are carrying it. So stay out of trouble and it wont matter. But yah, what is the world coming to?
by the way bhunter736 omg! you defiently know ur stuff on pick locking laws and crap by the way are г u a cop or somethin lol
Hi : ) - not a cop, a full time Locksmith in CA. Thats what pays my mortgage. I have to know some of this stuff because I carry the tools and need my locksmith license available any time I have them with me. Also, I have to report their loss directly to the authorities.
what if you said you wanted to pick your tooth with it or something? :D
lol wow a license? oh geez next thing u know there will be a law against (sorry about language) whack off? (not sure if whack off is a bad word)=)<br/>
I am learning how to pick locks cuz my backpack with my laptop is locked up by a padlock.
You need a license to carry a paper clip? :P
Not the paper clip. Just after it is clearly modified. So remember how to do it and bend it all up when you are done. Carry a fresh paper clip. : ) I know it is crazy. It is like carrying a baseball bat in your car. This is also illegal in California if you do not also carry a ball or glove. It is all about intent and making sure the authorities have evidence that your intentions are good and not evil. Goofy, I know. The thing about picks, they are really only used to go through a lock without a key. A key is prove of permission, a pick is not. If it is your own lock, then your ID will have matching address information if you are opening a door. So the picks are not something to carry around here. Keep the original shape until you need it.
What if you just bought a bat?
I guess you would have a receipt. You have to consider too that you need to be stopped for some other reason before this becomes an issue.

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