I Buy Lock Picks from the Pharmacy - Should You?

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  • Опубликовано: 16 дек 2022
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Комментарии • 191

  • @pablod6872
    @pablod6872 Год назад +87

    I was trapped in a Walgreens, but I managed to escape using the skills I learned in this video.

    • @thepull-outking5123
      @thepull-outking5123 Год назад +5

      😂

    • @paulforester6996
      @paulforester6996 Год назад +4

      Which aisle did you find the Roto tool? I can't find one in the Walgreens that I am stuck in. It sucks cause it's closed for Christmas, and it's cold in here.

    • @motogeekcomp6045
      @motogeekcomp6045 Год назад

      @@paulforester6996 You can’t buy the Drexel from a pharmacy lol. You need to go to Walmart or a hardware shop.

    • @69A12SuperBee
      @69A12SuperBee Год назад +7

      I’m surprised you could even find anything in Walgreens anymore after the Reparations Squad comes in to collect.

    • @motogeekcomp6045
      @motogeekcomp6045 Год назад +1

      @@69A12SuperBee 😂😂😂

  • @mh_vegas
    @mh_vegas Год назад +24

    Nice! It also has a dual-use as a nail file haha. The only thing that would have made it cooler is if you had hidden the pick inside the handle making a covert nail file pick.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад +5

      That’s a fun idea!

  • @lassenielsen6499
    @lassenielsen6499 Год назад +25

    I'm loving these DIY pick videos.

  • @ml9867
    @ml9867 Год назад +12

    I was just in a drug store that sold 4 kinds of poor quality no name pad locks. However, for some reason they had a big round body pad lock on the security gate of the pharmacy area. It makes me think they might not believe in the security of what they sell.

  • @christinapalmer
    @christinapalmer Год назад +4

    Lap the pick tip with sandpaper on a hard flat surface, take off .005" from each side, and your .030" pick is now a .020" pick, much more useful.

    • @albanana683
      @albanana683 Год назад +2

      Judging by the way it was bending at .030" I would imagine it would be stainless spaghetti at .020".

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад +1

      Agreed. The steel though was really poor, so I don’t think it would have been worth the effort, and may even have made a bad pick worse

  • @jamesbp
    @jamesbp Год назад +7

    This series is awesome. One of the best parts of Lockport is making a custom tool

  • @joblessalex
    @joblessalex Год назад +1

    You can use the sanding wheel to thin out your pick. A coarse knife sharpening stone can reflatten whatever you grind away.

  • @tomhill4003
    @tomhill4003 2 месяца назад +1

    The best material for lock picks I've ever used is bristles from street sweepers. They are spring steel, thin, and easily ground to shape (and are free). Look around on any city street, and you are likely to find them. The only drawback is they are usually carbon steel.

  • @libertarian1637
    @libertarian1637 Год назад +6

    I’m not sure if you are aware of rubber sand paper cleaner but it can be used to clean up your sanding belt and helps with belt longevity; they’re quite affordable and can even be used to clean rotary tool sanding cylinders.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      Good tip

    • @oldguss
      @oldguss Год назад

      They sell it at dollar tree a little bar of it it on the craft aisle and its like a goldish clear color

  • @stevenking9985
    @stevenking9985 Год назад +6

    Windshield wiper blades have quite good metal inserts in them to improvise picks.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      Agreed

    • @deadonentry
      @deadonentry Год назад +1

      @@LockNoob hammer a wheel spoke from a bike flat

  • @dantheman510
    @dantheman510 Год назад +3

    Bobby pins, straightened out and then bent into a hook shape, works well for a pick/raking tool. And the clip on a uni-ball pen works well as a tensioner. Been using this combo since I was a kid.

  • @canoepick1140
    @canoepick1140 Год назад +6

    I love making picks out of found material!

