Open Door Lock With Paper Clip

Move the pliers down on the long part of the paper clip and bend again at 90 degrees.

Open door lock with paper clip.

With your jerry rigged lock picking set you re ready to pick your tumbler lock. To do this unfold the large edge of your paperclip twice until a straight portion juts out. You will hear the pins clicking. Simple latches such as swing latches are also easy to open with a paper clip.

To push all the pins up lift the straightened paper clip up and rake it towards you. I show you how to pick a lock using paper clips. Insert it into the gap in the door below the latch. I show you how to pick a lock using paper clips.

Skip navigation sign in. Paper clips aren t very sturdy and may break while inside your lock. Keep doing this until you have 3 ridges in the paper clip. You will know when you have picked the lock when the hooked clip turns easily.

Just follow the instructions in our how to pick a lock article. Start by unfolding end of the paper clip. Here s how to open doors inside a home by using pliers to bend a paper clip into the shape of a key and pick indoor locks. In this video i show you how to pick a lock with 2 paperclips it s pretty easy you just got to keep trying.

Paper clip may break inside your lock. Your paper clip can also be used to re latch the door. This video is unavailable. With privacy locks you just need to get the paper clip in deep enough to touch the pressure plate inside and the door can be opened by twisting the knob.

Picking a lock with a paper clip. Acme locksmith 554 645 views. You will be inserting the straight part into the lock to use as a pick. This happened to me while working on one of the doors to my house.

Some locksmiths also put a tiny upward bend into the tip of the pick. Unfold the first paperclip into the lock pick. Open a locked door without a key in under 5 seconds locksmith recommended duration.