  • @sandmanbub
    @sandmanbub Год назад +3

    Nice work. I've made 'em from the spring steel bands used to strap items to pallets and had very nice results. Have also made auto entry tools from an old roll of electrician's snake. Those had to be heat treated after shaping unlike the spring steel picks. The metal inside windshield wiper blades is perfect for creating torsion bars too.

  • @PocketWomen
    @PocketWomen Год назад +2

    Glad I'm not the only one that has projects that didn't work out, its a bit of fun to experiment. Thanks for sharing, cheers

  • @Gazz_R
    @Gazz_R Год назад +5

    Great job Ash, looks great and works a treat. Take care mate and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

  • @derekbroestler7687
    @derekbroestler7687 Год назад +2

    I say this after almost 30 years picking locks 20 of that has been done full time professionally.... If you're gonna pick locks, you should make your own lockpicks at least once IMO...
    My VERY first set were literally made out of paperclips, bent into shape, hammered to thickness, then heated and quenched then smoothed with, ironically, an emery file... AND THEY WERE HORRIBLE!!!! LOL.. (Yet I still have a few of them... I don't carry them, but they're in my toolbox, mostly for sentimental reasons)
    But I kept practicing with them and made a few more out of better material, and eventually I could rake open simple Kwikset or Masterlock stuff, but much not beyond that.... When I got a set of basic HPC picks, which granted were better material and actually had handles, but that's about it, I could make them as good as they COULD be because of my experiences in making my own...
    I think that's a really important experience for learning what actually makes a GOOD pick in terms of thickness, geometry, flexibility vs. strength, grip comfort, etc.... ESPECIALLY when it comes to your own preferences... And that's a big thing because my favorite pick or technique might be your least favorite or vice-versa...

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад +1

      Making your own picks is great fun

  • @daveys
    @daveys 22 дня назад

    Making your own tools from found items is a really useful skill.

  • @waynejoynes589
    @waynejoynes589 Год назад +3

    Love it. Less is more small is big. The best advantage you can ever have is the way you think 👏. Keep up the good work 👍

  • @Ghost_Os
    @Ghost_Os Год назад

    It's the 'Tweeze' hook - ideally suited for wide open keyways such as Kwikset and Master.

  • @Dr.K.626
    @Dr.K.626 Год назад +2

    Lock Noob = Lock Pick Engineer!

  • @penfold7800
    @penfold7800 Год назад +2

    why didnt you thin down the pick shaft and tip to 25thou, by sanding off 2.5thou off each side on your linesher?

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад +1

      The steel was already really poor, so thinning it would have probably made things worse I was thinking

  • @shaunoleary7092
    @shaunoleary7092 5 месяцев назад

    Hello again, it's Lock Noob, and today we are reviewing the very unique "Tweeze" lock pick set.

  • @_____mh
    @_____mh Год назад

    I made a pretty respectable pick with a hacksaw blade in about the same manner when I first started practicing the hobby

  • @thomasdickson35
    @thomasdickson35 6 месяцев назад +1

    At least they're more expensive than other picks 😂. JK loved it.

  • @behindthespotlight7983
    @behindthespotlight7983 Год назад +1

    I’ve made handcuff and padlock shims from a cut aluminum can

  • @RobertLofrano
    @RobertLofrano Год назад +2

    I heard that Houdini himself used to shop there, or was it CVS 🤔

    • @seanrobert9661
      @seanrobert9661 Год назад

      newberrys or the woolzwreth ,ahhh sears&robux.

  • @NegativeROG
    @NegativeROG Год назад +1

    In the amount of time this takes, you could apply for a job, be interviewed, get hired, become employee of the month, get promoted, become manager, and get the keys.

  • @jeffandthings77
    @jeffandthings77 Год назад +2

    I liked the pet store pick better-but I'm appreciating the "use what you've got" series!

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      Yeah, it’s a little bit of silliness but good fun

  • @rickmessina5396
    @rickmessina5396 Год назад

    I made some homemade tools before I really knew what I needed. Now I make new tools that work surprisingly well. Thanks……

  • @doriWyo
    @doriWyo Год назад +2

    We all need a little more silly in our lives!

  • @richscott2090
    @richscott2090 Год назад +1

    I think this is a great series of DIY lock picks.

  • @jmr
    @jmr Год назад +1

    Let's throw Ash in jail and see what happens. Video crew ain't allowed to snitch but they also can't help.

  • @BlackSoap361
    @BlackSoap361 Год назад +1

    Perfect metal strips are available for free from the trash can in front of most auto parts stores. Take the inserts from wiper blades people throw away all the time.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      They are a perfect source of material

    • @msh4281
      @msh4281 Год назад +1

      Great idea thanks, and me living in Seattle there's no shortage of wornout wiper blades....:)

  • @mrlox9576
    @mrlox9576 Год назад +1

    @Lock Noob
    hey, I can't seem to find the video where you test out the pick you made from pet store stuff. That was a good looking pick. Can you share the link please ? Thanks. 😊

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      ruclips.net/video/TyJ164d-8bg/видео.html

    • @mrlox9576
      @mrlox9576 Год назад

      @Lock Noob Yes I ended up finding it, but thanks though. 👍

  • @sh4dowchas3r
    @sh4dowchas3r Год назад +2

    The new Lock Noob brand for picks "Tweeze".

  • @RAkers-tu1ey
    @RAkers-tu1ey Год назад +1

    Very nice. Always fun to watch you work.

  • @dickdastardly4236
    @dickdastardly4236 Год назад +3

    I like using the old portable bandsaw blades. They're thin but tough as Hell.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад +1

      Nice choice

    • @dickdastardly4236
      @dickdastardly4236 Год назад

      @@LockNoob
      They're also free and very abundant on about every jobsite around. Two blades from the garbage can will get you a dozen picks.

  • @knghtbrd
    @knghtbrd Год назад

    I'm more of a lock noob than you are … somehow I've managed to go … years and not learned to pick a lock. They were on sale for a good price around Black Friday and I know LPL's genesis set is basically functional, so I bought it. Handles are too short. Popsicle sticks and gaf tape to make a sleeve that adds about 5cm of length and … oh that makes picking loads easier! Not ready to start making my own picks or anything, but still.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      Making picks is a great part of the hobby

  • @JamesGMunn
    @JamesGMunn Год назад +2

    Do you think Poundland/Dollar/thrift store knife material could work?

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      Yes! The steel is a little soft, but it does work

  • @khiggins7231
    @khiggins7231 Год назад +2

    Great video …..great background music!

  • @standingbear998
    @standingbear998 Год назад

    where ever you buy them, or make them from, in most every state it is illegal to carry lock picks unless you are a licensed locksmith.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      Not everywhere in the world

  • @skysrandomthings
    @skysrandomthings 2 месяца назад

    Wow, I don't usually comment on things but this appeals to me on a few levels as someone getting into locks and someone who loves painting his nails :) To me this would be like a multi tool for my daily needs and a source of fun :) Thank you so much for sharing this idea, it would fit my aesthetic well. I guess I should say seeing the end I expected the tip to kind O.O But the handle would look "natural" in my bag ;p and that's the part I love.

  • @madcapmagician6018
    @madcapmagician6018 Год назад +1

    try sanding the pick down and see if you can get it to work better 😁👍

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      Could do. The steel is very weak tho

  • @betaiv
    @betaiv Год назад +1

    This video inspires me to start trying to make my own picks, thanks!

    • @stenh.6243
      @stenh.6243 Год назад

      Hacksaw blades and windshield wiper blade inserts make really good ones.
      There are a few different width's for the windshield wiper blade inserts, anytime you find one discarded, harvest those strips of metal. When you go for an oil change the folk there might even be kind enough to donate some if you ask.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      Go for it it’s great fun

  • @douglasbrandt4068
    @douglasbrandt4068 Год назад +1

    Sanding a sander on a sander!

  • @kilowhiskyforge4337
    @kilowhiskyforge4337 Год назад +2

    I've barely hand cut my first key and I already want to make a pick first jeepers

  • @jcsfrancisco9417
    @jcsfrancisco9417 Год назад

    Up next: Lockpicks from your local 7/11. 🤓
    Always a pleasure watching these Ash! 🔥

  • @CottonTailJoe
    @CottonTailJoe Год назад +1

    These are actually very useful skills please keep it up lol.

  • @edkennedy1166
    @edkennedy1166 Год назад

    I have seen, and made, a lock picking gun made out of a electric toothbrush. You remove the brush and there's a nice stainless steel flat bar inside that vibrates. I would like to see you make a video of that.

  • @bloodbushcraft2467
    @bloodbushcraft2467 Год назад +1

    Pick a lock and get a manicure

  • @Timcanhandlebar
    @Timcanhandlebar Год назад +1

    Is there a way you could trim down the width?

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      There is , but not easily and evenly without better equipment

  • @jeffopens88
    @jeffopens88 Год назад +1

    I’m just gonna spend 15 dollars on Amazon I don’t own a tool
    Shop😂

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      Yeah, I wouldn’t recommend these over purchased picks

  • @1956willys4x4
    @1956willys4x4 Год назад +1

    I swear you can make a pick out of almost anything. 👍

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад +1

      Well, tbh you sorta can lol

  • @ClashClash89
    @ClashClash89 Год назад +1

    hmm let's consider the premise of the title... "should you improvise picks from nail files?"
    8$ for the metal file
    7$ for a 3-pack of plastic nail files
    few bucks worth of epoxy glue
    and about 1-2 hours of work time (minimum)
    ... sooo 10-15$ for a single pick and whatever 1-2 hours of your lifetime is worth to you.
    compared to the 20-30$,small to medium sized, name-brand lock pick sets, that you get from amazon, or any other online vendor...
    seems like this only makes sense if you find yourself in some kind of hill-billie jail that uses regular locks instead of proper prison level locking tech.
    Or if you find yourself in a police-state where buying picks lands you on some kind of watchlist...

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      Of course you shouldn’t actually do this lol

  • @durpmagerk1815
    @durpmagerk1815 Год назад

    Lock picks with your DNA on it. Good job.

  • @gianluca712
    @gianluca712 Год назад +2

    I'm self taught, I built my first lock pick using a saw blade for iron, it's not an excellent material but it works quite well

  • @PhilHeslop01
    @PhilHeslop01 Год назад

    Nice bit of fun...and it works!

  • @vicenterivera5693
    @vicenterivera5693 Год назад +1

    Cool project. Well done.

  • @jsalsman
    @jsalsman Год назад +1

    I'm sure there must be thinner strips of rigid metal in there somewhere.

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад +1

      Nothing that’s great quality steel (like nail files). Best there are nail scissors, but they are a lot of work to get the material down. Maybe some tweezers…. Sequel?

    • @jsalsman
      @jsalsman Год назад

      @@LockNoob the cliche is hairpins, right? There are quite a wide variety of them and berets, etc. I think there are a lot of spring strips and similar components of small office supplies like staplers. There are a lot of toys with mechanisms in my local drugstore, but with those you don't know what you're getting until you open them, which is often irreversible.

    • @keithschrack
      @keithschrack Год назад +2

      I recommend the stainless steel strips typically found at the edge of hanging file folders. Remove the cardboard and reap your bounty! They're slender...I'm betting .020" or less.

  • @mrkultra1655
    @mrkultra1655 6 месяцев назад

    Good show. Don't we all have a little bend towards the tip?

  • @Leonslockpad
    @Leonslockpad Год назад +1

    what a great idea Asm mate very cool🇬🇧😊😎👍👊

  • @LiamVonOahu604
    @LiamVonOahu604 Год назад

    My wife calls me a "Hacking Otaki", pretty sure she'd call you a "Picking Otaki". Otaki is a variation of the Japanese word "Otaku", meaning obsessive nerd. Mind you, you're one of the reasons (along with DefCon, Bosnian Bill, LPL, Killermaru, & Sparrows) why I'm evolving into a Hacking & Picking Otaki :)

  • @CanadianLlama
    @CanadianLlama Месяц назад

    Glad i watched till the end, dont waste the time doing this! lol

  • @richardl7264
    @richardl7264 Год назад

    Try using a hacksaw blade

  • @theatheistsdefender
    @theatheistsdefender Год назад +1

    Super market next

  • @lmars5933
    @lmars5933 Год назад +1

    Great idea 💡 😎

  • @chriscapune7873
    @chriscapune7873 Год назад +1

    😃😅 fun stuff!!! 🐈‍⬛🐾🐈🐾🇬🇧🍻⛄️

  • @roysammons2445
    @roysammons2445 Год назад +1

    It's all in good fun and entertainment. Aaaaaaad it did work 🙂👍🏻

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      It soooorta worked lol

  • @WineScrounger
    @WineScrounger Год назад +1

    Hey, if it works it’s not dumb.

  • @StevesLockPicking
    @StevesLockPicking Год назад

    File this in the nailed a silly video category

  • @theatheistsdefender
    @theatheistsdefender Год назад +1

    I love this idea

  • @sethhartline3276
    @sethhartline3276 Год назад

    I buy materials from the pharmacy that I make lock picks with.

  • @SystemX1983
    @SystemX1983 Год назад +1

    it ain't silly, if it works 😆

  • @LawpickingLocksmith
    @LawpickingLocksmith Год назад +1

    Bangood was much less of an effort!

  • @danareed1656
    @danareed1656 Год назад +1

    i think it is really cool!

  • @eagleeyeviewimages
    @eagleeyeviewimages Год назад +1

    That is cool idea

  • @Voltimations
    @Voltimations Год назад +1

    that is pretty cool

  • @DAdamTrammell
    @DAdamTrammell Год назад +1

    Fun!

  • @henryjames3580
    @henryjames3580 Год назад +1

    That's cool

  • @agentfourteen8574
    @agentfourteen8574 Год назад +1

    fun video.

  • @edgreywolf
    @edgreywolf Год назад

    hacksaw blade?

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      Can be a bit brittle, but otherwise good

  • @IzydorGoldsznaps
    @IzydorGoldsznaps Год назад

    I beg to differ. You buy materials for your lockpicks in pharmacy

  • @madcapmagician6018
    @madcapmagician6018 Год назад +1

    nice 😁👍

  • @GardenBoat
    @GardenBoat Год назад +1

    Sick

  • @shartazokhan1043
    @shartazokhan1043 Год назад

    Are you related to LPL?

  • @jimm8246
    @jimm8246 Год назад

    sheeeeeiiiitt

  • @firestarter8202
    @firestarter8202 Год назад

    Thanks for the video. I’m sure young burglar trainees are enjoying this. Can they practice on your house?

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад +1

      Yeah, my local Boots is full of reprobates buying nail files for nefarious activities 🙃

  • @broswordage3545
    @broswordage3545 Год назад +1

    Boi

  • @mickcooke1
    @mickcooke1 Год назад

    I’ve found my girlfriends bra has metal insert in the cups that dose the job,

  • @Norm475
    @Norm475 Год назад

    Why would anyone go through this BS when you can get go on Amazon and buy a set, and they are not very expensive?

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      You wouldn’t. This is just some silliness

  • @Silverballer
    @Silverballer Год назад +2

    Nice
    I’m first btw

  • @conover1978
    @conover1978 Год назад

    You can buy a whole set cheaper that those files and the cost of this video. 👎🏼👎🏼

    • @LockNoob
      @LockNoob  Год назад

      Well yeah. This is just silly fun

  • @StonemanRocks
    @StonemanRocks Год назад

    Thx for playing! Lol!

  • @StonemanRocks
    @StonemanRocks Год назад

    The only thing that would make it cooler is if it actually worked!